Using Logic 8 with Akai MPC 1000

Hi Everyone,
I've been using the AKAI MPC 1000 for a few years now, and purchased Logic Studio 8, right around the time Logic 9 came out, so I was able to get a good deal on it. However, I haven't used it up until recently, and I want to find a way to play my MPC right into Logic via audio. I have an M-Audio FireWire Solo interface, and I believe I have everything plugged in properly. Below I'll list how I have everything set up, so hopefully someone will be able to see something I'm missing.
1) Before i turn my computer on, I plug in the audio interface via firewire to my computer
2) I have instrument cables plugged into the outputs of my MPC, and into the inputs of my audio interface
3) When I plug in my interface to the computer and turn on my computer, a blue light on the interface turns on, indicating that it is in operation.
4) I open up Logic, and turn on my MPC
5) I create a new audio track, and press the record-enable button
Now, I thought this would be sufficient, however when I press the pads on my MPC, the levels in Logic do not appear.
So, I went into system preferences and put in the input to the audio interface, and the output to the headphones that I was using. Within system preferences, when I hit the pads it indicated that there were levels, however I still couldn't hear any sound.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

I went into system preferences and put in the input to the audio interface, and the output to the headphones that I was using. Within system preferences, when I hit the pads it indicated that there were levels, however I still couldn't hear any sound.
You were in System Preferences > Sound > Input, and you were watching the meter there. Watching that meter is a good way to confirm that your MPC is producing audio, and that your audio interface is properly conveying that audio into your computer. However, the controls in this window are generally irrelevant to Logic. These controls are mostly relevant when you are working with programs like iTunes and Quicktime Player. To get audio in and out of Logic, you have to create the proper settings inside Logic. Those settings inside Logic are here: Logic Pro > Preferences > Audio > Devices > Core Audio. Look at the Device menu. This is where you have to make sure your FireWire Solo audio interface is selected. Is it?
And then attach your headphones to the FireWire Solo, not to your Mac.
Create a new project in Logic, and create an audio track, and make sure that track is record-enabled (click R in the track header). That's all you should have to do. Hit the pads on the MPC, and you should hear it in your headphones, and you should see meters lighting up in Logic.
This should work if you haven't changed any other Logic settings from their defaults. If it doesn't work, there are a few other simple things to check.
You may eventually want to create a midi connection between Logic and the MPC, and not just an audio connection. But you can worry about that later.

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