WinXP and GSIF

rafafredd · Post by **rafafredd** » Thu Jul 04, 2002 7:09 pm

Anyone knows if both can work together?

I installed SFP 3.01 under XP but it does not contains gsif drivers and gigastudio tells me that there´s no gsif compatible hardware after the installation. All works fine under 98se, but I would like to know if there is WDM GSIF drivers for SFP.

I also have two more questions (if it´s not too much):

1-How can I do a dual boot system (win98se/winxp) ?

2-Where is the switch to XTC mode in SFP software/drver/hardware?

Thanks on advence.

Althought all the problems with configurations and other things, more and more I´m in love with creamware!

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marcuspocus · Post by **marcuspocus** » Fri Jul 05, 2002 3:06 pm

For GSIF under w2k or xp, you need 3.1(a)

Post by **Guest** » Fri Jul 05, 2002 4:25 pm

I also have two more questions (if it´s not too much):

1-How can I do a dual boot system (win98se/winxp) ?

***Install 98 full update it then install XP pro from the disc it will ask where to install it ... choose D:/Windowsxp etc....

***if you leave the drive Fat32 you _could_ put them both on the same partition...

2-Where is the switch to XTC mode in SFP software/drver/hardware?

***right click the icon in the taskbar and close then run your VST host.

newfusion · Post by **newfusion** » Sun Jul 07, 2002 8:50 am

I have a pulsar III + Luna II. How can I configure my hardware for use correctly with Gigastudio? I have problems on the DRIVER tab where ask me for number of midi devices... then...
why I cannot see the "virtual" nemesys midi output in my sequencer?
I'm working under xp. What is the right procedure to use Gigastudio with Pulsar? I cannot hear any sound.
I tryed also with only one card (Pulsar or Luna) but the problem is the same.
Another interesting thing is that is I open gsedit I receive this message "unable to start MIDI looop". What can I do? The diagnostic of GS tells me that is all OK.
All works correcly under windows 98.

marcuspocus · Post by **marcuspocus** » Sun Jul 07, 2002 9:52 am

1-Go in devices manager, LUNA device-> select 4 midi ports.

2-Open a SFP project put in it 4 Seqencer source + 4 sequencer dest....

3- connect Luna midi source to sequencer dest 1

4- Add a module in sfp called GSIF Source, double-click on it, and select how many channel of GSIF you want (16 is a good start, that give you 8 stereo output from giga)

5-Connect ALL those to mixer's input (stereo channels)

6- Start Giga studio, go in the hardware tab, map only the first one (luna1 -> giga1)This is to allow you to play giga without a sequencer.

7- In giga studio, configure your sequencer, so that you can start it from the giga studio toolbar (in fact you HAVE to start it from GIGA, this is the procedure).

8- start your sequencer, and select one of the NEMESYS port there, start playing!

Hope this help... Good luck

newfusion · Post by **newfusion** » Sun Jul 07, 2002 3:27 pm

Thank you marcuspocus,
I tryed your configuration but nothing to do... same result. When I open my cubase from Gigastudio I see only 4 Creamware MIDI, not nemesys... What can I do?

marcuspocus · Post by **marcuspocus** » Mon Jul 08, 2002 7:22 am

Your Giga is badly installed. I have XP + Giga + Sfp, and it work perfectly, i see 4 nemesys + 4 creamware ports in Logic. They all work...

newfusion · Post by **newfusion** » Mon Jul 08, 2002 3:49 pm

What version of xp are you using?
home, professional? What language?
The strange is that under windows 98 all works correcly.
What mean when GS show the diciture (in use external...)?
thankyou

rafafredd · Post by **rafafredd** » Mon Jul 08, 2002 6:22 pm

newfusion,

the problem is simple:

Giga cannot play together with CUBASE.

No one knows why, but thats the way it goes until this moment.
I´m afraid you´ll have to use another sequencer.
Try cakewalk pro audio. It´s not so good as a multitrack audio recording, but it rocks as a sequencer...

All the best!!!

marcuspocus · Post by **marcuspocus** » Mon Jul 08, 2002 7:04 pm

Not so simple rafafredd, Giga work with cubase, and logic, and fruity, and any sequencer that can send midi....

You have to load the midi sequencer source & destination... When you see 'in use external' in giga that meen that you have port configured in device manager of windows, but no sequencer devices in SFP project... Open your sfp project and put your sequencer devices in...

take the Luna midi source connect to sequencer dest 1

make sure you got the GSIF module loaded and connected to the mixer, and mixer mix out to analog (or sdpif if your monitor are digitals)

open giga, go in the Setting-General pane, configure your cubase sequencer there... (never launch cubase by itself... Launch it FROM giga, else you won't be able to use giga from cubase)

then go to the hardware/Routing pane, select 'creamware Midi In/Out1' to route thru Nemesys out : Port 1

click onto the 'Port 1' in the left pane
Drag a .gig file there

power on your master keyboard (which should be connected to Luna (or pulsar) midi In.

Play... directly from giga, to at least prove yourself that giga IS playing.
Them, look in the toolbar of giga, there's a blue icon with music notes on, click on this... It should launch Cubase, and your nemesys port 1-4 should show.

My friend has Luna (sfp3.1a) + cubase + giga on XP and this work...No doubt

If this is not working, you have a problem.... and i don't know what it could be...

I have latest version of giga, but i think it was really working in XP starting version 2.50.048

Good luck again

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sandrob · Post by **sandrob** » Tue Jul 09, 2002 2:51 am

rafafredd wrote:
Giga cannot play together with CUBASE.

it can

there's not cubase problem, but only gigastudio 2.5 version is xp compactible.

newfusion wrote:
When I open my cubase from Gigastudio I see only 4 Creamware MIDI, not nemesys... What can I do?

as marcus said, your giga is not instaled corectly, or you don't have last 2.5 version?

i use cubase/giga in xp without problem. so if you have right version(s) of software should be no problems.
try to reinstal gigastudio and while you instaling again be sure that you have sfp project with gsif in background while during giga's instalation - all the time in every step of giga's instalation and settings.

MaxiMax · Post by **MaxiMax** » Tue Jul 09, 2002 4:23 am

Hi all,

I have a strange problem with SFP 3.1a :

When i enter a CD (with an autostart) in my DVD , SFP freeze.
I use Giga sampler and also when i enter a Akai Cd in my DVD the same thing happend.

Somebody have same problem ??
please help me !

My configuration :

AMD 1900+ XP
on XP pro
512 MO
SFP 3.1a

Thank you.

subhuman · Post by **subhuman** » Tue Jul 09, 2002 10:52 am

MaxiMan I answered your question in another thread... no need to copy/paste the same question in multiple places, thanks.