Elektron Musical Instruments

Computers don't do a good job of keeping serial I/O data (Midi)
behaving as it should. Being serial - midi has it's limitations - but
if these limitations are understood and the hardware and software is
capable of sheduling midi correctly then it's timing performance is
remarkably good. Midi is often slated as being sloppy. The slop is not
Midi itself but the combination of poor hardware desig and badly
written software. The MD on the other hand has blisteringly good
internal timing and highly accurate midi clock output. Unfortunately,
your Cubase/PC rig will always run a very poor second regardless of
what you do to it. Try not to measure new equipment against what you
have been using up until now. Your concern that the MD is potentially
flawed referenced against your PC rig is in reality the other way
around - it's just a difficult reality check to swallow. It is the
nature of computers and sequencing software. You would be better off
with the hardware stability of the MD and ditch Cubase for sequencing
altogether. It's a different way of working but one that yeilds much
better results. Use the PC as an audio recorder/editor only and leave
sequencing to hardware that does the job properly. All the best.

> New to this forum so hello. I'm thinking of getting a machinedrum but 
> was wondering about MIDI sync issues with Cubase. I run Cubase SL at 
> the moment with an Audiophile 2496 soundcard. Does anyone know if 
> there are issues to do with the machinedrum being a few samples behind 
> and not completely in sync with everything else in Cubase. If so, are 
> there any fixes or workarounds?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Dave.