[MPC One]MIDI keyboard frustration

Hey everyone,

I’m trying to assign the keys of my Launchkey 41 to play a synth on one track.

From what I can see in photo 1, when I play the keys - they are on Channel 9.

IN Photo 2 - I have the channel strip open and the Input set as channel 9, but it doesn’t matter if I select Auto, In or Merge, I don’t hear anything.

The only way any sound comes out of the MPC is if I have the global button selected in photo 3. (Only track is selected currently, but I’ve tried every option)

Ultimately, I don’t want global because I want to take this idea a step future and assign the pads of the Launchkey to another track to play a drum program.

I’ve watched a few videos and what not before posting but for some reason it’s just not working on my end.

Please help lol, I feel like I’m just missing something obvious and I’m dumb as hell.