MIDI Clock Drift- Wowch!
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 7:03 am
Well, if it's in the settings-I can't find it.
syncto: MIDIClock
quantize: tested all settings
loops are set to sync and play sync
auto 8ths and rel quant are checked
SL finds clock time, starts and pauses on command-all good, but the recorded loops get offset incrementally every cycle of any loop pass. After 2 hours in rehearsal my drummer freeked out and said "the program is useless for our needs!" I assured him that's it must be in the settings.....so after a thorough test with a simple SR-16, MOTU Fastlane and guitar...MIDIClock drifts!
What I want to do for my setup is to slave SL to my drummers' MIDI Clock and loop bass, rhythm and mel parts, tweek away and wipe loops out then start again on the fly. The tempo will change over time and SL would comply and lock. Even a 2 bar phrase drifts out. When going from recording to overdubbing, four part harmonies are slightly staggered by the 4th pass! Straight eighth notes become swing feel with the changing offset over time. Wowch!
Any known work arounds?
Also, is there a way to define out points? I always have to manually take things out of record with MIDI Clock syncto , because SL is not finding an out sync point.
Thanks and I hope there is a resolution to this, because I really dig the program and I don't want to have to get into an RC-50.....
-Neal
syncto: MIDIClock
quantize: tested all settings
loops are set to sync and play sync
auto 8ths and rel quant are checked
SL finds clock time, starts and pauses on command-all good, but the recorded loops get offset incrementally every cycle of any loop pass. After 2 hours in rehearsal my drummer freeked out and said "the program is useless for our needs!" I assured him that's it must be in the settings.....so after a thorough test with a simple SR-16, MOTU Fastlane and guitar...MIDIClock drifts!
What I want to do for my setup is to slave SL to my drummers' MIDI Clock and loop bass, rhythm and mel parts, tweek away and wipe loops out then start again on the fly. The tempo will change over time and SL would comply and lock. Even a 2 bar phrase drifts out. When going from recording to overdubbing, four part harmonies are slightly staggered by the 4th pass! Straight eighth notes become swing feel with the changing offset over time. Wowch!
Any known work arounds?
Also, is there a way to define out points? I always have to manually take things out of record with MIDI Clock syncto , because SL is not finding an out sync point.
Thanks and I hope there is a resolution to this, because I really dig the program and I don't want to have to get into an RC-50.....
-Neal