Padkontrol help.

[esenem]

First off I would like to say that I am an accomplished classical musician and understand the pen and paper version of music composition but I have little to no electronic music experience and wish to broaden my horizons...


So... picked up a padkontrol the other day and have some pretty major problems with it so far.

When I open up the editor librarian and try to transmit a scene it says

'Transmit scene set failed : MIDI device is not specified"

Then I go to MIDI->Preferences and the only options for MIDI in are

-Not use MIDI in port
-padKONTROL
-MIDIIN2
-MIDIIN3

NONE of these options allow me to transmit scenes. This is my first issue...

Second is I am extremely new with production software and I really just have no clue what im doing. Everywhere I read that all you need to do is install the padkontrol software and open up a music program(FLS/LIVE/ETC) and you should immediately be able to start hitting pads and hearing music.

Unfortunately this is not what is happening with me. I have downloaded the trials/demos for FLS/LIVE/KONTAKT and I cant figure out what im doing to save my life and im definably not getting any sound when using the padkontrol even though the start up guides say I should be...

Any help would be greatly appreciated, I have spent the past day fumbling through guides/programs/manuals and I just cant figure it out.

Thanks in advance...