Forgive me for quite the beginner question - I'm sort of new to owning any gear. I recently purchased the SSL 2+ USB Audio Interface (second hand, £155, pretty pleased!) and the Behringer UMX250 USB keyboard (also second hand, £75 from Ebay). I went out today to buy a MIDI and USB A-B cables to power it, and I tried to just now. It turns on just fine, but I can't seem to get the MIDI to appear through my DAW!
The MIDI cable is going from out the keyboard and into the Audio Interface, and then my input on Logic is also the audio interface. I checked MIDI settings on the DAW and it recognises the Audio Interface as an input there, as well as in general audio settings. My tracks are record enabled. What am I missing?! A button, a setting, what it might be? Or worse, is my keyboard not functional
Any support in this issue would be much appreciated
- Masterhand
If you are powering the keyboard via USB cable, then the keyboard only outputs MIDI over USB. So the keyboard should appear in the list of MIDI inputs in Logic. Pick that and things should start working.
If you don't use the USB cable and power it via batteries or with a 9v PSU, then it will output MIDI over the hardware DIN ports.
It's one or the other, not both.
I'd stick with the USB link for MIDI as it should be very slightly more responsive.
Thanks! I tried to read the manual but I'm not very good at concentrating so that's very helpful of you.
Issue is that because I'm on one of the newer Macs, it doesn't have USB, I have to use an external port and perhaps that's stopping it from picking up that there's a controller detected? Settings/MIDI/Inputs on Logic is only reading the SSL 2+ and a "Logic Pro Virtual In". I can try it on Ableton on my laptop and see if that works (I want it work on Logic though because that's what I mainly use).
May just have to buy a power cable and use the MIDI cable
I'm just wondering in the UMX250 isn't fully class compliant. There is UMX250 software for both Windows and Mac on the Behringer page for the keyboard.
The manual doesn't say anything about this software from what I can see, but if you haven't already, it might be worth downloading and installing it and see if it's then found by Logic as a MIDI input over USB.
As well as what's already mentioned, check Local Control on the keyboard, it needs to be 'Off' and check MIDI Through in the software in Logic.
I don't have Logic, I use Cubase. My main keyboard allows MIDI over both the MIDI cables and the USB. IN my keyboard settings it offers the choice of using USB or MIDI or both, but the corresponding setting has to be selected in the software Sometimes I get no signal, turns out I've had the wrong setting in the software, the wrong MIDI channel etc. Keep everything consistent.
With something new, I always use the MIDI connectors, and yes, make sure you get MIDI cables/plugs right eg
MIDI OUT => MIDI IN
MIDI IN => MIDI OUT
I know all this seems obvious, but speaking for myself, it is often the case we overlook such things.
Thank you for the response! I turned off local control and also reset all MIDI drivers (didn't see this setting before) and that seems to have sorted it.
Thank you Wonks, Oneworld and BJG145 for your help! It is much appreciated and hopefully this thread could help someone else out there in the future
