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By Dan Jose Thu Sep 27, 2018 1:04 pm
Hi Guys. I’m sorry if this is slightly off topic but I’m hoping someone can help me.

Long story short I have been trying to slave my mpc2k original to my studio computer running ableton 9. I use an m audio usb-midi device but I can’t get any signal through it.

After much experimenting I found I could trigger it on ableton 8 from my laptop. Then I installed ableton 9 on my laptop and it triggered it fine.

So it’s just the m-audio on my studio computer giving me grief. Not my mpc, M audio, or ableton.

I checked my usb hardware diagnostics and my studio computer does read the m-audio device.

So I’m a bit stuck now. I have tried multiple usb slots on my studio comp (2008 Mac Pro with upgraded ram, ssd boot drive and a 2tb hard drive) and no dice. If I plug in a midi usb keyboard it reads that fine. It’s literally only the m-audio device that is giving me grief.

Could it be a power issue? My laptop says it can supply 100 mA power through its USB ports (have yet to check my mac tower.

Any help with this would be appreciated!

I’m glad I’ve narrowed it down though.

Best,

Dan