Thanks for response. I have no midi connected, and have no other use for midi. i.e. Finale is my only midi user- but not at the moment. Cheers Keith in OZ
----- Original Message ----- From: Brad Beyenhof <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 7:53 PM Subject: RE: [Finale] MMSystem > Keith: > > Are you running any other MIDI-utilizing programs at the same time? If so, > you may want to use a program called MIDI-OX to split your MIDI device's > resources. It will basically take any MIDI IN or MIDI OUT device and split > it into up to 8 "virtual ports." For instance, I currently have my external > keyboard set to have four "separate" outputs- one used by Windows, one used > by Finale, one use by CakeWalk Pro Audio, and one used by Winamp. This > avoids conflicts between devices by allowing the programs to share the > resources while thinking they each have the device to themselves. > > In Win98SE, I remember a similar error (though I think mine might have been > MMSYSTEM004) that occurred when two programs tried to use the same MIDI > device; MIDI-OX fixed it. > > -- > Brad Beyenhof > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Keith Helgesen wrote: > > Please, anyone tell me how to correct an error dialogue box which pops up > randomly. > I have no midi keyboard connected at the moment- (can't afford to update > from my 20 year old Yamaha yet!) > So I'm using all 'qwerty' keyboard and mouse. > > I am running Fin 2001 on Windows 98. Plenty of RAM. I have 2004 installed > but am using 2001 for the sake of speed- (mine -not Finales!!) I still can't > get used to all the 'dangly bits' on 2004 yet! > > Completely at random - and often (not always) after a spinning eggtimer icon > appears on cursor, a box will appear with a 'whoosh' sound. If the 'spinning > eggtimer' icon DOES appear it can last for 20 or so seconds, everything else > freezes, then- > > Default Midi Output Device (in the blue 'title bar) > MMSYSTEM001 Undefined external error. (and an OK button) > > Click on OK- everything goes on as normal! > > As I say, it isn't a fatal error but really annoying when it happens every > five minutes or so! > > Please help! > Cheers Keith in OZ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
