Hi all, as per the title really… when I plug in my MPK Mk.3 it works in as much as it plays notes, but I would like it to work as described here:
https://wiki.zynthian.org/index.php/Supported_plug_%26_play_MIDI_controllers#Akai_MPK_mini_MK3
Is the driver described already active, or is it something I must install myself?
Really enjoying tinkering with Zynthian, thanks in advance for any help!
hi @riderless_horse !!
Welcome back to @zynthianland!
Have you tried to load the driver from the MIDI Input Devices menú?
Regards
Hey @riderless_horse, the first thing to check:
Is there a keyboard icon which appears in the Midi Input Devices menu next to your device listing? See pic here: Zynthian UI User's Guide - Oram - ZynthianWiki
If no, try clicking into that listing and there should be another option to turn the driver on (if it has been turned off for some reason). I believe it should turn on by default though so not sure why that would happen.
Another general troubleshooting could be to plug another device (if you have one) that has a driver available and see if it works.
Yes! Thanks for this… I saw the MPK’s entry in the menu and assumed that it had been recognised, so didn’t take this any further. It works a treat now.
One other question: I have to manually re-load the driver on each boot up… is there a way that I can have it default to loading automatically. Thanks again!
it’s saved in snapshots.
Ensure that you close down properly rather than just power off with switch so that the current state is saved and recalled on next boot.
Thanks all, much appreciated.