"Dan Ash" wrote in message
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John,

If you're using a sound source in the keyboard, make sure your setting
LOCAL=OFF.

I did set this, and tried testing other midi settings on the keyboard too -
made no difference.

In my experience, replacing midi cables or cleaning MIDI plugs and
reconnecting to the computer sometimes helped.

It does seem (to my uneducated brain) like it could be this kind of thing...
Have you had a similar problem to mine?

If you're using a midi thru box, try connecting straight to the computer
or sequencer.

the keyboard connects straight to the computer soundcard, via a midi lead
into the 15-pin game port.

If you're working on a computer, make sure you have the latest driver
for your MIDI interface.

Yep - this was the idea behind downloading and installing the kx drivers,
because the initial problem I was having was latency - a half-second or so
between playing a note and hearing it from the monitors. (I've posted
queries to the kx forums too, but no solutions yet.)

I also had a cheesy keyboard controller where the midi port was just no
good...

I did try with a 2nd keyboard, as I said (and the P-90 at least is hardly
cheesy :-)), but the problem was indentical.
I may just go out and risk the price of a new midi cable, see if it really
is that.

thanks for your help

JonR


Jon Riley wrote:
I've been using computer sequencers for a while, with step time entry
only,
but I recently tried playing notes in with a midi keyboard for the first
time (yes really). It worked fine for a while (maybe an hour or so),
then
strange things started to happen.
It seems as if the midi messages are misfiring somehow. I either get
notes
not appearing, not switching off (sustaining), or random low notes
appearing. These always seem to be bottom C (5 octaves below middle C) -
no
matter what note I hit.

My equipment is as follows: Win2K, 736 chip, 256 RAM, SBLive card with
newly
installed kX project drivers, Sibelius 1.4 notation software, Yamaha
YPP-50
keyboard. I've tried using a different keyboard (Yamaha P-90) or
recording
into Cakewalk, and the same thing happens.
I don't have another midi cable to test if it's that.

Anyone recognise this phenomenon?

JonR