Does this happen to you- may be the reason to 5k freezes

I've noticed that whenever I used certain external hardware equipment hooked up to the 5k, the midi input indicator (only on OS 2) would constantly flash off and on, even when both machines are idle.

How is it possible that an idle machine is sending out midi data?

So that flow of data, plus the sequencer going at the same time could be the reason we get frequent crashes. Like a buffer overflow...

Does your sound modules send out midi data while idle? (check near the bottom right of your screen and look for the midi icon to flash)

Mine is not i use Yamaha MOtif XS Rack and Dave smith Tetra 4 and and none of em are blinking while idle. BUT im still on th 1.01 OS XD

The keyboard version of the XS always sends some midi data even when idle. Not sure if this was changed in the latest update but mine always did even when I disabled the send clock in the utilities.

b-righteous wrote:The keyboard version of the XS always sends some midi data even when idle. Not sure if this was changed in the latest update but mine always did even when I disabled the send clock in the utilities.

ok... my prophet 8 and my omega 8 did the same as well... I just believe that when the mpc gets random midi data while in sequence or loading, it will lock up...

Didn't know other devices did that unless they were sending clock. Good to know.

A good way to test your theory is to se if your crashes happen stand alone with no gear attached. That or wait for Akai to give you support or an update.