Elektron Musical Instruments

endlessnessisticman wrote:
> IMO Cubase should also allow for an exteral clock option.  The MD has
> no problems with timing.  I use it with Live but live allows me to
> select the MD as a clock source.  The MD manual even suggests that
> you should choose the MD as your master clock.  I assume the MD has
> problems this way because of the innacuracy of Midi clocks across
> different programs.  Computer clocks are innacurate depending on the
> processes.  The MD has a strict pattern form that does not allow for
> innacuracy.
>
> Akai MPCs have a tracker like structure as opposed to the step
> structure of the MD.  This allows for more flexibility for timing (96
> steps a beat?).  I suggest you should get rid of the MD if Cubase is
> your main thing and is unworkable.  Replace it with a used mpc2000 or
> mpc2000xl.

Or record your different MD parts as audio loops in Cubase. You would also
have the advantage of being able to use vst compressors, then.
I'm sorry if this has been suggested before, I didn't really follow the
thread.

cheers,

Gert
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