From sgtpepper@rcsis.com Thu Oct 10 13:25:30 2002
Subject:Re: B4 MIDI problem...

I had an Edirol UA100G earlier this year, and it was nothing but trouble.
Usually I had to boot the machine 2 or 3 times before it would work
right--sometimes it would come up in a state where any sound it generated
was badly distorted, and sometimes the MIDI wouldn't work. SO I sold it
(for almost exactly what I paid for it) and started using the laptop's
internal sound. I'm not really happy with it, but it IS reliable.

One thing I discovered, however: When I bring up the clone rig, I have to
power up the Roland A70 first, then the Doepfer Pocket Fader unit, then
bring up the B4 program. If I forget & do the A70 last, it messes up the
computer's head, and I have to reboot it to straighten things out.
Apparently something in the computer does not like whatever the A70 sends
out to initialize the MIDI bus. The result is that the B4 does not
respond to external MIDI input--it seemed like the MIDI In port was being
disabled or something.

HHHHHHHHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM......

Mitch;

Are you bringing up the B4 software first, then turning on your MIDI
keyboard? If so, try bringing up the software last. Don't even boot the
computer until everything else is up & running.

---Steve

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>
> >That AC97 is the one I couldn't get to work in my wife's
> computer.  Are >you sure the AC97 supports MIDI thru the game
> port connector--or is it >possible that 15-pin connector is strictly
> a game (joystick) port?
>
> i think it works for MIDI, at least the specs on AC97 audio say so, but
> i'm certain that functionality is severely limited, as well as
> performance. AC 97 audio is really just there for the convenience of
> system integrators, no serious use is intended...
>
> >I think your best bet at this point is to get an SBLive!, disable
> the AC97 >stuff, and install the ASIO driver as Deke the Geek
> suggested.
>
> it's working for me, with a few issues. i have a lot of static in one
> channel, but i think it is due to the motherboard i'm using... (plus
> it's a via chipset and i haven't loaded the 4 in 1 drivers yet). Also,
> my rig is currently running XP, but i'm not sure whether i want to
> change it.
>
> >I'm in the process of building a computer for the B4 SW:  Duron
> 750MHZ, >256MB memory, SBLive5.1, in a MiniTower ATX case.  Not
> sure yet whether >I'll run Win98SE or XP Pro.
>
> see above...
>
> >I've been using my Sony laptop for the B4 software, but there are
> three >problems:  1) Latency is too high, and no ASIO driver is
> available for Win >2K Pro, and 2) The built-in sound card sound
> quality is just not good >enough, and 3) Not enough control over the
> sound (no effects, no EQ).
>
> when you say no ASIO available for Win 2K, do you mean that there is
> actually an ASIO driver available for your soundcard under any OS? as
> far as the SBLive! cards go, the kx driver works under all OS'es i
> think? but not for the laptop... on a side note, an Audigy can be had
> for around $69 here in Dallas, and supposedly comes with (supported)
> ASIO drivers right out of the box!
>
> >After several attempts to build the computer around my retired AMD
> K6-2 >400mhz motherboard, I reached the conclusion that the various
> problems I >was having were caused by an unknown CPU/Motherboard
> problem.  For >example, the XP Pro installation failed twice,
> and the SBLive5.1 driver >installation with Win98SE crashed the
> machine twice.
>
> again, see above... i may end up building a different machine for the
> purpose as well. i would really like to use my laptop with an external
> audio device (like the Quattro or the Edirol UA-20), but i'm not sure i
> want to spend the cash. see, i'm a geek as the name implies, so i have
> plenty of extra desktop PC parts lying around, so if i build a desktop
> system it won't be free, but everything's already paid for. but the
> thought of using the laptop so appeals to me that i may do it anyway.
>
> Deke The Geek
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