sjoens Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 For some reason CbB will sometimes drop connection to my outboard synths and controller and won't respond to any action from them. Even so, CbB still sees when I turn the Controller on and off, but that's it. A complete reboot of the system is needed to regain it. Could be CbB, the MIDI interface, or Windows USB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Fogarty Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 I would think it is your usb connection going to sleep. Have you done suggested tweaks for using a DAW in windows? That being said, I prefer using a real midi connection to USB. It can be a pain at times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vere Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 (edited) ni Edited December 30, 2023 by John Vere 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Promidi Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Open Device Manager, drill down to “Universal Serial Bus Controllers”, Open up Properties for anything that has “Root Hub” in the name, then in the “Power Management” tab , deselect “Allow Windows to turn off devices to save power”. Also, if you must connect your USB devices via a USB hub, then make sure that USB hub has its own power supply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byron Dickens Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Korg will not work properly (if at all) connected to a USB hub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Promidi Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 1 minute ago, Byron Dickens said: Korg will not work properly (if at all) connected to a USB hub. That's good to know. Even a powered hub? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byron Dickens Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Even a powered hub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjoens Posted December 22, 2023 Author Share Posted December 22, 2023 Thanks, I know about initial startup. Could be the sleep setting as it sometimes happens mid stream after everything's been working already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JnTuneTech Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Definitely sounds like a MIDI driver and/or hardware connection related problem. And, I have actually experienced a few USB MIDI connection failures over the years, sometimes just the USB bus in the PC drops the connection, sometimes it's other reasons, but never something within Cakewalk itself. That is a tough one to troubleshoot sometimes. Sometimes I have had to re-allocate my USB devices, or add/remove a hub, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjoens Posted December 23, 2023 Author Share Posted December 23, 2023 (edited) My synths and controller are connected to an ill-fated micro lite via 5 pin din, which is connected via USB 2 thru a USB 3 jack in the laptop. From there it's anyone's guess what happens. I did as Promidi said and turned off everything in Devices from being turned off. We'll see if that helps. Edited December 23, 2023 by sjoens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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