Joe, despite appearances to the contrary, this is not really a qws issue, in that many folks who use win 10 but not qws experience this. Unfortunately, finding the solution can be a very complex process. I've got my 2 grandkids livin w/me right now, I hardly have time to wee (forget shut-eye), much less troubleshoot something as complex as this, but perhaps the following link will help. https://www.sweetwater.com/sweetcare/articles/resolving-midi-device-issues-on-pc-and-mac/
You haven't provided much info, ie, what keyboard you're using, how it connects to the pc, etc, all of which would perhaps help narrow down the many possible solutions. I wish I were in a position to help further, but I'm not. Good luck w/this. You will need someone well versed in Win10 & hardware/software interactions, I'm afraid, because I truly suspect that this has little or nothing to do w/qws per se. 1 of the 1st things I'd try is to unplug your keyboard, go to control panel > device manager. Hit alt v, then w, to view hidden devices, & then uninstall all devices having to do w/midi. Restart the machine, reconnect the keyboard, & see if the situation changes. Beyond that, as I said, the situation becomes really dicey, & I'm not in a position to go further w/it, unfortunately. On 5/1/21, David Engebretson Jr. <accessible.engineer...@gmail.com> wrote: > When do your troubles start? > * can you create a new track? > * can you enter a track name? > * can you navigate to the midi track number combo box right after the track > name in the track properties dialog? > > I had a problem a couple of times where I couldn't enter the track name into > the track properties dialog, and couldn't navigate to the midi track number > combo box in the track properties dialog. Only thing I could do was > uninstall and reinstall QWS. Then it crept back a couple of times so I > repeated the process until it worked again. > > I'm using the latest QWS version, the latest Windows 10 version, and the > latest release version of JAWS 2021. > > Best, > David > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mai...@andrelouis.com <mai...@andrelouis.com> On Behalf Of Joe > Giovanelli > Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2021 4:36 PM > To: QWS list <qws@AndreLouis.COM> > Subject: Re: QWS List ports problem revisited > > Seth, there is no driver needed for my synth. > > > I selected ports with track properties. The port didn't open and the file > didn't play. > > > It's apparent that there's a computer problem because this synth works > as it should with Win 7. It's above my knowledge so I asked a > knowledgeable computer man for help. > > > I thank you and Nicole for your thoughts. > > > Joe G. > > On 5/1/2021 3:18 PM, Seth Lowman wrote: >> Hmmm, how strange. >> What kind of keyboard do you have? If it’s one that requires you to >> install the driver, it could be that your driver is corrupt and it needs >> to be reinstalled. Also something to consider, sometimes QWS will say on >> start up that it can’t open a midi port, but sometimes you can still >> choose it in the track properties dialogue and it will work anyway. >> >> God bless! >> Seth >> >> On May 1, 2021, at 11:43 AM, Joe Giovanelli <joegio...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hello, >> Seth, >> >> >> Thanks for writing. I'll definitely take your suggestion. >> >> >> It turns out that after uninstalling QWS, my files remained in their >> places. >> >> >> Unfortunately output ports still won't open with a fresh installation. If >> I can't solve this, I can't do any sequencing. >> >> >> I need the "powers that be" to consider this and let me know what can be >> done. >> >> >> I thank you. >> >> >> Joe Giovanelli >> >>> On 4/30/2021 9:35 PM, Seth Lowman wrote: >>> You can choose where you want to save your files when the Save as >>> dialogue comes up the first time you save a new file. Personally, I don’t >>> keep my files in the QWS folder, but in a different directory within my >>> documents folder. This way, if something goes wrong and I have to >>> uninstall QWS, My Files won’t get deleted, and I can resume work on them >>> when I reinstall it. >>> >>> God bless! >>> Seth >>> >>> On Apr 30, 2021, at 6:23 PM, Joe Giovanelli <joegio...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Good evening, >>> >>> >>> I now have a new synthesizer and I still have the situation where QWS >>> cannot open the output port. >>> >>> >>> I have to believe that the software is corrupt. I will install it again. >>> >>> >>> My question is what happens to my songs which are buried many layers >>> deep. It will be difficult to replace them even though they are backed >>> up. >>> >>> >>> How is it that my files end up in that remote location rather than in >>> the main QWS folder? >>> >>> >>> I truly look forward to your thoughtsand ideas. >>> >>> >>> Thank you for reading this. >>> >>> >>> Joe Giovanelli >>> >>> To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com >>> >>> for archived list posts, see >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com >>> To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com >>> >>> for archived list posts, see >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com >> To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com >> >> for archived list posts, see >> http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com >> To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com >> >> for archived list posts, see >> http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com > To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com > > for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com > > To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com > > for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com > -- Subscribe to a WordPress for Newbies Mailing List by sending a message to: wp4newbs-requ...@freelists.org with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by visiting the list page at http://www.freelists.org/list/wp4newbs & check out my sites at www.brightstarsweb.com & www.mysitesbeenhacked.com To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com
