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# MIDI: trigger and control Relay workflows

> Configure MIDI receive and send workflows in Relay on Mac.

Relay can receive and send MIDI on Mac.

## Enable MIDI receive

1. Open `Relay > Settings`.
2. Select <Icon icon="radio" /> **External Control**.
3. Switch to `MIDI`.
4. Turn on `MIDI Input`.
5. Choose all sources or a specific input.
6. Refresh the device list if a device was just connected.

## Use MIDI in Relay

* MIDI Receive triggers in Automation View — matches Note On/Off, Program Change, Control Change, or SysEx messages, depending on what you're triggering from.
* MIDI Send actions in Automation View — sends the same message kinds to a connected MIDI destination.
* MIDI-based scene recall workflows — Yamaha consoles in particular map incoming MIDI Program Change numbers to named console scenes, organized into scene banks, so a MIDI Send action can recall a specific named scene rather than just firing a raw Program Change number.
* Timecode display workflows — Relay includes a built-in MIDI timecode parser for the Timecode module and DAW Transport's timecode display mode.
* DAW Transport module workflows.

The `External Control` page also shows message counts and the last received MIDI event, which makes it much easier to verify routing before you build an automation.

## Troubleshooting

If MIDI triggers do not fire, confirm the correct input source is selected and that the sending device is emitting the message type you expect.