Not getting sound from midi keyboard+mainstage

Hey all, been reading this forum to see if someone's question and answer covers my problem... it seems not. I have Keystation Pro 88, connected by USB to my MacBook Pro. Mainstage acknowledges the midi inputs, and will play the sounds I relate to my keypresses through the built-in audio. I then connect an external sound card to this (Tascam 122L), also via USB. I don't get the same sounds from the keypresses - I can see my keypresses graphically reflected on the screen, but the sound from my Mainstage concert doesn't come through either headphones plugged into the 122L or any mixing board receiving the outputs from the 122L. The 122L seems to work fine (anything plugged into its inputs gets me sound). All that's lacking is for the midi info from the Keystation Pro to be turned into sound.
To save a step in the troubleshooting, yes, I've configured my mainstage preferences to send and receive to the 122L.
I'm fairly experienced with Logic Pro, but have recently been looking to switch to a computer-driven live setup, too. So far, no luck.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.

What I've learned: the Tascam 122L has known issues when working with Leopard. Back in the store, I plugged another external card (Presonus Audiobox USB), which immediately worked with the Mac as though they were friends since birth.
I am rapidly warming to Mainstage.

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