| Hi again. Thanks for your reply and explaining a little more about ideas for virtualisation. I am quickly getting out of my depth but at least now have an idea of possible directions to research and learn. I also read the 1 line change fix for the Windows driver in a forum. Infuriating. It seems a stone cold profit / loss decision to brick the device when it would have been so easy to ship an updated driver. But I also think that it shows a lack of imagination: if it's just about profit, Roland should let their customers pay for new drivers. Drivers can be an income stream, too, and after so many years of use, paying for an upgraded driver is not an unreasonable request. Unfortunately at the time I bought this device, I was not wise enough to save and buy a device by a more conscientious company like RME. I have contacted one of the more experienced developers at Roland to see if they might be willing to unofficially guide an effort to update the driver. That would definitely streamline the process. Thanks also for the point about class-compliant mode at 16/44k. It is a good point and would give use of the analogue limiter. Although I am really trying to work with higher resolutions and not having use of the midi port is also a bit of a pain. I agree the idea of a kickstarter for this device is worth testing. Taking a step back, I also wonder whether a group of developers specialising in coding drivers for a whole range of unsupported audio interfaces could make decent money from grateful producers via patreon / kickstarter. That is if they weren't flooded with cease and desist orders. |