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2016/10/22 22:48:57 (permalink)

still getting not enough memory for midi devices.

I got rid of all the hidden midi devices in *device manager* per Craig.  Wtf is this all about?  It doesn't happen all the time.
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Re: still getting not enough memory for midi devices. 2016/10/23 04:08:33 (permalink)
The ghost ports happen when a midi device gets plugged into a different USB port, and over time, you can end up with several of these hidden entries.
 
I always plug my midi devices into the same ports, so it rarely happens to me - every few months I will view hidden devices to see if I have managed to accumulate any, and I will simply delete them.  It only takes a few seconds to do.
 
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Re: still getting not enough memory for midi devices. 2016/10/23 14:12:54 (permalink)
Yes, but despite my housekeeping i get the memory thing every now and then.  It disables all my peripherals upon start up.
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Re: still getting not enough memory for midi devices. 2016/10/23 14:46:35 (permalink)
Ghost ports? Hidden entries? I'm curious as to what you guys are talking about. Is there an original thread that can get me up to speed? Thanks, Pete
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Re: still getting not enough memory for midi devices. 2016/10/23 14:54:06 (permalink)
If you go into device manager (of course we're talking about windows here), go up to *view* and click *show hidden ports* you'll find that there are many, many ghost ports (ports that are faded).  If you get too many, per Craig Anderton it can interfere with the available memory for midi devices in SPLAT (or other versions).  Upon start up, sonar may say *not enough memory for midi peripherals* and disable them for that session.
 
I've uninstalled all my ghost ports, but still get the message occasionally.
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Re: still getting not enough memory for midi devices. 2016/10/23 15:24:50 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby Dream Logic Audio 2016/10/23 21:52:57
Actually, you are usually going to need to show "non-present devices," rather than to show "hidden devices" to solve this problem. Unless you have already changed the default Windows setting, devices that are not connected will not show up as either default visible or hidden in device manager. Hidden devices generally are non plug and play devices that are not displayed by default. Non-present devices (aka ghost devices) are devices for which windows has an installed driver and connection protocol, but which is not presently connected to Windows.
 
To see non-present devices you need to open a command prompt as administrator, then type: SET DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES=1
http://www.thewindowsclub...resent-devices-windows
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Re: still getting not enough memory for midi devices. 2016/10/23 23:20:09 (permalink)
This happens to me only when I launch PodFarm 2 before SONAR. If I launch PodFarm after SONAR, I don't get the message. Are you opening anything before SONAR?

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Re: still getting not enough memory for midi devices. 2016/10/24 08:12:19 (permalink)
can you fill in your sig or list what other devices you are using ?
its very hard trying to guesstimate what you have for a soundcard and/or what you have for midi devices.
 
are you running more than 1 midi device ?

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Re: still getting not enough memory for midi devices. 2016/10/24 13:10:29 (permalink)
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can you fill in your sig or list what other devices you are using ?
its very hard trying to guesstimate what you have for a soundcard and/or what you have for midi devices.
 
are you running more than 1 midi device ?


Yes,  I have two keyboards and a behringer x-touch and a shuttlepro.
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Re: still getting not enough memory for midi devices. 2016/10/24 13:11:20 (permalink)
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Actually, you are usually going to need to show "non-present devices," rather than to show "hidden devices" to solve this problem. Unless you have already changed the default Windows setting, devices that are not connected will not show up as either default visible or hidden in device manager. Hidden devices generally are non plug and play devices that are not displayed by default. Non-present devices (aka ghost devices) are devices for which windows has an installed driver and connection protocol, but which is not presently connected to Windows.
 
To see non-present devices you need to open a command prompt as administrator, then type: SET DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES=1
http://www.thewindowsclub...resent-devices-windows


I tried this, didn't help.
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Re: still getting not enough memory for midi devices. 2016/10/24 14:28:57 (permalink)
I've not researched this, but it strikes me as unlikely that it's caused by unused MIDI ports.
 
More likely it's that a device is opening the port exclusively, making it unavailable to other programs. This would fit pinguinotuerto's report that the problem only occurs when he starts up Podfarm first. 
 
The "no memory" part of the message may be misleading, since the mere presence of a MIDI port allocates very little memory. SONAR may be just raising a generic error message because it can't open the port and has no way of knowing why.


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Re: still getting not enough memory for midi devices. 2016/10/24 14:30:07 (permalink)
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I've not researched this, but it strikes me as unlikely that it's caused by unused MIDI ports.
 
More likely it's that a device is opening the port exclusively, making it unavailable to other programs. This would fit pinguinotuerto's report that the problem only occurs when he starts up Podfarm first. 
 
The "no memory" part of the message may be misleading, since the mere presence of a MIDI port allocates very little memory. SONAR may be just raising a generic error message because it can't open the port and has no way of knowing why.


Agreed, but OP hasn't responded to my question.

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Re: still getting not enough memory for midi devices. 2016/10/24 16:03:27 (permalink)
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I've not researched this, but it strikes me as unlikely that it's caused by unused MIDI ports.
 
More likely it's that a device is opening the port exclusively, making it unavailable to other programs. This would fit pinguinotuerto's report that the problem only occurs when he starts up Podfarm first. 
 
The "no memory" part of the message may be misleading, since the mere presence of a MIDI port allocates very little memory. SONAR may be just raising a generic error message because it can't open the port and has no way of knowing why.


Agreed, but OP hasn't responded to my question.



 
Sorry, not opening anything before sonar.
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Re: still getting not enough memory for midi devices. 2016/10/24 16:19:07 (permalink)
I've suddenly been having this problem too.
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Re: still getting not enough memory for midi devices. 2016/10/24 16:29:19 (permalink)
Wondering if you have an onboard sound card, or something that's running in the background that's talking to either Sonar or your interface?

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Re: still getting not enough memory for midi devices. 2016/10/25 10:52:24 (permalink)
Oh good idea, I'll check to see if realtek is turned off in  the bios.
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Re: still getting not enough memory for midi devices. 2016/10/26 07:39:20 (permalink)
Add me to this list of folks suddenly experiencing this.  As a bit of background, I have of late been A/B testing my older POD Farm 2.57 Platinum against the CakewalkTH3 to see if I want to upgrade.  Also of note is that when this does occur, Propellerhead Reason 9.1 (which usually absolutely seamlessly handles MIDI) also can't see my Korg padKontrol or Nektar Panorama P1 controllers -- which were really more or less made for Reason.

So I created another thread ( http://forum.cakewalk.com...Platinum-m3503982.aspx ) before I was referred to this one and followed slartabartfast's recommendation of disabling Chrome's ability to take MIDI over and so far, it seems to work OK.  I'm at work right now, but I wanted to add my findings and methodology so as to be helpful if possible.

It seems to me that POD Farm is a part of this at this point based on others reporting so when I get home, I will experiment a bit to see if I can recreate the issue and if so, what exactly I did to do that.

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Re: still getting not enough memory for midi devices. 2016/10/26 11:12:24 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby SiberianKhatru59 2016/10/26 14:53:10
For me it's very easy to reproduce If I launch PodFarm before SONAR, it always happens.

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Re: still getting not enough memory for midi devices. 2016/10/26 11:23:09 (permalink)
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For me it's very easy to reproduce If I launch PodFarm before SONAR, it always happens.


Then it seems like the fix is easy enough -- don't do that!
 
Thinking about it, this has only happened to me since my attempts to A/B POD Farm with TH3 (which must be run inside of SONAR) so I guess this cinches it.  I may set my Chrome browser back the "Let Chrome Decide" because I have never had a problem with this before and I always use Chrome.  Still, it's good to know that's there -- since I didn't know that before.

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Re: still getting not enough memory for midi devices. 2016/10/26 14:31:36 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby SiberianKhatru59 2016/10/26 14:53:03
As mentioned above, I've also had this happen.  Consistently it's when I open SPLAT after using PodFarm 2.5.  If I open Sonar first, no issues.

 
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Re: still getting not enough memory for midi devices. 2016/10/26 21:11:32 (permalink)
This has been happening to me a bunch in the last couple of weeks. I haven't changed anything with my MIDI Keyboard. Same cord, same USB port.
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