• Registered: 2008-03-06
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Topic: ff400/mac with parallels/xp: midi?

i am trying to get midi from a ff400 through parallels. any instruction as to what i have to install? tried to install the win-driver - but that does nothing. probably due to the fact that audio comes in through parallels/devices.
any tips are welcome,
thanx, jul

  • Registered: 2008-01-01
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Re: ff400/mac with parallels/xp: midi?

The VM inside Parallels cannot see the FF400, because Parallels does not offer Firewire connectivity (only USB). What you can do is use a virtual Midi driver inside the VM and connect that to the OS X side of things, which in turn connects to the FF400 (via OS X).

I once successfully used that approach to get Midi from inside a Parallels' VM to a DAW running on OS X. Would have to look up the detailed approach, though, it's been quite some time ago.

  • Registered: 2008-03-06
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Re: ff400/mac with parallels/xp: midi?

ah yes, timur,  that could be working. do you remember the name of the virtual midi you used? thnx jul

  • Registered: 2008-01-01
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Re: ff400/mac with parallels/xp: midi?

Most likely just MidiYoke, but any should do as long as Parallels is able to hand it through to OS X.

  • Registered: 2008-03-06
  • Posts: 28

Re: ff400/mac with parallels/xp: midi?

mmh. i tried that and some 5 others. but there seems to be a firewall for midi signals in my system. no channels can be seen on the other side whatsoever. i am on parallels5 and XP. well... thanx sofar, jul