Ive been using the same set up for months now with no problems and now all of sudden nothing. The keyboard is plugged into the USB port, i have tried both ports, I've tried turing restarting the computer and Logic itself and nothing seems to be working. Please respond soon this is beginning to frustrate me
D-Maccc wrote:
If that button lights up, The keyboard is using power which means the cable is fine.
Not necessarily. Your USB connector has 4 pins. A +5volt DC for power, a Ground, a Data + and a Data -.
Send signals will be sent down one pin, lets say Data +, receive through Data -. ONE of these cores could be damaged or broken, for arguments sake, lets say Data -. Your cable could be OK on power and receive but unable to send data.
Some functions would work whilst other functions wouldn't. The Ground could be off at one end along with it's neighbour (Data +). Use a cable tester or a known good cable to complete;y eliminate the USB cable.
What do you mean by "The Keys Work"
Well, even though the keyboard powers up, that doesn't mean there's enough power to ensure data transmission. El Capitan did change some things. Do you or anyone you know have a USB 2.0 powered hub to try between the computer and keyboard, and/or, can the Alesis be powered externally?
My experience has been difference as I have both class compliant and driver based midi controllers with all working under 10.3.3 and 10.13.2
Let's see if we can debug this thing....
In audio midi setup - is your controller there? if so is it dimmed(greyed) out or bright.
Detail you interface, controller and connection setup please.
I'm having this problem but slightly different. I only have one USB port available, i was using my Scarlett interface 2i2, disconnect it and connected my Arturia Minilab mkII like i've done before, this time it doesn't recognize it on Logic, the keys work but i don't get any sound, the chords appear in the bar. When i go to Preferences, Audio, i don't see the controller available on "Input Device" like it did before. This is so frustrating, i'm trying to finish a song and all of a sudden this happens.
Just follow the instructions It says it's sup[posed to light up!
All of them there's Three steps
Press the [MIDI/SELECT] button (the button should light up)
Then press the [RESET] key
Finally, to execute the function, press the [ENTER] button.
Can't be any clearer than that.
Unplug the keyboard... reboot (Restart) THE COMPUTER!
Ahem. My experience is that MIDI is presently semi-hosed. I suspect the Mac OS X version is the culprit. My system was running rock solid on a Mac Pro with El Capitan loaded on it, MIDI included. Updating to 10.13.x is what I think caused the problem.
In my abbreviated experience on this MIDI issue, devices that require a driver don't work (even if the driver has been loaded).
Devices that are CLASS COMPLIANT (no driver needed) seem to just plug in and work, as they should.
If others can corroborate this MIDI failure, I think we have a potentially significant issue to address to Apple.
what kind of keyboard do you have?
First make sure you see the keyboard in the Audio Midi Setup of the Mac (OS X).
If it is there and online then -
Open Logic and choose custom in the display by clicking on the note up in display....
Then press a key and see if you see the note in the display...
If you don't see the notes change as in the above as you press various keys - let us know otherwise it is working...
I tried the Q49 with OS X 10.11.3 - I plugged it directly into a USB port of the MAC and did not use external power.
Everything worked as it should. See below.
Change the USB cable and as an option you could try to externally power the Q49 - other than that I am out of ideas.
My Keyboard isn't in Audio MIDI Setup so how do I recover it?
Well then for right now it is not a logic issue but rather an issue with you Mac recognizing it....
Try unplugging and plugging back in the midi keyboard. (are you using USB?)
In AMS - you can try to create a new configuration and see if it shows up.
If not - see if there is a driver you need to install from the manufacturer.
D-Maccc wrote:
Ive been using the same set up for months now with no problems and now all of sudden nothing. The keyboard is plugged into the USB port, i have tried both ports, I've tried turing restarting the computer and Logic itself and nothing seems to be working. Please respond soon this is beginning to frustrate me
I'm guessing either the operating system or Logic was upgraded between the time it worked and now? If you have OSX set to do automatic upgrades this is what can happen.
Unplugging the keyboard, is a good idea. Unplug the keyboard, restart the computer, let it settle then plug the keyboard back in.
If that doesn't work I'll post a method to delete Logic's preferences.
And you restarted it with the keyboard unplugged?
Apparently the keyboard isn't compatible with the latest updates. If it's not seen by the operating system in Audio MIDI setup Logic will never see it.
Have you tried a different USB cable? The icon for your Q49 is greyed out, this means the OS does "remember" it being connected once, but it is no longer, like the CME in my screenshot. So check the cable first.
(aside: I also find it odd that your IAC driver is greyed out, I though this was on by default - but I'm not sure.)
OK good.. So now it is clear your mac doesn't see it. Did you change the usb cable as reccommeded above.. Also if you are using a non powered hub, don't - connect it directly to the Mac. The 49 draws power from the port as I recall.
ALso so do you have another Mac you can try it on?
No I didn't specifically - I just wanted to know if he was connecting directly to a USB port on his Mac or hub ( if a hub he should remove and connect the keyboard directly to make sure the keyboard is getting adequate power). Good idea to do a well. D-Macc pls try a new USB port as part of the process as recommended by Pancenter.
Logic Pro X won't read or recognize my midi keyboard. How can i fix this?
