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Midi volume is too low. No midi track monitoring button

Hello Community - and thank you for your help,


I use GarageBand 10.3.4. and a new Alesis V49 midi controller.


  1. The midi volume is way too low, and the velocity slide on the track is greyed out at 80. How can I increase the volume so that I can hear it with all my other tracks in a song? How do I activate the slider?
  2. Why is there no monitoring button on the piano midi track, but there is on all other tracks?





iMac 27″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Jun 13, 2020 2:55 PM

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Posted on Jun 17, 2020 7:43 AM

With thanks to a Sales Engineer from Sweet Water Music - and I hope this helps others out.


Question 2. There is no monitoring button on a Midi track.


Question 1. The trick is to use the gain on the Compressor plug in.

  • Click on the Smart Control Knob (top left of screen - looks like a knob)
  • Click on "Track" button in the lower pane. Click on "Controls" button
  • Under the Plug-ins - click a blank space and scroll to "Dynamics" and then select "Compressor"
  • A dialog box appears where the gain can be adjusted.

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Jun 17, 2020 7:43 AM in response to K_J_B

With thanks to a Sales Engineer from Sweet Water Music - and I hope this helps others out.


Question 2. There is no monitoring button on a Midi track.


Question 1. The trick is to use the gain on the Compressor plug in.

  • Click on the Smart Control Knob (top left of screen - looks like a knob)
  • Click on "Track" button in the lower pane. Click on "Controls" button
  • Under the Plug-ins - click a blank space and scroll to "Dynamics" and then select "Compressor"
  • A dialog box appears where the gain can be adjusted.

Midi volume is too low. No midi track monitoring button

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