Elektron Musical Instruments

sounds to me like there's an USB-midi issue with Vista

can u check if the same happens with other Midigear?

Tarekith schrieb:
>
> I don't use the SL for midi sync at all, I have a TurboMIDI or I use
> the Ultralite, sorry. Not using Cubase anymore either, Live or Logic
> here (I'm on a Mac).
>
> On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 9:05 PM, janzer_v1
> <droppinscience2000@... 
> <mailto:droppinscience2000%40hotmail.com>> wrote:
> > Hey!
> >
> > Thanks for the speedy response. It's setup right 100%. All midi
> > settings are correct in all my units. Ableton will send start/stop
> > messages to the MD and the MD can be triggered via Ableton.
> > Unfortunately, once playback is initiated sync runs out of time and
> > starts, stops, pauses briefly (milliseconds) and goes a bit haywire.
> >
> > As for cubase, it won't even send start/stop or timecode to the MD. I
> > think something is maybe out of whack with my Novation Remote SL37 and
> > cubase. Funny thing about all this is everything was ok until I worked
> > the MD into it all. I've been at this for two days now and I'm nothing
> > but frustrated. I've emailed Jon at Elektron tonight and I am waiting
> > for his response now.
> >
> > I see you have a Novation Remote and MOTU ULtralite as well, at least
> > it said so on your website ( I was checking out your tracks). Can you
> > tell me your global settings for midi in/out/sync on the Remote just
> > to make sure? If you are running cubase maybe you can tell me your
> > midi settings there as well.
> >
> > This has turned into 24hrs from hell!
> >
> > Thanks for the link to the info too. I'm going through it now!
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
> >
> > --- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com 
> <mailto:elektron-users%40yahoogroups.com>, Tarekith <Tarekith@...> wrote:
> >>
> >> Are you sure you have the MD set up correctly to receive midi clock?
> >> In th Global menu, you have to have both tempo and ctrl in set to
> >> external. I've never had good luck getting super tight sync with
> >> Ableton and my MD, but I'm surprised that Cubase is doing this too.
> >> Maybe check out this thread as well:
> >>
> >> 
> http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=98876&highlight=midi+clocl 
> <http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=98876&highlight=midi+clocl>
> >>
> >> There's a few more threads on the subject there too if you do a search.
> >>
> >> On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 7:27 PM, janzer_v1
> >> <droppinscience2000@...> wrote:
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > I am having some serious sync issues with both Ableton Live 7 and
> >> > Cubase SX and my MDMKII UW. Basically I can trigger sounds no sweat
> >> > from either program, but I want to program drums live on my MD 
> not the
> >> > cpu sequencer.
> >> >
> >> > First Ableton:
> >> >
> >> > Timing is horrible on with Ableton. BPM seems to jump up and down and
> >> > randomly stop for a brief moment and start again. At least start and
> >> > stop messages take place between ableton and MD. I have 
> everything set
> >> > up right for sure, so I'm not sure what's with the sync issues.
> >> >
> >> > Second Cubase SX:
> >> >
> >> > I can trigger all sounds no sweat, but no sync period. Start/stop
> >> > messages do not work at all and tempo will not lock either. In fact,
> >> > my MD won't even change to the Cubase tempo. This may be a Cubase
> >> > setting issue, but before I popped the MD into the mix all was well
> >> > with sync in my setup with my other synths.
> >> >
> >> > So if you could please help or offer advice it would be extremely
> >> > helpful. My rig is as follows: CPU usb out to Novation Remote 
> SL37 out
> >> > to MD. All other synth run off the 2nd midi out of the Novation
> >> > Remote. I also have a MOTU Ultralite Firewire as my soundcard and 
> have
> >> > tried the midi there with the same results. My cpu is running Vista
> >> > with 4gigs of ram and has a Core 2 Duo chip at 2.5GHz if that helps.
> >> > I don't think its a cpu issue as everything else locked up fine 
> before
> >> > the MD entered the equation. Maybe you can offer another way of
> >> > setting this rig up? MD as master possibly with cpu syncing to it and
> >> > my other gear syncing too? I will try that again, but not so sure
> >> > that's the best way or that it will even work how I like.
> >> >
> >> > Cheers!
> >> >
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