By thousandisland
Thu Jan 20, 2022 4:48 pm
Hey everyone,
Apologies if this is a dumb question, but does anyone know where the MIDI device names originate from? For example, when I connect my Yamaha Reface DX to the MPC One I see "reface DX MIDI 1" in the MIDI I/O list. Is that name coming from a device list in the MPC Firmware? Or is it being grabbed from the external USB device itself?
The reason I ask is because I am using multiple Roland Boutique synth devices in my current setup and they all appear in the MPC One as "Boutique MIDI 1, Boutique MIDI 1 (2), Boutique MIDI 1 (3)..." as opposed to "SH-01A MIDI 1, D-05 MIDI 1, TB-03 MIDI 1..." etc. I have tried manually renaming them to what they actually are in the MPC One MIDI/SYNC settings but that doesn't really work 100% unless the MPC One "sees" the devices in the exact same order every time. (i.e. "Boutique MIDI (3)" is simply whatever Roland Boutique device it sees third)
Basically I'm just wondering if I should bother Akai about this or Roland about this as far as updating their respective firmware(s) to be more specific with the device names.
Thanks!
Apologies if this is a dumb question, but does anyone know where the MIDI device names originate from? For example, when I connect my Yamaha Reface DX to the MPC One I see "reface DX MIDI 1" in the MIDI I/O list. Is that name coming from a device list in the MPC Firmware? Or is it being grabbed from the external USB device itself?
The reason I ask is because I am using multiple Roland Boutique synth devices in my current setup and they all appear in the MPC One as "Boutique MIDI 1, Boutique MIDI 1 (2), Boutique MIDI 1 (3)..." as opposed to "SH-01A MIDI 1, D-05 MIDI 1, TB-03 MIDI 1..." etc. I have tried manually renaming them to what they actually are in the MPC One MIDI/SYNC settings but that doesn't really work 100% unless the MPC One "sees" the devices in the exact same order every time. (i.e. "Boutique MIDI (3)" is simply whatever Roland Boutique device it sees third)
Basically I'm just wondering if I should bother Akai about this or Roland about this as far as updating their respective firmware(s) to be more specific with the device names.
Thanks!