QWS List thank you plus issues
Hello, List Members, First I wanted to thank you all while I struggled through problems with my Medeli keyboard. Then there was time spent trying to help make QWS work with virtual instruments. It ended up that my Triton rack was retulrned me. I set it up with a USB to MIDI box. I was able to go through various instruments and hear them. After 20 minutes or so, the Triton quit operating as it should. Well, it's been repaired. The service shop even updated the firmware, and that's the trouble. To make this synthesizer work properly, it must have the map set to Korg and not MIDI. I don't know how to do that. Once that is done, maybe all will be right. Is there a way to play MIDI files without QWS? If there's no way, is there a way to make QWS be the default program for playing MIDIs? I thought there was a way but couldn't find it in the manual. Thank you. Joe G. To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com
Re: QWS List virtual instruments
Hi, Sim on, From what I read, I understood that Yoke Midi was easier to work with than Loop Midi. I liked the idea that Loop Midi could run on Win 10. I downloaded the software. I ran it. It found Proteus VX but it found an error. Tabbing around, I was asked for a new Port. I don't have one. It said that Proteus had zero bytes. Nothing runs according to script.Looks like the only I'll ever sequence is to have someone on the phone with me and listen as I work through all the things which need to happen so everything runs and that QWS is happy and I'm happy. If there's a brave soul out there who would be willing to work with me, my email is joegio...@gmail.co We can exchange numbers privately. However this ends up, you surely have my sincere thanks to have stayed with me for what seems like an eternity. Joe G.m On 6/26/2021 12:37 PM, Seth Lowman wrote: Also, if midi yoke is giving you too much trouble, here’s another one you can try: LoopBe1 virtual midi cable from the following website: https://www.nerds.de/en/download.html <https://www.nerds.de/en/download.html> God bless! Seth On Jun 26, 2021, at 9:30 AM, Nicole Massey <mailto:ny...@gypsyheir.com>> wrote: This is all a special subset of normal computer stuff, so that's understandable that you might not have all the info on what's going on. If the interface isn't in the ports list follow Seth's advice about finding a driver. Check the options in Proteus VX to find out where it's sending your audio. And you'll need MIDIYoke or another virtual MIDI cable to connect with the Proteus. Sent from my HAL 9000 in transit to Jupiter -Original Message- From: mai...@andrelouis.com <mailto:mai...@andrelouis.com> [mailto:mai...@andrelouis.com <mailto:mai...@andrelouis.com>] On Behalf Of Joe Giovanelli Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2021 10:44 AM To: QWS list mailto:qws@AndreLouis.COM>> Subject: Re: QWS List virtual instruments I heard there were problems with Hal computers but by this time all such deficiencies should have been overcome. Thanks for the warning. I just cancelled my order before it shipped out!! I thought I'd see the ports in QWS. I hope that the Rack still works. It's possible that the memory backup battery failed. That's replaceable but some memory info would be lost. I'd nhave to remap the unit. If the Triton can't be salvaged, I'd need to go back to Proteus. I can't run that program because it can't initialize the audio. The drivers for that are working as they should. Midiyoke won't load either and I don't remember what the message was. I hope you know that I have used computers for years even though it must look like I'm a rank clutz! Joe G. On 6/25/2021 5:54 PM, Nicole Massey wrote: No, the HAL series has a problematic design flaw. Best to avoid them if possible. You don't need MIDIYoke for any physical device, the MIDI interface takes care of that. It'll show up in your ports list in QWS. Sent from my HAL 9000 in transit to Jupiter -Original Message- From: mai...@andrelouis.com <mailto:mai...@andrelouis.com> [mailto:mai...@andrelouis.com <mailto:mai...@andrelouis.com>] On Behalf Of Joe Giovanelli Sent: Friday, June 25, 2021 3:41 PM To: QWS list mailto:qws@AndreLouis.COM>> Subject: Re: QWS List virtual instruments I have the USB Nto MIDI adapter. I guess the hookup has to be: Medeli controler to computer. Maybe computer to Triton MIDI in. Not sure the computer would send an output that way. I wondered if MIDI Yoke could be used in this way. Right now Midiyoke says it is having its installation interrupted, and I have to start it again. Looks to me that UAC is getting in the way. Proteus Vx says it can't initialize audio. Drivers are fine. Do I need a Hal 1? Joe On 6/25/2021 11:25 AM, Nicole Massey wrote: You need a MIDI interface hooked up to your computer. Then you cable the Triton up and you're good to go. If there isn't a Triton definition file Instavert can output one from a Cakewalk definition file. No reason to try to create one by hand. Sent from my HAL 9000 in transit to Jupiter -Original Message- From: mai...@andrelouis.com <mailto:mai...@andrelouis.com> [mailto:mai...@andrelouis.com <mailto:mai...@andrelouis.com>] On Behalf Of Joe Giovanelli Sent: Friday, June 25, 2021 8:58 AM To: QWS list mailto:qws@AndreLouis.COM>> Subject: Re: QWS List virtual instruments Hello, S eth, I am truly sorry for bothering this list with all of my difficulties. I have a Win 7 machine and will probably try this, using Yoke as the cable. I have an alternate which was just offered me. It's a Triton Rack. I successfully used that some years ago. If that instrument still works, I'd like to use it. Question is how to connect it to my computer. I can use my keyboard as a controler by connecting it to my computer, but how do I send the output of the computer
Re: QWS List midi yoke will not install
Hi again, Simon, I can report that the program is installed, sort of. I go back to the setup screen. It asks if I want to repair or remove the program. Well, I take repair. I'm told to reboot before the program is fully ready to use. I do and am again taken to that same screen where I'm told to reboot. I looked for an installed instance of the program but didn't find it so I'm back to that final step. I thank you and the others who have been there through all my frustrations with trying to set up some kind of software to work with QWS. Joe G. On 7/17/2021 8:44 PM, Simon Jaeger wrote: First, I'm not sure if that program still works on Windows 10, as I haven't seen any news of it since WIndows XP days. There is a pretty good alternative called LoopMIDI, which is definitely updated and allows you to assign custom names and settings for each virtual port. If the below doesn't work, I suggest giving this a look. One way you can run the installer without a UAC prompt is to go to the context menu and choose "run as administrator". This will essentially grant the program administrative rights before it asks for them, which will prevent it from doing so at all. If anything is going to stop the install from being interrupted, it should be that. On 7/17/2021 5:40 PM, Joe Giovanelli wrote: Good evening, The subject more or less tells the story. The Midi yoke program starts to install. The installation is interrupted by UAC and I'm asked if I really want to continue. I agree to continue, but the Midiyoke installer tells me that the installation was interrupted and i must start over. This obviously a closed circle. How can I break into it and allow the program to finish the installation? I had no idea I'd have to re-examine all this. Thank you for your ideas. Joe G. 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
Re: QWS List midi yoke will not install
Hi, I was running Win 7. It seems as though Loop Midi is more complicated and it intrudes itself at odd times. Midi yoke is the first program which is fussy enough to stop the installation when confronted with a UAC message. Joe On 7/17/2021 8:44 PM, Simon Jaeger wrote: First, I'm not sure if that program still works on Windows 10, as I haven't seen any news of it since WIndows XP days. There is a pretty good alternative called LoopMIDI, which is definitely updated and allows you to assign custom names and settings for each virtual port. If the below doesn't work, I suggest giving this a look. One way you can run the installer without a UAC prompt is to go to the context menu and choose "run as administrator". This will essentially grant the program administrative rights before it asks for them, which will prevent it from doing so at all. If anything is going to stop the install from being interrupted, it should be that. On 7/17/2021 5:40 PM, Joe Giovanelli wrote: Good evening, The subject more or less tells the story. The Midi yoke program starts to install. The installation is interrupted by UAC and I'm asked if I really want to continue. I agree to continue, but the Midiyoke installer tells me that the installation was interrupted and i must start over. This obviously a closed circle. How can I break into it and allow the program to finish the installation? I had no idea I'd have to re-examine all this. Thank you for your ideas. Joe G. 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
QWS List midi yoke will not install
Good evening, The subject more or less tells the story. The Midi yoke program starts to install. The installation is interrupted by UAC and I'm asked if I really want to continue. I agree to continue, but the Midiyoke installer tells me that the installation was interrupted and i must start over. This obviously a closed circle. How can I break into it and allow the program to finish the installation? I had no idea I'd have to re-examine all this. Thank you for your ideas. Joe G. To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com
Re: QWS List triton setup
No, people! I could not in my wildest nightmares make this up!! To start, I have not looked at Nichole's attached file because I had the Triton instrument list from a time I owned the Triton. Here we go! I assigned the Triton list to a test track. My wiring was correct and I could move among instruments and hear them when I pressed keys on the controler. Then the audio level dropped. I could no longer identify what the selected sound was nor was it certain what note I'd hear when I pressed a key. I tried playing a MIDI file then, and it was almost unrecognizable. I went through all of this again tonight and all SEEMED well. I tried to play that file again, and it started well, but it wasn't nlong before it went awry. The best I can hope for is that the power supply's voltage is too low. Because of the connecter, there was no way to measure voltage. If I had two straight pins I could have jammed one into each conductor and obtained a reading, but no pins. I suspect that it's the rack which has failed. A chip starts to operate but breaks down as it heats. I told you I couldn't make up this story!! I sure don't knolw if there are other sound modules around, and I really don't have the money to buy one. That brings me back to VST. You know what happened the last time I tried that. All I can say is to thank you for your amazing amount of patience! Joe G. On 7/15/2021 1:23 PM, Nicole Massey wrote: Step 1 in this is to get the attachment from the email I sent to the list with the Triton Rack definition file and put it in your QWS folder under Program Files on your hard drive so QWS can find the file when you follow Seth's instructions. But the rest of this is spot on. Sent from my HAL 9000 in transit to Jupiter -Original Message- From: mai...@andrelouis.com [mailto:mai...@andrelouis.com] On Behalf Of Seth Lowman Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2021 10:21 AM To: QWS list Subject: Re: QWS List triton setup What you need to do is go to your options menu by hitting alt o, and then i for instruments. You should be presented with a list of ports, so arrow down until you find the one for your Triton, then hit tab. You should now be presented with a list of instrument lists. Arrow down until you find the one for the Triton Rack, then tab over to the OK button and hit enter. Now correct me if I’m wrong, but after you do this, you may need to restart QWS for the changes to take effect. God bless! Seth On Jul 15, 2021, at 7:54 AM, Joe Giovanelli wrote: Nicole, as I just wrote to Seth, I now get sound from the Triton when I play on the controler. When I try selecting the Triton Rack from the instruments in the QWS folder, all I see is the port name. You mentioned a nconnection between the port and the instrument list. I don't know how to make that connection. Is that why I can't see any of the lists? Joe On 7/14/2021 10:18 PM, Nicole Massey wrote: Start with 0. Or when you get any response from the Triton rack set that port's ini file to the attached Triton Rack instrument definition file. (It's a port from the Cakewalk definition file for Korg products) Sent from my HAL 9000 in transit to Jupiter -Original Message- From: mai...@andrelouis.com [mailto:mai...@andrelouis.com] On Behalf Of Joe Giovanelli Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2021 8:01 PM To: QWS list Subject: Re: QWS List triton setup Well Seth, I did this. What I don't know is what bank to set. I could have left that as -1 and hoped for the best.. Working is more difficult because I do not know the designations on the new box and have nobody here to read them. I'll rectify that tomorrow Joe G. . On 7/14/2021 8:20 PM, Seth Lowman wrote: Well you don’t really use the set all ports option, what you do is you create a track, using control insert, or alt K and then enter. Then, you hit enter on the track, and you should be able to tab through the dialogue and one of the options is port. Once you find that option, set it to your midi interface, whatever it’s name is, and hit enter. Then try playing the keyboard and see if you hear sound from your Triton. Here is a link to a tutorial on the QWS website that goes through the steps in more detail. http://www.andrelouis.com/qws/dlaudio.htm You’ll want to listen too tutorial two, which talks about setting up a Keyboard with QWS. God bless! Seth On Jul 14, 2021, at 4:29 PM, Joe Giovanelli mailto:joegio...@gmail.com> > wrote: Hi, Seth, The Rack itself operates as it should. The demos play. I connected the output of the controller keyboard directly into the Triton and I heard notes as I played them. I could change instrulments on the controller and the sound changed. I had forgotten to press "multi." I did that and nothing changed. I checked the ports I should use and unchecked t
Re: QWS List triton setup
Nicole, as I just wrote to Seth, I now get sound from the Triton when I play on the controler. When I try selecting the Triton Rack from the instruments in the QWS folder, all I see is the port name. You mentioned a nconnection between the port and the instrument list. I don't know how to make that connection. Is that why I can't see any of the lists? Joe On 7/14/2021 10:18 PM, Nicole Massey wrote: Start with 0. Or when you get any response from the Triton rack set that port's ini file to the attached Triton Rack instrument definition file. (It's a port from the Cakewalk definition file for Korg products) Sent from my HAL 9000 in transit to Jupiter -Original Message- From: mai...@andrelouis.com [mailto:mai...@andrelouis.com] On Behalf Of Joe Giovanelli Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2021 8:01 PM To: QWS list Subject: Re: QWS List triton setup Well Seth, I did this. What I don't know is what bank to set. I could have left that as -1 and hoped for the best.. Working is more difficult because I do not know the designations on the new box and have nobody here to read them. I'll rectify that tomorrow Joe G. . On 7/14/2021 8:20 PM, Seth Lowman wrote: Well you don’t really use the set all ports option, what you do is you create a track, using control insert, or alt K and then enter. Then, you hit enter on the track, and you should be able to tab through the dialogue and one of the options is port. Once you find that option, set it to your midi interface, whatever it’s name is, and hit enter. Then try playing the keyboard and see if you hear sound from your Triton. Here is a link to a tutorial on the QWS website that goes through the steps in more detail. http://www.andrelouis.com/qws/dlaudio.htm You’ll want to listen too tutorial two, which talks about setting up a Keyboard with QWS. God bless! Seth On Jul 14, 2021, at 4:29 PM, Joe Giovanelli mailto:joegio...@gmail.com> > wrote: Hi, Seth, The Rack itself operates as it should. The demos play. I connected the output of the controller keyboard directly into the Triton and I heard notes as I played them. I could change instrulments on the controller and the sound changed. I had forgotten to press "multi." I did that and nothing changed. I checked the ports I should use and unchecked those I shouldn't use. I can do that via the Options but the track menu still didn't see anything. Joe G. On 7/14/2021 4:23 PM, Seth Lowman wrote: One thing to try: there should be a way you can test to make sure you’re getting sound out of the Triton, such as a built-In demo song, or something of that nature. That would be a good place to start, as this is a module so you can’t just play a keyboard to make sure you’re getting sound. That’ll make the Midi conundrum somewhat easier to solve. Then, make sure your Triton is in the right mode: I believe its called multi mode. I also found the Triton rack manuals online: https://www.korg.com/us/support/download/manual/1/220/1663/ The one you’ll want is the basic guide, and there is a link to it below the license agreement. This manual also explains how to play the demo song, as well as how to hook up the Triton to the computer via midi. God bless! Seth On Jul 14, 2021, at 12:19 PM, Joe Giovanelli mailto:joegio...@gmail.com> > wrote: Good afternoon List, I now have the Triton rack and the USB to MIDI adapter. The adapter has two sets of In and out MIDI jacks. This is not a Merge box. The keyboard connects to the computer. Another USB Nport on that computer connects to the USB port on the Box. To this point I don't have the Triton plugged in because I don't know which jack represents which port. I run QWS and I see all expected ports. I check the keyboard out. I see In and Out ports on the box. I select an output port. At this point I try the rack in all ports on the box. Key presses on the controller produce no sound from the nTriton. I go to the track menu and try to set all ports. QWS says that that option is disabled. I don't get that! Does all this never and? I need your ideas!
Re: QWS List triton setup
Yes. That's what I meant. Meanwhile, I now have sound from the Triton when I play on the controler keyboard. When I tryl selecting an instrument list, all I see is the p;ort I'm using. O well, there's progress. Joe On 7/14/2021 10:47 PM, Seth Lowman wrote: By the box, do you mean the midi interface? God bless! Seth On Jul 14, 2021, at 6:01 PM, Joe Giovanelli <mailto:joegio...@gmail.com>> wrote: Well Seth, I did this. What I don't know is what bank to set. I could have left that as -1 and hoped for the best.. Working is more difficult because I do not know the designations on the new box and have nobody here to read them. I'll rectify that tomorrow Joe G. . On 7/14/2021 8:20 PM, Seth Lowman wrote: Well you don’t really use the set all ports option, what you do is you create a track, using control insert, or alt K and then enter. Then, you hit enter on the track, and you should be able to tab through the dialogue and one of the options is port. Once you find that option, set it to your midi interface, whatever it’s name is, and hit enter. Then try playing the keyboard and see if you hear sound from your Triton. Here is a link to a tutorial on the QWS website that goes through the steps in more detail. http://www.andrelouis.com/qws/dlaudio.htm <http://www.andrelouis.com/qws/dlaudio.htm> You’ll want to listen too tutorial two, which talks about setting up a Keyboard with QWS. God bless! Seth On Jul 14, 2021, at 4:29 PM, Joe Giovanelli <mailto:joegio...@gmail.com>> wrote: Hi, Seth, The Rack itself operates as it should. The demos play. I connected the output of the controller keyboard directly into the Triton and I heard notes as I played them. I could change instrulments on the controller and the sound changed. I had forgotten to press "multi." I did that and nothing changed. I checked the ports I should use and unchecked those I shouldn't use. I can do that via the Options but the track menu still didn't see anything. Joe G. On 7/14/2021 4:23 PM, Seth Lowman wrote: One thing to try: there should be a way you can test to make sure you’re getting sound out of the Triton, such as a built-In demo song, or something of that nature. That would be a good place to start, as this is a module so you can’t just play a keyboard to make sure you’re getting sound. That’ll make the Midi conundrum somewhat easier to solve. Then, make sure your Triton is in the right mode: I believe its called multi mode. I also found the Triton rack manuals online: https://www.korg.com/us/support/download/manual/1/220/1663/ <https://www.korg.com/us/support/download/manual/1/220/1663/> The one you’ll want is the basic guide, and there is a link to it below the license agreement. This manual also explains how to play the demo song, as well as how to hook up the Triton to the computer via midi. God bless! Seth On Jul 14, 2021, at 12:19 PM, Joe Giovanelli <mailto:joegio...@gmail.com>> wrote: Good afternoon List, I now have the Triton rack and the USB to MIDI adapter. The adapter has two sets of In and out MIDI jacks. This is not a Merge box. The keyboard connects to the computer. Another USB Nport on that computer connects to the USB port on the Box. To this point I don't have the Triton plugged in because I don't know which jack represents which port. I run QWS and I see all expected ports. I check the keyboard out. I see In and Out ports on the box. I select an output port. At this point I try the rack in all ports on the box. Key presses on the controller produce no sound from the nTriton. I go to the track menu and try to set all ports. QWS says that that option is disabled. I don't get that! Does all this never and? I need your ideas! Thank you for reading this. Joe Giovanelli, W2PVY To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com <http://lists.andrelouis.com> for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com <http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com>
Re: QWS List triton setup
Well Seth, I did this. What I don't know is what bank to set. I could have left that as -1 and hoped for the best.. Working is more difficult because I do not know the designations on the new box and have nobody here to read them. I'll rectify that tomorrow Joe G. . On 7/14/2021 8:20 PM, Seth Lowman wrote: Well you don’t really use the set all ports option, what you do is you create a track, using control insert, or alt K and then enter. Then, you hit enter on the track, and you should be able to tab through the dialogue and one of the options is port. Once you find that option, set it to your midi interface, whatever it’s name is, and hit enter. Then try playing the keyboard and see if you hear sound from your Triton. Here is a link to a tutorial on the QWS website that goes through the steps in more detail. http://www.andrelouis.com/qws/dlaudio.htm <http://www.andrelouis.com/qws/dlaudio.htm> You’ll want to listen too tutorial two, which talks about setting up a Keyboard with QWS. God bless! Seth On Jul 14, 2021, at 4:29 PM, Joe Giovanelli <mailto:joegio...@gmail.com>> wrote: Hi, Seth, The Rack itself operates as it should. The demos play. I connected the output of the controller keyboard directly into the Triton and I heard notes as I played them. I could change instrulments on the controller and the sound changed. I had forgotten to press "multi." I did that and nothing changed. I checked the ports I should use and unchecked those I shouldn't use. I can do that via the Options but the track menu still didn't see anything. Joe G. On 7/14/2021 4:23 PM, Seth Lowman wrote: One thing to try: there should be a way you can test to make sure you’re getting sound out of the Triton, such as a built-In demo song, or something of that nature. That would be a good place to start, as this is a module so you can’t just play a keyboard to make sure you’re getting sound. That’ll make the Midi conundrum somewhat easier to solve. Then, make sure your Triton is in the right mode: I believe its called multi mode. I also found the Triton rack manuals online: https://www.korg.com/us/support/download/manual/1/220/1663/ <https://www.korg.com/us/support/download/manual/1/220/1663/> The one you’ll want is the basic guide, and there is a link to it below the license agreement. This manual also explains how to play the demo song, as well as how to hook up the Triton to the computer via midi. God bless! Seth On Jul 14, 2021, at 12:19 PM, Joe Giovanelli <mailto:joegio...@gmail.com>> wrote: Good afternoon List, I now have the Triton rack and the USB to MIDI adapter. The adapter has two sets of In and out MIDI jacks. This is not a Merge box. The keyboard connects to the computer. Another USB Nport on that computer connects to the USB port on the Box. To this point I don't have the Triton plugged in because I don't know which jack represents which port. I run QWS and I see all expected ports. I check the keyboard out. I see In and Out ports on the box. I select an output port. At this point I try the rack in all ports on the box. Key presses on the controller produce no sound from the nTriton. I go to the track menu and try to set all ports. QWS says that that option is disabled. I don't get that! Does all this never and? I need your ideas! Thank you for reading this. Joe Giovanelli, W2PVY To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com <http://lists.andrelouis.com> for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com <http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com>
Re: QWS List triton setup
Hi, Seth, The Rack itself operates as it should. The demos play. I connected the output of the controller keyboard directly into the Triton and I heard notes as I played them. I could change instrulments on the controller and the sound changed. I had forgotten to press "multi." I did that and nothing changed. I checked the ports I should use and unchecked those I shouldn't use. I can do that via the Options but the track menu still didn't see anything. Joe G. On 7/14/2021 4:23 PM, Seth Lowman wrote: One thing to try: there should be a way you can test to make sure you’re getting sound out of the Triton, such as a built-In demo song, or something of that nature. That would be a good place to start, as this is a module so you can’t just play a keyboard to make sure you’re getting sound. That’ll make the Midi conundrum somewhat easier to solve. Then, make sure your Triton is in the right mode: I believe its called multi mode. I also found the Triton rack manuals online: https://www.korg.com/us/support/download/manual/1/220/1663/ <https://www.korg.com/us/support/download/manual/1/220/1663/> The one you’ll want is the basic guide, and there is a link to it below the license agreement. This manual also explains how to play the demo song, as well as how to hook up the Triton to the computer via midi. God bless! Seth On Jul 14, 2021, at 12:19 PM, Joe Giovanelli <mailto:joegio...@gmail.com>> wrote: Good afternoon List, I now have the Triton rack and the USB to MIDI adapter. The adapter has two sets of In and out MIDI jacks. This is not a Merge box. The keyboard connects to the computer. Another USB Nport on that computer connects to the USB port on the Box. To this point I don't have the Triton plugged in because I don't know which jack represents which port. I run QWS and I see all expected ports. I check the keyboard out. I see In and Out ports on the box. I select an output port. At this point I try the rack in all ports on the box. Key presses on the controller produce no sound from the nTriton. I go to the track menu and try to set all ports. QWS says that that option is disabled. I don't get that! Does all this never and? I need your ideas! Thank you for reading this. Joe Giovanelli, W2PVY To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com <http://lists.andrelouis.com> for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com <http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com>
QWS List triton setup
Good afternoon List, I now have the Triton rack and the USB to MIDI adapter. The adapter has two sets of In and out MIDI jacks. This is not a Merge box. The keyboard connects to the computer. Another USB Nport on that computer connects to the USB port on the Box. To this point I don't have the Triton plugged in because I don't know which jack represents which port. I run QWS and I see all expected ports. I check the keyboard out. I see In and Out ports on the box. I select an output port. At this point I try the rack in all ports on the box. Key presses on the controller produce no sound from the nTriton. I go to the track menu and try to set all ports. QWS says that that option is disabled. I don't get that! Does all this never and? I need your ideas! Thank you for reading this. Joe Giovanelli, W2PVY To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com
Re: QWS List virtual instruments
I heard there were problems with Hal computers but by this time all such deficiencies should have been overcome. Thanks for the warning. I just cancelled my order before it shipped out!! I thought I'd see the ports in QWS. I hope that the Rack still works. It's possible that the memory backup battery failed. That's replaceable but some memory info would be lost. I'd nhave to remap the unit. If the Triton can't be salvaged, I'd need to go back to Proteus. I can't run that program because it can't initialize the audio. The drivers for that are working as they should. Midiyoke won't load either and I don't remember what the message was. I hope you know that I have used computers for years even though it must look like I'm a rank clutz! Joe G. On 6/25/2021 5:54 PM, Nicole Massey wrote: No, the HAL series has a problematic design flaw. Best to avoid them if possible. You don't need MIDIYoke for any physical device, the MIDI interface takes care of that. It'll show up in your ports list in QWS. Sent from my HAL 9000 in transit to Jupiter -Original Message- From: mai...@andrelouis.com [mailto:mai...@andrelouis.com] On Behalf Of Joe Giovanelli Sent: Friday, June 25, 2021 3:41 PM To: QWS list Subject: Re: QWS List virtual instruments I have the USB Nto MIDI adapter. I guess the hookup has to be: Medeli controler to computer. Maybe computer to Triton MIDI in. Not sure the computer would send an output that way. I wondered if MIDI Yoke could be used in this way. Right now Midiyoke says it is having its installation interrupted, and I have to start it again. Looks to me that UAC is getting in the way. Proteus Vx says it can't initialize audio. Drivers are fine. Do I need a Hal 1? Joe On 6/25/2021 11:25 AM, Nicole Massey wrote: You need a MIDI interface hooked up to your computer. Then you cable the Triton up and you're good to go. If there isn't a Triton definition file Instavert can output one from a Cakewalk definition file. No reason to try to create one by hand. Sent from my HAL 9000 in transit to Jupiter -Original Message- From: mai...@andrelouis.com [mailto:mai...@andrelouis.com] On Behalf Of Joe Giovanelli Sent: Friday, June 25, 2021 8:58 AM To: QWS list Subject: Re: QWS List virtual instruments Hello, S eth, I am truly sorry for bothering this list with all of my difficulties. I have a Win 7 machine and will probably try this, using Yoke as the cable. I have an alternate which was just offered me. It's a Triton Rack. I successfully used that some years ago. If that instrument still works, I'd like to use it. Question is how to connect it to my computer. I can use my keyboard as a controler by connecting it to my computer, but how do I send the output of the computer to the Triton. I suspect there's an intermediary program needed here. This has been a truly frustrating experience for me, and perhaps those on this list. Thank your kindness and patience. Joe G. On 6/24/2021 1:32 PM, Seth Lowman wrote: Well good to know. Maybe I won’t be updating to windows 10 anytime soon if I can’t run that on it. Of course, if anybody else has gotten Proteus VX to work on windows 10, please chime in. I’ve heard that windows 10 is a huge pain in the neck as it is, as Microsoft keeps updating and changing things all over the map. The only thing I can think for you to do, Joe, is the try running Proteus VX on an older computer if you have one. It runs well on my Windows 7 PC, which is mostly what I use for work with QWS. Sadly, my Windows 8 machine barely works anymore; it had to travel a lot with me while I was in college, and with all the shaking and jostling it took in my backpack, it seems to have developed motherboard issues. God bless! Seth On Jun 24, 2021, at 7:13 AM, Joe Giovanelli wrote: Seth, I tried this and there was nothing about running as administrater. I am running Win 10 and it may be different from your OS. I still can make Proteus VX run because of problems with audio drivers. When I did a search for this program, I found various versions. Maybe I got the wrong one. I'm floundering around here and sinking. Someone just offered me a Triton Rack. If it still works, that would bail me out of this. I can send instructions from the controler to the computer, but how would I connect the computer to the MIDI In on the Triton? Thank you for all your info. Joe G. On 6/24/2021 12:53 AM, Seth Lowman wrote: Richard, that looks right. Joe, have you tried running it as administrator? I had some problems with this on my Windows 8 machine if I remember correctly. It gave me an error first time I opened it, so what I did was went into the context menu, (press your applications key or right click the mouse), and chose run as administrator, and it worked. God bless! Seth On Jun 23, 2021, at 6:19 PM, Joe Giovanelli wrote: ITo unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com
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I have the USB Nto MIDI adapter. I guess the hookup has to be: Medeli controler to computer. Maybe computer to Triton MIDI in. Not sure the computer would send an output that way. I wondered if MIDI Yoke could be used in this way. Right now Midiyoke says it is having its installation interrupted, and I have to start it again. Looks to me that UAC is getting in the way. Proteus Vx says it can't initialize audio. Drivers are fine. Do I need a Hal 1? Joe On 6/25/2021 11:25 AM, Nicole Massey wrote: You need a MIDI interface hooked up to your computer. Then you cable the Triton up and you're good to go. If there isn't a Triton definition file Instavert can output one from a Cakewalk definition file. No reason to try to create one by hand. Sent from my HAL 9000 in transit to Jupiter -Original Message- From: mai...@andrelouis.com [mailto:mai...@andrelouis.com] On Behalf Of Joe Giovanelli Sent: Friday, June 25, 2021 8:58 AM To: QWS list Subject: Re: QWS List virtual instruments Hello, S eth, I am truly sorry for bothering this list with all of my difficulties. I have a Win 7 machine and will probably try this, using Yoke as the cable. I have an alternate which was just offered me. It's a Triton Rack. I successfully used that some years ago. If that instrument still works, I'd like to use it. Question is how to connect it to my computer. I can use my keyboard as a controler by connecting it to my computer, but how do I send the output of the computer to the Triton. I suspect there's an intermediary program needed here. This has been a truly frustrating experience for me, and perhaps those on this list. Thank your kindness and patience. Joe G. On 6/24/2021 1:32 PM, Seth Lowman wrote: Well good to know. Maybe I won’t be updating to windows 10 anytime soon if I can’t run that on it. Of course, if anybody else has gotten Proteus VX to work on windows 10, please chime in. I’ve heard that windows 10 is a huge pain in the neck as it is, as Microsoft keeps updating and changing things all over the map. The only thing I can think for you to do, Joe, is the try running Proteus VX on an older computer if you have one. It runs well on my Windows 7 PC, which is mostly what I use for work with QWS. Sadly, my Windows 8 machine barely works anymore; it had to travel a lot with me while I was in college, and with all the shaking and jostling it took in my backpack, it seems to have developed motherboard issues. God bless! Seth On Jun 24, 2021, at 7:13 AM, Joe Giovanelli wrote: Seth, I tried this and there was nothing about running as administrater. I am running Win 10 and it may be different from your OS. I still can make Proteus VX run because of problems with audio drivers. When I did a search for this program, I found various versions. Maybe I got the wrong one. I'm floundering around here and sinking. Someone just offered me a Triton Rack. If it still works, that would bail me out of this. I can send instructions from the controler to the computer, but how would I connect the computer to the MIDI In on the Triton? Thank you for all your info. Joe G. On 6/24/2021 12:53 AM, Seth Lowman wrote: Richard, that looks right. Joe, have you tried running it as administrator? I had some problems with this on my Windows 8 machine if I remember correctly. It gave me an error first time I opened it, so what I did was went into the context menu, (press your applications key or right click the mouse), and chose run as administrator, and it worked. God bless! Seth On Jun 23, 2021, at 6:19 PM, Joe Giovanelli wrote: ITo 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
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Well, I have the USB to MIDI adapter. What is an audio interface? Joe On 6/25/2021 2:15 PM, Seth Lowman wrote: Whether or not you get that module, definitely try Proteus on your Windows 7 machine. It has some stellar sounds on it that you won’t want to miss. As far as hooking up the Triton module to your computer, since the module is an older machine that probably doesn’t use USB, you’ll need a midi interface and a five pin din midi cable. If you have an audio interface, it may already have a midi interface built into it, and if that’s the case you could just use that with a midi cable. If not, Yamaha and Roland make midi to USB interfaces that, if I’m not mistaken, are fairly inexpensive. https://www.zzounds.com/item--ROLUMONEMK2 <https://www.zzounds.com/item--ROLUMONEMK2> and https://www.amazon.com/Yamahaa-UX-16-Yamaha-Usb-midi-Interface/dp/B8BCXY/ref=dp_prsubs_2?pd_rd_i=B8BCXY=1 <https://www.amazon.com/Yamahaa-UX-16-Yamaha-Usb-midi-Interface/dp/B8BCXY/ref=dp_prsubs_2?pd_rd_i=B8BCXY=1> Also, you were asking about instrument list earlier I believe. Either of the Proteus VX Instrument lists will work, though the one that has cat in the name is set up so you can navigate by instrument categories: for example, you can press P repeatedly to navigate through all the pianos, L repeatedly to navigate through the synthesizer lead patches, etc. God bless! Seth On Jun 25, 2021, at 6:57 AM, Joe nelli <mailto:joegio...@gmail.com>> wrote: Hello, S eth, I am truly sorry for bothering this list with all of my difficulties. I have a Win 7 machine and will probably try this, using Yoke as the cable. I have an alternate which was just offered me. It's a Triton Rack. I successfully used that some years ago. If that instrument still works, I'd like to use it. Question is how to connect it to my computer. I can use my keyboard as a controler by connecting it to my computer, but how do I send the output of the computer to the Triton. I suspect there's an intermediary program needed here. This has been a truly frustrating experience for me, and perhaps those on this list. Thank your kindness and patience. Joe G. On 6/24/2021 1:32 PM, Seth Lowman wrote: Well good to know. Maybe I won’t be updating to windows 10 anytime soon if I can’t run that on it. Of course, if anybody else has gotten Proteus VX to work on windows 10, please chime in. I’ve heard that windows 10 is a huge pain in the neck as it is, as Microsoft keeps updating and changing things all over the map. The only thing I can think for you to do, Joe, is the try running Proteus VX on an older computer if you have one. It runs well on my Windows 7 PC, which is mostly what I use for work with QWS. Sadly, my Windows 8 machine barely works anymore; it had to travel a lot with me while I was in college, and with all the shaking and jostling it took in my backpack, it seems to have developed motherboard issues. God bless! Seth On Jun 24, 2021, at 7:13 AM, Joe Giovanelli <mailto:joegio...@gmail.com>> wrote: Seth, I tried this and there was nothing about running as administrater. I am running Win 10 and it may be different from your OS. I still can make Proteus VX run because of problems with audio drivers. When I did a search for this program, I found various versions. Maybe I got the wrong one. I'm floundering around here and sinking. Someone just offered me a Triton Rack. If it still works, that would bail me out of this. I can send instructions from the controler to the computer, but how would I connect the computer to the MIDI In on the Triton? Thank you for all your info. Joe G. On 6/24/2021 12:53 AM, Seth Lowman wrote: Richard, that looks right. Joe, have you tried running it as administrator? I had some problems with this on my Windows 8 machine if I remember correctly. It gave me an error first time I opened it, so what I did was went into the context menu, (press your applications key or right click the mouse), and chose run as administrator, and it worked. God bless! Seth On Jun 23, 2021, at 6:19 PM, Joe Giovanelli <mailto:joegio...@gmail.com>> wrote: ITo unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com <http://lists.andrelouis.com> for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com <http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com> To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com <http://lists.andrelouis.com> for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com <http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com> To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com <http://lists.andrelouis.com> for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com <http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com> To unsubscribe or change
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Hello, S eth, I am truly sorry for bothering this list with all of my difficulties. I have a Win 7 machine and will probably try this, using Yoke as the cable. I have an alternate which was just offered me. It's a Triton Rack. I successfully used that some years ago. If that instrument still works, I'd like to use it. Question is how to connect it to my computer. I can use my keyboard as a controler by connecting it to my computer, but how do I send the output of the computer to the Triton. I suspect there's an intermediary program needed here. This has been a truly frustrating experience for me, and perhaps those on this list. Thank your kindness and patience. Joe G. On 6/24/2021 1:32 PM, Seth Lowman wrote: Well good to know. Maybe I won’t be updating to windows 10 anytime soon if I can’t run that on it. Of course, if anybody else has gotten Proteus VX to work on windows 10, please chime in. I’ve heard that windows 10 is a huge pain in the neck as it is, as Microsoft keeps updating and changing things all over the map. The only thing I can think for you to do, Joe, is the try running Proteus VX on an older computer if you have one. It runs well on my Windows 7 PC, which is mostly what I use for work with QWS. Sadly, my Windows 8 machine barely works anymore; it had to travel a lot with me while I was in college, and with all the shaking and jostling it took in my backpack, it seems to have developed motherboard issues. God bless! Seth On Jun 24, 2021, at 7:13 AM, Joe Giovanelli wrote: Seth, I tried this and there was nothing about running as administrater. I am running Win 10 and it may be different from your OS. I still can make Proteus VX run because of problems with audio drivers. When I did a search for this program, I found various versions. Maybe I got the wrong one. I'm floundering around here and sinking. Someone just offered me a Triton Rack. If it still works, that would bail me out of this. I can send instructions from the controler to the computer, but how would I connect the computer to the MIDI In on the Triton? Thank you for all your info. Joe G. On 6/24/2021 12:53 AM, Seth Lowman wrote: Richard, that looks right. Joe, have you tried running it as administrator? I had some problems with this on my Windows 8 machine if I remember correctly. It gave me an error first time I opened it, so what I did was went into the context menu, (press your applications key or right click the mouse), and chose run as administrator, and it worked. God bless! Seth On Jun 23, 2021, at 6:19 PM, Joe Giovanelli wrote: ITo 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
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Good evening, I have the prot vx instrument list. Actually there are two lists: inst_protvx.ini and inst_protvx_cat.ini What do I use if and when the proteus vx program can run? When I was searching for that program, there was more than one shown. Maybe I downloaded one which couldn't work in Win 10. If you have that program, could you please send nit to me. To make this easy, my address is: joegio...@gmail.com I truly thank you. Joe G. To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com
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Seth, I tried this and there was nothing about running as administrater. I am running Win 10 and it may be different from your OS. I still can make Proteus VX run because of problems with audio drivers. When I did a search for this program, I found various versions. Maybe I got the wrong one. I'm floundering around here and sinking. Someone just offered me a Triton Rack. If it still works, that would bail me out of this. I can send instructions from the controler to the computer, but how would I connect the computer to the MIDI In on the Triton? Thank you for all your info. Joe G. On 6/24/2021 12:53 AM, Seth Lowman wrote: Richard, that looks right. Joe, have you tried running it as administrator? I had some problems with this on my Windows 8 machine if I remember correctly. It gave me an error first time I opened it, so what I did was went into the context menu, (press your applications key or right click the mouse), and chose run as administrator, and it worked. God bless! Seth On Jun 23, 2021, at 6:19 PM, Joe Giovanelli wrote: ITo 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
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se I find Reaper too daunting to get used to sequencing with it. I"m slowly trying and learning some tricks, but I'm so much faster with QWS it's not even funny. Granted Seth is very much right that once you start doing anything serious with a bunch of vsts, you're going to want to do it in Reaper as much as you can. I have personal experience with the pain of routing through virtual midi cables and using QWS. It can certainly be done, but gets annoying to say the least. On 6/22/21, Seth Lowman wrote: Oh, and the KK packages vary depending on which one you get. I believe the smallest one offers a few pianos and synthesizers, while the largest one, Komplete CE offers the entire gamut, from pianos and synthesizers, to drums, guitar, basses, orchestral instruments, etc. now that I’m thinking about it, you could probably make KK work with QWS, though you would have to use a virtual midi loop cable such as Midi Yolk or Loopbe1. You won’t need VST host though, as KK has its own standalone application. However, using it that way seems like it would be extremely complicated, as you would have to do things with instances and all sorts of other goofiness in order to make it all work. The best way to use KK is to use it in reaper or logic, as those programs have built-in support for KK. Of course, if anybody else knows more about using it with QWS, please chime in. God bless! Seth On Jun 22, 2021, at 8:44 AM, Joe Giovanelli wrote: Hi, Seth, The instrument is a Medeli sp-4200. Believe it or not, the MIDI implementation chart shows that controler 122 is crossed out. What do these "complete packages" offer? Do they avoid Loopmidi and Vsthost? What do they cost? God bless you as well. Joe G. On 6/22/2021 11:35 AM, Seth Lowman wrote: Every keyboard should now have the ability to turn off local, unless it’s something really stupid cheap like a $50 RadioShack keyboard from the past. What model keyboard did you get? It should say in the manual how to turn off local. As far as virtual instruments go, your best bet is going to be to purchase one of the Komplete packages, and a A49 or S49 controller from Native Instruments so you can access the parameters. There are several versions of the Komplete package, some of which only have a few instruments while others have literally hundreds of instruments. I currently own Komplete 12 CE, and I’m looking at upgrading to 13. This package is amazing! There are so many instruments I haven’t even gotten a chance to work with all of them. God bless! Seth On Jun 22, 2021, at 7:32 AM, Joe Giovanelli wrote: Good morning, The new music keyboard is very nice and at a cost of only $500. The problem is that it does not have thie ability to turn off Local. Some of its 600 sounds are very good but, under the circumstances, useless. For this reason I am forced to obtain virtual sounds. I foun d an article on the QWS site which discusses Loopmidi and Vsthost. The instructions for using these programs to set up virtual instruments are rather brief and assume more knowledge than I possess. I'm supposed to tell Loopmidi what ports I plan to use. Well, I figure to select Proteus VX as my sound bank, but do I use that as the port name? I'm supposed to open Vsthost in Wave. Well, the closest I can find is Use Bank. I believe I was able to delete the Input port in QWS. That is as far as I could get. I will appreciate any help you ncan offer as to how to move forward successfully with my search for virtual instruments. I thank you very much for your help. Joe Giovanelli, W2PVY 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 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.andr
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Hello Seth, I think I Might have Loopmidi ready. I tried downloading the vx instrument list from the QWS site. There's a link which points to the list but it won't open and let me downloaed it. In fact, no other lists will downloaed when I enter on the link. I try running Proteus vx. i'm told that the drivers won't nopen, and to check that in Device Manager. I did that and the report comes back that the drivers were operating correctly. I must be using a previous model Hal, 8998! Joe G. On 6/22/2021 6:31 PM, Seth Lowman wrote: Proteus VX is not a collection of fonts; rather, it is a standalone synthesizer that will load a bank of its own proprietary presets when you open it on your computer. In order to use it with QWS, you need the virtual midi cable I was talking about earlier. I have also gotten it to work as a VST in reaper, but not with VST host. The most straightforward way to use it with QWS is to run it as a standalone program, then from the edit menu, go into preferences set your midi in device to the in Port on which ever virtual cable you’re using: for example, in from midi yoke 1. Then, go to QWS, create a new track, and set the port to your out port, such as out to midi yolk 1. This software instrument is multitimbrel, so you can create multiple tracks with it. It uses banks 0, 1, 2, and maybe 3 and four for its instrument presets, and there is also an instrument list for it on the QWS website. Hopefully this will help you out and getting started with Proteus VX. God bless! Seth On Jun 22, 2021, at 10:27 AM, Nicole Massey wrote: The only thing I could think of is that the keyboard might have some way to turn it off as an internal thing, or turn off response to specific MIDI channels from the keyboard, but it's not a major manufacturer so they might do something a bit non-standard. Sent from my HAL 9000 in transit to Jupiter -Original Message- From: mai...@andrelouis.com [mailto:mai...@andrelouis.com] On Behalf Of Seth Lowman Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2021 10:35 AM To: QWS list Subject: Re: QWS List virtual instruments Every keyboard should now have the ability to turn off local, unless it’s something really stupid cheap like a $50 RadioShack keyboard from the past. What model keyboard did you get? It should say in the manual how to turn off local. As far as virtual instruments go, your best bet is going to be to purchase one of the Komplete packages, and a A49 or S49 controller from Native Instruments so you can access the parameters. There are several versions of the Komplete package, some of which only have a few instruments while others have literally hundreds of instruments. I currently own Komplete 12 CE, and I’m looking at upgrading to 13. This package is amazing! There are so many instruments I haven’t even gotten a chance to work with all of them. God bless! Seth On Jun 22, 2021, at 7:32 AM, Joe Giovanelli wrote: Good morning, The new music keyboard is very nice and at a cost of only $500. The problem is that it does not have thie ability to turn off Local. Some of its 600 sounds are very good but, under the circumstances, useless. For this reason I am forced to obtain virtual sounds. I foun d an article on the QWS site which discusses Loopmidi and Vsthost. The instructions for using these programs to set up virtual instruments are rather brief and assume more knowledge than I possess. I'm supposed to tell Loopmidi what ports I plan to use. Well, I figure to select Proteus VX as my sound bank, but do I use that as the port name? I'm supposed to open Vsthost in Wave. Well, the closest I can find is Use Bank. I believe I was able to delete the Input port in QWS. That is as far as I could get. I will appreciate any help you ncan offer as to how to move forward successfully with my search for virtual instruments. I thank you very much for your help. Joe Giovanelli, W2PVY 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
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Hi, Seth, This sounds promising. It is too late for me to work with it tonight. If we add what Nicole said, this can be a cool possibility for me. I'll let you know what happens. Joe G. On 6/22/2021 6:31 PM, Seth Lowman wrote: Proteus VX is not a collection of fonts; rather, it is a standalone synthesizer that will load a bank of its own proprietary presets when you open it on your computer. In order to use it with QWS, you need the virtual midi cable I was talking about earlier. I have also gotten it to work as a VST in reaper, but not with VST host. The most straightforward way to use it with QWS is to run it as a standalone program, then from the edit menu, go into preferences set your midi in device to the in Port on which ever virtual cable you’re using: for example, in from midi yoke 1. Then, go to QWS, create a new track, and set the port to your out port, such as out to midi yolk 1. This software instrument is multitimbrel, so you can create multiple tracks with it. It uses banks 0, 1, 2, and maybe 3 and four for its instrument presets, and there is also an instrument list for it on the QWS website. Hopefully this will help you out and getting started with Proteus VX. God bless! Seth On Jun 22, 2021, at 10:27 AM, Nicole Massey wrote: The only thing I could think of is that the keyboard might have some way to turn it off as an internal thing, or turn off response to specific MIDI channels from the keyboard, but it's not a major manufacturer so they might do something a bit non-standard. Sent from my HAL 9000 in transit to Jupiter -Original Message- From: mai...@andrelouis.com [mailto:mai...@andrelouis.com] On Behalf Of Seth Lowman Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2021 10:35 AM To: QWS list Subject: Re: QWS List virtual instruments Every keyboard should now have the ability to turn off local, unless it’s something really stupid cheap like a $50 RadioShack keyboard from the past. What model keyboard did you get? It should say in the manual how to turn off local. As far as virtual instruments go, your best bet is going to be to purchase one of the Komplete packages, and a A49 or S49 controller from Native Instruments so you can access the parameters. There are several versions of the Komplete package, some of which only have a few instruments while others have literally hundreds of instruments. I currently own Komplete 12 CE, and I’m looking at upgrading to 13. This package is amazing! There are so many instruments I haven’t even gotten a chance to work with all of them. God bless! Seth On Jun 22, 2021, at 7:32 AM, Joe Giovanelli wrote: Good morning, The new music keyboard is very nice and at a cost of only $500. The problem is that it does not have thie ability to turn off Local. Some of its 600 sounds are very good but, under the circumstances, useless. For this reason I am forced to obtain virtual sounds. I foun d an article on the QWS site which discusses Loopmidi and Vsthost. The instructions for using these programs to set up virtual instruments are rather brief and assume more knowledge than I possess. I'm supposed to tell Loopmidi what ports I plan to use. Well, I figure to select Proteus VX as my sound bank, but do I use that as the port name? I'm supposed to open Vsthost in Wave. Well, the closest I can find is Use Bank. I believe I was able to delete the Input port in QWS. That is as far as I could get. I will appreciate any help you ncan offer as to how to move forward successfully with my search for virtual instruments. I thank you very much for your help. Joe Giovanelli, W2PVY 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
Re: QWS List virtual instruments
I t hink the Medeli will work as a MIDI controler. Besides that, it is an 88 key unit. Although reading about all the other possibilities, I suspect that the original thoughts about working wigth VSTHOST is probably what is best for me if someone can point me in the right direction. Along with all of this, I got the Proteus VX but there are many items related to that, and I think I might not have what I need. This version put itself into a specific folder rather than acting as a neutral collection of fonts. \ People, I sure hope you can lead me in a more or less straight path!! Joe G. On 6/22/2021 3:49 PM, Seth Lowman wrote: Oh and thank you Simon for bringing up those points that I forgotten. Yes, you do get some free instruments just by buying a controller. I would encourage you to check it out if you haven’t already. Getting this controller would also allow you to bypass the fact that your keyboard doesn’t have a local off function, as you could trigger your keyboards sounds from the controller instead while using QWS. God bless! Seth On Jun 22, 2021, at 11:36 AM, Simon Jaeger wrote: For what it's worth, the budget 61 key controller is $279 and comes with some free instruments, and they get even cheaper if you're willing to go smaller than 61. You could opt to get the M32, which is very compact, and use it as a portable controller and control surface of sorts for Komplete. There are a lot of free and inexpensive Kontakt libraries you could load up and use. You can buy more expensive controllers from them, and you can upgrade your Komplete to one of several expansions that go all the way up to the jaw-droppingly expensive Collectors' Edition, but that is by no means a requirement for making good music or getting into the Komplete ecosystem. On 6/22/2021 11:03 AM, Joe Giovanelli wrote: Well, Seth, that's too much for me right now. I thank you for writing. Joe On 6/22/2021 12:27 PM, Seth Lowman wrote: To be honest, I’ve been using the KK stuff with logic pro, not QWS. I’m not really sure how well they work with QWS. I do know that they work with reaper though. How strange that your keyboard doesn’t have a local off function. All keyboards should have that ability. Of course, the alternative would be to play it using an external controller when you’re using it in QWS. As far as pricing for the KK products, the Komplete CE package is $1600. I believe the ultimate package is 1200, and the prices go down from there. I don’t recall the prices of the controllers off hand. God bless! Seth On Jun 22, 2021, at 8:44 AM, Joe Giovanelli wrote: Hi, Seth, The instrument is a Medeli sp-4200. Believe it or not, the MIDI implementation chart shows that controler 122 is crossed out. What do these "complete packages" offer? Do they avoid Loopmidi and Vsthost? What do they cost? God bless you as well. Joe G. On 6/22/2021 11:35 AM, Seth Lowman wrote: Every keyboard should now have the ability to turn off local, unless it’s something really stupid cheap like a $50 RadioShack keyboard from the past. What model keyboard did you get? It should say in the manual how to turn off local. As far as virtual instruments go, your best bet is going to be to purchase one of the Komplete packages, and a A49 or S49 controller from Native Instruments so you can access the parameters. There are several versions of the Komplete package, some of which only have a few instruments while others have literally hundreds of instruments. I currently own Komplete 12 CE, and I’m looking at upgrading to 13. This package is amazing! There are so many instruments I haven’t even gotten a chance to work with all of them. God bless! Seth On Jun 22, 2021, at 7:32 AM, Joe Giovanelli wrote: Good morning, The new music keyboard is very nice and at a cost of only $500. The problem is that it does not have thie ability to turn off Local. Some of its 600 sounds are very good but, under the circumstances, useless. For this reason I am forced to obtain virtual sounds. I foun d an article on the QWS site which discusses Loopmidi and Vsthost. The instructions for using these programs to set up virtual instruments are rather brief and assume more knowledge than I possess. I'm supposed to tell Loopmidi what ports I plan to use. Well, I figure to select Proteus VX as my sound bank, but do I use that as the port name? I'm supposed to open Vsthost in Wave. Well, the closest I can find is Use Bank. I believe I was able to delete the Input port in QWS. That is as far as I could get. I will appreciate any help you ncan offer as to how to move forward successfully with my search for virtual instruments. I thank you very much for your help. Joe Giovanelli, W2PVY 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
Re: QWS List virtual instruments
Well, Seth, that's too much for me right now. I thank you for writing. Joe On 6/22/2021 12:27 PM, Seth Lowman wrote: To be honest, I’ve been using the KK stuff with logic pro, not QWS. I’m not really sure how well they work with QWS. I do know that they work with reaper though. How strange that your keyboard doesn’t have a local off function. All keyboards should have that ability. Of course, the alternative would be to play it using an external controller when you’re using it in QWS. As far as pricing for the KK products, the Komplete CE package is $1600. I believe the ultimate package is 1200, and the prices go down from there. I don’t recall the prices of the controllers off hand. God bless! Seth On Jun 22, 2021, at 8:44 AM, Joe Giovanelli wrote: Hi, Seth, The instrument is a Medeli sp-4200. Believe it or not, the MIDI implementation chart shows that controler 122 is crossed out. What do these "complete packages" offer? Do they avoid Loopmidi and Vsthost? What do they cost? God bless you as well. Joe G. On 6/22/2021 11:35 AM, Seth Lowman wrote: Every keyboard should now have the ability to turn off local, unless it’s something really stupid cheap like a $50 RadioShack keyboard from the past. What model keyboard did you get? It should say in the manual how to turn off local. As far as virtual instruments go, your best bet is going to be to purchase one of the Komplete packages, and a A49 or S49 controller from Native Instruments so you can access the parameters. There are several versions of the Komplete package, some of which only have a few instruments while others have literally hundreds of instruments. I currently own Komplete 12 CE, and I’m looking at upgrading to 13. This package is amazing! There are so many instruments I haven’t even gotten a chance to work with all of them. God bless! Seth On Jun 22, 2021, at 7:32 AM, Joe Giovanelli wrote: Good morning, The new music keyboard is very nice and at a cost of only $500. The problem is that it does not have thie ability to turn off Local. Some of its 600 sounds are very good but, under the circumstances, useless. For this reason I am forced to obtain virtual sounds. I foun d an article on the QWS site which discusses Loopmidi and Vsthost. The instructions for using these programs to set up virtual instruments are rather brief and assume more knowledge than I possess. I'm supposed to tell Loopmidi what ports I plan to use. Well, I figure to select Proteus VX as my sound bank, but do I use that as the port name? I'm supposed to open Vsthost in Wave. Well, the closest I can find is Use Bank. I believe I was able to delete the Input port in QWS. That is as far as I could get. I will appreciate any help you ncan offer as to how to move forward successfully with my search for virtual instruments. I thank you very much for your help. Joe Giovanelli, W2PVY 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
Re: QWS List virtual instruments
Hi, Seth, The instrument is a Medeli sp-4200. Believe it or not, the MIDI implementation chart shows that controler 122 is crossed out. What do these "complete packages" offer? Do they avoid Loopmidi and Vsthost? What do they cost? God bless you as well. Joe G. On 6/22/2021 11:35 AM, Seth Lowman wrote: Every keyboard should now have the ability to turn off local, unless it’s something really stupid cheap like a $50 RadioShack keyboard from the past. What model keyboard did you get? It should say in the manual how to turn off local. As far as virtual instruments go, your best bet is going to be to purchase one of the Komplete packages, and a A49 or S49 controller from Native Instruments so you can access the parameters. There are several versions of the Komplete package, some of which only have a few instruments while others have literally hundreds of instruments. I currently own Komplete 12 CE, and I’m looking at upgrading to 13. This package is amazing! There are so many instruments I haven’t even gotten a chance to work with all of them. God bless! Seth On Jun 22, 2021, at 7:32 AM, Joe Giovanelli wrote: Good morning, The new music keyboard is very nice and at a cost of only $500. The problem is that it does not have thie ability to turn off Local. Some of its 600 sounds are very good but, under the circumstances, useless. For this reason I am forced to obtain virtual sounds. I foun d an article on the QWS site which discusses Loopmidi and Vsthost. The instructions for using these programs to set up virtual instruments are rather brief and assume more knowledge than I possess. I'm supposed to tell Loopmidi what ports I plan to use. Well, I figure to select Proteus VX as my sound bank, but do I use that as the port name? I'm supposed to open Vsthost in Wave. Well, the closest I can find is Use Bank. I believe I was able to delete the Input port in QWS. That is as far as I could get. I will appreciate any help you ncan offer as to how to move forward successfully with my search for virtual instruments. I thank you very much for your help. Joe Giovanelli, W2PVY 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
QWS List virtual instruments
Good morning, The new music keyboard is very nice and at a cost of only $500. The problem is that it does not have thie ability to turn off Local. Some of its 600 sounds are very good but, under the circumstances, useless. For this reason I am forced to obtain virtual sounds. I foun d an article on the QWS site which discusses Loopmidi and Vsthost. The instructions for using these programs to set up virtual instruments are rather brief and assume more knowledge than I possess. I'm supposed to tell Loopmidi what ports I plan to use. Well, I figure to select Proteus VX as my sound bank, but do I use that as the port name? I'm supposed to open Vsthost in Wave. Well, the closest I can find is Use Bank. I believe I was able to delete the Input port in QWS. That is as far as I could get. I will appreciate any help you ncan offer as to how to move forward successfully with my search for virtual instruments. I thank you very much for your help. Joe Giovanelli, W2PVY To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com
Re: QWS List more on midi conflicts
Hello, I am so thankful for your note. I know it should have been answered sooner, but your message ended up in my spam folder. You have an interesting idea here. I don't see where i can have Media Player open. It isn't playing MIDI files. That is the only program that does work with them other than QWS. I could be missing something. My Win 7 back-up machine has the same setup as this one and it runs fine. I sure are not saying that you're wrong but I certainly don't see it now. Again, thank you for writing. Joe G. On 5/24/2021 2:02 PM, Simon Jaeger wrote: Hi, If QWS gives an error about not being able to open a MIDI port, the most common cause is that something else already has it open. This might be media player or some other MIDI-related software. You can try closing other programs that might be using the device, then going to the ports selection in QWS (alt+o+p) and pressing enter. I believe this will force a reload of all selected ports without you having to reload QWS itself. On 5/24/2021 7:59 AM, Joe Giovanelli wrote: Good morning, restating the original problem, I cannot use QWS to play MIDI files on my Win 10 computer. QWS cannot open the out port on my Medeli SP-4200 keyboard. These files play when using Media Player. Jacki McBride sent me a link to an article about resolving MIDI conflicts. I do not understand a lot of the contents of the piece, but one thing struck me. That article appeared to assume that MIDI files don't play. As I said, they do with Media player. QWS operates properlyon my Win 7 machine. I couldn't find the MIDI mapper used on that machine. When I got the Win 10 computer, I looked for another one and found Coolsoft Midi Mapper. Is QWS in conflict with the mapper? I don't know. This is all the info I can think of related to my difficulty. I can only hope one of you has an idea as to what I can do next. I thank you for reading through all this. Joe Giovanelli, W2PVY 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
QWS List instrument lists
Hello, Are instruments developed just for QWS users or is it something familiar to users of other sequencers? Joe Giovanelli, W2PVY To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com
QWS List more on midi conflicts
Good morning, restating the original problem, I cannot use QWS to play MIDI files on my Win 10 computer. QWS cannot open the out port on my Medeli SP-4200 keyboard. These files play when using Media Player. Jacki McBride sent me a link to an article about resolving MIDI conflicts. I do not understand a lot of the contents of the piece, but one thing struck me. That article appeared to assume that MIDI files don't play. As I said, they do with Media player. QWS operates properlyon my Win 7 machine. I couldn't find the MIDI mapper used on that machine. When I got the Win 10 computer, I looked for another one and found Coolsoft Midi Mapper. Is QWS in conflict with the mapper? I don't know. This is all the info I can think of related to my difficulty. I can only hope one of you has an idea as to what I can do next. I thank you for reading through all this. Joe Giovanelli, W2PVY To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com
Re: QWS List program and bank assignments and spread sheet
Hello, Nicole, I understand much of what you wrote here. I do not yet know how to start the process. You wrote: What you need: A spreadsheet that'll read the file Microsoft Notepad An instrument definition file to make sure you're getting the format right. Obviously a spread sheet isn't a program. Looks like there's supposed to be a program which can work with a spread sheet, and I do not know what that is. Is there a possibility that we could talk on the phone and work with me to create the instrument list? We could exchange phoneoff list if desired. At my age opf 92, I'm pretty sure I'll need some assistance. I sincerely thank you for your interest. Joe G. On 5/14/2021 3:14 PM, Nicole Massey wrote: I used to do this all the time. It's been a while, though my explanation is on this list somewhere. What you need: A spreadsheet that'll read the file Microsoft Notepad An instrument definition file to make sure you're getting the format right. Chances are good what they sent you will have the bank, program, and patch name, and most likely it'll be in different columns. You need to add the MIDI channel for each program, which goes first. So the order is MIDI channel, Bank, Program Number, Program name. If you're using a multi-timbral instrument that'll play on all 16 channels (with channel 10 doing drum sounds) you can use a MIDI channel of -1 for the normal programs and 10 for your drum maps. So get things set up so it matches the structure above. While you're doing this, go through the program names and look for odd characters, because some will cause the file to stop returning information when encountered. When you've got your table set up, open a notepad session and also open the definition file you've selected as an example. Press Control+End to get to the last cell in your table in the spreadsheet. Then press Control+Shift+Home to select everything. Press Control+C to copy everything in the spreadsheet. Go to Notepad, and use Control+V to paste the table in. Go to the top and highlight the first tab and the numbers surrounding it, which will probably be a 1 from the MIDI channel and a 0 from the bank. Press Control+H to open the find and replace. Control+V to paste the numbers with the tab in the middle into the find box, then delete both numbers so only a tab is in that box. Press the tab key to get to the replace box and type a comma. Tab down to Replace all and hit the spacebar. It may take a moment to get through everything. Give it a bit of time then press Cancel and you should find everything separated by commas instead of tabs. Go back to the top and copy the format header and instrument name line from the other definition file, changing any instrument references to the synth you're referencing in the new file. Save it, using the QWS instrument definition list naming protocol. Open QWS, load it, and check that it works. If you get an error you've stumbled somewhere or one of those illegal characters snuck past you and you'll have to find it. Hope this helps. Sent from my HAL 9000 in transit to Jupiter -Original Message- From: mai...@andrelouis.com [mailto:mai...@andrelouis.com] On Behalf Of Joe Giovanelli Sent: Friday, May 14, 2021 12:32 PM To: QWS list Subject: QWS List program and bank assignments and spread sheet Good Afternoon, I recently purchased a Medeli SP-4200 keyboard. The piano nand other sounds are quite ngood. The manual did not have the program and bank assignments so I emailed Medeli and nI immediately received nthe informationn but it was on a spread sheet. I was able to read a bit of the data but how can this be used to make an instrument list? I asked them for a different file format but all they did was resend the same file. I have to think they do not speak good English. This is very disconcerting as you can imagine. I hope someone has a thought as to what I can do. Thank you for reading this. Joe Giovanelli, W2PVY 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
QWS List program and bank assignments and spread sheet
Good Afternoon, /I recently purchased a Medeli SP-4200 keyboard. The piano nand other sounds are quite ngood./ / / /The manual did not have the program and bank assignments so I emailed Medeli and nI immediately received nthe informationn but it was on a spread sheet. I was able to read a bit of the data but how can this be used to make an instrument list? / / / /I asked them for a different file format but all they did was resend the same file. I have to think they do not speak good English./ / / /This is very disconcerting as you can imagine. I hope someone has a thought as to what I can do./ / / /Thank you for reading this./ / / /Joe Giovanelli, W2PVY/
Re: QWS List ports problem revisited
david, I can do all that. It narrows down to a computer problem, and I'll need help there, and I do have that. Thanks for writing. Joe G. On 5/1/2021 8:01 PM, David Engebretson Jr. 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 On Behalf Of Joe Giovanelli Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2021 4:36 PM To: QWS list 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 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 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 To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com
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 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 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
Re: QWS List ports problem revisited
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 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
QWS List ports problem revisited
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
QWS List port will not open
Good Afternoon, I am using a Casio PK5 synthesizer. I can play MIDI files using it, after it was mapped in Windows 10. I am unable to play MIDI files with QWS. I selecct the port. QWS tells me that it cannot open outport device. What more should I do? Thank you veryl much for your thoughts. Joe Giovanelli, W2PVY To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com
QWS List vsts and sound fonts
Hello, I have a question for thislist. Are VSTS and sound fonts the same thing? If not, what are the differences? Joe Giovanelli, W2PVY To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com
Re: QWS List playing midi files
Hello, Ivan, The most likely reason that QWS does not play MIDI files is that the proper output port was not selected. Much depends upon your setup: what and how many synths are connected, whether you are using the Microsoft wave tables, etc. I cannot give you specific solutions, but you should check the QWS manual about ports and how to set select and set them. Joe G. - Original Message - From: Ivan Pivac i...@zabonne.co.nz To: QWS list qws@AndreLouis.COM Date: Saturday, Aug 6, 2011 05:10:33 Subject: QWS List playing midi files Hi, I have recently joined the QWS list and have a query. I did install the first version of QWS back in 2003 and it worked well and I had no difficulty playing midi files. Today, I installed the latest version and believing pressing the spacebar would play a file as before, only to discover that it didn't. The manual indicates that the spacebar does start and stop playing. Even the example song that is supplied with QWS won't play. Is there something I'm missing? Many thanks Ivan 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
Re: QWS List playing midi files
Ivan, I still believe that you must look at the ports business. This is usually done in the track properties. Load a MIDI file and check track properties. I must tell you that I have not used QWS lately and must get back to it. Therefore, I can't be of more help. It's all described in Mr. Bowden's excellent manual which you no doubt received as part of the QWS package. Joe G. - Original Message - From: Ivan Pivac i...@zabonne.co.nz To: QWS list qws@AndreLouis.COM Date: Saturday, Aug 6, 2011 18:29:20 Subject: QWS List playing midi files Hi Joe, Many thanks for your reply re my query playing midi files with QWS. I don't actually have any synths connected to my PC. With the original QWS program, I could just open a midi and play it using the spacebar. I could also delete instruments and carry out other tasks in QWS. Once I had finished changing a midi file that I had downloaded from Internet, I could then record the midi as it was playing then finally save it as a wav or mp3 file to play through an amp as a backing track. As yet, I don't have a keyboard of any kind as I play guitar. However, I am seriously looking at one and that's the reason for installing QWS again. I hope this explanation makes more sense of what I have been doing and want to achieve? Many thanks Ivan Ivan Pivac Managing Director Zabonne Ltd 4271 Great North Rd P O Box 69-203 Glendene Auckland 0645 New Zealand Tel: (64) 9 836-8876 Fax: (64) 9 836-4668 Email: i...@zabonne.co.nz Web: www.zabonne.co.nz 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
Re: QWS List getting started with qws
Hi, Ken, A program and instrument are more or less interchangeable. When we discuss the various sounds in a synthesizer, we call the instruments. Later you may want to make up an instrument list which can give easy access to the sounds in your unit. For now it's best to learn the basics of MIDI as well as how to edit MIDI files. I'm in the United States as is true of many of the subscribers to this list. It really does not matter if you write to someone in this country or elsewhere. Many people overseas are experts with QWS, including its author. Joe G. On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:59:32 -0500, Kenneth Reed wrote: Hi folks, I'm just getting started with qws. I have a dgx500 from yamaha. Do you have a article on how to construct a good midi file. What is the difference between program and instrument choice?. is there anyone in the US. I can talk to about qws?. Regards Ken kenneth reed phone: 860-874-5495 skype: kvreed502 To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com
Re: QWS List QWS difficulty
Hello, Khmer, Your question could have many answers. Do you ever get sound from your soundcard when you press keys on your keyboard? If you do, can you set up in such a way that you hear rhythms? If you can hear these, it sounds to me that you have not set up the metronome in the play menu. I think this is the first item in the list. More could be said, but this is a starting point. By the way, just pressing f 4 won't start the metronome. You must have a track containing music. If you do not have one, record a short passage. If the metronome was turned on at the start of a recording, you should hea! it counting. If you do not hear anything, it is possible that the metronome was off. f 4 toggles the metronome either on or off. Joe On Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:44:57 -0400, Khmer Princess wrote: hey everyone. i am having trouble using the qws. i turned the metronome on, but i cant hear it through my sound card. To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com
Re: QWS List Navigation in main view
Hi, Listers, You can treat the QChord as you would treat ANY MIDI synth, except, of course, that you would need to set the QChord for MIDI expansion. Joe G. At 10:16 PM 9/25/2006, Josh wrote: Hi, Does qws support the QChord as an instrument? Josh -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.5/450 - Release Date: 9/18/2006 To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com
