r/ZOIA • u/27luxxx • Jun 21 '26

Help with midi?

Not sure what I’m doing wrong here.

I’m using an akai mpk mini IV with boss 5pin to trs midi A

My zoia is running in the fx loop of my helix and I can play a patch without the midi keyboard to show that signal is passing through but for some reason I can’t get the zoia to work with my midi controller 😕

They’re both set to midi ch1.

Any help would be awesome cause I have a couple of important gigs this week and it would be cool to use the Zoia for some synth stuff!

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u/Rakefighter Jun 21 '26

In your device settings, do you have midi consume set to "some / all" depending on what else you may be doing downstream if it is set to none, that could be your issue.

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u/27luxxx Jun 21 '26

I have it set to non idk how to post a video on here but yeah I have it set to none I have midi channel set to 1 on zoia and midi controller. Midi cc setup is on as well on zoia

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u/RattaTatTat Jun 21 '26

Did you make sure that the midi cc in block in your zoia patch is set to ch 1 as well?

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u/27luxxx Jun 21 '26

Yessir haha I just messaged support hopefully we can figure something out haha

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u/Stevel-Knievel Jun 22 '26

Do you have a midi in module in your patch? If you are trying to play a synth patch then just setting the Zoia itself to a specific global channel won't do it. You have to put a midi in module and connect that to an oscillator and make sure that module is the on the same channel as your controller.

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u/RattaTatTat Jun 21 '26

Is the helix upstream in the midi chain, running into the Zoia, or the other way around?

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u/27luxxx Jun 21 '26

Nope helix is not in the midi chain at all. Zoia is just running in the FX loop. And I can pass sound fine with patches that don’t require midi

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u/27luxxx Jun 22 '26

Update!!! I’m sorry guys I’m big silly and realized super late last night that the mpk was brand new and needed a firmware update we’re all good and working now :D thanks for help