Windows USB Driver available/Unitor8/AMT8!!

[Kraznet]

Here's What the readme says: Unitor8 MkII / AMT8 INSTALLATION GUIDE

This installation guide assumes that you just downloaded the USB driver set
for Unitor8 MkII and AMT8 and would now like to use your Emagic MIDI
Interfaces via USB instead of one of the COM Ports.

To run your interface via USB you will have to install two drivers: the USB
driver and the MIDI driver. The installation will guide you through the
whole process.

Please proceed like this:

- Open the Windows Device Manager (Start - Settings - Control Panel -
System).

- and remove or deactivate (if you would like to keep the option of going
back to the COM-Port) the current Unitor device which you find under "Audio,
Video and Game-Controllers".

- Connect your MIDI interface to the USB port of your computer.

- The "Add new Hardware Wizard" will automatically open. Follow the
instructions of the "Add new Hardware Wizard".

- When asked for the driver files, please guide the "Add new Hardware
Wizard" to the location of the driver files, i.e. the folder you placed the
driver files in.

- Continue to follow the instructions and the USB driver will be installed.

- The "Add new Hardware Wizard" will open again. Repeat the described
process to install the MIDI drivers.

That's it.

Your Emagic Team

++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Find it here http://www.emagic.de/english/support/download/toolswin.html
Good luck
Kraznet

[madchill-gXFyo9xR65PQT0dZR+]

Has anyone gotten it to run USB under windows2000 yet? It seems to
work OK under win98, but I am having installation issues under
win2k. Just wondering if anyone has tried it yet?

EMAGIC is it supposed to work with USB under win2K? The driver says
its for win2000 also, but you didn't document anything about USB for
win2k. If not I suggest you do!

All the best!
Chad Miller
Keyboard Programmer - Duran Duran

[Clayton Workman]

Post by madchill-gXFyo9xR65PQT0dZR+
Has anyone gotten it to run USB under windows2000 yet? It seems to
work OK under win98, but I am having installation issues under
win2k. Just wondering if anyone has tried it yet?
EMAGIC is it supposed to work with USB under win2K? The driver

says

Post by madchill-gXFyo9xR65PQT0dZR+
its for win2000 also, but you didn't document anything about USB for
win2k. If not I suggest you do!
All the best!
Chad Miller
Keyboard Programmer - Duran Duran

Hey Chad,

I just got really excited and tried it with my win2k system. It
seemed to work at first. However, it installs the USB driver part
just fine. However, it can't install the MIDI driver at least on my
system. It says it can't find a driver for it (yes, I point it to
the folder where the unzipped driver files are). I really wish I
could get this to work!!!

Clayton

[Michael Haydn]

Post by Clayton Workman
I just got really excited and tried it with my win2k system. It
seemed to work at first. However, it installs the USB driver part
just fine. However, it can't install the MIDI driver at least on my
system. It says it can't find a driver for it (yes, I point it to
the folder where the unzipped driver files are). I really wish I
could get this to work!!!

The driver you find on our web site does not support Windows 2000. We
are currently working on such a driver.

[Michael Haydn]

Post by madchill-gXFyo9xR65PQT0dZR+
Has anyone gotten it to run USB under windows2000 yet? It seems to
work OK under win98, but I am having installation issues under
win2k. Just wondering if anyone has tried it yet?
EMAGIC is it supposed to work with USB under win2K?

No. The driver uses a VxD to provide the multi-client processing such
as merging. VxDs are not supported by Windows 2000. We are however
working on a USB driver for Windows 2000.

Post by madchill-gXFyo9xR65PQT0dZR+
The driver says
its for win2000 also,

Where did you find this?

Post by madchill-gXFyo9xR65PQT0dZR+
but you didn't document anything about USB for
win2k.

[madchill-gXFyo9xR65PQT0dZR+]

Post by madchill-gXFyo9xR65PQT0dZR+
Has anyone gotten it to run USB under windows2000 yet? It seems to
work OK under win98, but I am having installation issues under
win2k. Just wondering if anyone has tried it yet?
EMAGIC is it supposed to work with USB under win2K? The driver

says

Post by madchill-gXFyo9xR65PQT0dZR+
its for win2000 also, but you didn't document anything about USB

for

Post by madchill-gXFyo9xR65PQT0dZR+
win2k. If not I suggest you do!
All the best!
Chad Miller
Keyboard Programmer - Duran Duran
Hey Chad,
I just got really excited and tried it with my win2k system. It
seemed to work at first. However, it installs the USB driver part
just fine. However, it can't install the MIDI driver at least on my
system. It says it can't find a driver for it (yes, I point it to
the folder where the unzipped driver files are). I really wish I
could get this to work!!!
Clayton

Hey Clayton and Group,

This is the same problem I have. Emagic has added a little footnote
in the drivers section that now states USB is only for win98.
Although the reply I got from emagic support basically said it should
work, but also that there is really no reason to use it, as the COM
port driver works "fine". I have to contradict this and say that I
have had several "KEY DOES NOT RESPOND" errors with it hooked to my
key. Before I hooked an AMT8 to my KEY... I NEVER had this error. I
have several friends using the U8/AMT8 hooked to the key, and they
have had this error also. This requires that the computer be shut
down, key removed for 5 minutes then reconnected. Reboot and your
away untill the next time "KEY DOES NOT RESPOND" I would like to see
this looked into, and then maybe USB wont be needed afterall. At
least not in my case...

May the force be with you!
Chad Miller
Keyboard Programmer - Duran Duran

[Antti Immonen]

Hi there!

I just got my Unitor 8 mk II and I've had several these "KEY DOES NOT
RESPOND"-
messages, and it's driving me nuts ! I had naive thought that buying
hardware from software manufacturer could produce minimal troubles...:(
And somehow they sent me rev 1 hardware, when rev 3 is current !!??
I guess I have to call somebody on monday.....

all the best,

Antti

Post by madchill-gXFyo9xR65PQT0dZR+
This is the same problem I have. Emagic has added a little footnote
in the drivers section that now states USB is only for win98.
Although the reply I got from emagic support basically said it should
work, but also that there is really no reason to use it, as the COM
port driver works "fine". I have to contradict this and say that I
have had several "KEY DOES NOT RESPOND" errors with it hooked to my
key. Before I hooked an AMT8 to my KEY... I NEVER had this error. I
have several friends using the U8/AMT8 hooked to the key, and they
have had this error also. This requires that the computer be shut
down, key removed for 5 minutes then reconnected. Reboot and your
away untill the next time "KEY DOES NOT RESPOND" I would like to see
this looked into, and then maybe USB wont be needed afterall. At
least not in my case...

[Michael Haydn]

Post by Antti Immonen
And somehow they sent me rev 1 hardware, when rev 3 is current !!??

Read carefully. Rev 3 applied to the old Unitor8. For Unitor8 MkII,
still rev 1 is current.

[madchill-gXFyo9xR65PQT0dZR+]

Yeah,

I put my AMT8 back on my com port, and boom "KEY DOES NOT RESPOND"

Also I haven't been able to get my AMT8 to install under windows 2000
on my COM port although Emagic says it should work. Clayton have you
tried this yet? Anyone having any luck with a U8/AMT8 on a windows
2000 com port??

Best,
Chad

Post by Antti Immonen
Hi there!
I just got my Unitor 8 mk II and I've had several these "KEY DOES NOT
RESPOND"-
messages, and it's driving me nuts ! I had naive thought that buying
hardware from software manufacturer could produce minimal

troubles...:(

Post by Antti Immonen
And somehow they sent me rev 1 hardware, when rev 3 is current !!??
I guess I have to call somebody on monday.....
all the best,
Antti
This is the same problem I have. Emagic has added a little footnote
in the drivers section that now states USB is only for win98.
Although the reply I got from emagic support basically said it

should

Post by Antti Immonen
work, but also that there is really no reason to use it, as the COM
port driver works "fine". I have to contradict this and say that I
have had several "KEY DOES NOT RESPOND" errors with it hooked to my
key. Before I hooked an AMT8 to my KEY... I NEVER had this error.

I

Post by Antti Immonen
have several friends using the U8/AMT8 hooked to the key, and they
have had this error also. This requires that the computer be shut
down, key removed for 5 minutes then reconnected. Reboot and your
away untill the next time "KEY DOES NOT RESPOND" I would like to

see

Post by Antti Immonen
this looked into, and then maybe USB wont be needed afterall. At
least not in my case...

[Markus Fritze]

Post by madchill-gXFyo9xR65PQT0dZR+
Also I haven't been able to get my AMT8 to install under windows 2000
on my COM port although Emagic says it should work.

I don't know the AMT8 under Win2000, but _Logic_Audio_ does NOT support
Win2000 at the moment! This will change, but at the moment Win98 is required
for Logic Audio.

MMM

[Clayton Workman]

Nope, with the new drivers I could not at all get my AMT8 to work in
windows 2000. The drivers would not even install on my machine.

Tonight, I going to install windows 98 b/c I for some reason assumed
that LAP worked with windows 2000. (I recently bought LAP.) I
guess the thought that emagic had windows 2000 drivers for the Unitor
series and the fact that Soundiver works with windows 2000 made me
think LAP did also.

I going to keep my windows 2000 intact on a separate hard drive and
wait for everything to work with windows 2000 properly. For now
though, I'm going back to Windows 98. UGGGH!! I'm getting ready for
intermittent crashing and user resouce using again!!!!!!!!

Clayton

Post by madchill-gXFyo9xR65PQT0dZR+
Yeah,
I put my AMT8 back on my com port, and boom "KEY DOES NOT RESPOND"
Also I haven't been able to get my AMT8 to install under windows 2000
on my COM port although Emagic says it should work. Clayton have you
tried this yet? Anyone having any luck with a U8/AMT8 on a windows
2000 com port??
Best,
Chad

Post by Antti Immonen
Hi there!
I just got my Unitor 8 mk II and I've had several these "KEY DOES NOT
RESPOND"-
messages, and it's driving me nuts ! I had naive thought that

buying

Post by madchill-gXFyo9xR65PQT0dZR+

Post by Antti Immonen
hardware from software manufacturer could produce minimal

troubles...:(

Post by Antti Immonen
And somehow they sent me rev 1 hardware, when rev 3 is current !!??
I guess I have to call somebody on monday.....
all the best,
Antti
This is the same problem I have. Emagic has added a little

footnote

Post by madchill-gXFyo9xR65PQT0dZR+

Post by Antti Immonen
in the drivers section that now states USB is only for win98.
Although the reply I got from emagic support basically said it

should

Post by Antti Immonen
work, but also that there is really no reason to use it, as the COM
port driver works "fine". I have to contradict this and say that I
have had several "KEY DOES NOT RESPOND" errors with it hooked to my
key. Before I hooked an AMT8 to my KEY... I NEVER had this

error.

Post by madchill-gXFyo9xR65PQT0dZR+
I

Post by Antti Immonen
have several friends using the U8/AMT8 hooked to the key, and they
have had this error also. This requires that the computer be shut
down, key removed for 5 minutes then reconnected. Reboot and your
away untill the next time "KEY DOES NOT RESPOND" I would like to

see

Post by Antti Immonen
this looked into, and then maybe USB wont be needed afterall. At
least not in my case...

[madchill-gXFyo9xR65PQT0dZR+]

Post by Michael Haydn

Post by madchill-gXFyo9xR65PQT0dZR+
The driver says
its for win2000 also,

Where did you find this?

It says so on Emagics web site:

Unitor Family Driver (84 K, ZIP archive)
Support of all devices of the Unitor Family: Unitor8, Unitor8 MkII,
AMT8 and MT4
Connect via COM ports or USB* ports
For Windows 95/98, Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000
Upload May/29/2000

* USB only for Windows 98

The footnote * was added a few days after the driver was uploaded.

Post by Michael Haydn

Post by madchill-gXFyo9xR65PQT0dZR+

Dear Mr. Miller,

Instead of the information which was put on our website last week the
AMT8
driver is not running yet under Windows 2000. The information has been
changed quickly. We are very sorry for any trouble which is based on
this
wrong information on our website.

We will develope a Windows 2000 driver as soon as possible.

Best Regards
Jörg Regener
They still haven't changed it on the site. : ) But god bless em
anyways! Keep up the good work Emagic, and get that Win2k support
down!

Post by Michael Haydn
Beste Gruesse - best regards,
Michael Haydn
EMAGIC Soft- und Hardware GmbH
SoundDiver Group Executive
Logic Windows Developer
Unitor8 Control Project Manager

Thanks Michael!
Chad Miller

[Michael Haydn]

Post by madchill-gXFyo9xR65PQT0dZR+
They still haven't changed it on the site. : ) But god bless em
anyways! Keep up the good work Emagic, and get that Win2k support
down!

The NT beta driver for COM port does work on Windows 2000. So where
is the problem?

[Treza LaKava]

Hey all, i have the AMT8 connected to the comport the only but large problem
i have is that i can only use 37 midichannels but i'm
sattisfied with this for now comming from a soundblaster pci64.
But i would like the remaining midi channels to get available for use
in logic,etx. over usb on win98 is this possible or not(or is
the cab still looking for a driver??)
Logic 4.04+AW2 works fine so i think let's get the AMT8 this should work oké
can someone give a litlle bit of info on this.

Thankx and GRTZ, treza
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[Michael Haydn]

Post by Treza LaKava
Hey all, i have the AMT8 connected to the comport the only but large problem
i have is that i can only use 37 midichannels but i'm
sattisfied with this for now comming from a soundblaster pci64.

What do you mean with 37 MIDI channels? How do they divide up to the
AMT8's MIDI outputs? With an AMT8, you should have 8*16 = 128 MIDI
channels.

Post by Treza LaKava
But i would like the remaining midi channels to get available for use
in logic,etx. over usb on win98 is this possible or not(or is
the cab still looking for a driver??)

The USB driver has the same features as the COM port driver, plus it
supports Plug & Play (hot plugging).

[madchill-gXFyo9xR65PQT0dZR+]

Post by Michael Haydn

Post by madchill-gXFyo9xR65PQT0dZR+
They still haven't changed it on the site. : ) But god bless em
anyways! Keep up the good work Emagic, and get that Win2k support
down!

The NT beta driver for COM port does work on Windows 2000. So where
is the problem?

Michael,

The BETA NT driver is no longer available on the Emagic Website. And
I for one could not get it to work correctly when it was. I think it
had something to do with the fact that the BETA driver did not allow
for COM port selection. I tried running Unitor 8 control, but it
would not work.

Best!
Chad

[Michael Haydn]

Post by madchill-gXFyo9xR65PQT0dZR+
The BETA NT driver is no longer available on the Emagic Website. And
I for one could not get it to work correctly when it was. I think it
had something to do with the fact that the BETA driver did not allow
for COM port selection. I tried running Unitor 8 control, but it
would not work.

I see. We are currently beta-testing a new version of the NT driver
which will have all features you know from the Windows 98 driver.
Please stay patient.