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I am trying to install the Korg USB midi driver for 64 bit Windows 8.

It all seems to install but there is no sign of Kronos as a midi source within Live or Sonar X2 nor Reaper.

Tried Windows 7 compatibility finally and that does not work any better.

The audio side of things works well. As I want to use the K as a midi source its important to get this going. Has anybody managed to do that?

I have the latest Korg driver version of course.
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Yuma · Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2013 1:37 am Post subject:

Did you maybe start the DAWs before the Kronos was finished starting up?
In that case your DAW won't detect the Kronos MIDI.

PS) The MIDI driver on the Kronos page is not up-to-date.
The latest version is 1.14 r8 and can be downloaded here.
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Ksynth · Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2013 1:54 pm Post subject:

Yes, definitely started Live after full install.

And I had R6 of the file downloaded yesterday. I can't see why that would not work but will try to get R8.

Thanks

BTW your link did not work for me.

Korg.com still has this version:

PC:Driver:USA_DrvTools_e(1.14_r6).zip

I will try the R6 Mac version later (time permitting) to see if that works.
On my Mac Mini

Found your version R8 here:

Installing now.

No different. The Kronos midi does not show up in Live 9 (latest version).
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Ksynth · Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2013 3:14 pm Post subject:

I am now beyond frustration with this driver.

The Kronos midi usb worked on another PC running Windows 8 64 bit but I need it on the newer PC now.
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Ksynth · Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2013 4:31 pm Post subject:

Found this info in another thread and it appears to work. You need to change the Device Driver to Yamaha. Most bizarre.

1) Open device manager
2) Open "Sound, video and game controllers".
3) Two KRONOS devices will be listed - one for the USB audio and one for the USB MIDI. To determine which is which:
3.1) Right click one of the two KRONOS devices, select Properties
3.2) Go to Details tab and view the "Hardware Ids".
3.3) The MIDI device will be the one with ID "USB\VID_0944&PID_0203&REV_0100&MI_03"
4) Go to the "Driver" tab, click "Update Driver"
5) Click "Browse my computer for driver software"
6) Click "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer"
7) Untick "SHow compatible devices"
Cool Select the Yamaha MIDI Device
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Yuma · Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2013 3:29 pm Post subject:

Hmmm, I have Windows 8 64bit and I didn't have to do that.
The KORG MIDI-driver works fine here.
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Ksynth · Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2013 3:32 pm Post subject:

zengomi · Full Member Joined: 06 Oct 2011 Posts: 120 Location: Tokyo

Yuma · Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2013 10:57 am Post subject:

My guess is that it's a build-in Yamaha device driver, so it probably comes with Windows.
I have all the latest Windows 8 updates, yet don't have this issue.
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zengomi · Full Member Joined: 06 Oct 2011 Posts: 120 Location: Tokyo

I didn't get as far as trying the (probably built-in) Yamaha driver tonight because the problem mysterious vanished Laughing

Bugra Ekuklu · Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 4:06 pm Post subject:

Omg, you cannot estimate how much you helped me. This Yamaha selection solution is definitely true. I used to have only audio driver way of my X73. Nothing was working with MIDI driver, including Kronos Editor.

Also, I really cannot understand while Kronos is so powerful, it has a useless editor. This sucks.

Cheers, thank you.
-B.
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Bugra Ekuklu · Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 5:01 pm Post subject:

Omg, you cannot estimate how much you helped me. This Yamaha selection solution is definitely true. I used to have only audio driver way of my X73. Nothing was working with MIDI driver, including Kronos Editor.

Also, I really cannot understand while Kronos is so powerful, it has a useless editor. This sucks.

Cheers, thank you.
-B.
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Shakil · Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2013 3:21 pm Post subject: