Re: Unitor8/AMT8 odd problems

Something must be wrong with the latest EmagicUSBMIDIDriver.
I just ran into a similar problem with my Unitor8+AMT8 after getting a new
Mac Pro (2,26 Dual Quad Core) this week and installing Logic 9 from DVD.
AMT8 chained to my Unitor only gets recognized now and then. Logic 9 DVD
installs EmagicUSBMIDIDriver.plugin 2.2 so I copied version 1.9 (Universal)
from my previous G5 (Tiger), and now it works again !

Martin


> From: Blaske Lee <[email protected]>
> Reply-To: <[email protected]>
> Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:39:43 -0500
> To: <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [L-TDM] Unitor8/AMT8 odd problems
> 
> I've got two AMT8's chained in one location, and one on its own in a
> second location. Things work, but they're flaky. I sometimes have to
> restart interfaces, and I sometimes need to reassign them.
> 
> OTOH, I have my Yamaha XS8 hooked up via USB, and that's always perfect.
> 
> AMT8's and Unitors are getting pretty long-in-tooth. They were
> discontinued even before Apple bought Emagic, so we're looking at
> ancient history as far as hardware is concerned.
> 
> If I was going to continue on with MIDI, I think I'd buy some newer,
> more modern interfaces. As it is, I'm hoping to dump anything with a
> MIDI plug on it, and just network two computers via ethernet using the
> new VSL Ensemble Pro.
> 
> Sad to say, MIDI is a dinosaur.
> 
> FWIW, are your USB cables up to snuff quality-wise, and under 5 meters
> long? Have you experimented with different USB hubs, and different
> order placements? Do all your MIDI interfaces have the latest
> firmware? Any potential problems with the power adaptors being
> marginal or on their way out?
> 
> As far as trouble shooting goes, try paring things down to just one
> interface, and see if you can get that running perfectly with no
> problems. Then add from there until the problems show up.
> 
> 
> 
> On Aug 14, 2009, at 5:43 AM, Music wrote:
> 
>>> Dear all,
>>> 
>>> I've recently purchased the latest MacPro which I uses with a Magma
>>> Expansion chassis connected to my PT HD|3 on Logic Pro 8.
>>> 
>>> While I was always using 5 Unitor 8/AMT8 (3 cascaded togheter and 2
>>> cascaded together) on my G5 which was working without a problem I
>>> have some odd situations on my MacPro:
>>> 
>>> Having 3 Unitors linked together Logic recognizes them as 1 with 24
>>> ports. To make sure which one is Unitor8 number 1 and 3 I test the
>>> instruments physically connected to the interfaces. The odd
>>> situation is when I physically connect a midi instrument to port 3
>>> (that the MacPro--> Logic) sees as port 3 and no sound comes out...
>>> Just to be on the safe side I decide to change port from 3 to 19
>>> (Unitor8 nr 1 to nr 3 same port) and I get a sound.
>>> So I thought that I either got it wrong with the port (i.e.
>>> connected physically to the wrong midi port or got it wrong on
>>> which Unitor is the first or the last)... So make more tests and
>>> recheck the midi connections...
>>> 
>>> Result.. the connections were fine and I'm still puzzled why port 3
>>> is actually port 19 and why port 4 is actually port 4 on Logic?!??
>>> 
>>> I got the latest Mididriver from the Logic 8 installation DVD. The
>>> Unitor Control software I downloaded only recognizes the first 3
>>> Unitor linked together, but doesn't find the other 2 linked
>>> together. BTW they are connected via USB to the MacPro directly:
>>> Unitor8 1+2+3 on USB and AMT8 1+2 on another USB without using a HUB.
>>> 
>>> The OSX Audio Midi Setup sees all Midi interfaces, but the Unitor
>>> Control software not.
>>> 
>>> Any help would be very much appreciated
>>> 
>>> Sven
>>> 
>>> Does anyone got any suggestion for this problem?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
> 
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