Elektron Musical Instruments

You also have to remember to go tell Elektron Support
support@...?  They'll try to fix it.  But the most important
thing is that you use the MD as a master.  Unfortunately Cubase does
not allow for that, and I have to say that's a problem with Cubase as
well.

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "drammy2004" <martyn@r...> wrote:
> 
> MIDI/USB slop???
> 
> I have an RME soundcard which as far as I am concerned is pretty damn 
> good - my question is this - why do I not have this problem with any 
> other external MIDI equipment?  Only the MD.
> 
> 
> Drammy
> 
> 
> --- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "innerclock2004" <david@i...> 
> wrote:
> > 
> > Hiya,
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Had to answer – straight up the problem is your computer/midi – not 
> > the MD. I have personally tested the MD as a midi clock slave 
> across 
> > multiple multitrack audio passes over 15 minutes record time to a 
> > very high precision clock master and believe me – the MD is the 
> most 
> > reliable hardware sequencer you will find. On average over all 
> passes 
> > the MD only drifts less than 0.3ms  - and as I said – this is 
> running 
> > the MD as a slave to a GOOD clock source.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Sort the Midi/USB slop out from your computer.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > All the best.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Kind regards, 
> > 
> > David
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "drammy2004" <martyn@r...> 
> > wrote:
> > > 
> > > sticky039,
> > > 
> > > Sorry I didn't reply to you PM about this.
> > > 
> > > I have pretty much given up on using the MD in slave to Cubase.  
> > The 
> > > timing is so awful and Elektron seem to bugger all to fix it!
> > > 
> > > The MD is my only piece of kit with this problem.  My set-up is 
> > first 
> > > class and certainly not at fault.  The MD still insists on 
> > responding 
> > > up to 100 samples early or late.  It is not consistent enough to 
> > > simply use a delay as sometimes it is early, sometimes late!
> > > 
> > > Apologies for not being any use here, I just thought I'd better 
> > reply 
> > > and let you know that I agree this is a problem and Elektron are 
> > NOT 
> > > fixing it!!!
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Drammy