606 as a controller

sensix · Post by **sensix** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:03 pm

Sorry if this question have been posted previously. My keyboard is broken

and I wanna know if the 606 is useful as a controller and how to set it up in case it is?

Euclid Ov Oåklånd · Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:42 pm

You, should read posts first 'cause this was answered right below your question, it's not a big deal but you'll get your answer faster and be back to making music if you snoop around a little or use the search function.

Twitch wrote:Yes.. The PC and in your case your MAC doesn't recognize your Sp606 as a Midi Interface.. well.. I look at the past reviews of the Sp606 and Paul White (from SOS) had the same issue.. To solve this problem you must delete all your Midi interfaces on your PC/Mac then install the Sp606 and then your Midi interfaces..

Here is the exact blurb form the Sp6060 product review from Sound on SOund review...

However, I must add that getting these various options to work took a little time. It was not, as the manual would suggest, simply a matter of installing drivers and getting on. I personally encountered a number of problems during the review, during which MIDI wouldn't work on either platform and the SP606 simply wasn't recognised by the P606 application. Audio I/O, however, was always functional. On the PC, I finally achieved the desired result by not only unplugging my normal USB MIDI and audio devices, but by uninstalling all the drivers for interfaces that weren't even connected in the first place! I then reinstalled the SP606 drivers and took several steps forward, although I still had to shut down and reboot the SP606 a couple of times after that. It's a good idea to disable reception of MIDI data by the pads, and watch out for MIDI loops. And beware of unplugging the SP606 while everything's powered up — the computer or the SP606 may get confused if you replug. None of these problems may be an issue for you, but at least you know not to panic if it doesn't work for you at first.

This goes for Macs also.. If you would like the whole artictle I can email it to you.. I'm not sure if you have to be a member to read this on the website, I'm already a member, I know some reviews are non-accessible if your not a member