MIDI Channel change not working

[Opie]

Yesterday, I bought a BeatStep.  I'm checking it out, and it seems really, really sweet!  But when I hold Channel and tap a pad to change the MIDI channel, nothing changes.  If I change to channel 2, it still sends data on channel 1.  If I press Channel again, the second pad lights up, but it is not sending on a different MIDI channel.

I'm using Windows 7 32 bit in BootCamp on a MacBook 15.  I use FL Studio, but the problem presents itself elsewhere, including MIDI OX.  I just updated the firmware 5 minutes ago, and the problem still persists.

Is it a hardware problem?  Do I need to exchange it for another BeatStep, or can it be solved?

Thanks!

-Opie

[turbo_kev]

Search the forum  there is an answer and fix for this problem
you have to set up the global channel in the MMC
then it works

cheers
kev

[Opie]

Thanks a bunch, Kev!

I'm newer in the music scene, and this is the first piece of hardware I've had to really deal in MIDI with (I have a KeyLab 25, but this seems deeper in MIDI).  I get the basics, but I dont fully understand how it all works.  And I know what MMC is (Using FL, it took me FOREVER to figure that out and get the KeyLab transports working!), but I don't know what the global channel is.  How do I do this magic MIDI wizardry you speak of?  XD

[turbo_kev]

Hi read the thread in beatstep tech  look for my question

Change midi channel in Sequencer mode in real time via controller


there you will find the answer and also a file to download
that will configure your beatstep to change the midi channel

hope this helps
cheers
kev

[Opie]

Thanks guys! I figured it out.  Searched the forums like you said.  I had to set everything to slave to the global channel, then it worked!

-Opie