Using an Akai with Traktor z2

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Using an Akai with Traktor z2

I recently purchased a traktor z2 and plugged in my akai mpd 232 to use it to better control the decks and i had programmed it completely yesterday and was using it with no problems and I tried to used it today and traktor simply wont pick up that its plugged in. The preferences are all still there as well and im wondering how to fix this. I have tried plugging it into both the mixer itself and my laptop but neither seem to work.

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You probably need to assign the in and out ports back to the MPD, top right of this pic.

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I did that I would attach a picture but I am in class at the moment ill attach a photo as soon as I can, the input and out put was set to generic midi (mpd 232)

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Is it a Windows based machine? All other MIDI apps closed except for the Traktor?

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yes everything else is closed, should i try rebooting my laptop? And yes it is windows based i believe

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alright sorry for the delay but this is how i set it up

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Ok so Tractor recognizes the unit - that’s cool. Check if your Akai sends out messages on a same MIDI channel that your midi mapping is assigned with.

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where do i check that?