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Subject:Attn: mactac midi external sequencer sync issue
Posted by: Rednroll
Date:2/9/2005 10:03:43 AM

mactac,
Could you expand a little more on the midi sync issues you're experiencing with Acid?

Here's a few question I have:

Midi setup:
-What midi interface are you using for Acid to send midi clock to?
-What external sequencer are you using?
-Is there another midi interface that your external sequencer is using to receive the midi clock and what is it?

Workflow steps:
-What are the steps you're doing that causes the midi sync to screw up?
-What do you mean when you say "repeats in the acid file"? Are you referring to a midi loop within Acid? or are you playing Acid in loop mode of a section and losing sync when Acid loops the playback?

Thanks,
Red

Subject:RE: Attn: mactac midi external sequencer sync issue
Reply by: pwppch
Date:2/9/2005 11:27:29 AM

Red,

I am working with mactac directly. He is not working with an external software sequencer (SONAR, Vision, etc) , but with external hardware that can slave to MIDI Clock.

While I am unable to reproduce the problems mactac is having with the hardware I have available, there is no doubt he is having problems. I have had complete success in slaving software sequencers - SONAR, Vision, Reason, etc). I have had no issues with hardware devices - i.e. SR-16, Motif, i5M - that I have available to me.

There seem to be a number of issues at play here. I am awaiting shipment of hardware that mactac has seen the problem on so that I can determine what the problems are.

As I discover the specifics of the problem, I will post any appropriate information (or questions) here on the forum.

My hope is to have these issues resolved in for the update of ACID 5.0


Peter



Subject:RE: Attn: mactac midi external sequencer sync issue
Reply by: pwppch
Date:2/9/2005 11:29:20 AM

Red,

Do you have an Akai MPC? You mention that you have used one in another thread.

Have you tried slaving it to ACID?

Peter

Subject:RE: Attn: mactac midi external sequencer sync issue
Reply by: Rednroll
Date:2/9/2005 12:06:13 PM

Sorry, I no longer have an Akai MPC. I use to use an Akai MPC-3000, MPC-2000xl, and MPC-60 where the MPC would be slaved to Vision's midi beat clock. I never had any problems syncing a Vision sequence with any of the MPC's, which would contain my drum sequenced tracks, but I've never done this same thing using Acid with the MPC's.

Subject:RE: Attn: mactac midi external sequencer sync issue
Reply by: coolout
Date:2/10/2005 2:22:44 AM

peter, i have an mpc 2000.

do you need me to test something out for you?

Subject:RE: Attn: mactac midi external sequencer sync issue
Reply by: pwppch
Date:2/10/2005 8:32:26 AM

coolout,

could you email me

phaller-at-sonypictures-dot-com.

Thanks
Peter

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