By aboedhoe
Mon Mar 30, 2026 5:32 pm
I am having troubles to get my akai mpc key 61 working as a midi controller.
Let me explain
There is a controller mode, but also a standalone mode.
In controller mode, I connect my key 61 with usb to my laptop. As example, in studio one, I can add a new keyboard, as the akai is not in the list, select all channels and receive = also mpc key public.
If it select a vst and play on the keyboard, I can hear sound.
If I try to midi learn, only the transport buttons are sending a cc, not the other buttons like tempo, metronome, even the pads.
In standalone mode:
New track, in stead of plugin, I use midi,
In studio one I select new keyboard, and akai network midi to receive.
In midi learn, I can see pads, and some buttons are sending cc, except the transport buttons
They are not sending cc in stand alone mode. When I push the play button, it starts or stops on the akai, and doesn't do anything in a DAW.
Help me out guys
What I want, akai mpc key 61 as a midi controller, with fill control, so transport, pads, buttons to assign in a DAW.
Let me explain
There is a controller mode, but also a standalone mode.
In controller mode, I connect my key 61 with usb to my laptop. As example, in studio one, I can add a new keyboard, as the akai is not in the list, select all channels and receive = also mpc key public.
If it select a vst and play on the keyboard, I can hear sound.
If I try to midi learn, only the transport buttons are sending a cc, not the other buttons like tempo, metronome, even the pads.
In standalone mode:
New track, in stead of plugin, I use midi,
In studio one I select new keyboard, and akai network midi to receive.
In midi learn, I can see pads, and some buttons are sending cc, except the transport buttons
They are not sending cc in stand alone mode. When I push the play button, it starts or stops on the akai, and doesn't do anything in a DAW.
Help me out guys
What I want, akai mpc key 61 as a midi controller, with fill control, so transport, pads, buttons to assign in a DAW.