Vista - What happened to midi playback device???

[mattj]

Under XP you could select your midi playback devise in 'sounds and audio devices'. In Vista this is no more. Any ideas whether this still exists somewhere?

[andychap]

I think in Vista al midi is played back through Media Player and your stuck with it.

[mattj]

Now using a soft synth and an Edirol M-16DX combined mixer/sound card so all sorted. I can monitor directly through the mixing desk and my powered monitors or record through Sonar feeding the output back through USB to the mixer. So all sorted and working like a treat with no noticable latency.

[andy]

Originally Posted by andychap

I think in Vista al midi is played back through Media Player and your stuck with it.

What does this mean exactly? I'm new to all this and have a XP machine right now but i really need a new PC. I will be using Reason 4, Acid Pro 6 and an Edirol PCR 500 midi keyboard plugged in via USB. Will everything work or do i need to track down a company who can build a PC with XP?

Thanks

Andy

[ecc83]

Hi Andy,

If you mean those specialist firms like Carillion et al, I do not see them EVER using Bloated Blista as their main os. Not that I would be the man to know but my feeling is these guys are just going to stay with XP (with Vista as an option to nutters) until Ms come out with a seriously improved os (Win 7?).

After all, once the os is on the pc and if you don't import any crap, what can happen? Shoot, I could go back to 98SE if I wanted to (don't know what I'd DO with it. Never used it for music!).

If you mean a High Street builder, well as long as you can get an Xp disc, rock n roll.

Dave.

[TheUDE]

Originally Posted by mattj

Under XP you could select your midi playback devise in 'sounds and audio devices'. In Vista this is no more. Any ideas whether this still exists somewhere?

This KVR thread might help: http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=211867

[digitalscream]

Originally Posted by ecc83

....until Ms come out with a seriously improved os (Win 7?).

Highly unlikely. Win7 will probably be out next year, and by all accounts it's gonna be modular - which, given the track record, is going to mean more expense and more confusion for Average Joe.

Also, don't forget that MS like to hide as many "extraneous features" as they can from mainstream users - and to those users, MIDI is about as extraneous as it gets. This will only get more difficult.

[mattj]

Just to confirm I've now got my DAW up and running successfully on Vista and it works a treat low latency, no glitches, great performance on the PC I use. Guess what I've concluded is you need a fast powerful PC to successfully use Vista.