New Midiman USB Driver doesn't work! Watch Out!

[KaiXXX]

Hi!

I have a Midiman Midisport 2x2 MIDI USB Interface. As already posted in this forum, you get pci-bus error messages when using it, but it works, if you delete MIDI-Interface, USB Hub and Digi001 drivers from the system and restart the PC (stuff re-installs itself).

Anyway, there is a new driver on the midiman site (Version 1.09). In the description it's said 'new features for WinXP'. I installed it under SE and after that, the interface wouldn't work at all. After reinstalling the old driver everything works fine again. Didn't try it under ME yet. Seems to be an example for: 'Never change a running system' [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]

[Lord Humungous]

Thanks for the tip!


LH

[Mark_Knecht]

Thanks KaiXXX.

I think people should very carefully consider the use of USB devices in the DAW's. USB is both a CPU intensive technology as well as, by nature, a polled technology. It's not very effeicient in it's use of PC resources. All bad.

WRT new drivers, please remember, if it's not broke, don't fix it!

With best regards,
Mark

[KaiXXX]

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The whole story goes like this: I had that USB problem and read the post with the fix. One guy writes he had updated his driver to Version 1.5 (sic!). So I checked the midiman site and downloaded the latest driver (thought couldn't be bad, but it was this time), though it was 1.09.


<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR> I think people should very carefully consider the use of USB devices in the DAW's. USB is both a CPU intensive technology as well as, by nature, a polled technology. It's not very effeicient in it's use of PC resources. All bad. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

It seems like all the new Interfaces are USB (the AMT/Unitor can be used with parallel port, too though (or is it serial?)). So which one should be used with PT. I think there is no special technology with PT like Emagic (AMT) and Steinberg have. I think there is one for Motu, too. What MIDI interfaces are you guys using? [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]

[mlemos]

I use the old classic Opcode Studio 64x.

Marc

[Mark_Knecht]

Kai,
MIDI is not my specialty, but I'm going to be learning more soon. On the PTLE machine I use the MIDI interface on the 001 and sometimes the interface on my SB Live! Value depending on who I need to talk to. SDiver for my Pod Pro doesn't seem to work with the 001 MIDI interface.

Why are you not just using the MIDI in and out on the 001? Or possibly you are and the 2X2 is sitting in the path as an external router? I'm a little confused why you need the USB interface enabled on this thing at all in your configuration.

In my case, I'm going to use the 2X2 or 4X4 in another system that doesn't have the 001. That system does not have any MIDI or SB in it. In that case all MIDI will be going up and down the USB cable, I think. Still learning.

Mark

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by KaiXXX:


It seems like all the new Interfaces are USB (the AMT/Unitor can be used with parallel port, too though (or is it serial?)). So which one should be used with PT. I think there is no special technology with PT like Emagic (AMT) and Steinberg have. I think there is one for Motu, too. What MIDI interfaces are you guys using? [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>