Why doesn't my VoiceLive touch recognize midi

Is the VLT set to receive on the same channel the Fantom is sending?

Does the MIDI light on the VLT blink when you hit a key on the Fantom?

I'm quite familiar with MIDI, but not at all familiar with the Fantom. On my Korg M3, it is possible to have it set up so some or all of the keyboard does not transmit MIDI, or transmits different ranges on different channels.

Derrick,

I've seen a lot of newbies have the cables swapped (MIDI In in MIDI Out, etc.).  I know I've done it myself.  You might try swapping them and see if it helps.  Also, I assume you are using the MIDI cable, and not the USB attachment, right?

Do you have any other gear with MIDI that you can connect to the Fantom to verify whether it is actually sending out MIDI?

I Do not  have any other gear with MIDI

Hi,

It might be worth install midi-ox, http://www.midiox.com.
A rather good utility, does lots of things, but if you get it to monitor the Midi Channel, it might give you an idea of where it is going wrong, on what can actually be seen.

Hi Derrick,
I also use Fantom G8.You should send the midi signal to "external". Fantom sends it by default to internal.What I did is (whether in live or single mode) to hit the button control (F4) then scrolling down to "ctrl switch" and then hit external (F6).   It works fine. Don't expect to hear your keyboard in the VLT though.

Here is one more option:

I have a M- Audio Midiman Uno which is a Midi to USB converter cable, which has a blinkin light to indicate when midi is moving in either direction.  All you would have to do is plug it into you keyooard output and when Midi is sent, it will light up. 

http://www.google.com/products/catalog? … 766961598#

Last edited by jazzmandan (2011-12-29 15:32:33)

Right you are.  Well I gave it a shot.

Did you try what i said Derrick?

Derrick, you are indeed a man of few words.  That is not going to help us here. 

Several folks have given detailed explanations of how to set up the keyboard and how to set up the VLT.  Now you need to tell us in detail exactly what you are doing, - not just "it don't work".  If you want to solve this you have to start telling us every button you are pushing so the forum can follow you every step.  That's just the way it works!

I get the impression you are a newbee, if so let us know that so we can gauge how much instruction we need to give.  If you are experienced with Midi routing let us know that too, because maybe you do have faulty gear and we may all be wasting our time.

You have got a lot of folks involved with your problem so now you need to keep them involved until the problem is solved (..you are gonna love controlling the VLT harmony with your keyboard.

Last edited by jazzmandan (2011-12-30 17:11:18)