Launchkey Mini MK3 and Qwerty Keyboard - No LIVE/PREVIEW sounds.

DeRathi wrote on 4/13/2020, 10:38 PM

I have been having a lot of fun with MMM2020 since I purchased it a few months ago. I hit the limit of what I could do with loops and decided to get a Novation Launchkey Mini MK3, having read that MIDI controllers typically work well enough with MMM2020.

The trouble I'm having is that neither the QWERTY keyboard or the MIDI controller is producing any live/preview sounds whenever I press the keys. It records fine, no issues there, although I see the lack of note markings live as pretty lackluster.

I've been through as many tutorial videos and forum posts as I can find on the internet, changed all my settings from direct sound, to ASIO and WASAPI, changed the MIDI input and output devices around to all the different settings, and even tested in Ableton, where it performed beautifully, giving live previews and recording just fine.

I don't want to have to switch to ableton just to get live midi previews, because I'm genuinely enjoying MMM2020, so is anyone able to help? Are note previews even a thing? I'm sure I've seen a tutorial video where the video maker was playing notes and having sound feedback without having to record.

Thanks.

Here is a picture of my settings, as well as an example of the midi controller actually recording to midi track in channel 1.

I'm using windows 10, latest update as of 14 April 2020 and a Novation Launchkey Mini MK3 updated to latest firmware using components.

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johnebaker wrote on 4/14/2020, 3:40 AM

@DeRathi

Try these settings:

Ignore the blue arrowed option.

John EB

DeRathi wrote on 4/14/2020, 4:01 AM

@DeRathi

Hi

Try these settings:

Ignore the blue arrowed option.

John EB

Like I said in my post, I tried that, and every other combination of settings. It did nothing, except disable all audio playback (i inserted a midi track from a random instrument and hit space, and no sound came out at all).

I do very much appreciate you trying to help, though.

Graham-Hawker wrote on 4/14/2020, 6:08 AM

Try this: set a track for midi recording, play a few random keys, stop recording, undo recording. Then you should be able to hear the instrument. Hopefully.

Midi stuff always seems to work better with an external audio interface than with internal soundchips.

DeRathi wrote on 4/14/2020, 3:49 PM

Try this: set a track for midi recording, play a few random keys, stop recording, undo recording. Then you should be able to hear the instrument. Hopefully.

Midi stuff always seems to work better with an external audio interface than with internal soundchips.

Unfortunately, that made no difference. So you think I should get an audio interface and plug the midi controller in using that? Honestly, I'm more inclined to believe it is a limitation of MMM2020 than anything, since live sound preview works fine in Ableton.

Graham-Hawker wrote on 4/15/2020, 1:58 AM

Unfortunately, that made no difference. So you think I should get an audio interface and plug the midi controller in using that? Honestly, I'm more inclined to believe it is a limitation of MMM2020 than anything, since live sound preview works fine in Ableton.

No you don't plug in the midi keyboard through it you just use it for audio settings. I should have added "then arm the track for midi recording" to the list to preview the synth. I agree that Music Maker doesn't handle this stuff well. With my cheap external audio interface it's generally fine though. As soon as I select an instrument for a track it automatically arms the track for midi recording so it can be previewed.

DeRathi wrote on 4/15/2020, 2:16 AM

Unfortunately, that made no difference. So you think I should get an audio interface and plug the midi controller in using that? Honestly, I'm more inclined to believe it is a limitation of MMM2020 than anything, since live sound preview works fine in Ableton.

No you don't plug in the midi keyboard through it you just use it for audio settings. I should have added "then arm the track for midi recording" to the list to preview the synth. I agree that Music Maker doesn't handle this stuff well. With my cheap external audio interface it's generally fine though. As soon as I select an instrument for a track it automatically arms the track for midi recording so it can be previewed.

Just to clarify.. when you say "arm the track" do you mean select the "rec" button until it says "midi rec" or do you mean just select the track so it is active, or what do you mean?

johnebaker wrote on 4/15/2020, 3:03 AM

@DeRathi

@Graham-Hawker means this button

John EB

DeRathi wrote on 4/15/2020, 4:43 AM

@DeRathi

Hi

@Graham-Hawker means this button

John EB

That's what I thought, thanks, which sucks because I always check that its on midi rec and not just rec or audio rec