Recording audio from external keyboard

Hello
I have a keyboard hooked up to my computer via USB connection.
I can record the keyboard to 'software instrument' track but can't to 'audio' track.
I have a microphone also USB connection, I can record to 'audio' track, no problem, so Im not sure what's missing
Logic Pro 9
Thanks in advance everyone
TT

I finally understand what you are saying now...so I have to get the audio cable and not suing the current USB that I have...my thinking was if I can do with microphone via USB port, then the USB cord from the keyboard should act the same way, and as you said, by using that I can only get MIDI...OK bottom line I will have to get different cable, get one with line out from keyboard and into the Mac's buil-in audio input.
I'm reading the manual the 'Exploring Logic Pro' chapter 4 about Recording and Comping Audio, this will only work if it's an audio tract and not software instrument track...so that's why I want to be able to record as audio track, so I can have 'audio takes' and 'Take Folders'
My keyboard is Korg SP-280
thanks
Tam

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