🎵Logic Pro and GarageBand

Logic Pro (macOS)

1. Plug the Playtronica device into your Mac with a USB cable.
2. Open Logic Pro. Logic detects new MIDI devices automatically. You should see a "New MIDI device detected" notification. If not, check Audio MIDI Setup (see Connect your device to a computer).
3. Create a Software Instrument track. Go to File → New Track → Software Instrument and choose any instrument.
4. Make sure the track is selected. Logic routes all incoming MIDI to the selected track automatically. No further configuration is required.
5. Touch the device. The notes play through the chosen instrument.

GarageBand (macOS)

1. Plug in the device and open GarageBand.
2. Create a new project and add a Software Instrument track.
3. GarageBand detects the MIDI device automatically. Select the track and play.

GarageBand (iOS)

1. Connect with a Lightning to USB or USB-C to USB-A adapter. This adapter is not included in the box.
2. Open GarageBand on iOS. Create a new song and choose any instrument.
3. Tap the settings icon → Advanced → Enable MIDI. Your Playtronica device appears in the input list.
4. Touch the device. The notes play through the iOS instrument.

Ask the community

🤝 Other Playtronica users have probably hit this before. The Playtronica Friends Facebook group has 4,400 members and is the fastest source of creative and technical help. Search the group's history first (use the magnifying glass at the top — try playtron mobile no sound, all leds lit, touchme biotron no sound, koala sampler midi, or whatever fits your problem). If your question is not already answered, post a new one with a [Device] prefix in the title. See the community page for what to ask there and what to email instead.

Still stuck

Email support@playtronica.com with the subject Logic or GarageBand setup #[order number] and a screenshot. We aim for 24 hours, but a reply may take up to 3 business days.