SX3 vs. MIDI. . . FIGHT!

Posted on Apr 04, 2007 11:49 am
John_Wesley
Amature Songwriter/Producer
Member Since: Apr 04, 2007

Excuse me for posting a new topic as my first post, I know that there are other topics dealing with similar issues, but they date back a couple of years since the last posts and I wanted to make sure I found a reader to help.

There are a lot of issues in various forums about midi in SX3, none of which directly adress my problem.

I was previously using a midi controller, M-AUDIO keystation 49e, which was a squirly controller at best. The usb connection on the unit broke off into the body of the keyboard and after taking it apart several times, I was unable to resolve the issue. I alternatively routed a midi cable into my Lexicon Omega interface, which worked for what I wanted to do. (There were a couple of quirks still in that whenever I wanted to use the instrument, I had to have the controller turned on before my laptop booted up.) One 'magical' day, the keyboard on that controller stopped working, but I could see that a midi message was still transmitting whenever I utilized the pitch bend/mod wheels or any other button or volume fader on it. Having had problems with its insides previously, I assumed that there must be shoddy wiring to the keys, and decided to replace it with novation's ReMOTE LE - 25 key unit, which was on sale at musicians friend (definitely NOT an advertisement).

Here's where I start losing my mind: I got the unit in yesterday, followed ALL of the instructions for set up in the manuel, the addendum included, and finally the novation website. I have connected via both MIDI -> Omega -> USB -> Laptop & USB -> Laptop direct, yet, I am experiencing the same issue. All of the nobs and buttons are sending signals to cubase, but alas, no keyboard information for beutiful music making.

I have seen it suggested in a post from '05 to update my driver, but I'm not hip to drivers and don't know which one to download or even where to look. Any solutions or suggestions?

Also, I talked to novation this morning, learning very little about my situation. Hint for future reference: The number for help at Novation is international. . . if you set up an account with skype, you can make that call absurdly cheaper (also not intended to be advertisement, just helpful).
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Laptop: Acer Aspire 3610
CPU: Celeron M 1.5 GHz
O/S: XP Home Edition, SP2
Ram: 1 Gig
HD: 200 Gigs
Interface: Lexicon Omega
Sequencer: Cubase SX3
MIDI Controller: Novation ReMOTE LE - 25
Situation: Desperate

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