OMG! Bob will be your uncle and Fanny your aunt! (there is no popping Champagne or fingers crossed emoji)
Good call!!! What midi controller of yours did Win10's update kill? And that's ANOTHER reason why I hate Windows 10!
Whatever you've done - if you're getting to the point where it's compiled and ready to flash a controller which isn't there, I think you're ready?
Like I said, I haven't flashed a TSDZ2 before, because I don't have nor never will buy one. If you see the below, personally speaking I'd deffo proceed. Good luck!!!
I'd wipe windows 10, install all the updates and then install the midisport on top. Updates break things in Windows 10 it seems, but installing over a freshly installed and updated Windows 10 might work? If I'd spent 3k on a sound card and needed it to work, I'd do it. But you have the Motu, so maybe don't need the midisport, which you are welcome to mail to me for free.
Ah well, they keep pushing new OSs and tech, and people think newer is always better... BTW that same seller has a Revox for sale, I've always wanted a decent Ampex, but those cost big bucksthey dont sell for much these days same as the akai samplers i put a 3200xl on ebay and got 1 quid for it as pick up only
M-Audio Midisport 8x8/s USB and 5 pin din Old school midi interface | eBay
M-Audio Midisport 8x8/s. 8 independent in / 8 independent out MIDI Interface (128x128 MIDI. MIDI in and out activity indicators for each port. When disconnected from the PC, unit operates as a stand-alone MIDI. ).www.ebay.co.uk
I'll just buy a cheapo software modeller instead, which won't be as good...
Don't mention it Nealh, you've certainly helped me and many others on this forum! Often for no thanks or appreciation. And this isn't over yet - hope it all flashes and works. I think that getting your newer laptop flashing (without it wearing a plastic mackintosh in a park) is still worth attempting to fix using a 32 bit java install over the installation you've already done, because your old laptop sounds like it's on it's last legs, but also to satisfy my interest.
They've changed web standards over the past couple of years, and some downloads won't start without OS updates, but as SW pointed out - DO NOT UPDATE WINDOWS 10 on your old laptop!!! Now that you have your files and have installed all needed software, disconnect your old laptop from the internet! Otherwise Windows 10 may simply keep downloading updates, whether you want it to or not!
Look for the stvp folder, and make sure the path is correct in the bat file, because that's not the result (ie command box messages) that myself and Bikes4Two got. As far as I'm aware, when it compiles, it tells you in the command box as it compiles, and also notifies of errors. Therefore nothing may happen when you connect it to the controller.
If the path to the stvp directory looks like the screenshot below, on your old laptop, that line needs to have this bit deleted:
Java is calling on the SDCC from a directory which doesn't exist, therefore it is not compiling. Just edit the path to read:
Cheers! I'll have a good nosey around that site! I've bought oodles of sound gear from here, some this year, sometimes because they're near, because they're always cheaper than ebay for sound gear, which makes my wallet freer. Speakers, amps, recorders, audio interfaces, mixers, mics etc. - you have to check for each every so often for the surprise bargains:
I want one for the bounce and natural compression tape gives, which can't be replicated digitally, not completely anyway. A decent Ampex costs about 50k, many musos record digital material on and record it as it plays, for tape's unique characteristics.
I think if the black box isn't appearing showing it compiling and starting to flash, the configurator will be able to communicate with the controller for write protection removal? Or other functions such as reading the firmware.
