I recently bought an AL-88c, which has been great for consolidating my MIDI gear, but I'm having one small issue with it that I can't figure out. One of the synths I'm using is a Korg R3, which has a software editor. Before I had the AL-88c, I would simply plug the R3 into my computer using a USB cable and I was able to send and receive patches.
Now that I have the R3 hooked up through the AL-88c, the process has become more complicated. In the R3 editor, I am able to choose one of the AL-88c's virtual MIDI ports for MIDI in and out signal. However, no MIDI is sent in or out of the program. I am also no longer able to send or receive patches even with only the USB cable plugged in.
The only way I can get the R3 editor to recognize the R3 again is to physically unplug the AL-88c from the computer and restart everything. I read somewhere that the AL-88c could be using up all the virtual MIDI ports needed by the R3 to communicate with its editor. Is there some way to get around this? I just want to be able to use the AL-88c and the R3 software editor simultaneously if possible.