Analogue-sequencer

how latency in your audio card (buffersize?3;4mms?if more have you try to get down the buffer size and then down the latency..regards

--- In analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com, sean zoega <sean@...> wrote:
>
> Yes. One track of Cubase has a kick on beat 1 of every bar playing an 
> instance of Battery.
> MIDI clock from Cubase to P3 (via MIDI express XT), one track of P3 
> playing a kick on beat 1 of every bar
> P3 going back into cubase and plays another instance of Battery.
> I dont know what is actually happening with the latency compensation 
> that Cubase is doing automatically (I'll have a look at the manual 
> tonight) , all I can say for definite is that I have to delay the midi 
> track in Cubase by 19mS (tempo of 125 bpm though hopefully this delay 
> isnt tempo related) to get the kick drums to play together. Even then 
> the synchronisation of the MIDI start signals doesnt seem to be very 
> accurate...its hit and miss...I get it bang on about 1 time in 4 and its 
> not solid over time, even without any repeats I only keep sync between 
> the drums (i.e. no flamming) for about 22 bars. So to be honest not 
> useable. Sorry Colin....I cant see what I'm doing wrong here...if other 
> people have actually managed it, there must be something I'm missing.
> Sean
> 
> Colin f wrote:
> >
> >
> > > Thanks for all the help...I have had another go this evening.
> > > I simplified the setup so I have a kick on beat 1 of every
> > > bar coming out of both Cubase and the P3...they then both
> > > play their own instances of Battery so there is no latency
> > > differences.
> >
> > So Cubase drives an instance of Battery, and the P3 drives another one
> > through a hardware MIDI input ?
> > Doesn't Cubase do some sort of latency compensation when it's driving
> > Battery, that can't happen with the hardware input because it doesn't know
> > it's driving a VST with inherent latency ?
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Colin Fraser
> > Sequentix Music Systems Ltd
> > http://www.sequentix.com <http://www.sequentix.com>
> >
> >
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