basic MIDI question....

[dannygutierrez]

I feel like a total dork for asking this because I feel like I should have been able to figure it out on my own and I know it's totally basic, but.... i'm just getting the guts to record using MIDI tracks and I've run into a snag.

So I've connected my Roland XP-60 (yeah i'm that old fashioned) to my G4 tower with a MIDIsport MIDIman. All the cables look good, they're connected properly. I went to the MIDI configuration dialogue under the Applications folder and linked up the two machines (you know with the think where you actually connect the lines with the mouse).

So when I open up Protools, I create a new MIDI track and it recognizes the XP-60, at least I think, because it shows up as an option when you go to select the input source. however, this is exactly what it says in the input source menu: XP 60 (no channels activated)

Does anyone have any ideas of what I'm missing?? How do I "activate" the channels?

[filosofem]

danny

I went to the MIDI configuration dialogue under the Applications folder and linked up the two machines (you know with the think where you actually connect the lines with the mouse).

Is this a MAC thing, I don't recall doing this with my Roland and PC. Anyway ...I not sure if this is going to work, but it might be worth a shot, Setup>MIDI>MIDI Studio and if your XP-60 is not there, go Create>Manufacturer>Roland, then Model>XP-60. Select from the Input Port the corresponding MIDI Interface Channel, as with the Output Port, and make sure all Send and Receive Channels are highlighted, then Close.

Now maybe, your XP-60's Channel will be active, in both MIDI I/O's.

Check MIDI Thru.




I hope this helps.






filosofem

[accession]

Just thinking what a dorky sounding word "dork" is!

Anyway, no problem, this is an easy fix.

1) Go back into your Audio MIDI Setup application,
2) Double-click the synth icon.
3) Ensure the 16 channels to send and receive are illuminated.

Sorted.

Phil

[filosofem]

Obviously another MAC user, thanks accession, I thought it was a long shot.





filosofem

[dannygutierrez]

Hey filosofem, thanks for the help but I already tried that out to no avail...
however...
Thanks for the tip accession, totally cleared everything up and i literaly LOLed how simple it was... hence the "dorky" question...

thanks for the help!

[accession]

Glad to hear it's up'n'running.

Actually my answer is included in Filsofem's response.

Have you got patch names appearing when you open the "patch select" window in Pro Tools?

This one's not so dorky to work out.

[filosofem]

Have you got patch names appearing when you open the "patch select" window in Pro Tools?

This one's not so dorky to work out.

Yeah, but if you haven't got the .midnam for it ...oh we won't go there!






filosofem

[accession]

Yeah, but if you haven't got the .midnam for it ...oh we won't go there!






filosofem

Yeah, that's kinda what I meant. It's not so much dorky as next to screwed*!




(*But anything's possible.)

[filosofem]

(*But anything's possible.)

Indeed, ...and the help, just seems to come out of nowhere.




filosofem