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chensa
Total Posts: 87
Joined 08-04-2004 status: Experienced |
Hi, I haven’t purchased an audio interface yet, so I’m just coming out the port of my Yamaha to the Computer USB. I’ve downloaded the driver too. Mainstage just doesn’t recognize my keyboard. Just for giggles, I tried the exact same with my Kronos and it works fine. What gives? Thanks. |
meatballfulton
Total Posts: 3022
Joined 01-25-2005 status: Guru |
Mainstage doesn’t recognize the MIDI or it doesn’t recognize the audio? Kronos does have audio over USB. I had no such problems with either my ES or my XF. On your Mac, open up Utilities/Audio MIDI Setup and see if the ES is visible. If it is not, then something went wrong with the driver installation. The correct driver is the USB-MIDI Driver (whatever version matches your OS) which works with all Yamaha devices. |
chensa
Total Posts: 87
Joined 08-04-2004 status: Experienced |
The ES is NOT visible in the Audio MIDI setup. I thought I downloaded the most current version of the driver and I would have thought it would have installed where ever it was supposed to install. Do you suggest uninstalling? Then let it install again in the hopes it works? |
philwoodmusic
Total Posts: 1055
Joined 07-01-2013 status: Guru |
Hi chensa, What version of Mac OS are you running? |
chensa
Total Posts: 87
Joined 08-04-2004 status: Experienced |
El Capitan |
meatballfulton
Total Posts: 3022
Joined 01-25-2005 status: Guru |
You should be using USB-MIDI Driver V1.3.2 for Mac (10.5.8 / 10.6.8 / 10.7.5 / 10.8.x / 10.9.x / 10.10.x / 10.11.x / 10.12.x) |
chensa
Total Posts: 87
Joined 08-04-2004 status: Experienced |
So I uninstalled the driver and re-installed it. Restarted my computer. Plugged it in, started my Yamaha..aaaaaaand still nothing. Is there something in the utilities??? |
chensa
Total Posts: 87
Joined 08-04-2004 status: Experienced |
Is there a possibility that there is something broken on the port on the keyboard? |
meatballfulton
Total Posts: 3022
Joined 01-25-2005 status: Guru |
In Utilities do you have MIDI set to USB? [UTILITY] → [F5] MIDI → [SF4] OTHER → MIDI IN/OUT |
chensa
Total Posts: 87
Joined 08-04-2004 status: Experienced |
yup, tried that. Nothing… |
chensa
Total Posts: 87
Joined 08-04-2004 status: Experienced |
Ok, I gave up and just used my Kronos which WORKS FINE! But I’d really like to figure out why I can’t get my Motif ES 6 to work with Mainstage. Any suggestions on who I should talk to? I’m sure Apple will say Yamaha and Yamaha will say Apple.... :( |
chensa
Total Posts: 87
Joined 08-04-2004 status: Experienced |
For those of you having the same problem, I’ve figured it out. The Motif doesn’t play well with USB type connections. You must you a MIDI connection like a MIO. |