Garageband 10.0.1 Drum kit recording problem

Hi there,
I just want to record some tracks with "drum kit". The track shows the MIDI-signals, and I can here the audio output, but the recording-button ignores any klick.
Has anyone an idea?
Thanks a lot.
mnfrd

Got it.

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I thought I'd have a play around with a few things this evening on Garageband after work, but wanted to confirm a few things before I start anything.
Ive got an electro drum kit with midi capabailities and also have a Midi to USB lead.
I am assuming I can take a midi in/out from the electro kits brain through the Midi to USB lead into my Mac.
Connect my headphones to my Mac and play with my kit using the in built Garageband drum sounds?
Moving on from this I am assuming I can record the drum midi notes too directly into Garageband (to edit later if necessary)?
I'm guessing that if the above is possible the pads on the kit may not correspond to whats sounds are being played in GB so I will have to remap?
Moving on further from this I also have a Akai EIE Pro interface with 4 channel inputs, so I was going to attempt to record a full live 3 piece band.
(2 vox, 1 guitar, 1 bass) with the Akai, and then also record the midi drums at the same time.
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I am assuming I can take a midi in/out from the electro kits brain through the Midi to USB lead into my Mac.
Connect my headphones to my Mac and play with my kit using the in built Garageband drum sounds?
Yes. Caveat: the Midi to USB "lead" that you mention is actually an interface that might need a driver to work with your computer.
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Exactly. Does your drumkit allow to assign a midi note to every pad? Then you could adjust it to trigger the correct GB sounds. An alternative is a midi mapping software like MidiPipe that transforms the incoming midi signal (I haven't tried it personally).
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I'm new to Midi recording so please bare with me.
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<string>360Controller.kext/Contents/PlugIns/Feedback360.plugin</string>
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<string>Xbox360ControllerClass</string>
<key>IOKitDebug</key>
<integer>65535</integer>
<key>IOProviderClass</key>
<string>IOUSBDevice</string>
<key>idProduct</key>
<integer>0x9871</integer>
<key>idVendor</key>
<integer>0x0738</integer>
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<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
<string>com.mice.driver.Xbox360Controller</string>
<key>IOCFPlugInTypes</key>
<dict>
<key>F4545CE5-BF5B-11D6-A4BB-0003933E3E3E</key>
<string>360Controller.kext/Contents/PlugIns/Feedback360.plugin</string>
</dict>
<key>IOClass</key>
<string>Xbox360ControllerClass</string>
<key>IOKitDebug</key>
<integer>65535</integer>
<key>IOProviderClass</key>
<string>IOUSBDevice</string>
<key>idProduct</key>
<integer>39025</integer>
<key>idVendor</key>
<integer>1848</integer>
</dict>
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(yes i know i could buy a set of midi drums for £200, but aren't you tempted by a £10 solution that stacks away in a little box?)

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shippo_uk wrote:
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Purchaces:
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