I'm at a komplete loss on how to proceed from where I am. I recently swapped my m1 pro macbook for an M2 Max studio. All was fine with my novation 61SL and Sebaoard Rise 2. I then got the S88 MKIII this past week and it's now chaos.
I already have most of Native's audio libraries and engines, so the S88 seemed perfect with the weighted keys and full 88 keybed. I setup everything and followed all the directions (they aren't exactly complicated). I was having the usual issues with bipolar Native software, like Kontakt only sometimes automatically recognizing Native hardware and being…glitchy. I was also dealing with the Komplete Kontrol's usual borderline personality issues, like recognizing midi, but not audio, then suddenly working fine before breaking midi and audio. Toying with settings for a while resolved it. Things weren't totally smooth, but they were functional and I could work. I was only missing Pro Tools being able to communicate directly with the controller (DAW mode), so I thought I'd try MIDI 2.0 and enabled it…awful idea.
I honestly just wanted to see how well the implementation of the new protocol was going and if Logic or Pro Tools would show improvements with the glitchy native of Native software. Instead, it brought everything to a halt. Midi and audio aren't recognized in the DAWs, Kontakt, or KK, and Apple's MIDI studio keeps crashing the computer, with anything that uses midi often going nonresponsive and needing a force quit. The controller no longer works with MIDI 1.0 or 2.0.
I did delete the S88 from the MIDI studio before it turned back on when switching to MIDI 2.0. However, I cannot seem to get rid of the MIDI 2.0 version from the MIDI studio now that I've switched back. I'm thinking this may be the issue, but with the studio constantly crashing it's hard to diagnose and resolve. I also don't have any time machine restore points to use.
Help would be appreciated. I'd be fully content with going back to MIDI1.0 and staying there till these hiccups are resolved, which is my goal here. My suspicion is that the s88MKIII entry in the midi studio that has a MIDI2.0 out is why it's not working anymore.
-2023 Mac Studio w/M2 Max (12-core) and MacOS Sonoma 14.5
-Logic (current)
-Avid Pro Tolls (current)
-NI Kontrol s88 MkIII (latest firmware)
-Native Access w/all drivers/services/software/libraries installed
I'd had similar issues when moving to MIDI 2.0 this weekend, but was eventually able to get back to a functional MIDI1.0 setup. I don't know why I thought I'd have success trying it again after how bad it went the first time, but I did it anyway.
I'd also note the computer works fine with the exception of using the MIDI controller.