Greg Allen

So I tried changing the settings in the MPK Editor, and supposedly sent them to the Mini ( I tried send to a program and to RAM), and the sounds don't change in Cakewalk, it's just the original configuration. It's like the info is in the controller, but the SI Drums or Cakewalk isn't getting the message of the changes. I also downloaded MIDI-OX, but I don't know how to use that. Maybe I'll try drum maps again, but I just don't get why this is so difficult. Maybe it's because Cakewalk isn't "professional" like ProTools or Ableton? In those programs, a visual representation of your MIDI controller comes up in the UI and you can make changes there. Is this feature possible in CbB and I'm just missing it, or...?

Thanks for the tips, I appreciate it. I'll give it a shot here in the next couple days!

Hi John, Thanks for the reply. I downloaded it it, but it looks like Greek to me. I'll give you an example, and maybe that will help. I'm trying to change a high tom drum sound that is created on Pad 5 of my Mini to a kick drum sound in Cakewalk. There is a virtual drum set that you can see in Cakewalk of the drum being played that corresponds to the pad on the Mini. I have no way of knowing if I change the number on the Editor (it's 48) if I'm changing it to a kick drum note instead. I feel like I'm missing some information. Are there designated "notes" that will change it to a kick, and if so how do I find them? Thanks, Greg

Hi all, Hoping someone can point me to the right area here to get an answer. I'm very new to MIDI controllers. I (obviously) have Cakewalk. I just bought an Akai MPK Pro Mini II. So when I go into Cakewalk and load up the SI Drum Kit, the corresponding pads on my Akai are kind of all over the place. On one bank there's two of the same drum for two separate pads, and the kick and snare are on the second bank. I'm trying to re-map or re-assign these in a more user friendly way. For instance, the Hi Tom of the SI Kit is on the same bank on two different pads. I want to have a bank that has kick, snare, hi hat, etc. In short I want to customize the pads on the Akai with the SI Kit. I've seen the Drum Maps tutorials on YouTube, but they really don't deal with the actually assigning of sounds to pad. Any assistance is greatly appreciated!