I have a MIDI Keyboard (Alesis V49) and I can’t seem to get it set up and working.
I’ve downloaded the drivers and updated the software for it and Ardour recognizes it and connects to it, but no matter what I try I can’t get it to make any sound. I’m new to MIDI and have only a small amount of experience with Ardour so I’m fairly certain it comes down to my lack of knowledge here.
If anyone knows how I can solve this issue then it would be greatly appreciated. (I’m using Ardour 5.12.0 for reference)
When you added a track, you added a MIDI track, right? And did you select an instrument? I think by default Ardour uses the General MIDI Synth, but there are a few to choose from.
Once the MIDI track is created, right-click on the track header (the area in the Editor where the mute, solo, playlist, automation, and group buttons are), and click on “Inputs.” Be sure there’s a little green dot at the connection point from MIDI in to your system in the “Hardware” tab. Without that you won’t get any levels to the track.
When you play a few notes on the keyboard, do you see levels showing up in the meters or is there nothing?
Okay, but are you seeing levels in the meters when you play the keyboard? If you’re seeing levels in the meters but not hearing any sound that helps isolate where the problem may lie.