What Soundblaster card is it? I've got a PCI128 I think (Can't remember, it's working OK AFAIK, I only use it for games mostly, but the Midi I/O works fine). BTW. I agree that Creative are absolute rubbish, their support is amongst the worst I have ever come across, and to cap it all they want to charge some users of their products for driver updates!! Anyway, my point is I have a 2nd PC hooked up to this machine, so I can use midi-ox on the 2nd machine to monitor what the midi-out from the SB is doing at boot time. I'll get back to you in a second when I have rebooted this machine and checked. In article <002601c1f9a3$874de8a0$f79f7a94@w0x3x7>, James R. Acker <jacker@...> writes >By the way...I will never give another cent to Creative Labs...I have >never seen such rot. I bought two different boards from them. In both >cases the installation is screwy and doesn't follow ANY of the >standards that are considered normal...like progress bars to let you >know install hasn't hung up, and also the fact that I end up wildly >different software after each install...of the SAME installation CD. > > And to top it off, just try going to their web site and getting a >download or an online manual. Half the time they redirect you to >nonexistent/broken web pages, or take forever to load... > > No, I agree with you on that, I am through supporting this kind of >crap, and will spread the word whenever I get a chance. I just meant >that SINCE I have the thing...and have made it work before, I want to >get it to work now. > >============================================================= >Please check out my original music at my site http://home.online.no/~jacker >Or at http://www.soundclick.com/bands/jacker_music.htm > -James R. Acker- >----- Original Message ----- >From: <terryfunken@...> >To: <AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com> >Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2002 11:41 AM >Subject: Re: [AN1x] MIDI problems...HELP! > > >> >> In a message dated 11/5/02 10:00:07 am, jacker@... writes: >> >> >NEXT: I had in meantime bought a newer soundcard (Creative Labs >> >Soundbolaster >> >PCI card) and changed out the soundcard I had which was an older >> >Soundblaster >> >card. I installed the drivers and am experiencing exactly the same symptoms. >> > >> Hi Jim, >> >> I my experience- DON'T go for cheap soundcards that offer both midi and >> sound. Usually the midi is only designed for gaming and basic music >> applications. The AN1x requires high level data to be sent to and fro with >> midi keyboard info on top of that. If you are pleased with the >>quality of the >> soundblaster card, then stick with that- but only for sound- also the >> soundblaster drivers are unreliable (for the time being- although, i would >> recommend spending a bit extra and getting a Korg 12/12 secondhand-for eg.). >> IMO it is better to get a seperate MIDI card such as a Midiman WINMAN PCI >> card- and with that you do have the option of multi midi ins and outs too. >> >> good luck! >> >> Tom >> >> >> Community email addresses: >> Post message: AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com >> Subscribe: AN1x-list-subscribe@yahoogroups.com >> Unsubscribe: AN1x-list-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com >> List owner: AN1x-list-owner@yahoogroups.com >> >> Shortcut URL to this page: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AN1x-list >> >> >> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ >> >> >> > > > >Community email addresses: > Post message: AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: AN1x-list-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: AN1x-list-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: AN1x-list-owner@yahoogroups.com > >Shortcut URL to this page: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AN1x-list > > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > -- See ya, Reggie
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Re: [AN1x] MIDI problems...HELP!
2002-05-12 by Reggie