M-Audio Keystation 49e not recognised

This has happened to me twice. Both times it was a bad USB cable.

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I used my Keystation 61 on a PC before I switched to Mac. After installing the right driver available on the homepage it came into function at once 🙂 . So I would try updating the driver. I'm using an iMac
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I am not aware of any need for a driver for the 49e. I don't use one, does anyone else here use a driver for the 49e?

The 49e is class compliant, so you shouldn't need a driver.

I'm having the same difficulties with my Keystation 49e. The computer seems to recognize the device, in that I see it in the Audio MIDI Setup as well as Garageband (I have v2.02) says under MIDI Status: 1 Midi Input detected. However, under audio input in the System Preferences AND in the Audio/MIDI preferences in Garageband only show Built-in Audio as the possible choice for Audio Input. I am plugging my keyboard through the USB port. Any thoughts as to why this doesn't work? I used it a few months ago and it was fine.

The 49e is a midi controller there is no audio it uses garageband sounds. Plug it in and create a software instrument track, choose you sound in track info window.

That's the annoying thing. I do that and still nothing happens. So the computer recognizes the keyboard, but doesn't recognize when I play anything.

What are you using to monitor, headphones, computer speakers, external speakers? Does it work if you use your computer keyboard to play sounds?

This is a stupid question sometimes but did you switch out cables?

That's actually a good question. I have not yet, because I don't have another USB cable that fits into the back of the keyboard. However, I can't imagine that's the problem because, the computer still recognizes when the MIDI is plugged in and when it is not. Both in the Audio MIDI Setup and Garageband, it recognizes a MIDI is plugged in. I have not tried playing it through the keyboard though and I run the sound through some Bose speakers. I can hear other things coming out of the speakers (i.e. if I play some loops or something), so I'm not sure if that is the case). I just don't understand how the computer can recognize the MIDI, but not recognize me playing anything on the keyboard. Is it worth buying a new USB cable?

At least find another cable. When my cables went my mac also recognized the MIDI but I never had any sound.

Hey, so sorry for the delay. After trying another chord, I'm still having the same problem. Recognizes MIDI and that it is turned on, but no option to have it as an audio input and GB won't play any sounds. Any other thoughts as to what the problem is?

Also, replying to isteveus, I can hear music when I play the computer keyboard.

but no option to have it as an audio input

As someone said earlier, a midi keyboard is not an audio device. Are you sure you are using a software instrument track?

Yeah, I am definitely making a software track. Sorry about the confusion, I thought maybe you needed to change audio inputs or something. But I definitely make a software track, GB says it detects the MIDI, but I don't even see a little light next to the tempo/time bar at the bottom of the screen when I play any notes. Very frustrating.