Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

I'm only a beginner to all of this having been happy with sonar and reason before i've had 
to move up (as it were) as my pc can't handle the load anymore. 
So, my problem is probably straight forward but i can't figure it out. I've got an M-audio 
keystation 49e keyboard connected to a 17" G4 powerbook via USB. When i open logic on 
its own it picks up i'm playing something and will record the notes in the midi tracks but 
won't play anything back. It's almost the same with reason but i understand that i'd have 
to sort it out in the environment *cringe*. 
That's probably where the problem is.
Tried looking at the environment, had a go. still nothing.
Any advice would be much appreciated!
Thanks

well there's not really much else to explain. My keyboard doesn't transmit sounds, just 
midi information. It should be working properly (i've looked in the manuals and have sat 
here till my head's almost burst) as even entering notes physically into a midi track matrix 
screen presents no audio result. There's nothing wrong with the core audio settings (i 
think).
On the reason note, i some how managed to get logic to read and playback the sounds 
rewired from reason whilst an audio track is armed and setup to be rewired through 
reason, but after recording a few bars it played back nothing.

--- In Logic_Cafe@yahoogroups.com, slappie99@h... wrote:
> 
> well there's not really much else to explain. My keyboard doesn't 
transmit sounds, just 
> midi information. It should be working properly (i've looked in the 
manuals and have sat 
> here till my head's almost burst) as even entering notes physically 
into a midi track matrix 
> screen presents no audio result. There's nothing wrong with the 
core audio settings (i 
> think).
> On the reason note, i some how managed to get logic to read and 
playback the sounds 
> rewired from reason whilst an audio track is armed and setup to be 
rewired through 
> reason, but after recording a few bars it played back nothing.

The only other thing i can think to add is that you need to set up an 
instrument in the arrange window for the track you're recording to. 
you can record to a track and create a sequence, but you need to 
assign an instrument to actually play back the recorded material.