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When the inspector is set to "All", it passes all incoming data as is to the plugin - so if your keyboard is transmitting on MIDI channel 3, channl 3 events are wha get sent to the plugin. Whn you change the inspector to, for instance, "1", Logic rechannelises all incoming MIDI data onto MIDI channel 1 for the plugin. The M1 in your screenshot is in combi mode, where multiple patches are set up, layered/split on particular MIDI channels. So if your M1 combi has three patches all set to receive on MIDI channel 1, and you are sending MIDI channel 3 data to the plugin, the M1 won't do anything. The Wavestation is most of the time in a straight synth mode, so it will respond to any MIDI channel and play. That's why the different in behaviour. Most mono-timbral synths will tend to not care about the incoming MIDI channel, whereas multi-timbral plugins use the MIDI channel to identify which part to play, so the MIDI channel is important. Wow! Great feedback. That is super helpful. So, I've notice now that when adding a new track and choosing the M1, it seems to work by default with "All" selected. I'm thinking, from your comments, that this may be due to the fact that the patch I chose once I got it working was not in combi mode. I'm not sure, but it does seem to just work with "All" now, all of the sudden. Thanks again for the insight. I really appreciate it.

Ok cool. So, how can I find out what the keyboard controller is emitting?

Try changing it to channel 1 instead. Ok. Switching to MIDI Channel 1 worked! Strange that "All" was fine for the Wavestation plugin. Anyhow, thanks for the help!!

Channel strip says "All"

Yes. It seems the M1 is the only one that doesn't work.

When I click on the keys in the interface inside logic, I can hear the sound just fine and when I load in WAVESTATION, the keyboard works fine, but when I load in the M1 synth, playing keys on my keyboard is silent. Any idea what might be preventing it from working?