I feel Garageband would/should do the same.
I don't know if this matters or not bc we're discussing Garageband, but while FL Studio still shows the keyboard in my MIDI devices and it is enabled, it doesn't really seem connected because it's not reacting at all anymore when I play notes on the keyboard. Not sure if it stays blank if that means a blank region was created, but it stays blank.Īlso, when I was able to record MIDI in Fl Studio there was activity in the program when I played notes, even if I wasn't recording - and that also stopped suddenly. And when I hit record and play no region of MIDI notes is created. I am pretty sure that I "have an instrument track selected and a virtual instrument loaded"- but tell me if I don't? I do NOT see a little blue dot in the upper right corner of the display.
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That's what the Software Instrument track I just created gets named/set to automatically. Then it shows the new project with only that track and it automatically sets it to Classic Electric Piano. When I try out the keyboard in Garageband I select Software Instrument for the first track of the new project. I don't remember trying to record MIDI in Garageband until this issue happened, but I'd think the fact that my keyboard already transmitted MIDI data to FL Studio is proof that the keyboard's firmware is compatible with my OS version. But I was able to record MIDI from this keyboard into FL Studio about a week ago.
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The keyboard is a Yamaha YPG-535 88 Key Portable Grand Keyboard, and I have checked that the drivers are compatible with my OS version, but sorry I'm not sure how to determine if the "keyboard's firmware" is compatible with my OS version. There's no need for me to refresh my MIDI Setup because the keyboard shows up every time, though I have refreshed it just to see if it made a difference and it didn't I created a new test user and tried that and got the same result I can't try another computer because I only have one Mac, my other laptop is a Dell I have tried another keyboard, same result (the keyboard shows up in my MIDI devices, it's my only MIDI device, but nothing happens in Garageband when I play)- though the keyboard is on and working perfectly I have shut down and restarted the computer Hi Joe - thank you SO much for your response. In GarageBand, if there's no sound from the selected virtual Instrument track when you play on the Yamaha keyboard, try playing that track from the popup keyboard window to determine if no sound is due to no MIDI input or a problem with the audio outputītw, I've moved this thread over to the GarageBand sub-forum, rather than the less-trafficked Other sub-forum. In GarageBand, I assume when you're trying out the keyboard you have an Instrument track selected and a virtual Instrument loaded when you play on the keyboard do you see a little blue dot in the upper right corner of the display, next to the time signature? If you try recording on that track is a region of MIDI notes created or is a blank region created?
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Is the particular keyboard model class-compliant, or did you have to install a driver for it to be seen by the computer/DAW? If it's the latter, check w/Yamaha that the driver version is compatible with your OS version if it's the former, check w/Yamaha that the keyboard's firmware is compatible with your OS version In GarageBand Preferences->Audio/MIDI, click "Reset MIDI Drivers" However, I'd assume the keyboard is in there, or you wouldn't see it in the DAW. Open up the Audio MIDI Setup utility, make sure the keyboard shows up there, and "Test MIDI Setup". Try the keyboard w/ another computer to see if the problem is w/ kbd or computer Try another keyboard to see if the problem is w/ kbd or computer Reinstall the device driver for the keyboard Ok, a few suggestions for troubleshooting.Īssumedly you've tried all the standard general-purpose troubleshooting steps.