USB Uno & Midi 2x2 Vista 64

[Home Studio 87]

Hello is there some beta driver for USB Uno & Midisport 2x2 for Vista 64 ?
I Wanna Use it ! :o
Thanks ;)

[Hootz]

Easy now...I'm still tryin' to get some that work with Vista 32!!! Glad I'm just a hobby musician......

[JA]

The Uno will work class compliant (plug and play) on Vista 64, but there are currently no beta drivers available for the Midisport 2x2.

[Home Studio 87]

Yes I read That USB Uno can Plug & Play on Vista 64 in your FAQ :rolleyes:
I Try but that don't work on my system ! Vista Ask me driver !:(

Asus Commando/Intel Q6600/4096 DDR/Vista 64 SP1 Ultimate / RME Multiface PCI/UAD x3 PCI/Nocturn/Faderport/Cubase 4...

[JA]

You should be able to cancel out of the installation and use the device class compliant. I believe the DFU is what is prompting the request for a driver, but should not be necessary for basic operation.

[astropolia]

When is the vista 64 bit driver for midisport being released? Just give a straight answer!!! Vista was released January 30, 2007. Ppppfttt!!! :mad:

[zpluug]

Maybe one for XP Professional x64 at least?

[stringrazor]

I am so sick of buying a new MIDI interface when PC h/w and OS's change. I have a bunch of obsolete interfaces from the DOS and 8-bit ISA slot days. I just got a new Vista 64 laptop and thought here we go again. :mad:

Luckily, I've found a workaround for using older MIDISport devices on Vista 64 systems. I loaded VMWare Workstation 6 on my Vista 64 laptop and created a guest XP SP2 system from an XP install CD. I was able to load the MIDISport XP SP2 driver to the guest OS and have it recognize my older MIDISport 2x2 when I plugged it into the Vista 64 host system's USB port while the XP guest had focus. Unfortunately VMW Workstation 6 isn't free but VMW Server and Player are as is MS Virtual PC. I imagine the same technique should work with those VMs too.

If you don't have VMW 6 or an XP install CD but do have access to a running XP system, you can download and run the free VMWare converter and create a guest image from a running XP system. You're on your own on the MS licensing issues tho' ! ;)

I've only tested two programs with SYSEX and don't know what increased latency you'd have to deal with using this setup in realtime but at least I can backup/restore MIDI devices through the MIDISport 2x2 with my Vista 64 laptop now. Hopefully, MA will provide a V64 driver for the older MIDI i/f's soon but now I don't have to wait. :)

[JA]

I have found out that they will in fact be releasing a 64bit MIDI driver, however, there is no ETA on its availability.

[sound_pro2005]

ja

u wrote this almost a month ago,
"I have found out that they will in fact be releasing a 64bit MIDI driver, however, there is no ETA on its availability."

any word on it's release? just bought a laptop with vista64 and would like to start making some music with my keys.

thanks! any info is good info, right?

[fritz]

At the very least, can you shed light on why this would be complicated? Lots of USB devices work with very little tweaking, what is up with the midisport?

[MikeVB]

I would like to approach this from a different angle.

I have a Midisport 2 x 2. I note that there are Vista 64 drivers available for the Midisport 2x2 "Anniversary Edition." Logic would tell me that both the original 2 x 2 and 2 x 2 Anniversary Edition are in effect the same thing (the latter has LED lights but is the same size, shape and configuration).

That being said, would anybody know definitively why the Vista 64-bit drivers available for the Anniversary Edition wouldn't work with the earlier 2 x 2?

BTW, this is my first post here -- thank you everybody or anybody for your help. :)

[DavidMellor]

May I add another voice to the cry for help getting a midi interface to work under Vista 64? I've read the posts here and the information at M-Audio's site. My computer does not recognize my Minisport Uno and keeps requesting drivers. The lights never come on and the system never succeeds. What do I have to do to get Vista to recognize my Uno as a class compliant device and does that mean it will appear as an option for output through Cakewalk? Thanks for any help

[JA]

MikeVB, the Anniversary Edition drivers will not work with the older Midisport devices. While they may look similar, the hardware inside is different.

David, does your Uno look like this (with the silver chip below the M-Audio logo)?

http://www.m-audio.com/images/Image/general/hardware%20images/version2.jpg

If so, then the device should be able to use the class-compliant drivers built into Windows. If the chip is above the logo, it cannot be used on XP-64.

I've been compiling a list of all the different users requesting a 64bit driver in hopes of getting them to speed up the development of this driver.

[MikeVB]

JA,

Thank you for your response.

It would certainly be considered a wonderful foot forward if you could make internal inquiries about ballpark dates for the release of the Vista 64 drivers for the older Midisport 2 x 2 (and Uno, etc.) might be released. My understanding is that at least the 2 x 2 was and is still a hugely popular interface and day by day there is a groundswell of your customers who will need those drivers. I'd imagine we are here just the tip of the iceberg.

If there's anything you can do to pro-actively keep the ball rolling, many of us would appreciate it. My current work-around is I'm planning on purchasing an E-Mu 1616M PCI-Express card (that additionally supplies 2 x 2 MIDI) when it comes out this Spring. Others could decide they've waited long enough to where it's time to acquire other-than M-Audio solutions as well.

Thanks.

[n17ikh]

I own a first-gen midisport 1x1 and would love to see Vista x64 drivers for it. I registered for the forums specifically to make this request, some of us would really appreciate this driver! Please pass the number of people asking for 64-bit drivers on to your dev team's management...

[progrock]

Add me to the list as well, if you would. I came here looking for a driver for my first-gen 1x1 and came up empty. Vista 64-bit.

[Johnteq]

Need a Vista 64 driver for my Midisport Uno Device, too . I have the old version with the chip above the logo.

Speed it up, guys ... I waited a lot of months, yet.

[podgod]

Old generation midisport 1x1 here as well. I'm surprised to see no 64bit driver yet. This really sucks:(

[hipster]

I am not happy with the time it is taking them to release a driver.......i have been waiting months. Whats the deal? Maybe they need better developers who know how to program 64-bit drivers :mad:

I have a 1st generation midisport 2X2

[bcrowe306]

I just bought a Vista 64bit system and ultralite mk3 Firewire interface, and running it on sonar 8 producer. While latency is awesome with the ultralite mk3, the midi drivers suck. I get stuck notes all the time and am now finding out that this is a common issue with the motu firewire interfaces and vista64. This forced me to try and use my midisport 2x2 for vista64, but im finding out that are no drivers and haven't been for a long time. many people have invested a lot of money in these midi interfaces and they work just fine under XP. It would be great to see an x64bit driver for the midisport series!

[midizark]

Please add me to the list of people waiting for 64bit Midisport 1x1 drivers. Thanks

[adamjoelmorton]

owner of a midisport 2x2 (NON-anniversary edition) here. i also own a mobilepre usb. currently, i'm running windows 7 beta, 64bit, with the vista 64bit drivers successfully installed in compatibility mode. i'm also a programmer, so i've had to do my own work arounds with regard to vista, so i know the hassle.

but, PLEASE M-AUDIO, release some x64 drivers for the midisport (NON-anniversary editions)!

[n0j0e]

Owner of a midisport 2x2 (NON-anniversary edition) here too!!
Come on m-audio devs. we need a vista 64bit driver!

[cavefish55]

Yeah I'm starting to get really pissed off. I should have done a course in programming a year ago...would have been faster than waiting around for this. And isn't 99% of the development already done? Can't be that hard to port it over...
I'm never buying M-Audio again. Ever. They've got some good products - but I've probably spent a few thousand on alternatives when I could have easily gone with M-Audio. What a terrible way to run a business.

[S0undB4kery]

Yes, I'm also waiting for a well working driver for my Midisport Uno USB on Vista x64... I just bought that damn OS just for my new MoBo with a Quad CPU and faster (plus bigger) RAM. And just to come to the conclusion: Delta66 runs with good drivers, but connecting my UNO it doesn't find any drivers :-((( It's so sad, because on a x32 System it ran very well, just the performance was a little poor. So I decided to buy a new MoBo (costs me a lot of money, because I still don't earn money with music - just a hobby). Now I'm again to the point, where all work (installling, downloading, updating, ServicePacking, adjusting, thinking...). In earlier days, when M-Audio was an autarc company the driver support was much better. M$ says, that they are not responsible for this issue...
Found, that there are 2 versions of the UNO and it seems, that the seller where I bought it, sold me the old version/revision. Now, I am on my own - as a (not quite important) customer.
Mankind always says, that progress is to improve, but to me it seems, that things get worse and worse....

That is what makes me getting really pissed - customers acting as guinea pigs...

[S0undB4kery]

It's April and it seems, that there will be no working driver for my UNO, because in the list it's said, that the UNO is recognized automatically - but not mine - no drivers, no signals, no leds blinking - bull****... :-(((((((( Cannot play my Midi-Keyboard - a complete nightmare.........

[midizark]

While waiting try this site: www.nerds.de - I installed the free midi loopback program and it does what the midisport did, play midi from one software app to another. They also have ports over ethernet and they work with Vista x64. With midisport I use a single cable one end in the midi out, the other end to the midi in. It may be possible to connect external midi hardware.

Vista x64 Home Basic
Pentium D 925
4gb Adata ddr2 800mhz
WD abys 160gb
MSI G33 mobo
Sonar 4 Studio

[Mikaël256]

Just posting to add that I'm interested by the support of the 2x2 for xp64 (not vista)
Also to recall that vista is not the only 64bit windows system.

[HunterZ]

MikeVB, the Anniversary Edition drivers will not work with the older Midisport devices. While they may look similar, the hardware inside is different.

David, does your Uno look like this (with the silver chip below the M-Audio logo)?

http://www.m-audio.com/images/Image/general/hardware%20images/version2.jpg

If so, then the device should be able to use the class-compliant drivers built into Windows. If the chip is above the logo, it cannot be used on XP-64.

I've been compiling a list of all the different users requesting a 64bit driver in hopes of getting them to speed up the development of this driver.
Please, please add me to the list of people requesting release of a 64-bit Vista/Win7 driver for the Midisport Uno. I have the "older" type with the chip above the logo, so it's completely useless without drivers.

[Madd Man V]

Add me to the list. I registered just to be on the list. Only if I new then what I know now!

[NuDais]

Hi everyone,

So picture the scene. After several years of all my music gear living in boxes, I finally reach a place in my life where I can connect it all up again and indulge in some music making. The unboxing, racking and cabling take hours and hours. I upgrade my Sonar 3 (yep 3 - it's been that long!) to Sonar 8, but before I install anything I find my trusty old M-Audio MidiSport Uno and figure I'd better plug that in first.

But what's this? My shiny new Vista 64 SP1 laptop is whining about a driver. Mmmm. Well, I guess my original CD from M-Audio won't help. Vista wasn't even around when I bought my Uno. Not to worry, I'll just surf on over to M-Audio's website and download a driver.

Nice little search feature, product, OS, click find, etc. Oh wait, it says I don't need a driver because it's part of the USB audio stack. Well that's odd because I'm looking at the Vista dialogue box asking me for a driver.

Something's not quite right here. I know, I'll google the driver. Bound to find it somewhere. And guess what? You're reading this.

I can only assume that M-Audio don't like selling their products, supporting them and building a reputable brand name for themselves. Why else would they not have a Vista 64 bit driver 4000 years AFTER Vista came out?

So all my hard work and expense upgrading to the latest Sonar and it's all been for nothing because of a stupid MIDI cable driver. Way to go M-Audio.

When I find another manufacturer who sells/supports a Vista 64 MIDI interface, I'm jumping ship. This is BS.

[NuDais]

Found this if anyone's interested: TASCAM US-122L USB2.0 Audio/Midi Computer Interface. Cheapest I found was $104.

[half_stack]

If it is of any comfort I am just now installing new stuff on a new machine with Vista Ultimate 64. I plugged in my Uno and in a matter of seconds the new machine correctly recognized the Uno.

[NuDais]

Hey Half_Stack,

I'm glad you didn't hit a road block. If you're up and running my guess is you have a newer Uno which is plug and play ready. I and many like me have an older Uno which Vista 64 bit won't talk to without a driver.

If anyone is interested, I use Sonar and Cakewalk have their own MIDI interfaces. They range from $49 to $89 depending on how many Ins/Outs you want. They're all Vista 64 bit friendly, so for me it was a no brainer.

My Uno Sport will shortly be in the trash. For those that continue to wait for the Vista 64 bit driver, I hope you're not made to wait too much longer. But for me, I will never buy another M-Audio product again.

Good luck everyone.

[dixie_flatline]

I've got a midisport 8x8 and a 2x2 that desperately need drivers. Please M-Audio, release the 64 bit drivers.

That 8x8 may well be the last piece of M-Audio gear I buy after this fiasco.

[Trailboss]

I went to a local guitar center a couple days ago to pick up a headphone amp. On the floor was an older (non-anniversary) midisport 4x4. They were actually using it as a doorstop. I swear I'm not making this up. They couldn't even give it away.

So Dixie - I'm afraid you're just going to have to find a use for those old interfaces. They're going to be yours for a long time.

[Kagey]

I was running Vista 64 Beta back in early 1006. I went to a national music chain to try to find a midi interface that was Vista compatible. They told me that M-Audio was very good at releasing new drivers, and sold me a Midisport 2X2. Three years later I am still running Vista 64, plus Win7 RC. MS just announced that Win7 goes on sale October 22. My 2X2 64 bit driver isn't even on the development list yet.

I was reading in another topic last year that 64 bit drivers would be released the first of September, 2008. Still waiting for the 2X2.

M-Audio has said a number of times it is going to support the product.Three years and the next version of Windows later, it would really be nice to have at least a firm time frame for a driver. So far my 2X2 is just an expensive 3 year old paper weight.

Put me on your list with the others. Thanks.

[HunterZ]

My non-PnP Uno will probably be the first, last, and only M-Audio product that I buy. I hate Creative (and by extension E-mu), but E-mu seems to be the only company supporting modern 64-bit Windows OSes so I'll probably replace my Uno with one of their devices.

[raindog]

Hi there,

I've been a long time user of M-Audio/Midiman products.

I've finally got together a nice powerful quad-core 64-bit Vista PC, and the ONLY piece of equipment I cannot use with it is my Midisport 8x8/s.

I would hope that if M-Audio have decided to never release a 64-bit driver, they would give their customers the courtesy of telling us so, rather than leaving us hanging for a year+. Otherwise, please provide us with an updated driver development plan, so we can decide whether to keep waiting or bail.

Thanks for your time and attention, M-Audio!

[Image_Engine]

Any update on ETA of 64 bit vista drivers for midisport 2*2?

[Image_Engine]

^^
?? Please dont make me go buy ANOTHER midi interface...cos it wont be m-audio and I will vote with my wallet ;-)
Cheers
M.

[astropolia]

Listen guys... they don't care. They don't even support 64 bit XP (released in 2001), so why should they suddently support Vista or Windows 7? This company have got a deathwish and we can't do anything about it. Buy something else.

[mbatchelor]

Windows 7 64bit with an old silver Midisport 2x2. No drivers work. Why isn't M-Audio developing drivers for their customers?

[HunterZ]

Yeah they don't care because they have other products that work via plug-n-play. I won't be buying or recommending M-Audio products in the future.

[WAITING_FOR_64_BIT_DRIVER]

I also happen to have lost the MIDISPORT lottery and upon upgrading to a new Vista 64-bit machine can no longer use older model Uno 1x1. While I understand that it isn't an easy task to port drivers to a 64 bit architecture, it should be clear by the number of upset customers in this thread alone that this task deserves some place in M-Audio's priority queue. I'm in the market for several high-end pieces of audio equipment to connect to my new machine, and M-Audio has just put itself out of contention, because I can't afford to be "forgotten" again in the future.

I hope to have my faith restored soon!

[virtec]

I have owned a 1010 since the first year of manufacture. It has been a stirling product!
As I was so pleased with it that when I wanted a midi interface, I purchased a MS 2x2. I upgraded to Vista 64 with 8 GIG a year ago. I still can't use my 2x2. What to do M-Audio.
Can you please let everyone on this thread know what, if any, are your plans for a Midisport 2x2 driver?

[n0j0e]

hey m-audio!! Anybody at home?? Speak with us!!
Have a green Midisport 2x2 and need Vista/Win7 64bit Support.

[Tumb]

As all of you I got the very bad surprise of the 64 bit driver. I'm quiet pissed and don't understand why it's so difficult to provide a new 64 driver for such an easy protocol like MIDI.

Nevermind for you guys that really want to use this interface I found a quiet simple workaround.

1) Install VMWare player and install a clean and simple windows xp.

2) Set VM network settings to bridged and check the "Replicate physical network ..." box.

3) Now once your virtual XP is running, plug your wonderful midisport and install the old 32bit drivers as you would do on a normal XP setup. (VMWare will emulate the USB controller to the virtual machine).

4) Install MIDIYoke on your host Windows Vista/7 (http://www.midiox.com/index.htm?http://www.midiox.com/myoke.htm).

5) Execute EthernetMIDI on your host (Vista/7) and on your Virtual XP. This is the tool that will transfer the MIDI data from your virtual machine to your host (7/Vista). (http://www.linuxsampler.org/ethernetmidi/)
For the EthernetMIDI configuration please refer to the author's website.
Hereafter my own EthernetMIDI config:

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/7573/screenshotnt.th.jpg (http://img689.imageshack.us/i/screenshotnt.jpg/)

If everything is set up correctly you will be able to use the MIDIYoke1 port in your favourite application.

I know it's a dirty solution, but as far as I'm concerned it works without latency.

cheers ;)

[jorgenbabe]

I need a Xp 64bit driver for anniversary uno too !

[steveo]

I found the fix. Uninstall vista/win7 and revert back to XP 32 bit. Apparently thats what M-Audio is using to find a solution. And heres wher I really get pissed. I looked all over this site, and FINALLY found a place where it told me to sign up to this forum to get the beta drivers. HA! now they have my email address by blatenly lying though their teeth to get me to sign up. What a joke.

[HunterZ]

I found the fix. Uninstall vista/win7 and revert back to XP 32 bit. Apparently thats what M-Audio is using to find a solution. And heres wher I really get pissed. I looked all over this site, and FINALLY found a place where it told me to sign up to this forum to get the beta drivers. HA! now they have my email address by blatenly lying though their teeth to get me to sign up. What a joke.
Using XP is a non-option for me because I'm running Windows 7 x64 on a newly-built system that I want to connect my synths/keyboard to. My solution was to buy an E-mu Xmidi Tab, which has low latency Windows Vista x64 *and* Windows 7 x64 compatible drivers available. It works great. My non-PnP MIDISport Uno now sits in a bin full of MIDI gear gathering dust (might use it on my XP/Linux laptop at some point, but I doubt it) and I won't make the mistake of buying M-Audio products again!