[LAU] USB-MIDI Controller Issues

[Paul Coccoli]

On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 9:37 AM, Daniel  Worth <pipemanmusic at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I recently left my church and since they needed a hardware synth more than
> me I gave them my Roland XP-30. I needed a controller still so I picked up
> an old Evolution MK-149 for crazy cheap. When I got it I plugged it into my
> studio machine that has a M-Audio Delta1010lt and it worked flawlessly. So I
> ordered a super cheap USB midi cable from Amazon to hook it up to my laptop.

I don't follow.  Why don't you connect the MK-149 with a regular USB
cable (not a USB MIDI cable)?  I've had an MK-149 for years and never
had any trouble with it.

> The midi cable is plug and play and while I still had the Roland XP-30 I
> hooked it up and tested it and it worked without issue. However, when I try
> to use it with the Evolution MK-149 I got strange unusable behavior. If
> playing the same not it would play 50% of the not properly and not send a
> midi off 10%. It would also play a wrong note 5% of the time and drop about
> 50% of the notes. I hooked it up to qmidiroute and confirmed that the midi
> messages themselves are getting messed up. Does anyone have any advice for
> tracking down what the issue is/how to correct it? It's strange that this
> combination of hardware doesn't work. I may hook up my electronic drum kit
> to test it further.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Daniel Worth
> Host
> The Open Source Musician Podcast
> http://opensourcemusician.com
>
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