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Subject:midi question Posted by: mksphnx2001 Date:9/7/2004 11:43:42 AM Just curious to know. In Acid 4.0 where do you go to set up the program to recieve Midi Time Clock? I am trying to get my MPC 1000 synched up with Acid via midi. I just need to know where to set the channel in Acid so that it recieves the data from my MPC. Thansk
Subject:RE: midi question Reply by: Iacobus Date:9/7/2004 12:14:39 PM ACID Pro is the only version of ACID that has MIDI sync. If you have ACID Pro, go to the Sync tab and ensure that ACID Pro is generating MIDI Clock via your audio interface's MIDI port. Then use SHIFT+F7 to generate MIDI Clock. Also note that ACID Pro can only generate MIDI Clock and can generate MTC in addition to be triggered from MTC. It's ideal if ACID acts as the master for the device to slave to. Iacobus ------- RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid mD's ACIDplanet Page Guitars 4 Kids
Subject:RE: midi question Reply by: papaf Date:12/20/2004 7:21:53 AM Hello, sorry if I seem naive regarding these issues on MIDI. I haven't used my Keyboards and Sequencer in years and I think I have forgotten some of the basics. What is MTC, and does Acid Trigger the Devise and record in MIDI info or can it record it in MP3 as well once the Channel is set to drive the devise? papaf
Subject:RE: midi question Reply by: JohnnyRoy Date:12/20/2004 7:57:34 AM > What is MTC MTC is MIDI Time Code. It allows you to generate SMPTE Timecode to sync with any number of SMPTE aware devices. All the devices should be using the same SMPTE format (drop frame, non-drop frame, etc.) > Does Acid Trigger the Devise and record in MIDI info These are two separate things. Yes, ACID can trigger the device and it will play along with the ACID project. If you plug the MIDI OUT of the device into the MIDI IN of your PC AND you place ACID in MIDI record mode, it will record the MIDI coming from the device. > Can it record it in MP3 as well once the Channel is set to drive the devise? No, MP3 is an output format for ACID. All Audio recording is recorded in WAV format. You would need to plug the AUDIO OUT of the device into the AUDIO IN of your PC and place ACID in AUDIO record mode. Note: It is not clear if you are trying to record MIDI or AUDIO into ACID? These are two separate steps. ACID can only record one track at a time and that track can either be MIDI or AUDIO. If all you want is the audio (sound) from the device, there is no need to record MIDI. Just sync the devices with MTC and record AUDIO. ~jr
Subject:RE: midi question Reply by: papaf Date:12/20/2004 8:20:57 AM That is what I wanted to do, since I don’t have a way to control multiple Midi devise at the same time anymore I would like to create multiple Drum Track Loops and Record them one at a time through Acid and use to compile them. Then I could come in and use the same process to Crate the Music Loops. I suppose Acid will use the MIDI Device Time Code to Sync with the Acid Time Code so they will all match, is this correct? papaf
Subject:RE: midi question Reply by: JohnnyRoy Date:12/20/2004 9:21:28 AM Yes, you can use MTC to sync either ACID to the drum machine or the drum machine to ACID. It works better when ACID is the master device if that’s possible. ~jr
Subject:RE: midi question Reply by: papaf Date:12/20/2004 10:12:11 AM Thank you, I'll give a shot tonight

Subject:midi question

Posted by: mksphnx2001

Date:9/7/2004 11:43:42 AM

Just curious to know. In Acid 4.0 where do you go to set up the program to recieve Midi Time Clock? I am trying to get my MPC 1000 synched up with Acid via midi. I just need to know where to set the channel in Acid so that it recieves the data from my MPC.

Thansk

Subject:RE: midi question

Reply by: Iacobus

Date:9/7/2004 12:14:39 PM

ACID Pro is the only version of ACID that has MIDI sync. If you have ACID Pro, go to the Sync tab and ensure that ACID Pro is generating MIDI Clock via your audio interface's MIDI port.

Then use SHIFT+F7 to generate MIDI Clock.

Also note that ACID Pro can only generate MIDI Clock and can generate MTC in addition to be triggered from MTC. It's ideal if ACID acts as the master for the device to slave to.

Iacobus
-------
RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid
mD's ACIDplanet Page
Guitars 4 Kids

Subject:RE: midi question

Reply by: papaf

Date:12/20/2004 7:21:53 AM

Hello, sorry if I seem naive regarding these issues on MIDI. I haven't used my Keyboards and Sequencer in years and I think I have forgotten some of the basics. What is MTC, and does Acid Trigger the Devise and record in MIDI info or can it record it in MP3 as well once the Channel is set to drive the devise?

papaf

Subject:RE: midi question

Reply by: JohnnyRoy

Date:12/20/2004 7:57:34 AM

> What is MTC

MTC is MIDI Time Code. It allows you to generate SMPTE Timecode to sync with any number of SMPTE aware devices. All the devices should be using the same SMPTE format (drop frame, non-drop frame, etc.)

> Does Acid Trigger the Devise and record in MIDI info

These are two separate things. Yes, ACID can trigger the device and it will play along with the ACID project. If you plug the MIDI OUT of the device into the MIDI IN of your PC *AND* you place ACID in MIDI record mode, it will record the MIDI coming from the device.

> Can it record it in MP3 as well once the Channel is set to drive the devise?

No, MP3 is an output format for ACID. All Audio recording is recorded in WAV format. You would need to plug the AUDIO OUT of the device into the AUDIO IN of your PC and place ACID in AUDIO record mode.

Note: It is not clear if you are trying to record MIDI or AUDIO into ACID? These are two separate steps. ACID can only record one track at a time and that track can either be MIDI or AUDIO. If all you want is the audio (sound) from the device, there is no need to record MIDI. Just sync the devices with MTC and record AUDIO.

~jr

Subject:RE: midi question

Reply by: papaf

Date:12/20/2004 8:20:57 AM

That is what I wanted to do, since I don’t have a way to control multiple Midi devise at the same time anymore I would like to create multiple Drum Track Loops and Record them one at a time through Acid and use to compile them. Then I could come in and use the same process to Crate the Music Loops. I suppose Acid will use the MIDI Device Time Code to Sync with the Acid Time Code so they will all match, is this correct?

papaf

Subject:RE: midi question

Reply by: JohnnyRoy

Date:12/20/2004 9:21:28 AM

Yes, you can use MTC to sync either ACID to the drum machine or the drum machine to ACID. It works better when ACID is the master device if that’s possible.

~jr

Subject:RE: midi question

Reply by: papaf

Date:12/20/2004 10:12:11 AM

Thank you, I'll give a shot tonight