Windows 10: What is the latest 'skinny' on Microsoft's promised fully implemented MIDI 2.x into Windows...

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/windows-music-dev/tag/midi-2-0has gone 'radio silence' for a tad too longish.Are there others involved I am not aware of?Thanks, my Ableton Live 12 Studio is stuck on 10 until ...take carebe safe

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UWP MIDI implementation disables USB Control Surface Devices


I wasn't sure which forum section to post this. So I posted here.

I use Cakewalk Sonar (Platinum version) recording studio program (DAW). The latest update (2017.03) includes support for the Windows 10 UWP MIDI Implementation (see below from Cakewalk). However, changing from the default "MME" to "UWP" disables USB connected MIDI "control surfaces" such as the Behringer X-Touch and Frontier Tranzport. There are reports of other devices being disabled the same way. I see no way to enable these devices??? I know this may be an application issue or even a device driver issue but thought I'd run by the Win 10 guru's.

Here is the statement from Cakewalk on this item in the upgrade"

 

Microsoft Promises Updated Explorer UX in Windows 10


Perhaps MS will get it right in the next build, but after installing the 9879 ISO from the Insider page (not the tech eval version), I'm disappointed. This was not apparent in my previous 9879 build (ESD + Windows Updates fully updated).

I liked Win10 before installing the ISO - but now ... methinks they are adding unnecessary steps to many processes just for the sake of change (three or more clicks to do what two clicks did before just to get a Modern app to launch with less capability [no right click run as, or status]). In this case, File Explorer, they're adding something that just doesn't make sense.

Some folks complained about the navigation pane being cluttered and not truly user configurable, but this current implementation is an abomination (IMO)





Who needs two listings of the external drives?
You can't right click remove them, you can't organize them - they're there for some unknown reason.

Interestingly though, you can right click This PC and delete it (same with network) ... however this removes the icon from your desktop, not from the navigation pane.

The feedback I gave was "Woe unto you who dare mess with Desktop users - remember Win8?"
I also suggested that if the intent was to differentiate between local and network drives, then perhaps listing network drives under network was a better choice. But... these are USB connected drives - so they missed the mark.

As an aside, I really don't like the folders listed under This PC either. Give me the choice and I'll be happy to create the user experience I prefer.

Bill
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No MIDI support?

I am very happy with my new phone (Nokia Lumia 520), but I can't understand why MIDI support has been dropped from Windows phone. My old (2004) feature phone was capable of playing them as well as MP3 and other formats, and using them as ringtones as well
(without time/size limitation). MIDI files are very efficient storage-wise since they take very little space. I like having different ringtones for people in my contacts list and converting MIDI to MP3 turns an under 3MB MIDI library into a monster 400+MB
of shortened MP3 music/ringtones. Implementing a MIDI mapper/codec in a much more powerful "smartphone" shouldn't take a lot of room in the system software. Am I wrong thinking this?