Upgraded to v5.15, now MIDI not recording

[etamboni]

Hi:

I just updated Reaper to v5.15, now MIDI is not recording...

I have existing MIDI tracks in sessions that play back fine.

Audio records fine.

I can drag drum loops in from EZDrummer, they play fine..

But when I try to record any input from the keyboard (tried it with EZDrummer and Cakewalk TTS-1) it won't record.

I can hear the MIDI as I play it...it shows in the meter on the track that it's recording...but all I get is an empty track...

The track properties show 'zero MIDI events'

I googled it, all I found was make sure you have a default recording path setup in preferences...I do...

Any ideas?

[etamboni]

If I try to record a MIDI track, it shows up like this, looped:

http://imgur.com/BUtEtyu

Never used to do that, it would just be a continuous take with my midi events...now it's looped, but nothing in it it...

[lolilol1975]

I've had issues too with some tracks. What I did is delete the track, change the preferences so that the is no loops, create a new track and MIDI item and everything was fine again.

[etamboni]

What preference did you change to say no looping?

[etamboni]

So I deleted and re-installed Reaper...

Now my MIDI track doesn't record looped...but it still wont record MIDI events:



http://imgur.com/1g7rDXG

What now?

Ed

[LugNut]

Hi,
First, I wouldn't use All Inputs. Is this from a midi controller? Use its input.

[Dstruct]

Originally Posted by LugNut

Hi,
First, I wouldn't use All Inputs.

This is fine. I'm using this too (so I can record from Virtual Keyboard at the same time without switching).

[etamboni]

No, Im using a Yamaha DGX 200 keyboard...

I tried the input as MIDI IN all channels...same thing
Then MIDI IN...Channel 1...same thing...still nothing recording...

It's the same setup I'be been using for a couple of years...this just started happening after I upgraded to v 5.15.

[nofish]

Originally Posted by etamboni

So I deleted and re-installed Reaper...

Now my MIDI track doesn't record looped...but it still wont record MIDI events:



http://imgur.com/1g7rDXG

What now?

Ed

The naming for the recorded MIDI item shows that you're using .MID files instead of MIDI items (in project MIDI).
Unless that's what you want (I don't use this feature personally) try this:

Option -> Preferences -> MIDI -> Create new MIDI items as: tick "MIDI items (in project, recommended)" (Apply / Ok). I assume ".MID files" was ticked there previously ?

Now try recording MIDI again, working now ?

edit:
I think your original setting (creating .MID files) and recording not working might be a file permission issue, but not sure.

[Dstruct]

Originally Posted by nofish

Option -> Preferences -> MIDI -> Create new MIDI items as: tick "MIDI items (in project, recommended)" (Apply / Ok).

Definitely recommended!

[etamboni]

Thank you NoFish and DStruct...THAT FIXED IT.


Just changed it to save files as MIDI projects instead of .mid files.

That's a setting I've never changed before, so saving them as .mid files must be the default in Reaper?

The mention of permissions also was interesting because I upgraded to Windows 10 a few months ago...and ran into a few bugs with it...including problems with permissions...

I love this forum. TY.

[Dstruct]

Originally Posted by etamboni

Thank you NoFish and DStruct...THAT FIXED IT.

Cool. Never thought of that but I can confirm that recording to external MID files is not working.


Bug report posted: http://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=173495

FIXED (5.20pre14)

Originally Posted by etamboni

That's a setting I've never changed before, so saving them as .mid files must be the default in Reaper?

No, that shouldn't be the default setting.

[nofish]

Glad it helped, you're welcome.

edit:
Thinking the same as Dstruct, don't think creating .MID files would be default. And maybe it's broken currently ? (didn't test myself).

edit2:
Ah, bug report posted faster than I could type.

[Justin]

Thanks for spotting this, fixing!

[Dstruct]

FIXED (5.20pre14)