Midi Keyboard Notes Dropping During Live Play

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bhcesl
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Midi Keyboard Notes Dropping During Live Play

Post by bhcesl » Sat Sep 08, 2018 1:05 pm

I am having an issue where random notes from a midi keyboard will not play through Lite while all the surrounding notes come out fine. I don't think it's a hardware issue because it appears random. For example, C3 will register through Live when played ten times in a row, then suddenly it goes silent for a single note, then it's back again. The next dropped note may be E5. Any ideas?

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Re: Midi Keyboard Notes Dropping During Live Play

Post by Tarekith » Sat Sep 08, 2018 2:53 pm

Bad midi or usb cable? Too many other usb devices running at the same time?

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Re: Midi Keyboard Notes Dropping During Live Play

Post by nathannn » Sun Sep 09, 2018 2:13 am

It does sound like a hardware issue. Try using the typing keyboard as a midi keyboard to see if notes drop there also.
If your typing keyboard plays fine it could be hardware like Tarekith said.

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