I have tested Vegas with the Dakota and have not experianced this
problem.

Are you sure that no other application has the Dakota MIDI input
device open? What is the specific error msg Vegas reports? What does
the details tell you about the error?

Thanks
Peter


Warren Sampson wrote:
>>Vegas can't seem to open either Dakota port to receive MTC.
>>
>>I have set the Dakota control panel to send MTC on port one
>>or two (I've tried each port alone and both active
>>together). The Vegas Sync tab is has been set to Dakota 1
>>(or Dakota 2). Both tabs are at 30 ND.
>>
>>When I try to initiate chase (ctrl F7) I get an error that
>>says the port can't be opened.
>>
>>I am receiving sync in Dakota from an ADAT. I've had
>>Cakewalk sync'd up and chasing so I don't think the Dakota
>>is the problem.
>>
>>Any ideas?