JuliaDee
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Bug in UM-1G Sysex Messaging
I think I've found a bug in the UM-1G. I've emailed CakeWalk tech support about the issue but am posting here as well in case it will be helpful to other users. I'm using Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard). The UM-1G works fine in sending notes from keyboards, e-drums etc. to softsynths in the computer, but when I send a sysex message from the computer to devices on the bus, extra bytes of zero value are inexplicably interspersed with the message data. MIDI Monitor shows the correct data within the Mac, but a 'scope on the bus itself confirms what my receiving device is telling me - extra bytes are being added by the UM-1G. The problem occurs with "advanced" mode turned off (class-compliant) or on (CakeWalk special driver). I fired up another Mac running OS 10.5.7 and used my M-Audio MidiSport 1x1 with the same software and equipment - the sysex messages were sent and received correctly.
I also notice that the UM-1G sends out big fat pulses on the MIDI bus every few hundred milliseconds. I have no idea why it's doing that; the MidiSport certainly doesn't. I'd really rather it didn't.
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Samara Krugman
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Re:Bug in UM-1G Sysex Messaging
2009/10/21 16:02:51
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JuliaDee
I think I've found a bug in the UM-1G. I've emailed CakeWalk tech support about the issue but am posting here as well in case it will be helpful to other users. I'm using Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard). The UM-1G works fine in sending notes from keyboards, e-drums etc. to softsynths in the computer, but when I send a sysex message from the computer to devices on the bus, extra bytes of zero value are inexplicably interspersed with the message data. MIDI Monitor shows the correct data within the Mac, but a 'scope on the bus itself confirms what my receiving device is telling me - extra bytes are being added by the UM-1G. The problem occurs with "advanced" mode turned off (class-compliant) or on (CakeWalk special driver). I fired up another Mac running OS 10.5.7 and used my M-Audio MidiSport 1x1 with the same software and equipment - the sysex messages were sent and received correctly.
I also notice that the UM-1G sends out big fat pulses on the MIDI bus every few hundred milliseconds. I have no idea why it's doing that; the MidiSport certainly doesn't. I'd really rather it didn't.
Hi JuliaDee, That is odd. I'll follow up and see if we can reproduce here, and if it is indeed a bug I'll submit it on your behalf. Cheers,
Samara Krugman Product Manager Cakewalk
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JuliaDee
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Re:Bug in UM-1G Sysex Messaging
2009/10/21 22:44:56
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Samara Krugman
JuliaDee
I think I've found a bug in the UM-1G. I've emailed CakeWalk tech support about the issue but am posting here as well in case it will be helpful to other users. I'm using Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard). The UM-1G works fine in sending notes from keyboards, e-drums etc. to softsynths in the computer, but when I send a sysex message from the computer to devices on the bus, extra bytes of zero value are inexplicably interspersed with the message data. MIDI Monitor shows the correct data within the Mac, but a 'scope on the bus itself confirms what my receiving device is telling me - extra bytes are being added by the UM-1G. The problem occurs with "advanced" mode turned off (class-compliant) or on (CakeWalk special driver). I fired up another Mac running OS 10.5.7 and used my M-Audio MidiSport 1x1 with the same software and equipment - the sysex messages were sent and received correctly.
I also notice that the UM-1G sends out big fat pulses on the MIDI bus every few hundred milliseconds. I have no idea why it's doing that; the MidiSport certainly doesn't. I'd really rather it didn't.
Hi JuliaDee,
That is odd. I'll follow up and see if we can reproduce here, and if it is indeed a bug I'll submit it on your behalf.
Cheers,
Thanks, Samara. The data being sent from my transmitting software (and confirmed with MIDI Monitor) is a simple 2-byte sysex file dump message to device# 01 with the data = 00 01: F0 00 01 7A 01 07 02 00 02 00 00 01 7C F7 but the data put on the MIDI bus by the UM-1G as indicated by my receiving device and confirmed with an oscilloscope is F0 00 01 7A 00 00 01 07 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 01 00 7C F7 Please let me know if I can provide any further info to help. Julia
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JuliaDee
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Re:Bug in UM-1G Sysex Messaging
2009/10/21 22:47:47
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Samara Krugman
JuliaDee
I think I've found a bug in the UM-1G. I've emailed CakeWalk tech support about the issue but am posting here as well in case it will be helpful to other users. I'm using Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard). The UM-1G works fine in sending notes from keyboards, e-drums etc. to softsynths in the computer, but when I send a sysex message from the computer to devices on the bus, extra bytes of zero value are inexplicably interspersed with the message data. MIDI Monitor shows the correct data within the Mac, but a 'scope on the bus itself confirms what my receiving device is telling me - extra bytes are being added by the UM-1G. The problem occurs with "advanced" mode turned off (class-compliant) or on (CakeWalk special driver). I fired up another Mac running OS 10.5.7 and used my M-Audio MidiSport 1x1 with the same software and equipment - the sysex messages were sent and received correctly.
I also notice that the UM-1G sends out big fat pulses on the MIDI bus every few hundred milliseconds. I have no idea why it's doing that; the MidiSport certainly doesn't. I'd really rather it didn't.
Hi JuliaDee,
That is odd. I'll follow up and see if we can reproduce here, and if it is indeed a bug I'll submit it on your behalf.
Cheers,
Thanks, Samara. The data being sent from my transmitting software (and confirmed with MIDI Monitor) is a simple 2-byte sysex file dump message to device# 01 with the data = 00 01: F0 00 01 7A 01 07 02 00 02 00 00 01 7C F7 but the data put on the MIDI bus by the UM-1G as indicated by my receiving device and confirmed with an oscilloscope is F0 00 01 7A 00 00 01 07 02 00 00 00 02 00 00 01 00 7C F7 Please let me know if I can provide any further info to help. Julia
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Samara Krugman
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Re:Bug in UM-1G Sysex Messaging
2009/10/30 10:29:13
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Hi Julia,
We were able to reproduce your bug in house and have formally submitted it to Roland Japan for investigation.
Thank you for your patience and continued support.
Cheers,
Samara Krugman Product Manager Cakewalk
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geobrick
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Re:Bug in UM-1G Sysex Messaging
2010/01/08 21:31:51
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I just bought a UM-2G for a Windows 7 based system and I rely on System Exclusive messages a lot.
So.... was there ever an update on this issue? Should I expect the same behavior from a 2G on a Windows 7 (x64) machine?
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sliwowitz
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Re:Bug in UM-1G Sysex Messaging
2010/12/23 12:52:19
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Is there any update on this issue? I just bought an UM-1G and I'm hit with this bug - sysex fails because of added zeros and several bogus midi messages per second are coming out of the midi out port.
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AntC
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Re:Bug in UM-1G Sysex Messaging
2011/02/15 22:20:59
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Hi,
just wondering if there is still a problem? Does it effect the UM-3G as well? Has anyone daisy-chained 3 x 3Gs and noticed any sysex or timing problems? (Win7 x64, Sonar x1)
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