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Midi Mapping in Rekordbox with Akai MPD218 does not work

Hello, It turns out that I bought an AKAI MPD218 to map it with the Rekordbox and the result was disastrous. I do not recommend it under any circumstances. Mapping with the Akai I wanted to do it for when I use the Rekordbox with the external sound card focusrite scarlett 2i4 that works great for when I do not have my controller DDJ-1000. I tell you the problems and if you find any solution. At first I connected it to the computer and also installed the Akai editor in case I had to change some parameters. The rekordbox immediately recognized me AKAI and I started mapping it. The mapping is simple, you choose the function, you give it to learn and you assign it the pad you want. Once the mapping was done, it did not work for me. I started searching the internet and found out that this Akai does not send MIDI CC values ​​in the pad, and in theory it is the Midi value that you have to send to the Rekordbox. I kept trying and changing in the editor all the pad to channel 1 of midi still sending midi as "notes" if it was me. Previously all the PADs were on channel 10. I guess that rekordbox only recognizes channel 1 MIDI. I do not understand it very well either. The problem is that for example the mapping of the CUE assigned to a PAD does not do the CUE function, it does a CUE / PLAY, that is, you give the PAD where you have assigned the CUE (without holding it down) and the song starts to play, so it also happens with the HOT CUE, even with the rekordbox having the deactivated option that if you press a hot cue pad this goes to the point do not play. Another example, I assign the BEAT SYNC to a pad and it does not do BEAT SYNC, it does a type of BPM SYNC and so on. I do not know if the problem is the fault of the AKAI for not sending MIDI CC messages or that the MIDI of the Rekordbox is crap. The truth is that for me it was a frustration and I did not want to continue with trial / error. Also the AKAI PAD lights go to your ball, sometimes you hit the PLAY / PAUSE and the light stays fixed (it would be normal), other times it blinks, sometimes it does not do anything, that is to say, a disaster. I do not know if any of you have a rekordbox mapped with some other MIDI controller type PAD. If you have it and it's going well, I'd like you to tell me about it. And if any of you have mapped this MDP218 with the rekordbox and it works fine, please tell me the trick, I might miss something. Thank you so much. Greetings.

 

Manu Balsa

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