not hearing midi sounds

legacy · Post by **legacy** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 1:04 pm

I'm using Live lite 4 Line 6 edition and i can't hear any midi sounds the midi sounds on my pc are working but not in ableton.
Can anybody help me?(if you need more info just say what)

Reznik · Post by **Reznik** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 8:00 pm

is there a synth in the track?
lol sry ,but perhaps you forgot it?

Zack Flash · Post by **Zack Flash** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 2:36 am

You need a virtual instrument.

Go to devices at the upper left of your screen

Select Instruments

Impulse is a drummer, there are other things as well...explore.

Select whichever one you want...then it should work.

anti-banausic · Post by **anti-banausic** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 4:22 pm

Legacy,

Are you talking about the general midi instruments? If so, I can't help, but this clarification may be useful to other people that can.

Cheers,
AB

nassir · Post by **nassir** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 6:29 am

im having similar problem with live....im using simpler as part of the device chain...and can even see signals flickering...but no sound...would really appreciate some help...cheers

eri kossu · Post by **eri kossu** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:37 pm

I have the same thing.
I see the signal. but no sound.
If I output midi into another app like Modul8, it works. But in Live I hear no midi sound.
Audio file like .aiff is OK.
When set up Live is there anything we are missing?

Nixon · Post by **Nixon** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:40 pm

Live doesn't ouput midi sound without an instrument on the midi track!

drag for example a simpler or impulse into the midi track > sound!

eri kossu · Post by **eri kossu** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:40 pm

Yes. It is understood. The indicator before midi instrument is active, but not after it. I am talking the lower middle field where you drop instruments and effects.
The same thing is with Live4 and 5 and in two different Macs. So I still have a feeling that I miss some step in my setup.
I have tryed to confugure midi inputs and outputs, but no result.
Anything else I could try.

Nixon · Post by **Nixon** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:46 pm

The indicator before midi instrument is active, but not after it.

could you maybe specify this?

eri kossu · Post by **eri kossu** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:39 pm

On the MIDI track view window(on low right where you see the instrument and effects) there is a vertical strip indicator what shows/blinks clip play. On each insert there is a one on both side . So inserted MIDI effect has blinking bar on both side, but the instrument right side does not blink.

eri kossu · Post by **eri kossu** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:49 pm

Thanks for you help.
I went back to the tutorial and doing setup step by step found a problem.
I had not used Live much and forgot to select a preset sampler on the instrument. MIDI tutorial page 3.
Silly that I wasted almost a day to puddle around.