Strange Akai mpk225 issue

Multicellular

Having a strange issue when my Akai mpk225 is hooked up to the iPad. It stops many apps from opening the keyboard to type. Unplugged it and they work again right away. Like it is reading it as a text keyboard.

Any ideas?

Makes renaming songs, presets impossible while jamming of course.

rs2000

Reading the manual can help sometimes

About HID
The HID (Human Interface Device) protocol lets devices send typical computer keyboard keystrokes. USB game controllers are an example of this, acting as an alternative to your computer's keyboard. MPK225 can also use the HID protocol, letting you configure certain buttons to send your most-often used keystrokes to your software, so you no longer need to switch focus constantly between the computer's keyboard and your MPK225.

To configure a control to use the HID protocol:
1. Press Edit to enter Edit Mode.
2. Select one of the Assignable Switches by pressing it. The selected button and its editable parameters will appear in the display.
3. Turn the Value Dial to change the Type field to HID.
4. Use the Up Cursor and Down Cursor buttons to select the Key#1 field, and turn the
Value Dial to change it to the desired keystroke.
5. If your desired keystroke requires one or more modifier keys (e.g., Shift, Command, etc.), repeat Step 4 for Key#2, which lets you select different combinations of 1-3 modifier keys.

Edit: I guess you'll have to use the MIDI ports then
... or type a limited character set using the MPK buttons

Multicellular

@rs2000 said:
Reading the manual can help sometimes

About HID
The HID (Human Interface Device) protocol lets devices send typical computer keyboard keystrokes. USB game controllers are an example of this, acting as an alternative to your computer's keyboard. MPK225 can also use the HID protocol, letting you configure certain buttons to send your most-often used keystrokes to your software, so you no longer need to switch focus constantly between the computer's keyboard and your MPK225.

To configure a control to use the HID protocol:
1. Press Edit to enter Edit Mode.
2. Select one of the Assignable Switches by pressing it. The selected button and its editable parameters will appear in the display.
3. Turn the Value Dial to change the Type field to HID.
4. Use the Up Cursor and Down Cursor buttons to select the Key#1 field, and turn the
Value Dial to change it to the desired keystroke.
5. If your desired keystroke requires one or more modifier keys (e.g., Shift, Command, etc.), repeat Step 4 for Key#2, which lets you select different combinations of 1-3 modifier keys.

Edit: I guess you'll have to use the MIDI ports then
... or type a limited character set using the MPK buttons

Ha. Good point. Thought it was iOS peculiarity, never had the problem on desk or laptop.

hansjbs

@rs2000 got you covered. Had to figure that out for myself

rs2000

@Multicellular said:
Ha. Good point. Thought it was iOS peculiarity, never had the problem on desk or laptop.

Well, in fact it is an iOS peculiarity because iOS will have to switch between touch and HID input devices in order to show the keyboard only when appropriate, while on desktop you can have multiple keyboards or just one, no switching required.

Multicellular

@rs2000 said:

@Multicellular said:
Ha. Good point. Thought it was iOS peculiarity, never had the problem on desk or laptop.

Well, in fact it is an iOS peculiarity because iOS will have to switch between touch and HID input devices in order to show the keyboard only when appropriate, while on desktop you can have multiple keyboards or just one, no switching required.

Right. I'm just being dense today apparently. I just came back from a long vacation.