Subject:Sync master problems

Posted by: gcook

Date:9/24/1999 12:44:00 AM

I've been reading all this rather passionate discussion
about MTC slaving problems. My problem goes the other way.
I'm using Acid Pro and Cakewalk 8 on the same PII 400
machine using the SF MIDI router with Lexicon Core2 &
AWE64. I'm trying to use Acid as sync master and CW as
slave. No matter what sync type (MTC or Midi click) or
check boxes and options I check the two programs drift
apart. (Now I thought both sync types actually chase-lock.)
I've even offset the two apps tempos (e.g. Acid @ 120.00
bpm and CW at 120.04 bpm). I seems different each time I
start the song. The problem is also apparent when I try
this using two computers.

I've also contacted Twelve Tone as well but my problem
seems related to these other Acid problems I thought I'd
send this post.

P.S. please no dickhead flames to each other. Let's just
get things solved like professionals we all are.

Subject:sonic..get off your ass and fix this

Reply by: thedood

Date:9/25/1999 3:10:00 AM

..Geoff..a lot of guys here would love to get this problem fixed..but
nothing can be done until sonic foundry get off there ass and fix the
problem..we can be as professional as we like but , unfortunatley
that isnt working..I bought this like many others for the expressed
purpose of putting it on one machine and locking it to another..like
using it as a sampler..but it aint working..and it aint working for a
lot of people simply because the program drifts out of sync..noit by
much ..but enough for it to sound like shit.
..sonic..its a great program ..but unless you can lock it to another
program..theres nothing "PRO" about Acid Pro

Subject:Re: Sync master problems

Reply by: JeremyNeeDLE

Date:10/22/1999 1:44:00 AM

same problem here

the audio on acid drifts......

in relation to midi clock
to smpte
to a metronome

and on the 4 different systems i've tried it out on

the biggest and baddest of which was piii500
256 megs of ram, an mpu401, a gina,
and ALL uw 2 lvd scsi

AND GAYLE AND NATE BOTH TOLD ME ON THE PHONE
THAT YOU NEVER........NEVER..........TESTED
THE MIDI CLOCK W/ AN EXTERNAL DEVICE SLAVING TO
ACID.

now why did you release software that hadn't been tested
in this fashion?

i mean, thats something digidesign would do for christs sake

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE RELEASE A BUG FIX


jeremy