Beginner question of the day! Automate with MIDI Controller

[ThisIsNotTheMusic]

I have been trying to assign rotary knobs in Reason to my Akai MPK Midi controller/keyboard. I right click the knob to enable and select the Rotary Knob # of the Controller, but when I then manually dial the controller knob it isn't detected. I know I'm missing something very basic here (as usual) and I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction (again). Thanks.

[JCBendock]

Have you added the controller in the preferences?

[ThisIsNotTheMusic]

Have you added the controller in the preferences?

Yes, it is added as the master controller, I can play notes on the instruments with it and use the pads.

[Loque]

Did you overwrite the midi input? Right click on the knob, slider, button or whatever, than select remote overwrite.

[normen]

Maybe the knob is sent on a separate channel, add the device as a "multichannel midi controller"

[ThisIsNotTheMusic]

I'm missing something really basic here I am sure. I right click and select Edit Remote Override Mapping. Control Surface is the MPK. Control I can select Pad button 1 and the activity can be detected, but not if I select one of the knobs. What the .... ? I really do not know how to add the device as a multichannel midi controller - help!

[normen]

I really do not know how to add the device as a multichannel midi controller - help!

[ThisIsNotTheMusic]

I do not see those options when adding.

[ThisIsNotTheMusic]

Oh wow. So then, I had to add the Midi Controller not as the actual make and model but instead, as shown by normen, above, as something it is sort of not. I would never have guessed that in a million years. I instead added it as '<Other> MIDI Multichannel Control Surface' and now I have the automation, although instead of Knob 1 I choose Ch1-CC01, 02 etc ... seriously, I would never had worked that out. Never. Although I hate urban slang generally , it is indeed appropriate to give 'Props' to normen ... tks man. Seriously! Plus I have had three red wines by now and so it's a miracle all round really...

[normen]

Oh wow. So then, I had to add the Midi Controller not as the actual make and model but instead, as shown by normen, above, as something it is sort of not. I would never have guessed that in a million years. I instead added it as '<Other> MIDI Multichannel Control Surface' and now I have the automation, although instead of Knob 1 I choose Ch1-CC01, 02 etc ... seriously, I would never had worked that out. Never. Although I hate urban slang generally , it is indeed appropriate to give 'Props' to normen ... tks man. Seriously! Plus I have had three red wines by now and so it's a miracle all round really...

Its kind of funny that you have to do that though, are you sure that when you set up the AKAI via the actual AKAI plugin it didn't tell you to load a certain preset on the AKAI or something?

[ThisIsNotTheMusic]

Oh wow. So then, I had to add the Midi Controller not as the actual make and model but instead, as shown by normen, above, as something it is sort of not. I would never have guessed that in a million years. I instead added it as '<Other> MIDI Multichannel Control Surface' and now I have the automation, although instead of Knob 1 I choose Ch1-CC01, 02 etc ... seriously, I would never had worked that out. Never. Although I hate urban slang generally , it is indeed appropriate to give 'Props' to normen ... tks man. Seriously! Plus I have had three red wines by now and so it's a miracle all round really...

Its kind of funny that you have to do that though, are you sure that when you set up the AKAI via the actual AKAI plugin it didn't tell you to load a certain preset on the AKAI or something?

The message was that there was an assumption that I had loaded Preset 1. But, seeing as I had no instruction, or idea, how to do such, my only option was to click OK. Which was clearly not ok.

[ThisIsNotTheMusic]

I both love and hate technology.

[normen]

The message was that there was an assumption that I had loaded Preset 1. But, seeing as I had no instruction, or idea, how to do such, my only option was to click OK. Which was clearly not ok.

Check the manual of the AKAI on how to load preset one, then the "correct" AKAI plugin should work.

[ThisIsNotTheMusic]

I will try that, although for now I'm pretty happy just to have the automation happening on the rotaries. Freedom at last!

[ThisIsNotTheMusic]

Cannot find anything on presets in the manual. It's ok though, it's working well enough - I can now automate via the rotaries, which is cool.

[Olivier]

I have an MPK 61 which i have managed to setup pretty well. Which exact version do you have? The current new 249 or 261, or the previous one?

If you have the older one i can highly recommend the MPK EX setup from this site : http://audio.seekone.com/content/improv ... ason-codec . I don't know wether it works for newer versions, but it does work for the older ones.

- Load the accompanied setup into your MPK using the vyzex editor. Downloadable here http://www.akaipro.com/product/mpk49#downloads .
- Select and activate the newly loaded setup on your MPK by turning the dial right next to the display. Press dial to confirm.
- Copy the maps into your reason folder and if needed, restart Reason.
- Select the new MPK EX maps in the preferences.

[ThisIsNotTheMusic]

I have an MPK 61 which i have managed to setup pretty well. Which exact version do you have? The current new 249 or 261, or the previous one?

If you have the older one i can highly recommend the MPK EX setup from this site : http://audio.seekone.com/content/improv ... ason-codec . I don't know wether it works for newer versions, but it does work for the older ones.

- Load the accompanied setup into your MPK using the vyzex editor. Downloadable here http://www.akaipro.com/product/mpk49#downloads .
- Select and activate the newly loaded setup on your MPK by turning the dial right next to the display. Press dial to confirm.
- Copy the maps into your reason folder and if needed, restart Reason.
- Select the new MPK EX maps in the preferences.

It's the MPK Mini Mk 2 - not very impressive but it does the job for a beginner. I am already planning an upgrade when funds allow.