Windows 10: PCR-M80 midi keyboard controller

Hi, I have never installed a driver in my new PC and I need PCR M80 driver for my midi keyboard controloller

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Found incompatible device - Edirol PCR500 MIDI Keyboard


Update. Roland has updated some device drivers and made them "plug and play" in Win 10. However, there are many devices that have not had drivers updated for 10, including their "flagship" recording interface unit the Studio-Capture.

The old (discontinued) PCR MIDI Keyboard line, as it appears, will not be supported in Win 10.

However, a hack has been posted on the Cakewalk Sonar Forum to the Windows 8.1 drivers .inf file allows SOME devices to be installed and work in Windows 10. The hack works on my Studio-Capture and on my PCR-500 MIDI Keyboard. The hack may work for other Roland devices but NO GUARANTEE.

Here is the link to the forum thread on the Cakewalk Sonar forum. The hack instructions are near the end of thread.
http://forum.cakewalk.com/Who-switch...-m3255186.aspx

 

MIDI KEYBOARD NOT DETECTED BY PIANOMARVEL INSTRUCTION SITE

• Have you already checked if the device shows in the Device Manager?

Yes. Just checked and both MIDI keyboards are listed.

• Have you tried testing the device to a different PC and the same issue occurs?
  

Yes....I just hooked up a Dell Pro Windows 10 laptop purchased late last year. 00325-80685-21181-AAOEM. I plugged in the AKM320 MIDI keyboard - (no drivers needed) The system sounded but did not show the AKM320 in Device Manager. I did the same with the
ACORN Masterkey 49 with the same results. I did open the Piano Marvel site and try to get a recognition of either keyboard, and non were even listed. They did list on my main computer, but did not light up the site indicator for a MIDI signal being received
as already reported.

Also: I activated a Windows 7 computer here and plugged in the AKM320 MIDI. The device appeared in "game controllers" I installed another DAW in that computer- Cake Walk and was able to get the computer and DAW to read my signals from the AKM keypad. I
went to the Piano Marvel site but the same outcome occurred- the site did not read my signals from the MIDI key board.

• Are you getting any error messages when connecting the device to your PC?

When I turn on both piano MIDI keyboards without the DAW running, no error or notice appears--but a connection sound does occur. However when I turn on either keyboard
while the DAW is running, I get a notice that a MIDI device has been added.

• What build and version of Windows 10 are you using?

2017 Windows 10. I do have an ID number...****************- installed in 2016

I really appreciate your interest in this issue and am glad to check any other areas for you. I have tried everything with no success. One bit of info....There are two programs I've tried to use both of which have a midi keyboard detection in their programs.
Sight Reading Practice - Piano Music Sight-Reading Practice and Piano Marvel both do not read my midi keyboards. (But my DAW reads both and plays notes) Also a program called MIDI OX was installed by Piano Marvel's tech and the program detected both MIDI's. I am glad to pay for
any consult should it become necessary.

Thanks again,

MTM

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Windows 10 not recognizing class-compliant MIDI Keyboard Controller

TL;DR: can I force Windows to use a MIDI driver when it mis-recognizes a device?

Basically, Windows will see the device, think it is a Generic USB Audio device instead of a MIDI controller, and installs the wrong drivers (without errors). the result is that I cannot use the device as a MIDI controller, which is, well, pointless.

Specifically, I'm using an Alesis V61 MIDI Controller: Alesis V61

It worked last summer, around July, but I've updated Windows since then. When I plugged it in via USB, it told me that it was "Setting up the device," but it ended up classifying it as a "Generic USB Audio Device" which is
wrong. In the device manager, it is listed under "Sound, Video, and game controllers."

I know the keyboard still can communicate, as I used an Alesis program to test it. However, since Windows does not recognize it as a MIDI device, it cannot be used for MIDI applications (an easy one to test is at multiplayerpiano.com).

Here, Alesis claims that the V series controllers they make (including the V61) are
MIDI class compliant, and thus
have no manufacturer drivers. Instead, they use generic, Microsoft-provided midi ones.

Naturally, the troubleshooters cannot identify the problem (most have nothing to do with hardware and devices other than keyboards, mice, and wireless things anyways), and the "Add a device" option seems only to work with wireless devices,
which this is not.

I have also tried restarting my laptop, unplugging the device and uninstalling it using the device manager, and searching the internet for answers. Many sites pointed to having 10 MIDI devices, but I only have this one. I have found some dead-end threads
and many that point to specific manufacturer drivers, which obviously don't apply here.

I'm using Windows Version 10.0.17763 Build 17763

Thanks for your help!