win7 or winXP or MAC for KORG ZERO 08

Robb · Post by **Robb** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:36 pm

Hi all,
I have question. What OS for KORG? Exactly K.ZERO 08.

MAC vs WIN

What to install for a better job?

Thx Robb W.[/b]

intricate · Post by **intricate** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 6:23 pm

I have no experience with Mac, but I can imagine Mac will save a lot of time digging for the correct Windows machine.

Mac has Texas Instruments or Agere Firewire chipsets, don't know how Agere fares.

For a windows machine look for a system with a Texas Instruments firewire chipset.
Preferably no Jmicron, Ricoh or VIA chipset.

I did have Jmicron and Ricoh working on a 32bit windows 7 system on the korg Zero 4, but as soon as I went to Windows 7 64bit the Korg Drivers didn't work as they should.
64bit Windows 7 on a Texas Instruments chipset should work fine.

Also check this thread for windows 7 64bit drivers:
http://korgforums.com/forum/phpBB2/view ... ht=#356491

Robb · Post by **Robb** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 3:46 pm

I have WIN 7 x64 not function KORG edit. And firewire driver have a failure.
Pleas KORG industry for new driver WIN7 x64 and maybe other person for hepl.

intricate · Post by **intricate** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 4:30 pm

Robb wrote:I have WIN 7 x64 not function KORG edit. And firewire driver have a failure.
Pleas KORG industry for new driver WIN7 x64 and maybe other person for hepl.

You could try a Firewire expresscard with texas instruments chipset on your laptop, just don't buy one from STLabs, which has texas instruments chipset, but doesn't work properly.
Or if you're using a desktop buy a PCI-e firewire card with texas instruments firewire chipset.

Did you also try the options and drivers from the link?

PS: You can forget getting drivers from Korg, as the unit has been discontinued, and so has support. See all the different threads around here.