I cannot get my Evolution Mk-461C USB midi keybord work with my Acer Aspire 5672 WLMi (with Win XP Home OEM).
The device does not need any external driver and was working ok in my old laptop with Xp Pro. Even if it looks like Windows recognizes the device, no midi inputs are shown in any of DAW applications (previously I could see 'USB Speakers' listed among the midi input ports).
It looks like the mfrs web site lists a driver. Evolution Mk-461C was used as the search string Something needs to connect/point a midi app to the USB subsystem and the keyboard. Normally, generic midi apps expect to see a midi cable (and driver) connected to either the "game port" parallel port, serial port, or a USB port. The apps generally arn't smart enough to know that a Midi device is connected to a USB port. Your keyboard seems to have (as you describe it) a built-in USB port. Windows likely sees the device, and doesn't know what to do with it. The device manager may show the device as question marked, or with something like a code 10. There can be some conflicts with the built-in MS Synth. Somewhere between win 3.1 and XP MS decided to reduce the midi capabilities. In 3.1, it was fairly easy to split channels between internal and external devices, and even use the MS synth as well. No longer.
"Travelmate" <travelm...@where.com> wrote in message
> I cannot get my Evolution Mk-461C USB midi keybord > work with my Acer Aspire 5672 WLMi (with Win XP Home OEM).
> The device does not need any external driver and was working > ok in my old laptop with Xp Pro. Even if it looks like > Windows recognizes the device, no midi inputs are shown in > any of DAW applications (previously I could see 'USB Speakers' > listed among the midi input ports).
I have the same problem with my Acer Aspire 5672 WLMi - Only in my case it's a Novation ReMOTE25 SL.
This issue has to do with the Windows class compliant MIDI USB driver - There's something about the Acer's audio system that seems to interfere with this driver. All my other USB keyboards with custom drivers by their manufacturers work fine on the Acer, while my other class-compliant MIDI drivered controller keyboard (Studiologic VMK-88+) has the same issue.
In my searches for a solution I have come across others who weren't Acer owners having the same trouble - It seems to be sound card related. Incidentally, my wife owns the Athlon 64 Acer notebook and it doesn't have this issue (it also has a different sound system too).
I'll post here if I can figure this one out. It's a puzzler for sure.
Cheers,
Tony
Travelmate wrote: > *Hi,
> I cannot get my Evolution Mk-461C USB midi keybord > work with my Acer Aspire 5672 WLMi (with Win XP Home OEM).
> The device does not need any external driver and was working > ok in my old laptop with Xp Pro. Even if it looks like > Windows recognizes the device, no midi inputs are shown in > any of DAW applications (previously I could see 'USB Speakers' > listed among the midi input ports).
> Any suggestion?
> Thnaks *
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