Hey, I'm having problems with my midisense. I did a bang up job on the soldering, so we can rule this one out.
i bought a e-mu 1x1 at fry's for $30. the drivers are installed. i am using a 12V power supply though i have also tried a 9V battery. when i have the 12V in, the lights on the board are lit up even when the switch is turned off. with the 9V, they work how they are meant to. when I run the midisense software, i get the error: "Failed to find any MIDIsense Boards".
At one point while using the 9V, it got past the searching stage and moved onto the connecting stage but eventually gave me the same error.
When turned on, the bi-color LED gives an orange briefly (expected?) then moves to a flashing green, even when not connected (also expected?).
I have put a lot of work into building this and the enclosure. any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Another Error "Failed to find any MIDIsense Boards"
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Yup. The official drivers are installed. I triple checked all of my soldering points and they all look solid with no shorts. The MIDIsense SHOULD be off, yes, when the switch is left. When the MIDI cables are plugged in, the lights are on when the switch is on or off, however. it only happens with 12V though. With the 9V battery, it looks as though it works as expected. I do not have any reliable fresh 9V batteries though, so I mostly use the 12V power supply from an old Lynksis router. When I search for a MIDIsense with the software, I see the "out lights" on the E-MU light up. So I guess that would be the software looking for the MIDIsense.
Thanks for the speedy reply. BTW, did you receive that extra kit in the mail?
~Brian
Thanks for the speedy reply. BTW, did you receive that extra kit in the mail?
~Brian
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Sure thing, thanks for taking the time. This here is about 4-5 attempts.
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00000000 0.00000000 [1620] 11:11:54: Connecting...
00000001 0.00440475 [1620] 11:11:54: Closing MIDI ports
00000002 0.00445420 [1620] 11:11:54: opening connections!
00000003 0.00853879 [1620] 11:11:54: opened midi
00000004 0.02363736 [1620] 11:11:54: Sending Packet: 0xf0 0x7d 0x1 0x0 0xf7
00000005 1.49597311 [1620] 11:11:55: Sending Packet: 0xf0 0x7d 0x1 0x0 0xf7
00000006 2.51002717 [1620] 11:11:56: Sending Packet: 0xf0 0x7d 0x1 0x0 0xf7
00000007 3.98363733 [1620] 11:11:58: Done
00000008 3.98644280 [1620] 11:11:58: Closing MIDI ports
00000009 5.76051426 [1620] 11:11:59: stop
00000010 5.76083660 [1620] 11:11:59: Closing MIDI ports
00000011 8.42404175 [1620] 11:12:02: Connecting...
00000012 8.42796135 [1620] 11:12:02: Closing MIDI ports
00000013 8.42832184 [1620] 11:12:02: opening connections!
00000014 8.43021870 [1620] 11:12:02: opened midi
00000015 8.44373131 [1620] 11:12:02: Sending Packet: 0xf0 0x7d 0x1 0x0 0xf7
00000016 9.47550488 [1620] 11:12:03: Sending Packet: 0xf0 0x7d 0x1 0x0 0xf7
00000017 10.48331928 [1620] 11:12:04: Sending Packet: 0xf0 0x7d 0x1 0x0 0xf7
00000018 11.51704693 [1620] 11:12:05: Done
00000019 11.51945496 [1620] 11:12:05: Closing MIDI ports
00000020 12.62464333 [1620] 11:12:06: stop
00000021 12.62488461 [1620] 11:12:06: Closing MIDI ports
00000022 18.19929695 [1620] 11:12:12: Connecting...
00000023 18.20408440 [1620] 11:12:12: Closing MIDI ports
00000024 18.20413208 [1620] 11:12:12: opening connections!
00000025 18.20671082 [1620] 11:12:12: opened midi
00000026 18.22102547 [1620] 11:12:12: Sending Packet: 0xf0 0x7d 0x1 0x0 0xf7
00000027 19.23517990 [1620] 11:12:13: Sending Packet: 0xf0 0x7d 0x1 0x0 0xf7
00000028 20.24310112 [1620] 11:12:14: Sending Packet: 0xf0 0x7d 0x1 0x0 0xf7
00000029 21.25944138 [1620] 11:12:15: Done
00000030 21.26312256 [1620] 11:12:15: Closing MIDI ports
00000031 22.33762741 [1620] 11:12:16: stop
00000032 22.33767319 [1620] 11:12:16: Closing MIDI ports
00000033 28.23443031 [1620] 11:12:22: Connecting...
00000034 28.23638725 [1620] 11:12:22: Closing MIDI ports
00000035 28.23643875 [1620] 11:12:22: opening connections!
00000036 28.23879814 [1620] 11:12:22: opened midi
00000037 28.25249290 [1620] 11:12:22: Sending Packet: 0xf0 0x7d 0x1 0x0 0xf7
00000038 29.26629639 [1620] 11:12:23: Sending Packet: 0xf0 0x7d 0x1 0x0 0xf7
00000039 30.27402687 [1620] 11:12:24: Sending Packet: 0xf0 0x7d 0x1 0x0 0xf7
00000040 31.29099274 [1620] 11:12:25: Done
00000041 31.29338074 [1620] 11:12:25: Closing MIDI ports
00000042 32.55290222 [1620] 11:12:26: stop
00000043 32.55294037 [1620] 11:12:26: Closing MIDI ports
00000044 35.65527725 [1620] 11:12:29: Connecting...
00000045 35.66023636 [1620] 11:12:29: Closing MIDI ports
00000046 35.66028595 [1620] 11:12:29: opening connections!
00000047 35.66247940 [1620] 11:12:29: opened midi
00000048 35.67769623 [1620] 11:12:29: Sending Packet: 0xf0 0x7d 0x1 0x0 0xf7
00000049 36.97865677 [1620] 11:12:31: Sending Packet: 0xf0 0x7d 0x1 0x0 0xf7
00000050 37.98752213 [1620] 11:12:32: Sending Packet: 0xf0 0x7d 0x1 0x0 0xf7
00000051 39.29396057 [1620] 11:12:33: Done
00000052 39.29661560 [1620] 11:12:33: Closing MIDI ports
00000053 41.61712265 [1620] 11:12:35: stop
00000054 41.61720276 [1620] 11:12:35: Closing MIDI ports
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DOH!
The midi cables were reversed!
Silly me. I apologize for consuming your time with something so simple. I took the writing on the board as a literal meaning. I tried it once before starting this thread but it did not work then. maybe it was another temporary problem.
I plan on using a peizo transducer as an input. any suggestions for resistors (if any)?
The midi cables were reversed!
Silly me. I apologize for consuming your time with something so simple. I took the writing on the board as a literal meaning. I tried it once before starting this thread but it did not work then. maybe it was another temporary problem.
I plan on using a peizo transducer as an input. any suggestions for resistors (if any)?
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hehehe i was thinking it was something like that. actually the "its powered when the switch is off" is what made me thinkin' but... i was also thinking maybe miswired ports
everything working now?
i havent actually tested piezos...they're a bit funky ... and they dont work like variable resistors so i dont think they'll work
everything working now?
i havent actually tested piezos...they're a bit funky ... and they dont work like variable resistors so i dont think they'll work
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Aye Carumba, eh?
The software is working ok now. It loses the connection to the MIDIsense a lot, but I will head over to the "lost connection to MIDIsense" thread and do some troubleshooting.
Uh oh. that would be bad if they don't work. The input is recognized fairly accurately. I am building an electronic drum set you see. I will mess around with them and tell you my discoveries.
Sorry again for your time.
~Brian
Edit: I updated to 1.2 Firmware and everything works perfectly. I am having good luck with configuring the peizo as "Channel Pressure" so far. I will keep you updated.
The software is working ok now. It loses the connection to the MIDIsense a lot, but I will head over to the "lost connection to MIDIsense" thread and do some troubleshooting.
Uh oh. that would be bad if they don't work. The input is recognized fairly accurately. I am building an electronic drum set you see. I will mess around with them and tell you my discoveries.
Sorry again for your time.
~Brian
Edit: I updated to 1.2 Firmware and everything works perfectly. I am having good luck with configuring the peizo as "Channel Pressure" so far. I will keep you updated.
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gaarie wrote: The software is working ok now. It loses the connection to the MIDIsense a lot, but I will head over to the "lost connection to MIDIsense" thread and do some troubleshooting.
great!Uh oh. that would be bad if they don't work. The input is recognized fairly accurately. I am building an electronic drum set you see. I will mess around with them and tell you my discoveries.
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ok please do. again i havent played with piezos, so im not sure. they may work, but i dont know. thats why i dont have them in my list of compatible sensors
no problem. its a still-in-progress kit!Sorry again for your time.
Edit: I updated to 1.2 Firmware and everything works perfectly. I am having good luck with configuring the peizo as "Channel Pressure" so far. I will keep you updated.
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