Hello, I had the bad idea of deleting one of my MIDI input ports, my Launchkey 61, and I wanted to restore the situation using the ‘add’ button. Since then, all my settings related to my Launchkey have disappeared, as well as my bindings. It now shows ‘2-Launchkey 61’ as if it were a new MIDI device, whereas previously, the settings were ‘Launchkey 61’ from memory. All the sessions and setlists I open now no longer contain any links between this MIDI port and my VST instruments. Do you have a solution to restore the old configuration and get everything back to normal? I tried to see if there were any restore points in Windows, but I don’t have any for this date, nor for the Cantabile files.
Does anyone have a solution other than reprogramming everything?
Check this forum for “Aliases.” I believe that if you enter your old input as an Alias, the situation will be corrected. Please research and backup your system.
I would backup sytem, then change the midi input name of “2-Launchkey 61” to “Launchkey 61” with aliases of “2-Lauchkey 61” and “Launchkey 61.” I bet @brad or @dave_dore (or other super users) will chime in.
Any midi input can be checked and assigned to the “Lauchkey 61” as long as it’s plugged in at the time of assignment.
Hopefully one of our resident experts has an easy fix. I did something similar a few years back so I’m trying to now recall how I fixed it… so you might want to wait before trying my possible solution. Also try searching the forum here for solutions. You’re not the first to do this.
The fact that it created a 2nd iteration is good though, and suggests that Cantabile probably “knows” you had a previous port. If it were me and I’d run out of other ideas, I’d:
Backup everything for Cantabile (songs rack etc) Plus the TopTen Software file in Users/Roaming/Local.
Disconnect the Launchkey, restart PC. Open Cantabile.
Reconnect Launchkey
Try to create a new midi port again. If your original port name shows up you should be good.
Just had another thought… when creating the Port Try to force the original Launchkey name, but more importantly if you can’t then enter the original name in the Aliases field. That’s what Aliases are for… when you have alternate names for the same port (like on 2 PCs or whatever). Pretty sure that’s how I fixed my issue. Just my .02
Tom
Guys, thank you for everything. I found and rewrote the old name ‘USB Launckey 61’ and everything is back to normal.
A thousand thanks. I recovered dozens of hours of work in one second. Phew!
