Ali Arslan Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 I have recently bought a used Casio LK-41 (Japanese Language). It has a Midi Usb port. I have been trying to connect it to my Dell N4050 laptop to use it as a midi controller device with Reaper, but it is not connecting properly. I have tried 4 different midi cables of various lengths, but no luck. I have tried to connect it to another laptop as well, but I get the same error. I have tried tons of different drivers; none of them work. In the device manager, it should show under Sound and Game Controllers, but it always appears as an Unknown Device under Universal Serial Bus Controllors. I used to have Windows 10 64-bit; I switched to Windows 7 32-bit, then to Windows 7 64-bit in a hope to resolve the issue, but all in vain. I have done a lot of research. But I haven't been able to find any solution. I would really appreciate if a professional would help me out please! P.S. I am considering the following solutions at the moment: 1. Switching to Windows XP 32-Bit. 2. Joining 2 Midi Cables in order to attach the Piano to two USB ports at once (In case, if it is an issue of the piano not getting enough voltage). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Display Name Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Hey there. Well the last idea you had (connecting 2 cables) will do nothing -- the LK doesn't get power from the USB -- it only is for MIDI. My *guess* is this a a driver / OS clashing issue. I am a little concerned when you say you downloadied "tons" of different drivers... there is only one official one at: http://support.casio.com/en/support/download.php?cid=008&pid=75 Something to try: Create a new user profile in Windowns, and running in Windows Vista® (32-bit)/®7(32-bit)/®8(32-bit)/®8.1(32-bit). Worth a shot! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali Arslan Posted June 18, 2017 Author Share Posted June 18, 2017 You're right. Connecting 2 cables didn't work. My laptop (Dell N4050) didn't accept XP installation, so couldn't try that. By tons of drivers, I meant, Casio (incl. the one you mentioned in the link), Yamaha, Korg, and God knows which driver I have installed. None of them worked. I even force installed Casio driver as Legacy driver. It appeared in Sound and Game Controller category, but when I connected my Piano, it still appeared as an Unknown Device under Universal Bus Controllers category. I currently have Windows 7-64 bit installed. Tired of switching between windows. My USB ports are fine, I have tested them with other devices like Hard Disks, Mice etc. It has to be either the Driver, the Cable or may be Piano's USB port might be damaged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali Arslan Posted June 18, 2017 Author Share Posted June 18, 2017 Just tested the Piano's USB port with tester. It is live (tester's bulb lit up). Is it supposed to be this way? I have managed to convert Audio from the Piano to Midi signal through Reatune plugin in Reaper. But it has a lot of latency and it is not accurate. Are there any tried and tested solutions for Audio to Midi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Display Name Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Have you installed the ASIO4ALL driver? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali Arslan Posted June 18, 2017 Author Share Posted June 18, 2017 Yes. I have ASIO4ALL driver installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- T - Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Ali, To recap some of Scott's comments: If you are trying to power the LK-41 from the USB port, that will not work. Power the LK-41 from batteries or the proper power adapter. Most keyboard drivers have a Manufacturer ID embedded in them. If the ID in the driver does not match the ID in the keyboard's firmware, they will not connect, so it is not surprising that the Yamaha and Korg drivers would not work. In the early days of Vista-64, Casio did not write a 64 bit driver for the WK-3800, so I had to modify a Roland-Edirol 64 bit driver. All I had to do was replace the Roland ID in the driver with the Casio ID, and it worked fine. Speaking of drivers, the bit depth of the driver MUST match the bit depth of the operating system. Drivers are essentially "plug-ins". You can not connect a 64 bit "plug-in" to a 32 bit socket and vice versa - and Compatibility Mode can not correct for this. Compatibility Mode is for programs, not drivers and plug-ins. Here again, in the early days of 64 bit operating systems, those who were quick to upgrade found that suddenly none of their 32 bit VSTi plug-ins would work anymore. They had a choice of back-leveling their OS or doing without their VSTi plug-ins until the plug-in authors could write 64 bit versions. Also, speaking of drivers, before proceeding further, you may want to uninstall any of those "tons" of erroneous drivers that may still be on your system so as to avoid any unseen conflicts. Go to the following site: http://support.casio.com/en/support/download.php?cid=008&pid=20 Scroll down to the Drivers section. Since you are now running Win-7 64 bit, you want the following driver: Digital Keyboards/ Pianos/ Key Lighting Digital Piano PL-40R Windows® 7(64-bit)/® 8(64-bit)/® 8.1(64-bit) Version 1.2 When you click on that driver, you will get the following message: [Drivers] Windows® 7(64-bit)/® 8(64-bit)/® 8.1(64-bit) - Version 1.2 Supported Models CTK-710/ CTK-720/ CTK-800/ CTK-810/ CTK-810IN/ CT-599/ CT-799/ LK-90/ LK-92TV/ LK-180TV/ LK-280CDTV/ LK-93TV/ LK-94/ LK-95TV/ LK-201TV/ LK-202TV/ LK-203TV/ LK-300TV/ LK-41/ LK-200S/ LK-210/ LK-301BB/ LK-70S/ WK-110/ WK-3300/ WK-3800/ WK-8000/ PX-400R/ PX-200/ PX-320/ PX-410R/ PX-575R/ PX-800/ AP-80R/ AP-500/ PL-40R/ Notice that the LK-41 is specifically listed as one of the compatible devices. Many Casio users are successfully using this driver for Windows-10. The only reason that Windows-10 is not listed is because it had not been released yet, when this site was posted, but as you have already discovered, certain combinations of Windows-10 and some computer hardware have problems with USB-MIDI. I suspect it has something to do with the computer's firmware bios. The LK-41 is not "Class Compliant". It will not work with the driver that is built-in to Windows, so download and install the above driver onto you Win-7/64 system. In closing, the Audio-to-MIDI converters you asked about are pretty gimmicky. They work, after a fashion, for simple, single note at a time, passages, but for complex scores with full chords, harmony, passing tones, etc, they usually fall flat. Best of luck - I hope this gets you going! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali Arslan Posted June 20, 2017 Author Share Posted June 20, 2017 tnicoson First of all, thank you so much for the detailed reply and guidance. After so many days of trial and research, I had figured most of what you had mentioned out. The final conclusion is that the Keyboard has a hardware issue. Most probably, its USB port is damaged. Thank you guys for your support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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