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Q: Problem playing with 2 axioms 49 2nd generation with MainStage

I play in a band. Me and another member are using the same controller attached to MainStage: Axiom 49 2nd generation.

At first we configured the layout mode with 2 keyboards and two gruop of percussion pads. Then we assign each keyboard to both axiom controlllers and we named them different. then we did the same with the percussion pads, but in layout mode we couldn't find a way to name them.

 

With the keyboard we found mainstage confused them a lot, and each time we started MainStage we had to reassing all the layout again. So we changed the midi channels each axiom was using: one of them to midi channel 1, the other to channel 2. No problem after that, the only thing is that we have to turn both on after starting the software.

 

But the pads.....one of them never worked. In editing mode, we created two channels to play the two group of pads simultaneously (as we do with the keyboards). In each "midi in" tab, we tried to asign one of the pads. The pop-up menu give us the chance to assign mine. It was shown as: "axiom USB In Axiom 49 (10)".

 

But as we went to the other channel to assign my mate's group of pads, we couldn't find it..in the pop-up menu these are the only options:

 

 

  • RAKEL   (my keyboard)
  • axiom USB In Axiom 49 (1) 2 (my keyboard again)
  • axiom USB In Axiom 49 (10) (my pads)
  • JONAY  (the other keyboard)
  • multitimbric

 

 

We tried with the multitimbric option but when I click the 11 midi channel in the pop-up menu, it shows again this four options.


  • RAKEL   (my keyboard)
  • axiom USB In Axiom 49 (1) 2 (my keyboard again)
  • axiom USB In Axiom 49 (10) (my pads)
  • JONAY  (the other keyboard)


We tried to change midi channels straight with the axiom (the same we did with the keyboards): for me the pads were still emiting to midi channel 10 and for him we changed the group of pads to midi channel 11 (didn't work), and we tried again changing the channel to 9. Nothing works, it just doesn't show in the pop-up menu, although they are assing perfectly in the layout mode and in the edit mode the notes we play with pads are shown in the input midi screen....

 

 

Could anyone help us?...is driving us mad and there's not too much information at the user manual or forums.

 

Thanks in advance! I really appreciate your attention

MainStage, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)

Posted on Mar 14, 2014 2:55 AM