Logic Express 9 vs M-Audio Axiom Keyboard

Hi all,
I'm a high school music teacher who currently uses Logic Express personally, and we are about to upgrade our recording software at school to macs (hooray) with Logic Pro 9.
The issue I seem to be having is trying to get the Axiom keyboard and Logic Express talking to each other.
Sure I plug it in and can play notes etc. but when trying to get the program to learn the record, play buttons on the keyboard, it doesn't seem to like it. I can bind some keys and knobs bot not the play controls or some other important ones.
Just wondering if this is solvable, its no biggie, but would make things easier at work and home.
Will also troll through various Logic forums for a solution as well.
If there is already a discussion on this, please feel free to post the address in a reply.
thanks!

I found this same problem, and still having problems. What is really astonishing to me still is that there has not been anyone that has created a template for all the basics.
Drum Pads should play drum sounds.
Keyboard should play a keyboard.
The transport buttons should stop, play, pause, etc...
all of this at least by default
I've had my axiom for almost a year, and keep revisiting creating a template but always to no avail. I've come close to getting some of the knobs to control some of the features such as Freq cut off... but I can't seem to get my head around the exponential +/- issue.
I'm so frustrated with them. As it keyboard it's black and white and instantly works but as a controller, I feel despite being an electronic musician for over 20+ years - this is beyond my comprehension.
I swear if I ever get it figured out or find solid templates to build from I will post them for everyone everywhere... it shoud not be this difficult to have a basic functionality from a controller as simple as the Axiom.
the learn function only half works it seems

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