Edirol PCR 300 and Windows 8

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2012/08/26 18:27:34 (permalink)

Edirol PCR 300 and Windows 8

Crap. Windows 8and Sonar are a great team - but I can't get the Edirol PCR-300 windows 7 driver to work. 

Has anyone been able to do this?

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    deanius
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    Re:Edirol PCR 300 and Windows 8 2012/08/31 20:35:46 (permalink)
    I have an Edirol PCR-500 and Windows 8, but, I'm also having problems where the driver will not install on Windows 8 (due to the installer checking the Windows version, I believe).  I've bypassed the driver issue by using the MIDI interface instead of the USB.  But, I have some background in installers (including driver installations) and will try to install the Windows 7 driver by some trickery.  I'll keep you posted on my progress.

    In the meantime, if someone else has success, please post it here.
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    GlennP
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    Re:Edirol PCR 300 and Windows 8 2012/10/08 18:38:47 (permalink)
    Has anyone managed to resolve this issue yet?

    Sonar Producer X2 + 8.5.3, HP pavilion dv6 3031TX Win7 home premium 64-bit,  Edirol UA-55, Edirol UA-25, Edirol PCR-500, 2 Behringer FCB1010, Rode NT1A, KRK Rokit 8 Monitors, PODxt, AKG520 Cans, too many guitars to list and a Dog "Lets complicate things a little for the sake of simplicity"



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    Re:Edirol PCR 300 and Windows 8 2012/10/27 10:51:15 (permalink)
    Use the Windows 8 driver for the A-PRO 300 instead: http://www.roland.com/support/article/?q=downloads&p=A-300PRO
     
    Edited to add:
     
    Do not use the included installer, it will not work. Update the driver manually in the device manager as described in my other reply to this thread.
     
    This will change the device name to "A-PRO" instead of "PCR", so you will have to edit midi input configuration in your software, but the mapping is straightforward:
     
    Before -> After 
    Inputs:
    PCR 1 -> A-PRO 1
    PCR 2 -> A-PRO 2
    PCR MIDI IN -> A-PRO MIDI IN
    Outputs:
    PCR -> A-PRO
    PCR MIDI OUT -> A-PRO MIDI OUT
    Even the PCR Editor that came with the original PCR drivers (my Help/About... dialog says PCR Editor 2.10) works with the new driver after correcting the MIDI devices, so I did not bother with trying to use the A-PRO Editor.
    HTH!
    post edited by Supaboid - 2012/10/28 06:05:32
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    GlennP
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    Re:Edirol PCR 300 and Windows 8 2012/10/27 18:36:13 (permalink)
     Thanks for the info Supaboid

    Sonar Producer X2 + 8.5.3, HP pavilion dv6 3031TX Win7 home premium 64-bit,  Edirol UA-55, Edirol UA-25, Edirol PCR-500, 2 Behringer FCB1010, Rode NT1A, KRK Rokit 8 Monitors, PODxt, AKG520 Cans, too many guitars to list and a Dog "Lets complicate things a little for the sake of simplicity"



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    Re:Edirol PCR 300 and Windows 8 2012/10/28 05:01:52 (permalink)
    For me, the A-PRO drivers are not working. I deleted the old drivers, unplugged the usb, installed the A-PRO drivers, but when the installer is asking to connect the cable, the installer won't go any further...
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    Re:Edirol PCR 300 and Windows 8 2012/10/28 06:03:31 (permalink)
    Oops, I forgot to mention that part - I did not use the installer, I updated the Driver directly from the Device Manager.
     
    Here's a Play-by-Play.
     
    PCR in Windows 8 Device Manager:
     

     
    Open Properties of the PCR device, choose Update Driver...
     

     
    Choose Browse my computer for driver software
     

     
    Choose "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer"
     

     
    Simply choose Next here
     

     
    Choose Have Disk ... you do not need to wait for the list to populate
     

     
    Browse into the extracted zip archive directory as shown below and choose the RDIF1102 file. The driver zip archive contains drivers for both 32 bit and 64 bit, browse into the folder that matches your version of Windows 8. In my case, I chose the 64 bit version.
     

     
    Choose Ok
     

     
    Choose A-PRO from the list, then choose Next
     

     
    Confirm the Update Driver Warning with Yes
     

     
    Enjoy the great feeling of beating planned obsolescence and giving your PCR a new lease of life:
     

     
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    Re:Edirol PCR 300 and Windows 8 2012/10/28 06:22:46 (permalink)
    THANK YOU VERY MUCH MAN!!!! Great! it is working!
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    Re:Edirol PCR 300 and Windows 8 2012/11/05 13:30:56 (permalink)
    Meanwhile, Edirol/Roland has actually released a Windows 8 Driver for the PCR series: 
     
    http://www.roland.com/support/article/?q=downloads&p=PCR-300&id=62483081
    Issue moot.
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