Hallo, I am new to the Play+. I wonder if it is possible to play the synth engines on the Play+with an external MIDI keyboard or over USB with a DAW. I have set the Notes In to MIDI In USB and sent MIDI notes from my DAW (Logic Pro X) over USB to the Play+, but the synths don’t play.
Can anyone please lighten me up how to achieve this?
Thank you!
Hi michelle242, and welcome to Backstage 
There’s no way to direct MIDI input at specific tracks or instruments.
At any given time, whether you’re on the samples or MIDI section, a connected MIDI keyboard will always/only play the currently selected instrument on the Sample knob.
But there’s a Wish for exactly this feature for the synths that you can vote on: Dedicated MIDI in/out channels for synths
Thank you very much for your answer, 3xm!
I am quite a bit shocked that this does currently not work and will definitely support the feature wish!
Also, I was not able to play the samples over USB MIDI.
But if I understood you correctly, this is at least something that is supposed to work, or not?
Otherwise the MIDI notes: USB In wouldn’t make any sense…
Best,
Michelle
It should work, afaik.
Let me follow up on this when I’m near my Play+ again. Unless somebody else chimes in before that
As @3xm said, this should work.
Just make sure that the Notes In Setting is set to MIDI In USB.
You can change the setting via: Menu → MIDI → Notes In