Control TR-8 with Midi Out not working

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There are quite a few settings that need to be right to get midi notes going to an external synth. This appears to be a comprehensive checklist:

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How to connect the M:S to the Korg NTS-1 via Midi - help needed

This bit, about the samples and cycles, should be in an FAQ somewhere. I always manage to forget one of those settings and spend ages hunting for it. Thank you @PeterHanes On the M:S, as well as the settings you listed, you need to make the following setting in the M:S’s CONFIG > MIDI > PORTS menu: set OUT TO to “MID” (or “M+U”) set OUT/THRU to “OUT” and ensure that Track 6 is not muted. there is a very small chance that your MIDI adaptors are not what they seem and are messing up the pola…