Composer crashes when setting up midi controller

[Sherry C]

Hi Pat,

A quicky thought (I'm fixing supper) - maybe try turning off the MIDI Start, and then turning it back on after you restart Composer. There is one other keyboard that a user found (only one I know of) that actually has to be off before Composer and then turned on to work properly.

ttfn,
Sherry

[Pat401]

Nope, that doesn't work. I'll just keep fiddling around. Probably just have to get a different keyboard or computer at some stage. Won't be for a while though so I'll keep fiddling and swearing for now.

Thanks for all your help,
Cheers,
Pat

[Sherry C]

Hi Pat,

I think your surmise that the problem is some sort of driver conflict is most likely correct, given that Composer is not consistently detecting the device (which Composer is quite good at), and that the computer is hanging like that on shut down. A quick google on "driver for MIDI Start 25" shows that some other MIDI programs have issues with the MIDI Start 25 unit as well. That's unfortunate, because it looks like a well-built piece of equipment from what I see in descriptions. Perhaps some gentle nudging from customers would get them to come up with a more robust driver solution (probably not swearing, though ).

Here's hoping for you!

ttfn,
Sherry

[Pat401]

Thanks, Sherry.

I'll let you know if I manage to get things sorted and if there's any joy from Miditech.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.

Cheers,
Pat

[Sherry C]

Hi friends,


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ttfn,
Sherry