Windows 7 MIDI output device selection

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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.

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Hi again Don well I've found where you are making your mistake! You are not editing the registry in the right place. You must go to the DEFAULT MIDI DEVICE folder or directory. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\devenum{4EFE2452-168A-11D1-BC76-00C04FB9453B}\Default MidiOut Device

You are going to the directory in the same 4EFE2452-168A-11D1-BC76-00C04FB9453B but you are editing Tascam US122mk2 and the Microsoft Wavetable synth directories DO NOT EDIT THESE FOLDERS. You MUST GO TO THE DEFAULT MIDI DEVICE DIRECTORY! You must also re edit the two device Tascam and MS WAvetable directories back to the original zero for Wavetable and 1 for tascam. Then edit the DEFAULT MIDI DEVICE directory to either zero for onboard or 1 for USB. A simple mistake that's cost you a few folicles ;-) Terry

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Mike,

Its actually all to do with the drivers, not the OS.

I have an Edirol PCM30 keyboard and a Edirol SD20, bioth of which work perfectly under W7 Pro as Edirol has written W7 specific drivers for these products. I can also use the keyboard through a Presonus FS26x26 as it also has W7 specific drivers.

If your midi devicde manufacturer has not written W7 specific drivers then you'll have to try using Vista drivers (install in compatibility mode), but there are no guarantee they work.

UM1 drivers are here :

http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.php?ProductId=498#

Emu beta drivers are available here (scroll down) :

http://connect.creativelabs.com/emu/default.aspx

Cheers,

jerry

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Anonymous

2012-06-09T11:41:42+00:00

Sorry but I use a £3.95 USB midi interface bought off ebay running on Windows 7 and have done with NO PROBLEMS what so ever since my earlier post. I run a big midi light show for a band and can't afford Glitches or crashes. My method posted earlier works 100% without any third party software. You just edit the registry as described. To the Newbie. It doesn't matter if your running 32 bit or 64 bit as I am you just need to edit the registry. I reitertate from above.: As a foot note I must say if you are running 64 bit this must be done in the 32bit part of regedit I.E. path devenum NOT devenum - 64 bit That's where I was initially going wrong. So do the 32 bit path. I totally agree that Microsoft have gone limp on this but get on to them not me I've simply posted a way round it that I know works and has done with no problems weekly for 3 months plus now. regarding the above statement from theplectrum, windows will play any midi file in any document it's just that you can't easily tell it which card to use. You have to tell it in the system registry which is dangerous in the wrong hands. I've bought every copy of windows since window 3.11 I have been running midi since 1993 and after spending enough moneyto buy a small house on the coast in the process for microsoft to abandon use die hards is dispicable, but that's as they say PROGRESS!!
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Anonymous

2012-06-07T22:10:52+00:00

No this is an OS problem. They have taken out any way of playing a midi file out the usb port UNLESS you buy a midi program that is window 7 friendly.

The OS will on play midi on its on card (GSWAVETABLE) within the PC or Laptop. No external usb interface.

You use to be able to embed midi files in a windows doc and play them out the usb port to a midi interface using windows media player , BUT NO MORE! PLEASE BRING BACK XP!

Microsoft has really bit the dust on this one. There are thousands of midi musicians that use Microsoft as a midi playing work station. IT LOOKS LIKE APPLE and MUSICIANS ARE FIXING TO BECOME GOOD FRIENDS!
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Anonymous

2012-06-05T18:12:59+00:00

How do you get into 32 bit mode? Newbe!
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