Jamie McDonald

I apologise if this is a on going question somewhere else but i couldn't really find an answer after sifting the documentation and forums. 

I'm trying to run 2 usb joysticks and 2 usb game pads under max. 

I tried using HI but it can only find one device under the menu even though there are 4 plugged in and working. 

The 4 pads and joysticks run fine if only one is plugged in but hi cannot seem to detect more than one. therefore i cannot use mulitple cases of 'hi' using different defices. has anyone else had this problem or is it a windows thing. I tried using 'hid' object but as it is still beta it seems to lock up my max alot. It can detect all 4 of the devices but by the time i get to try them in mulitple instances working at the same time it crashs. Can i use 4 different usb HID's at the same time. If not any other suggestions. I kinda need to use all 4 for a 'Product in Porcess' compostition patch for uni.

I apologise if this is a on going question somewhere else but i couldn't really find an answer after sifting the documentation and forums. 
I am using windows xp with maxmso 4.5.
I'm trying to run 2 usb joysticks and 2 usb game pads under max. 
I want these to control stuff etc etc. 
I tried using HI but it can only find one device under the menu even though there are 4 plugged in and working. 
The 4 pads and joysticks run fine if only one is plugged in but hi cannot seem to detect more than one. therefore i cannot use mulitple cases of 'hi' using different defices. has anyone else had this problem or is it a windows thing. I tried using 'hid' object but as it is still beta it seems to lock up my max alot. It can detect all 4 of the devices but by the time i get to try them in mulitple instances working at the same time it crashs. Can i use 4 different usb HID's at the same time. If not any other suggestions. I kinda need to use all 4 for a 'Product in Porcess' compostition patch for uni.

hi-hid-and-joystick-trouble

i forgot to mention too that itried using glove pie to create midi data using midi yoke etc etc but i can't seem to get it work...though i coudl be doing it wrong.

> I apologise if this is a on going question somewhere else but i couldn't really find an answer after sifting the documentation and forums. 

Hhhm, that's really strange... I already have a theory about how to 

predict the topics of a mailing list / forum in advance based on what 

happened during the last 48 hours. Could make for a really nice 

autoresponder that directs people to posts from the day before....

But back on-topic: a search on the forum for "hid" turns up this message 

https://cycling74.com/forums/index.php?t=msg&goto=98716&rid=0&S=1951b94f67611b318ae519c494ea7ae6&srch=hid#msg_98716

Macca wrote:
> Hiya
>
> I apologise if this is a on going question somewhere else but i couldn't really find an answer after sifting the documentation and forums. 
> I am using windows xp with maxmso 4.5.

Hhhm, that's really strange... I already have a theory about how to 
predict the topics of a mailing list / forum in advance based on what 
happened during the last 48 hours. Could make for a really nice 
autoresponder that directs people to posts from the day before....

But back on-topic: a search on the forum for "hid" turns up this message 
as most recent entry: 
https://cycling74.com/forums/index.php?t=msg&goto=98716&rid=0&S=1951b94f67611b318ae519c494ea7ae6&srch=hid#msg_98716

hi ,hid and joystick trouble