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Hi Ben,

The quick reference guides contain the details of the key to press to browse for MIDI ports with the EigenBrowser. If you tell us which instrument and EigenD version you're using, I can point you to the exact page.

Best regards,

Geert

Hi Ben,

Here are the steps:

* open the EigenBrowser from the EigenD menu
* press the main mode key on the Pico and hold it
* press the 'Instrument FX/Control' key (4 in the reference guide)
* release the mode key
* press the secondary mode key which is the top-left most playing key on the diagram of the reference guide (right most closest playing key when looking down the pico)
* hold the secondary mode key
* press the 'Midi & Audio control key' (see section 4 of quick reference guide)
* release the secondary mode key
* now you're in the MIDI Out control mode
* look at page 16 for the available functionalities
* when you press 'MIDI output port browse' you'll see the available MIDI ports in the Eigenbrowser
* select the one you want using either the mouse or the Pico scroll keys
* press the main mode key and hold it
* select the MIDI output instrument

You should be able to play with the MIDI output now.

If you save your setup, you'll not have the select the MIDI output device anymore afterwared.

Best regards,

Geert

STAGE is just wonderful for this type of control
Here's my PICO MIDI tab
http://c368672.r72.cf0.rackcdn.com/wiki_464_keyman_MIDI_1.els

The steps provided by Geert don't work for me. I have a Pico with 2.0.72-stable running on a white MacBook with 10.8.

The "press the secondary mode key which is the top-left most playing key" step does not apparently do anything. I don't seem to ever get into "MIDI Out control mode."

I want to connect the Pico to an instance of RealGuitar running on the same white MacBook. I've spent two evenings after work trying to make this connection but still no luck.

I've been working with digital instruments for 25 years and this is as convoluted a setup as I've seen since my Apple II/Yamaha days. I've also been a UI designer for 10 years so I know you have lots of work (including technical writing) to do. :-)

Thanks!

Thanks for the info, key man, but nothing has worked yet. In geert's instructions, after these steps ...
--
* press the 'Midi & Audio control key' (see section 4 of quick reference guide)
* release the secondary mode key
--
... I am not in the MIDI Out mode. Nothing happens at all.

If I use your steps, after ...
--
eigenbrowser hey
--
... nothing happens for a long, long time. Then your Stage tab appears (after I manually eliminate all of the default MIDI tabs) with all the options dimmed out.

Then, after a longer time, the Eigenbrowser appears with RealGuitar AU and VST as options. When I select RealGuitar AU as the option, the indicator turns amber and I get no output from the Pico. Then, after a little while longer, the Eigenbrowser, completely on its own, shifts to RealGuitar VST with an amber light. Needless to say, RealGuitar VST doesn't work either. If I bring the RealGuitar plugin interface to the foreground, the Eigenbrowser pushes it into the background again with its useless selection,

The Pico's hardware is interesting but the software isn't even beta quality. I like to support endeavors like Eigenharp's, but to pay more than 200 USD for only 6 month's access to such low-quality software makes me feel a bit ripped off. A company should develop a working product *before* they begin asking to much money for it.

If anyone is interested in buying a used Pico, please let me know. I'll be selling this instrument and looking for other musical options that can at least offer basic functionality (such as MIDI Out).

Thanks again!