thank you so much. i did get it straightened out. obviously an operator error. i love the controller, it was relatively easy to get going. i have been using it quite regular since i purchased it since christmas. I am have one more slight issue. every ounce i n a while the AUDIO goes out on the whole system. I have to restart protools and all is fine. i was wondering if this is typical in recording digital. i don't think it is a real big deal however if i knew where to go to fix that it would be nice. everything is current regarding firmware and my protools never did that before i started midi recording. oh well I'm sure i will figure it out. it would be nice if it gave me an error message. I am using two maudio 2626 daisy changed. it might be there. but thank you for your efforts. let the fun begin once again thank you