Step 2: changing the names of the MIDI ports
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Go to this link and download the MS MIDI settings app: About Windows MIDI Services - Windows MIDI Services .
The actual download button appears near the top of the screen for me: -
Run the MIDI settings app (start typing MIDI settings in the Windows search box and it should appear)
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The next step is to follow the on-screen prompt to complete MIDI setup and create a configuration file. The configuration file is where the MIDI port name settings, loopbacks, etc. are all stored. I can’t screenshot this as I’ve already done it so that option isn’t showing any more. If someone else can screenshot I’ll edit this post and add.
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Go to the MIDI Devices and Endpoints option on the left:
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Select one of the CMC units that aren’t working - this is how the PD shows up for me (three MIDI instances):
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Select Personalise from near the top of the next screen:
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There are three options for renaming the ports in a dropdown. IGNORE THEM ALL! Instead, go to the custom Name section and type in the format that was working at prep step 2 in the post above
Please note, if you have multiple instances of the same device, you have to rename all of them (just renaming the first one didn’t work for me) -
Final step! Well done if you’ve got this far
If you have more than one CMC-FD unit, unit 1 works using the method above but you need to name units 2+ differently. Here’s my second FD:
I hope this process works for everyone else, good luck and let me know if I’ve mis-explained any of the steps.