Electronic drums don't record

[Gonçalo Martins]

Hey!

I bougth a Millenium MPS-850 and was trying to record it using Cakewalk version 2024.07, I believe the latest version at the time of writing this question. 

When I connected the drums it setup the device and I added a new Soft Sync track with SI-Drum Kit as shown in the image below;

If I play the drums I can hear them on my laptop, if I open the SI-Drum Kit it triggers the correct pieces. However, when I hit record nothing gets recored, the timleine just stays red:

And if I play what I recorded it just doesn't have any sound. I thought it might be something with my output but it really seems like it's not recording anything. I'm using a USB to MIDI cable to connect the drums.

Would highly appreciate some help since I'm new to this, I searched YouTube, other questions here but I can't find anything related.

Thanks in advance!

Edited November 10 by Gonçalo Martins
Added more info

[Jim Fogle]

Looking at the +++ Millenium MPS-850 user manual +++ the unit transmits midi notes on midi channel 10.

You have set the track's midi input to e-drum but you must also set the track's midi input to receive either MIDI ch. 10 or  MIDI Omni.

[msmcleod]

You also need to arm your track.

[mettelus]

38 minutes ago, msmcleod said:

You also need to arm your track.

^^^^ This. There are two "record" buttons.... one in each track itself (the "arm" button) and one in the transport module (the "record" button). Only tracks which have been "armed" get recorded to (so you only record to tracks you want and don't overwrite tracks you want to keep).

[Gonçalo Martins]

By setting the Midi channel to MIDI Ch. 10 and arming the track it worked beautifully!

Thank you very much!

Edited November 11 by Gonçalo Martins

[Agentcalm]

I'm not saying many people would WANT to do this, but can allow recording without the track being armed.   Go to Preferences, MIDI, Playback and Recording.

Top option in the right hand pane is "Allow midi recording without an armed track". 

[Amberwolf]

I use that setting to ensure I never lose a recording because I forgot to arm the track....

 

(all my performances are unique; I'm not a musician so whatever comes out when I play is the only time I will ever get that; some of them are good and useful (most are not)).