Here is what I found that works for me. It took a little under standing on my part but once I under stood the answer , it worked like a dream. I under lined and bold the where to place to make it happen.

It does work. It took me several weeks to get the answer.

Don

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Subject: Where in win7 64 is the midi enable?

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Hello Don M_417: <br><br> <br><br>Your question on Microsoft Answers has an answer:<br> <br><br><br>Question<br><br>Where in win7 64 is the midi enable?<br> <br><br><br>Answer<br><br><br>Does this work?<br><br><br> <br><br><br>OK Guys after downloading a load of junk promising to address this problem here is a get round that allowed me to access my USB midi card. Firstly make sure your USB midi is installed OK and the drivers are up to date. Put simply you just need to tell windows<br> that instead of using the internal sound card for midi (which is windows default) you want to use the external midi usb. Go to start and where it says search programs and files type regedit   Windows  will ask you if you want to edit this and you answer yes.<br> follow this path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\devenum{4EFE2452-168A-11D1-BC76-00C04FB9453B}\Default MidiOut Device   This is the part of the registry that tells windows which midi device it should use as default.<br> Now click on the default midi folder and the last entry will be: midioutId click on this (this is the part that tells win 7 that your default card is internal I.E. zero 0  Change the hexdecimal to 1 this is your external USB midi card. <br> Close down the regedit and try your USB midicard it will be working now.  You don't need to reboot or anything just close regedit and try your card. To change back simply regedit back and change back to zero. It took me a week of misery to find this out but<br> for me it now works 100%.  I haven't been coned into downloading  more viruses etc which all of the so called utilities on google have turned out to be. Try this at your own risk but there is nothing it for me only to help ease the problem.  MICROSOFT YOUR<br> NAFF.  YOU COULD WRITE A UTILITY IN TWO MINUTE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. I just don't have knowledge or I'd do it myself.  Perhaps someone else can let me know. Good luck everyone.

I am an active musician who has recently made the switch from XP to Windows 7, skipping Vista.  I connected my Edirol UM-1, and the drivers installed successfully.  The interface works fine within my DAW software, but I also like to have WMP use the UM-1 as the default MIDI output device.  When I went to the control panel to make that selection, I discovered that the MIDI device section was missing completely.  

There are several threads on this topic in the Vista forums, but I haven't found much discussion about this topic in the Windows 7 forum.  The fact that this problem remains from Vista to Windows 7 does not give me much hope that a solution will come from Microsoft.

My questions:  Is there a solution to this problem that doesn't involve registry hacks or questionable downloads? And/or has anyone had any success in Windows 7 using registry hacks or software patches.

Ahoy!

I've struggled with this for about 2 weeks now, and being a "computer guy" I did not stop until I found an answer.

My resulting process is below, and it works great (for me anyway).

TITLE: HOWTO - Enable USB to MIDI-IN/OUT in Windows 7 x86_64

OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit)

CONTROLLER:

KORG MicroKORG (http://korg.com/microKORG)

INTERFACE: EMU Xmidi 1x1 Tab (http://www.creative.com/emu/products/product.aspx?category=610&pid=19089)

UTILITY: MidiPortConfig (http://www.sdim.gr/mpc/)

DAW: FL-Studio 10.x (http://www.image-line.com/documents/flstudio.html)

00.) Obtain your software

NOTE: Get the *latest* drivers for your INTERFACE device!

EMU Xmidi 1x1 Tab (and similar devices):

http://support.creative.com/Products/ProductDetails.aspx?catID=237&CatName=E-MU+%2f+Creative+Professional&subCatID=231&subCatName=MIDI+Keyboards&prodID=19089&prodName=Xmidi+1x1+Tab&bTopTwenty=1&VARSET=prodfaq:PRODFAQ\_19089,VARSET=CategoryID:237

Roland UM-1G based devices:

http://www.roland.com/support/article/?q=downloads&p=UM-1G&id=16224977

01.) Install your software

-Install your INTERFACE driver

-Run the MIDI configuration UTILITY

-This automates some registry changes (as M$ has saw fit to remove the MIDI control panel from W7).

-Select your device from the drop-down

-Click "Set as default"

-Install your DAW

-I use "FL Studio 10.x", you can use what suits your taste.

02.) Wiring it together

-Plugin the USB part of the MIDI cable to the *BACK* USB port on your computer

-This is to power it as well as interface correctly

-Front USB ports & "unpowered hubs" are known to have issues due to this

-Validate Windows reconized and configured the device correctly

-Start > Control Panel

-Change "View by:" to be "Small icons"

-Control Panel > Device Manager

-Expand the "Sound, video and game controllers" branch of the tree

-Look for your USB to MIDI device

-Double click on it when found, and check under "Device status" (hopefully will say "working properly")

-Click on the "Driver" tab and validate version and date values align with what you installed earlier

-Connect the INTERFACE to the CONTROLLER MIDI IN/OUT ports

-INTERFACE MIDI-IN connects to CONTROLLER MIDI-OUT

-INTERFACE MIDI-OUT connects to CONTROLLER MIDI-IN

-this sounds simple, but its very important

03.) Configuration

-Start your DAW

-Configure the DAW per its documentation for external MIDI controllers

-Example for FL Studio 10.x (based on my personal working config)

-Options > MIDI settings

-OUTPUT

-E-MU XMidi 1X1 Tab, MIDI hardware port, Sync, 1

-Selected "Send master sync"

-Port number: 1

-Synchronization type: MIDI clock

-INPUT

-E-MU XMidi 1X1 Tab, (generic controller), Active

-Select "Enable"

-Controller type: (generic controller)

-Start your CONTROLLER

-Configure the CONTROLLER for MIDI mode

-Example for KORG MicroKORG

-Turn "EDIT SELECT 2" knob to "MIDI"

-Turn "1/CUTOFF" knob until LED value matches the "Port number" you configured in the DAW (above)

-Turn "2/RESONANCE" knob until LED reads "on"

-Turn "2/RESONANCE" knob until LED reads "off"

04.) Testing

-Select a channel device

-Play some keys on your CONTROLLER and observe the DAW

-If all is well, you will recieve some visual response to your CONTROLLER input, as well as some audio output

WOW, thanks guys!

I have been asked this question many times, and have not been able to solve it.

I love that our community has this kind of knowledge and involvement.

Great job Terry and Don!

Happy computing

Eddie b