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By NinjaDog Sun Apr 26, 2026 11:31 pm
Been messing with desktop and it's been a learning curve but for whatever reason my MPD 218 pads are suddenly messed up and don't play according to the diagram of the pads below. Still shows Pad 1 as a BD in the diagram but when played Pad 1 and 2 are swapped. Pad 3 also plays 7. Pad 4 opens a different section in MIDI Learn, its a mess. I had the factory/MPD218 selected from the midi learn menu, now under user there is a MPD218copy. Hit Undo a bunch of times no change. Reseting the program doesnt help.

I hadn't been messing around changing stuff at all. Just noticed my kick was now a clap. So frustrating because it was working just fine before.
By NinjaDog Mon Apr 27, 2026 12:26 am
Crap so I titled it wrong. Im on the latest 3.7.1
If your talking the DATA numbers on pads 1-4 then yes pad1=36, 2=37 ect. But right now 40, Pad4 will go to bank D. Even when I midi learn it to play the open hat on pad 4 it will play the sound on pad 4 AND go to bank D. Clicking the respective pads with a mouse on screen works as it should. My midi keyboard is playing the notes chromatically and I can trigger any sound as it should be.

The other stuff like Pad 1 and 2 being reversed I can midi learn it to what it should be but that bank D thing is killing me.
By NinjaDog Mon Apr 27, 2026 1:59 am
I got it sorted. There is a Prog Select button on the MPD it was the root of the issue.