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MIDI Controllers Showing Up, But No Sound
I'm trying to connect x2 midi controllers into Pro Tools on Mac
Both devices correctly show up when I go to Setup > MIDI Input Devices. They are also registering notes in Pro Tools at the top. However, when I go to use my VST (Kontakt) I hear nothing Also, I have already clicked record on the track, and still nothing. Any tips? Last edited by SpicyBoi; 11-20-2021 at 05:03 PM. |
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Re: MIDI Controllers Showing Up, But No Sound
Not sure if Mac differs from Windows, but on a Windows setup, you need to go to Setup>Midi>Midi Studio. In that window, you create a new "instrument" for each hardware controller and set the crucial part by assigning the Input Path. This tells Pro Tools where to "look for" incoming midi info. If a keyboard connects via USB, then the input path would look something like "Roland on USB[Emulated]"(not sure what the emulated bit is about but I see it in many cases). If the controller connects with a midi cable to the interface, then it would look something like "Focusrite Midi in".
Other settings in that window include: Brand and model(neither is required) Midi Channel(which allows you to specify which channels a controller can use) Output Path(only matters if you need to send midi out to a sound module)
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Are you trying to use the 2 keyboards at the same time on the same track? I've never tried that and don't know how PT handles that (if it can). Let's strip this down to one keyboard for the moment and go from there. First go to PT Prefs and the MIDI page. For 'Default Through Instrument' make sure that 'first selected MIDI track' is selected. Then insert the vi (PT does not use vst plugins but aax format) of choice on a stereo instrument track. Select a sound in the vi and play and you should hear something. If not in the view menu for the edit screen select instrument view and check that the MIDI routing is correct. |
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A little more info for those new to this: the term VST is often mistakenly used to refer to a virtual instrument plugin(VST is a Steinberg plugin format). VI is a more appropriate term for an instrument plugin. FWIW, my Preferences has the default midi instrument set to None(but this does require the track to be in record-ready for it to make sound). Showing "Instruments"(View menu>Mix window) is needed so you can assign controllers and midi channels for using multiple controllers together.
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Re: MIDI Controllers Showing Up, But No Sound
Unfortunately the OP is vague in his terminology and lacks helpful info
Like a system list for one .. And :: Like is he instantiating a VI on an instrument track I think he means 2 midi controllers because he says "they" but hard to know for sure And hard to tell what exactly "They are also registering notes in Pro Tools at the top" means ???? Does that mean able to input midi notes in the track edit window or midi edit window ???? OR is he calling registering a signal as "notes" ?
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Ah got it , yes I don't tend to look up profiles for system info unless they are linked in the sig line like your's
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