At My Wit's End

[fooloof]

Here are my vitals:

PT8.0.5
003 console
iMac Intel (4G of ram)
10.5.8

Here's my problem:

My problem is that my MIDI connections have disappeared. When I go to setup>MIDI>MIDI Studio or MIDI Input, nothing happens. And my MIDI controllers (keyboards, etc.) do not work.

MIDI info is getting to the 003, as the MIDI light comes on.

I have perused this board fairly extensively and have concluded that it's something with the MIDI drivers, specifically the core midi server network. Some have complained about the bouncing (cmsn) folder in the dock that won't let you shut down your computer w/o force quitting.

A band-aid solution is to remove the DigiDio midi driver from the hard disk. I did this awhile ago and my MIDI disappeared. I cannot say it happened at the same time, as I did notice the MIDI problem for a little while (I often work outside the box except to record audio).

Many others who removed the same driver also lost their MIDI connections.

FWIW, I installed a bunch of Spectrasonics and NI software around the time I began having the problem with the bouncing folder, but I no longer think there is a relationship there.

I found a solution to remove the folder, which is to go back to the 8.0.1 update and get that MIDI driver and replace the newer one. I tried this twice to no avail. I have seen no other solutions on the net. I cannot spend money just to get this fixed and my PT free support expired a long, long time ago.

FYI, I have a program that trashes the prefs every time I turn on the computer. I also tried a clean uninstall and that didn't work, either.

any help is greatly appreciated.

[GregV]

Sorry if my facts aren't correct, but I THINK that the 8.0.5 update was for Snow Leopard (10.6) compatibility. I seem to remember reading (somewhere on this forum) that there were MIDI problems with 8.0.5 on any OS but Leopard.
I THINK the recommendation was to stick with 8.0.4 (or lower) on OS 10.5.
Again, I apologize if I'm not correct, this was a while ago now...
But it might be worth trying an older version of PT.
I hope it helps

[fooloof]

Originally Posted by GregV

Sorry if my facts aren't correct, but I THINK that the 8.0.5 update was for Snow Leopard (10.6) compatibility. I seem to remember reading (somewhere on this forum) that there were MIDI problems with 8.0.5 on any OS but Leopard.
I THINK the recommendation was to stick with 8.0.4 (or lower) on OS 10.5.
Again, I apologize if I'm not correct, this was a while ago now...
But it might be worth trying an older version of PT.
I hope it helps

Thanks for the reply. the 0.5 update also serves Leopard (5.8 only). I had this problem before I updated. Thanks for trying to help.

[The Dougfather]

Under Setup > Midi > Input Devices

Are your devices there and are they ticked?

If you want to determine whether the 003's midi is getting in to OSX download Snoize Midi Monitor!