Why is my Mikro MK3 not able to function as a MIDI controller in Reaper?

TheOneTrueAJ

Am I daft? I have the instrument connected. It lights up as it's being hit. When I open any drum machine VST, the Mikro is mute. It will not register any audio hit on any pad. I have been looking this up a long time. No success story for Reaper. I can open the Maschine software fine in Reaper. But I was really hoping this product could serve my need primarily as a 16 pad drum controller for Reaper. My 8 pad Akai keyboard registers MIDI hits from drum machines just fine.

TheOneTrueAJ

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/129532#Comment_129532

I got response now. It was the output needing to be the MK3 too.

Now, I would like to use drum machine sounds that I have in Reaper with my Maschine. The sounds are on VST instruments. They are not samples. Is there a way I can assign single notes of various instruments to the various 16 pads in MIDI mode?

mykejb

You can assign a note and MIDI channel to each pad. Set each VST to receive on a different MIDI channel then assign a pad to that channel with the correct note to play the sound you want. In Reaper you then send the MIDI from Maschine to every VST.

-- Mike

mykejb

Have you set the Mikro into MIDI mode?

How to Switch Your Native Instruments Controller to MIDI Mode – Native Instruments (native-instruments.com)

-- Mike

TheOneTrueAJ

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/129075#Comment_129075

Yes I have. It displays "MIDI on its screen."

Jeremy_NI

@TheOneTrueAJ Are you able to see if there is MIDI signal or not? Have you tried different octaves from the Mikro MK3, you can change the octave/note range of the Mikro MK3 when in MIDI mode by pressing GROUP + pads 9 to 16

TheOneTrueAJ

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/129349#Comment_129349

I have tried this. It doesn't register any hit still. The controller says MIDI. It says it's hooked up to the proper track. Recording is enabled. I have switched through various kits. The drums work when I click the drums on the computer screen. But no registered hit from the MIDI controller.

Jeremy_NI

Have you loaded any template in Controller Editor? If you open Controller Editor, go to Edit -> New it should reset the MIDI implementation to default.

Now try again in Reaper.

TheOneTrueAJ

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/129532#Comment_129532

I got response now. It was the output needing to be the MK3 too.

Now, I would like to use drum machine sounds that I have in Reaper with my Maschine. The sounds are on VST instruments. They are not samples. Is there a way I can assign single notes of various instruments to the various 16 pads in MIDI mode?

mykejb

You can assign a note and MIDI channel to each pad. Set each VST to receive on a different MIDI channel then assign a pad to that channel with the correct note to play the sound you want. In Reaper you then send the MIDI from Maschine to every VST.

-- Mike