Question by Drexul_Slum: Please, need help on Midi Keyboard!?
Ok, Ive been doing music now for a while on software on the computer, like acid, fruityloops, ect… But I have never used a midi keyboard before. I recieved an M-Audio Axiom 49 key USB midi Keyboard today and am having truoble with it. I put in the driver install disk and it installes the keyboard, then I plug in the Usb connector. ( it only came with a usb Audio connector, no midi out or midi in). So… After all that was done, I load fruity loops 5 and go to the preference section, But it doesnt show my keyboard. In the Midi out and Midi in section it says none. I tried Ablton as well, but it seems like none of the my software works with it. I was thinking it was the USb controller, but It said it was supposed to be simple. Right now, I jsut need my midi keyboard to ork with a software, or how do I start using my midi. Sorry if this is a kinda stupid question, Its my first tiem using one of these.
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Answer by K of the G
This often happens with MIDI keyboards because the device is not active when you do have it connected when you install the software. Rather than installing the software first, you should connect the USB device first, then wait to be prompted for the driver. At that point, point the wizard to the driver.
Additionally, as you know, simply having a USB MIDI device does not ensure that your computer actually knows how to talk to the MIDI portion of a USB device. MIDI operations on any computer are often controlled by a sound card or software emulator. I am assuming that isnce you have been doing music software like ACID/Fruityloops that you have actually run MIDI devices before. Simply using the software without a MIDI device does not mean you have been running MIDI. It only means you have been playing MIDI files in a software emulator mode. Be sure you go to your sound card and enable your MIDI options on the sound device.
Once you have done that, you may need to reinstall the device and then check its operations.
Myself, I have an M-Audio O2 midi controller keyboard. It did not work on my computer until I enabled the MIDI portion of my sound card.
I hope that is helpful.
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