Triggering external synths issue: Synths don't react to midi messages

vanzea

I try to use a Maschine Plus to sequence external synths, but my synths do not react to midi messages from the Maschine. I checked with a midi monitor, and I noticed the Maschine only outputs note-off commands, no note-on command is seen in the stream. Midi-sync works fine in my setup, so the flow of midi does work. What am I doing wrong?

vanzea

And also, when I adjust the transpose value on the Maschine, the triggered note changes (but only note-off). When I adjust the channel, the Maschine keeps sending on channel #1, and seems to ignore the channel setting...

ozon

This definitely works fine on mine.

Regarding missing MIDI Note On events, I hardly can imagine how that could happen and would rather assume a filter setting in your MIDI monitor application.

About the channel setting: There are output settings for Sound (Pad) and Group. Make sure they are not conflicting.

Fugazi81

Hi,

try and check the following.

Under Settings -> MIDI

Here you should find your external MIDI devices and let's assume you connected it via USB

Here you have to activate your devices first. You only have to do this once.

If you have activated your devices in the MIDI settings menu,

Select a pad (Sound) - you want to play/sequence your synth from

Press CHANNEL.

Select Output

Select page 3 MIDI

Select your external midi device under Dest(ination) - check your MIDI channels

If you have everything set correctly, you can select the keyboard mode and play your external synth from Maschine.

vanzea

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/5470#Comment_5470

My MIDI-monitor was filtering on note-on AND note-of, but I only saw note-off. I'll have a look into Sound/Group. I didn't know that. I'll report back if that solves my problem. Thanks.

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/5518#Comment_5518

Those things I did correct. I'm old school, I connected everything via midi, not USB. I'll recheck my settings, since my understanding of how the Maschine functions is apparently not complete. Thans for your comment.

vanzea

Weird. This morning I tried to reproduce the same situation I had yesterday (with no midi-on being sent). But today everything works as it should. I get a note-on and a note-off, it reacts to change in channel# and tranposition.

Yesterday my Maschine had been powered for a few hours, so maybe that was the cause for the weird behaviour. Sometimes my Maschine has these weird behaviours. Lets hope the fix this in the next update.

tetsuneko

If you are using oldschool DIN MIDI, I strongly recommend updating the Maschine+ firmware to the latest version. According to the changelog, DIN MIDI stability was greatly improved.

vanzea

Yes I did, thanks for the tip.