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Hey all;)

So the title pretty much says it all.
I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong but I have my Mpd 24 plugged into my Macbook.
I go to the midi preference in LIVE and select the MPD as my control surface and select the Mpd as the input and output device.
I then make sure that the 'tracks' are turned on for both inputs and outputs as well as the 'remote' buttons.
After doing so I would think I would be able to press the 'dump' button to get the controller synced up to LIVE but the 'dump' button is grayed out and I can't click on it.

The Akai is being read by my computer cause I'm able to midi map stuff to it.
I've also selected different presets on the Akai including the preset for LIVE and default presets.. no go though.

Does anyone have any insight?

Thanks!

So the Ableton help says that before pressing midi 'dump' consult the manual for the device your using to make sure it can receive SysEx information.

The MPD manual says this:

SYSEX TX allows you to transfer Preset data from the
MPD24, including Controller Numbers, MIDI Channels and
various other parameters via SysEx.

1.! While in GLOBAL MODE, use [ > ] button to scroll to
SysEx Tx.

2.! Use the [VALUE] dial to select which preset’s
information you would like to transfer.

3.! Press [ENTER] to transfer the preset data via SysEx to
the MIDI/USB port.

SysEx transfers to the MPD24

This is the part that I think I'm missing:

You can also load preset data into the MPD24 from an external source
by “playing” a SysEx file into the MPD24. This can be done with a
variety of SysEx applications, many of which are widely and freely
available over the Internet.

1.! Make sure that the device is connected to the MPD24 either via
the USB or the MIDI IN port.
2.! Make sure that you are in Preset Mode.
3.! “Play” the SysEx file on your external device or computer.

Please note that when transferring SysEx information into the MPD24,
the data will override the data of the original Preset which was sent to
your SysEx editor. For example, if you transfer Preset 5 to your SysEx
editor and then send it back to the MPD24, the data will overwrite
Preset 5.


So with that said... how do I transfer SysEx info from Live to the MPD?
I would assume I don't need to install anything else correct?

I'm using a Macbook with Live 8.0.5