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    @cm said:

    out of curiosity i just plugged in ny old and cheap M-Audio MidiSport Uno USB-to-MIDI device on a W7 x64 system and - voilá here it is without any driver installation.

    hth, christian

     

    Christian, I think the problem is a question of "how old?". AFAIK the 4x4 Midisports don't work, but the 4x4 Anniversary Midisports do. I can't test my 4x4 out because although my W7 PC should have arrived yesterday, the courier has "lost" it. When (if) it eventually arrives I'll test my even older 4x4 Midisport. [:(]

    DG
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     Is altiverb working in jbridge under windows 7? Some time ago, I could not get it to work with Windows 7/jbridge.

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    @cm said:

    out of curiosity i just plugged in ny old and cheap M-Audio MidiSport Uno USB-to-MIDI device on a W7 x64 system and - voilá here it is without any driver installation.

    hth, christian

    The plot thickens! A look at the M-Audio drivers page shows no driver for Windows 7 64 bit. It does show a driver for Vista 64 bit.

    Which driver did you install for the Uno Christian? 

    The whole compatibility issue seems very hit and miss. Such statements as 'works on some installations' that I've read while researching this don't exactly inspire confidence.

    I emailed Jesper Wilfing, a Swedish man who rewrote the CME UF8 driver for WIndows 7 (but sadly only the 32 bit version so far) to see if he'd managed to work out the same for 64 bit version and he hasn't been able to yet. He did say that it only took him an hour to do the one for 32 bit Windows 7 though.

    Here's what he said, "I am very sad to say that it isn't possible to my knowledge to get it running on ny 64-bit system. As soon as I find a solution I will be sure to make a good setup package and post it on the page. Thanks anyway for letting me know about the page problem. It has now been corrected!

    Thanks and let me know if you find a solution! Me to thinks CME is lazy pigs!! It took me like an hour to create the setup package on this page, but they wer too lazy to do it..."

    I think it's somewhat more sinister than laziness - I really think it's a misguided attempt to get people to buy one of their newer versions - but I wouldn't touch anything of theirs again with a bargepole! The only reason I want to keep my present UF8 is purely because it cost a lot of money and I don't want to incur that kind of cost again. If I did it certainly wouldn't be with CME. I emailed their UK importers this morning to ask for their assistance and guess what?.... No reply!

    If anyone needs this particular unofficial driver, (which seems to have pleased many people) - it's available here:

    http://cme.wilfing.se/

    It doesn't work on my 64 bit system though.
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    @cm said:

    out of curiosity i just plugged in ny old and cheap M-Audio MidiSport Uno USB-to-MIDI device on a W7 x64 system and - voilá here it is without any driver installation.

    hth, christian

     

    Christian, I think the problem is a question of "how old?". AFAIK the 4x4 Midisports don't work, but the 4x4 Anniversary Midisports do. I can't test my 4x4 out because although my W7 PC should have arrived yesterday, the courier has "lost" it. When (if) it eventually arrives I'll test my even older 4x4 Midisport.

    DG

    Sorry to hear of the loss of your machine - that's terrible! I hope it turns up quickly. 

    I'm sure it will - and I hope you don't find some of your other equipment is redundant like mine!!

    Regards,

    John
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    @cm said:

    out of curiosity i just plugged in ny old and cheap M-Audio MidiSport Uno USB-to-MIDI device on a W7 x64 system and - voilá here it is without any driver installation.

    hth, christian

     

    Christian, I think the problem is a question of "how old?". AFAIK the 4x4 Midisports don't work, but the 4x4 Anniversary Midisports do. I can't test my 4x4 out because although my W7 PC should have arrived yesterday, the courier has "lost" it. When (if) it eventually arrives I'll test my even older 4x4 Midisport.

    DG

    Sorry to hear of the loss of your machine - that's terrible! I hope it turns up quickly. 

    I'm sure it will - and I hope you don't find some of your other equipment is redundant like mine!!

    Regards,

    John

     

    Hah, well they've found the machine. The stupid couriers returned it to whence it came. So we have to go through it all again.

    I think I have enough spare junk to make everything work, but I wouldn't be surprised if I have to cannibalise the other studio. [:(]

    DG
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    @mistersynth said:

    ... shows no driver for Windows 7 64 bit. It does show a driver for Vista 64 bit.

    Which driver did you install for the Uno Christian?

    i think the secret is, that the uno doesn't require a (device specific) driver - it is recognized as *class compliant* USB midi device http://www.m-audio.com/images/global/manuals/060424_Uno_UG_EN01.pdf

     

    from my experience vista64 drivers often work - watch out for notes like *requires vista 64 SP1* (some kernel components have changed from the original vista to vista with SP1) to inrease the chance the drivers will work.

    hth, christian

     

    and remember: only a CRAY can run an endless loop in just three seconds.
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    Thanks Christian. I couldn't get hold of a Uno so after a chat with a supplier, he suggested a E-MU 1x1 as a 'class compiant' device, so I shoud receive it tomorrow. If you don't hear any howls of anguish coming from the general direction of England before the end of Friday, then you'll know it works!

    Thanks for your help!

    John

    DG Did your new all-singing all-dancing monster workstation arrive? fingers crossed!
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    @mistersynth said:

    DG Did your new all-singing all-dancing monster workstation arrive? fingers crossed!

     

     It's supposed to arrive tomorrow morning. If it doesn't, I think I'll join you with the howls of anguish. [:@]

    DG
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    @DG said:

     It's supposed to arrive tomorrow morning. If it doesn't, I think I'll join you with the howls of anguish.

    DG

    We'll have to record them, map them and market the package as a Library for tragi-horror film soundtracks - of course it should also include the sound of the slow beheading [6] of certain couriers, certain keyboard manufacturers and a certain Mmmmm-Audio product company ... no names mentioned [;)] 

    John
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    E-mu 1x1 midi tab arrived ... installed...

    Anyone hear my howls of anguish at another 30 quid down the pan??!!

    The 'class compliant' device is not recognised and yet after installing E-mu's own driver (dated January 2010) the system won't touch it because it reckons the best driver is already installed!

    [:'(]
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    @mistersynth said:

    E-mu 1x1 midi tab arrived ... installed...

    Anyone hear my howls of anguish at another 30 quid down the pan??!!

    The 'class compliant' device is not recognised and yet after installing E-mu's own driver (dated January 2010) the system won't touch it because it reckons the best driver is already installed!

    [:'(]

    Rats. I thought it was just the the siren of an escaped patient from Broadmoor. [:O]

    I think that now VSL has started to "advertise" DAW builders, it is about time that there was a list of things, such as working MIDI interfaces, that we can all contribute to. At least then people could then have easy access to this sort of information, without trawling though millions of posts.

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    Rats. I thought it was just the the siren of an escaped patient from Broadmoor.

    I think that now VSL has started to "advertise" DAW builders, it is about time that there was a list of things, such as working MIDI interfaces, that we can all contribute to. At least then people could then have easy access to this sort of information, without trawling though millions of posts.

    DG

    Ummm... you're not going to believe this.... 

    My howls of anguish have changed to squeals of delight (tentatively!) ... spoke at length with the shop, who agreed to take the interface back but after checking perhaps with E-MU to see if they could sort it. Asked me to email them with steps taken so far. Did do. 

    All the while, the new computer was left running upstairs so I went to turn it off, but thought I'd give it one more go.

    It installed instantly without a hitch. Furthermore it let me update the driver to the E-MU one, and it's purring like a pussycat!

    I had a few latency problems until I realised I hadn't set the ASIO driver in Sonar, but (touchwood [^o)] it's going like a dream.

    It was probably my escape from Broadmoor that you heard anyway. If it goes wrong again, I'm going back voluntarily!

    The next potential anguish is due when I get round to setting all my VSL stuff up on this new machine - it's been so long since I did this initially and I don't retain all the technical steps in my ever decreasing brainpower!

    Haven't heard any other screams from your direction DG so I hope and presume it's arrived and when unpacked it behaves itself better than mine!

    John