Akai MPK Mini MIDI wont connect in Logic X - Please Help!!

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Akai MPK Mini MIDI wont connect in Logic X - Please Help!!

I've just updated Logic X to 10.4.3 and now my Akai MPK Mini keyboard doesnt work.

I've checked and my mac book can 'see' its plugged in, and a MIDI tester shows that information is coming from the keyboard to the mac fine, so the problem must be with Logic.

When I open a project I get this error message:

I've tried going into the preferences and deleting the default library preference file as recommended on the help pages here (the last logic X update stopped audio recording through my XLR Scarlett interface, and this sorted the problem) but nothing seems to work to get the MIDI keyboard to work as a controller.

I've tried going to the controller assignments window and my keyboard is listed there in italics. When I click 'Add' or 'Scan' nothing happens. I think as some point a help box popped up saying something about devices labelled in italics and having to do something with them manually - but my Akai MPK Mini doesnt have any drivers to reinstall - it just connects via USB...

Any ideas on what to do next? This is driving me mad! 24 hours ago it was working fine - wish I never clicked on the update now!

I'm running OSMojave 10.14.1

Charlieo

Posted on Dec 10, 2018 11:20 AM

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Answer 1

Radarhus

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Dec 10, 2018 7:10 PM in response to CharlieoLargo

From what you describe, one of the tracks in your project is an External MIDI track sending data to MPK's midi port. Just go through your tracks (track parameter boxes) and remove that port setting.

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Answer 2

Dec 11, 2018 2:58 AM in response to Radarhus

Ahh I see, could you explain how I remove the port settings? (sorry!)

Thanks

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Answer 3

Radarhus

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Dec 11, 2018 7:20 AM in response to CharlieoLargo

Make sure you select an External MIDI track in question. These tracks are intended for sending MIDI parts to external instruments (hardware synths, samplers, drum-machines, and so on). Makes sure you have Inspector enabled (a section of the Logic window on the left side, which displays parameters for a track selected in Tracks area) by clicking on the "i" icon in the upper left corner of Logic's window. What you have to do is unfold the track parameter box (orange arrow on the screenshot) and then choose another port (red arrow). Only External MIDI tracks have the port setting, so it should be easy to identify and correct the offending track.

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Akai MPK Mini MIDI wont connect in Logic X - Please Help!!

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