where's my midi?!?

swett · Post by **swett** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 1:33 am

I'm fkd.
Ableton is not recognizing my controllers.
I installed the new asio4all yesterday, and now my xboard dosn't work!
And i have a gig tomorrow!

Help.

Tone Deft · Post by **Tone Deft** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 1:58 am

what I do...

reboot (always a good idea when going for a solid setup)

in the Windows system settings, set the computer to use my laptop's onboard sound card, not my main USB card.

check my USB sound card's sample rate

launch Live

options-preferences-audio
set the sample rate in Live to the same as your sound card
open ASIO4ALL (click hardware setup or whatever it is)
your sound card should be active, enable it.

as for straight up controllers, not the audio stuff, ASIO4ALL should not affect that.

hth, I'm not real clear what an Xboard is.

swett · Post by **swett** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 1:59 am

Please!

I uninstalled asio4all v.9 and went back to v.7 which worked fine before, and i guess that was not the problem. I don't know what else it could be, i haven't changed any settings.
And i tried a different controller (mpd24) and still, no luck!

Shit
shit,

help,
B.

swett · Post by **swett** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 2:01 am

Tone Deft wrote:hth, I'm not real clear what an Xboard is.

A 49 key e-mu keyboard controller...

But thanks, i'll check all that stuff.

swett · Post by **swett** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 2:43 am

In the preferences midi sync tab, under midi ports; isn't there supposed to be a usb input option?

Tone Deft · Post by **Tone Deft** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 2:50 am

no, Live will show the name of your device, which could be "USB Audio Device" or something generic but that's because they didn't put all the details into the USB driver for the device. my BCR2000 shows up like that and it doesn't do audio, just midi over USB.

what options do you have? those changed?

also, with Windows sometimes you HAVE TO ALWAYS use the SAME USB port that you installed the USB device on to begin with. this is a big pain in the ass for Windows. are you using a different USB port than usual?

be sure to check your cables too, those good ol' trusty cables that work so well eventually wear out.

swett · Post by **swett** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 3:09 am

not really ToneD, same usb port. And i tried others, and still no go. I tested the usb ports themselves, and they work fine (wireless mouse, etc.) it's just my audio apps that don't recognize them.
I also tried them with FL studio and no go, so ....?@?#?$??@?#

Tone Deft · Post by **Tone Deft** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 3:17 am

maybe try hiding your .cfg file?

uninstall and reinstall the drivers?

dunno, need food, still at work...

edit - maybe the keyboard's power supply died? if it's not working in fruity loops either...

swett · Post by **swett** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 8:01 am

I think i found it!!!

Browsing through many nooks and crannys in my computer, i bumped into the troubleshoot pfd for the firmware editor of the MPD24, and i found this chapter on a Logitech driver conflict:

Correcting Windows Logitech Driver Conflicts
If your MIDI interface uses the class compliant MIDI driver supplied with Windows XP SP2 (i.e. it should
appear as USB Audio Device in the MIDI IN Ports and MIDI Out Ports dialogs but does not show up). There is
a possibility that you also have Logitech webcam, laser mouse or wireless mouse drivers that are conflicting
with the Windows USB MIDI driver.
The problem Logitech driver is called LVUSBSTA.SYS. Here is a procedure to clear out this driver from your
Windows XP system, but bear in mind that it involves editing your registry which requires extreme care.
Psicraft Designs and/or Akai Professional will not be responsible if you mess up your windows installation
while following these instructions , so if in doubt have a qualified friend perform these steps!
1. Run Regedit from the Windows Start->Run… Menu.
2. Navigate to the following key:
HKEY LOCAL MACHINE /SYSTEM /CurrentControlset /Control /Class / {6BDD1FC6-810F-
11DO-BEC7-08002BE2092F}
3. Click on this key and delete the "LowerFilters" item.
4. Navigate to the folllowing key:
HKEY LOCAL MACHINE /SYSTEM /CurrentControlset /Control /Class / {6BDD1FC5-810F-
11DO-BEC7-08002BE2092F}
5. Click on this key and delete the "UpperFilters" item.
6. Return to the root of HKEY LOCAL /MACHINE /SYSTEM /CurrentControlset /Control /Class /
7. Launch a search (i.e Ctrl-F with the option to search in "Data") and type "LVUSBSTA". Any time this
is found in the "Control / Class" area of the registry, only delete the "LowerFilters" item (which is
where LVUSBSTA will be found).
Now your class-compliant USB MIDI port driver should be operational.

Just 2 days ago I installed a Logitech webcam (!), so i'm gonna try this tomorrow morning. (too sleepy now).
I'll report then...

swett · Post by **swett** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 5:53 pm

Ok, i fixed it. That was the problem, a logitech webcam driver!

snoop · Post by **snoop** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:09 pm

wow - folks - this really made my day!!
Had the same problem and spent day to find out how to fix it. Without effect. And than I found this post and realized that a few days ago I plugged in my shitty logitec webcam after some months of not using it....

Thanks again. You folks rock.

BriGuy · Post by **BriGuy** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:18 pm

Thanks!!! This also worked for me. I had installed a Logitech webcam and my Novation Remote 25 LE wasn't coming up as a USB Audio Device in MIDI Input on a MIDI track.

Following these instructions worked but, I also had to close down Ableton (v6), uplug the MIDI keyboard, plug it back in again and then restart Ableton. Hey presto.

Wonderful, thanks guys!

BriGuy

http://www.last.fm/music/TimeShapers

radib · Post by **radib** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 9:55 am

yeah webcams are evil.

where's my midi?!?

where's my midi?!?

Saved my night