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One last question - the drum kits that I mapped to the lowest keys on the synth don't make any sound, while I can hear the rest of the pads, basses, etc. Would that be a channel routing issue?
To follow up (and this makes no sense to me): when I have local control turned off on the synth, the ...

One last question - the drum kits that I mapped to the lowest keys on the synth don't make any sound, while I can hear the rest of the pads, basses, etc. Would that be a channel routing issue?

Ok, with all the windows stuff turned off (audio) and MIDI out set to channel 1, there's the sound. I swear, this is the same way I was doing it before to no avail. Thanks for the tips, that seemed to get me over the hump!

Well. FWIW, I can plop an audio track in and play the external synth keys and hear the Ableton synth. And I'm getting a MIDI signal indicator in Live that it registers the synth, just no sound yet. I have all audio output going through the Saffire.

Screenshots: http://s1167.photobucket.com/albums/q639/synthguy23/

Basically I'm trying to just record sound from the AKAI Miniak (hardware synth, not VST)into Ableton so I can launch the sounds as different scenes. I'm now using a Saffire USB/MIDI audio unit. Right now I'm not getting any signal ...

Anyone? Your knowledge to hear I want (my best Yoda impression).

I know this is probably old hat, but I have been stuck for weeks on this. I've read the manuals, help section, forums, and I'm just not getting it, so here goes.

Equipment: Windows software, Akai Miniak (external synth, set to local control off), M Audio Mobile Pre USB preamp, Akai MPD 32 (to route ...