# Playbeat 3 - sample triggers will only play one at a time

**URL:** <https://forum.audiomodern.com/t/playbeat-3-sample-triggers-will-only-play-one-at-a-time/1257>\
**Category:** Help & Support\
**Created:** [May 18, 2023, 2:08am UTC](https://forum.audiomodern.com/t/playbeat-3-sample-triggers-will-only-play-one-at-a-time/1257 "2023-05-18T02:08:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![rejohns2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8491ac/32.png) [@rejohns2](https://forum.audiomodern.com/u/rejohns2)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 2:08am UTC](https://forum.audiomodern.com/t/playbeat-3-sample-triggers-will-only-play-one-at-a-time/1257/1 "2023-05-18T02:08:45Z")

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I have mapped the sample triggers in Playbeat to my Beatstep Pro and/or my Novation SL MK3 and on either device, I can only trigger one sample at a time. Meaning, if I fire off a kick and a hi-hat on step 1, I will only hear one of them, making it impossible/inconvenient to use any external sequencing device to spin up a quick beat.

This feels like a bug, but I didn’t see anything in the manual about the sample triggers and a search on the forum didn’t yield anything. Since it occurs with both devices, it does not appear to be a device limitation (neither device has an issue with Battery 4 or Ableton Drum Rack).

Anybody have advice for triggering multiple sounds from an external device simultaneously?

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**Author:** ![Audiomodern](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.audiomodern.com/audiomodern/32/3_2.png) [@Audiomodern](https://forum.audiomodern.com/u/Audiomodern)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 9:44am UTC](https://forum.audiomodern.com/t/playbeat-3-sample-triggers-will-only-play-one-at-a-time/1257/2 "2023-05-20T09:44:23Z")

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Hi rejohns2,  
Is this happening only when trying to map the sample triggers to a controller, or when triggering via keyboard too? (C3, C#3, D3, D#3. etc…)

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**Author:** ![rejohns2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8491ac/32.png) [@rejohns2](https://forum.audiomodern.com/u/rejohns2)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.audiomodern.com/t/playbeat-3-sample-triggers-will-only-play-one-at-a-time/1257/3 "2023-05-20T16:37:05Z")

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This happens both when triggering via CC or when triggering via a key. Only 1 sample will trigger at a time.

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**Author:** ![Audiomodern](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.audiomodern.com/audiomodern/32/3_2.png) [@Audiomodern](https://forum.audiomodern.com/u/Audiomodern)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.audiomodern.com/t/playbeat-3-sample-triggers-will-only-play-one-at-a-time/1257/4 "2023-05-20T16:54:18Z")

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Is there any mono input triggering setting in your DAW/Track?  
We are not able to replicate such an issue, Which is your DAW? Does that happen in Standalone mode too?

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**Author:** ![rejohns2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8491ac/32.png) [@rejohns2](https://forum.audiomodern.com/u/rejohns2)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.audiomodern.com/t/playbeat-3-sample-triggers-will-only-play-one-at-a-time/1257/5 "2023-05-20T17:29:38Z")

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Just went back to check and this is a total user error… I was only assigning the “Pad Preview Sample” and not using the Fixed Note Input in the MIDI settings (which works as intended).  
Apologies and thank you for the help/responses!