When I hook my MIDI keyboard to the MPC2000XL, why can't I hear the keyboard...

When I hook my MIDI keyboard to the MPC2000XL, why can’t I hear the keyboard sounds when I listen to my headphones on the MPC2000XL?

MIDI connections do not transmit audio, so you won’t hear the keyboard sounds from the MPC2000XL’s headphone output. Only MIDI data (note on/off messages, etc.) are transmitted and recorded in the MPC. The audio from the keyboard will be output directly from the keyboard output. You will need a mixer to connect the outputs from the keyboard and MPC to, then you can listen to the headphone output on the mixer.

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