i can't get my Md to talk to ableton anymore

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i can't get my Md to talk to ableton anymore

Postby megabum » Sat Oct 20, 2012 3:40 am

i was wondering if anyone has already posted a step by step for dummies on how to get Md working properly?
i did have md working with ableton and it was sending and receiving info through MDmanager.
now i can not get the Mdmanager to receive signal. and also can not get ableton to receive any midi info.
i am wondering if there is something i have done which has caused to md to loose connection?

can someone point me to a detailed forum or post on what to do as if you were setting up md for the first time.
i have read as much as i can to try and figure out the problem. but i am quite new to this sort of thing.
i am getting signal in md onscreen display. that is it though. Ive also tried starting up on different usb ports and tried syncing ableton to those same ports.
could it be a java update?


i would greatly appreciate any help.

i am using Macbook pro 10.8.2
midi port set to incoming midi in/midi out both port 1
the usb cable is plugged into the usb port 1
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Re: i can't get my Md to talk to ableton anymore

Postby angr77 » Sat Oct 20, 2012 9:20 am

First hint.
    Set MegaDRUM Manager to send and receive on MD midiport 1 (If using USB)
    Set Ableton to receive on MD midiport 2

MegaDRUM has two equal midi ports which are sending the same information.
Using the same port will in most cases result in problems like you described.

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Re: i can't get my Md to talk to ableton anymore

Postby dmitri » Sat Oct 20, 2012 11:24 am

Haven't you lost connectivity between MegaDrum and MDM after you upgraded to the latest Mac OS version? What are the exact names of MIDI ports you selected in MDM Options?
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Re: i can't get my Md to talk to ableton anymore

Postby megabum » Sun Oct 21, 2012 11:53 am

i found that the problem was i had to physically send the sysex chain ID on the MD,
ive never had to do that before. it usually picks up automatically. i set my chain ID to 0
and made sure i was on 20MHz else any others dont work.

thanks for replying anyways i was able to solve it


cheers
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