DarkFox

The hextones will not, but the Vangelis one is a solo synth. Only one way to find out.. 

Thanks Scott, Thanks for your advice. Some kind soul managed to get me/convert the vangelis lead a year or so ago on here, might have been you actually. Might have to buy a P1

cheers

Thanks Scott,

Will these work on the G1?

Hi everyone,

Could some kind soul please identify the voice/pad/string sound being used in the left hand on this video please?

AND if so, is it available on the XW-G1?

Thanks in advance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSa1iSo1AII

Thanks Scottym, I've never had a problem with any other piece of equipment EXCEPT this one and to be totally honest I've given up with it. Which is a real shame as it's such a great keyboard. Maybe someday I'll discover what's wrong and be able to fix it, but until that day comes, I'm leaving it well alone. 

Yes, please do let us know the outcome. 

It just might come to that Mr Hamlin. 

Done that a million times thanks though 

hi Jokeyman123,

I'll certainly have a go at what you suggest. In the meantime, I have recently bought a yamaha MW12C mixer. It connects via usb also - installed it no problems.

NOW I can play my XW-G1 and my Jupiter through the mixer to CUBASE or SONAR. Just spent 2 hours setting it all up. Once I'd got all the inputs configured correctly in CUBASE it all good to go.

At least I can play and record now via the mixer and either DAW.

Still, at least I have the problem with the editor/connection to G1 and none of you guys do. A small blessing indeed

Keep you all posted.

Andy

@Jokeyman123 - I tried that link you posted and erased all the greyed out USB's that appeared in device manager - there was quite a few! Also disabled the option to 'put the usb's to sleep' function as that could be a culprit.

@Larry - Thanks for the jetclean link. I use a similar program called Ccleaner

@Chas - Thanks for your support and you're absolutely right. Windows does get some stick for things that instantly 'don't work' - but I would have thought in 2014 a simple midi connection would be no problem with a 64 bit operating system? I had no problems whatsoever when I plugged my Jupiter 80 in. That worked like a dream. It's just this Casio midi connection that's giving me the runaround. I have no doubt that's it's my PC now. I even tried it via a MIDI to USB cable, and a signal was getting through the cable (it has indicator lights) - just not recognized by SONAR or the data editor. 

I'm systematically disabling things and trying new ways until I can try it all on a different PC. Webcam totally removed and disabled etc. Still no joy yet. 

Everyone thanks again. I'll keep you posted if I get it to work.

Andy 

First of all I'd like to say thanks to everyone who has tried to help me sort out this issue. I will try poking about my Pc and disabling things, webcams, trying other keyboards etc like you you have suggested to see f it rectifies the problem.

But for now I think I'll say bye to this thread. I really don't know where to go from here so I will let this one go. It's a shame that windows can be such a pain in doing something so simple like connecting another device. Crazy.

Anyway, thanks again guys.

BradMZ

XWAddict

tnicoson

Scott Hamlin

Mike Martin

Jokeyman123

I really appreciate you taking your time to try to help my problem get sorted out. If by some miraculous reason you stumble across a 'fix' to this, please let me know. - and IF I manage to fix it I'll certainly post it here.

thanks again and all the best. 

Andy

Hey Mike, thanks for your reply.

I'm using an intel i7 950 CPU @ 3.07Ghz, 6MB Ram.

USB devices connected are:

Mouse, Logitech G600
Keyboard, Razer Blackwidow
Webcam, Logitech C270
Wireless LAN card/dongle

Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit SP1.

The XWG1 has been connected to various ports, not USB 3.0. Just regular USB ports. Same result I'm afraid. I'll have another crack at it tomorrow on a friends PC. 

 

Keyboard initialized, still the same error message. Tried running the editor under different 'compatibility' modes too. Has to be a software/driver issue. 

DarkFox, 

Our tech support will likely bump this to me, so you're already dealing with the highest level of tech support at Casio America.  I'll contact Tokyo and see if they have any other ideas.  In the meantime...

What doesn't make sense is that you say you updated the firmware - this can only be done via USB.  This proves that USB is working.  You also say that it is showing up in the MIDI preferences of the editor does it say something like "Failed to Connect"? 

Hi Mike, yes it says exactly that. 'failed to connect'. I've restarted my system several times too. And the puzzling thing is that it downloaded the latest firmware version via USB! 

I'll try to borrow another computer tomorrow and see if it works on that one. It has to be a driver issue. Thanks for your input, I do appreciate everyone's help on this. 

One thing comes to mind.   The keyboard needs to be ON and connected BEFORE starting the Data Editor.   If you start the Data Editor then turn on the XW-G1 although the device may show up MIDI will not work properly.  This is a Windows issue and has nothing to do with Casio.   

Hi Mike. Yes I have done that. Keyboard on BEFORE the editor. Still no joy no matter what I do. I hope this IS a windows issue that can be resolved and not a faulty keyboard. I would have thought there was a workaround for this type of problem as I am not the first to have experienced this? 

http://www.casiomusicforums.com/index.php?/topic/5243-xw-g1-data-editor-v120-failing-to-connect-problem-win-7-64/

I have contacted Casio direct and a technical representative will be contacting me shortly. Hope he can shed some light on this. 

Vangelis.zip   Here's the lead patch. I run it through my G1 so it should work for you. 

 

 Let's start from the top and summarize the situation.  I'll also call in some help on this. We'll get this fixed.  

 

1 -You have downloaded this.  http://support.casio.com/en/support/download.php?cid=008&pid=61

2 -Your data editor runs and shows CASIO USB-MIDI on the preference page.

3 -On the keyboard....Setting>MIDI>USBOutSel is [  KEY]   .....and   USB In  [  On]

4 -Confirmed that no other midi programs are running and tying up the midi connection

5 -Confirmed that other software can communicate with the XW via usb midi.  

 

 

That last one. #5  ...... If you have midi ox running, does it show event data when you play the keys? 

BradMZ First of all THANKYOU for the Vangelis patch. I loaded it onto my sdcard and it works great! Thanks for taking the time to do that for me! It was the patch I have been after for ages.

1- I have downloaded that version of the editor YES

2- It displays CASIO-USB-MIDI on the preference page YES

3- Keyboard settings USBOutSel=KEY : USB in=YES

4- No other programs are running midi (I'm pretty sure as I don't have any other musical instruments connected)

5- Tried it with SONAR LE - can't get it to recognize the input from the casio midi usb either in 'input preferences' - says its there but comes up with an error when you tick the box. 

Re: MidiOx, I'm not exactly sure what I'm doing with that one - I tried to 'connect' a midi device via the 'select midi devices to open', ie the casio usb midi and it said 'undefined external error' maybe the same problem as above. My XW might be broken somewhere and I may have to return it perhaps?

@SCOTT HAMLIN - thanks for the input bud, I'd prefer not to completely wipe my PC just yet, but I'll try to see if this works on a friends pc.

@XWADDICT - thanks! Ive tried other usb ports and it still appears in the device manager, just won't connect to data editor. 

@TNICOSON - no I haven't installed any other drivers previously apart from the XW data editor, and the firmware update?

Thank you everyone that is trying to help - i really appreciate you taking the time. 

..so if anyone can get me that vangelis lead patch i'm after that was made on the P1, somehow onto my G1,  i'd be eternally grateful!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSa1iSo1AII

I'm afraid not, but thanks for the suggestions guys. I guess I'll have to live with it, which is a shame. At least I can load patches made for the G1 from the sdcard, just not the ones I really wanted. 

Still no joy. I'm not very happy. Hope there's a solution to this problem. I see some other guy on here had the same issue. 

The "wrong data" files were likely made on the XW-p1. They will load on the g1 if you use the data editor to do it.  Just not from the sd card.  If you load them from the editor and then save them to sd card using the g1 they will then be able to load without the error. Also note, the P1 wave list is not exactly the same as the g1 so the files may or may not sound the same.

 

As long as sonar is not running it shouldn't affect anything.  Maybe download the editor again.  Worth a shot. 

Alright I understand now - I'll try the editor again. .. thanks for your help Brad. 

BradMZ, I've had a thought....

I DO have SONAR X1 LE installed that was connected in conjunction with my Jupiter 80 - TOTALLY forgotten about it as I haven't used it for a while. Would that affect anything midi wise perhaps?

UPDATE: My SD card arrived just now so I downloaded a few voices from the download section here onto the sd card in .ZSY format.  I copied them over via windows into the XWg1 MUSICDAT folder into the user tone section and stored them on the XW - some of the voices copied over just fine but others say 'wrong data'? What am I doing wrong?

The cable should be ok if the editor is showing casio usb midi.  

 

Could another midi program on your computer be tieing up the usb midi communication?

I've just ordered another one to be sure. No I don't have any other midi software running at all on my system. I guess I'll have to install my vangelis sounds via my sd card when it arrives Hope that SD slot works!! I really have no idea why it's not communicating. Might be a windows thing. If you think of anything please let me know? Thanks.

Under the preference tab of the data under near the auto search check box, does the midi in and midi out boxes show Casio USB-MIDI?  or are they blank?

Yes it says Casio USB-MIDI. When I power off the keyboard they go blank, when I power up they return. I only have one cable so I can't try another. It's very frustrating !!! I appreciate your help.

Hi BradMZ thanks for the reply.

You are running the data editor specifically for the XW-G1? Yes

You are using the usb cable? Yes

Under setting>midi>usb out select is key? and usb in is on? Yes

Data editor preference tab has auto search enabled? Yes

I've tried midi ox but to be honest I'm not exactly sure what I'm doing there. It does say it recognizes the casio midi though..? 

Hi guys,

just bought a new xw-g1 and I'm loving it - BUT I can't connect it to the PC via the cable? I've updated to the latest firmware no problem but it keeps saying 'failed to connect'. I've had a search of the web to try and help but apart from another guy on here who had the same problems it hasn't been resolved. Can anyone shed some light on what to do please? I'm running Windows 7 64.