So my essentials usually works fine, but at the current moment the channel knobs only control the pitch. However, this is only if I have MIDIIN2 selected in the MIDI Settings under "MIDI Devices". If I don't have that selected, the knobs control nothing at all. It's a minor inconvenience since I can just adjust this with my computer but that kind of defeats the purpose of having those knobs. It's just a bonafied keyboard in this state. Also, what exactly is the "MIDIIN2" selection in the MIDI Devices?
