Subject:Can acid pro 2.0 sync with sequencer using one sound card?

Posted by: w3artiste

Date:1/11/2000 7:54:00 PM

I have a soundblaster awe 64, emagic logic 2.0 sequencer,
and acid pro 2.0. I want to sync these two apps, but I get
an error from acid that "the device is already in use"
whenever I try to start the song. I have tried to use the
sf virtual midi router, but I get the same error. Please
help!!!

Subject:Re: Can acid pro 2.0 sync with sequencer using one sound card?

Reply by: tad

Date:1/12/2000 6:38:00 PM

My experience with any kind of "virtual midi connection" between two
independent applications has always been extremely bad. My experience
has been that Acid is more attune to clocking with external hardware.
It does that very well, you're on your own with the virtual router.

Software manufacturers rarely make their programs compatible with
their competitors programs.

Just a thought.

-Tad

steve blatt wrote:
>>I have a soundblaster awe 64, emagic logic 2.0 sequencer,
>>and acid pro 2.0. I want to sync these two apps, but I get
>>an error from acid that "the device is already in use"
>>whenever I try to start the song. I have tried to use the
>>sf virtual midi router, but I get the same error. Please
>>help!!!

Subject:Re: Can acid pro 2.0 sync with sequencer using one sound card?

Reply by: pwppch

Date:1/13/2000 10:14:00 AM

>>Software manufacturers rarely make their programs compatible with
>>their competitors programs.
>>

Not true in our case. Compatability with a tool like ACID is
important to us. We have ProTool users working with ACID as well as
the PC DAW and MIDI sequencing tools. Having ACID be incompatible on
a hardware standard level would not be a good idea. While ACID can be
used stand alone - ACID Music, DJ, etc - ACID Pro is designed to
integrate into and be used with existing applications. We are very
aware of this need and strive to improve it.

Peter