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Posted on May 10, 2010

I have a midi keyboard (evolution mk161) and some

Some of the keys at one end of my evolution mk161 midi keyboard have stopped working....any ideas? Thanks

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I have one of these (evolution MK 161). I have a Guitar Rig Kontrol interface with midi in and out. The MK161 has midi out. I run Windows 7 (64) on a Toshiba Satellite Pro. I play a little guitar but I want to try my best to get this keyboard working.



  • Any information: driver, manual etc will be most gratefully received. In any event kind regards to all
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    Hi... every keyboard has rubber membrane with two layers they are placed in parallel to each layer so you have two set of layers one after the other for each octave (12 contacts per layer) if contact fails to the PCB when u press the key or broken that particular key will not work!!! - I had evolution keyboard 49keys same thing happend and I could not find the spares here in india left aside... if you come to know the spares available anywhere please do share

    Francis

    • david.bradley Apr 17, 2014

      I use the Native Inst Kore Player Demo to make the Eolution MK 161 work with my above mentioned system. Regards to all.

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