[sdiy] [Polluriel détecté] Re: Reliable MIDI recording app for PC.. Or my Sonar X3 Pro DAW is not set correctly..

H.Sergio Alves theatomlabspt at gmail.com
Thu Oct 30 19:54:26 CET 2025


I’m wondering if sonar is getting messed up because of no clock? I know
midi doesn’t need clock signal but for recording and keep the timing
wouldn’t that be advisable?

On Thu, 30 Oct 2025 at 18:51, <jpdesroc at oricom.ca> wrote:

> Here is a very small MIDI-OX snapshot of what my player send as MIDI
> datas..
>
>
>
> And at the end *All Notes Off* message when I stop my motors..
>
>
>
> 00021F06   2  --     91    27    7F    2  Eb 2 Note On
>
>  00021F07   2  --     91    4B    7F    2  Eb 5 Note On
>
>  00021F0B   2  --     91    1B    7F    2  Eb 1 Note On
>
>  00021F0C   2  --     91    57    7F    2  Eb 6 Note On
>
>  00021F10   2  --     91    3B    7F    2  B  3 Note On
>
>  00021F31   2  --     91    4E    7F    2  F# 5 Note On
>
>  00021F33   2  --     91    5F    7F    2  B  6 Note On
>
>  00021F6A   2  --     81    47    7F    2  B  4 Note Off
>
>  00021F95   2  --     91    5A    7F    2  F# 6 Note On
>
>  00021FBB   2  --     91    3F    7F    2  Eb 4 Note On
>
>  00021FF3   2  --     81    3B    7F    2  B  3 Note Off
>
>  00021FFF   2  --     81    57    7F    2  Eb 6 Note Off
>
>  00022000   2  --     81    5F    7F    2  B  6 Note Off
>
>  00022003   2  --     81    53    7F    2  B  5 Note Off
>
>  0002202A   2  --     91    57    7F    2  Eb 6 Note On
>
>  00022051   2  --     91    42    7F    2  F# 4 Note On
>
>  00022078   2  --     81    4E    7F    2  F# 5 Note Off
>
>  00022087   2  --     81    5A    7F    2  F# 6 Note Off
>
>  0002208B   2  --     81    3F    7F    2  Eb 4 Note Off
>
>  0002208C   2  --     81    4B    7F    2  Eb 5 Note Off
>
>  000220B0   2  --     91    47    7F    2  B  4 Note On
>
>  000220CF   2  --     81    1B    7F    2  Eb 1 Note Off
>
>  000220D0   2  --     81    27    7F    2  Eb 2 Note Off
>
>  00022106   2  --     81    42    7F    2  F# 4 Note Off
>
>  00022117   2  --     81    57    7F    2  Eb 6 Note Off
>
>  00022140   2  --     91    36    7F    2  F# 3 Note On
>
>  0002214A   2  --     91    3F    7F    2  Eb 4 Note On
>
>  0002214B   2  --     91    4B    7F    2  Eb 5 Note On
>
>  0002214C   2  --     91    57    7F    2  Eb 6 Note On
>
>  00022150   2  --     91    17    7F    2  B  0 Note On
>
>  00022151   2  --     91    3B    7F    2  B  3 Note On
>
>  00022158   2  --     91    23    7F    2  B  1 Note On
>
>  00022164   2  --     91    53    7F    2  B  5 Note On
>
>  0002216D   2  --     91    5A    7F    2  F# 6 Note On
>
>  00022173   2  --     91    5F    7F    2  B  6 Note On
>
>  0002217A   2  --     91    4E    7F    2  F# 5 Note On
>
>  000221A9   2  --     81    47    7F    2  B  4 Note Off
>
>  00022316   2  --     81    4E    7F    2  F# 5 Note Off
>
>  0002231F   2  --     81    36    7F    2  F# 3 Note Off
>
>  00022326   2  --     81    5A    7F    2  F# 6 Note Off
>
>  0002232B   2  --     81    23    7F    2  B  1 Note Off
>
>  0002232C   2  --     81    3B    7F    2  B  3 Note Off
>
>  0002232D   2  --     81    3F    7F    2  Eb 4 Note Off
>
>  0002232E   2  --     81    4B    7F    2  Eb 5 Note Off
>
>  00022330   2  --     81    57    7F    2  Eb 6 Note Off
>
>  00022331   2  --     81    5F    7F    2  B  6 Note Off
>
>  00022335   2  --     81    17    7F    2  B  0 Note Off
>
>  00022336   2  --     81    53    7F    2  B  5 Note Off
>
>  00022380   2  --     B1    7B    00    2  ---  CC: All Notes Off
>
>
>
> *De :* H.Sergio Alves <theatomlabspt at gmail.com>
> *Envoyé :* 30 octobre 2025 14:23
> *À :* jpdesroc at oricom.ca
> *Cc :* John Speth <johnspeth at yahoo.com>; SYNTH DIY <
> synth-diy at synth-diy.org>
>
>
> *Objet :* Re: [sdiy] [Polluriel détecté] Re: Reliable MIDI recording app
> for PC.. Or my Sonar X3 Pro DAW is not set correctly..
>
>
>
> Have you tried midi ox to monitor what’s being sent?
>
>
>
> On Thu, 30 Oct 2025 at 18:20, Jean-Pierre Desrochers via Synth-diy <
> synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:
>
> My program only outputs the following MIDI datas:
>
> NOTE ON (paper hole detected)
>
> NOTE OFF (paper hole finished)
>
> ALL NOTES OFF (when rewinding my paper rolls only. Never else)
>
>
>
> So there is no ‘big’ MIDI traffic involved here to the Sonar MIDI input.
>
> But the number of voices can go up to around 20 in some parts
> of songs but rarely. Mostly around 10-15 notes played at the same time.
>
>
>
> Mike Briant asked:
>
> *>> **What else is on the USB connectors of the PC ?   Anything else
> taking lots of bandwidth (a USB3->HDMI display for example ?)*
>
> I use a 5 pins DIN MIDI connector to my Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 USB device.
>
> No other USB devices used on my PC during MIDI recordings.
>
>
>
> I tried using only *Note*s and remove *System Exclusive* from the
> ‘authorized’ record datas.
>
> It improved the recorded datas but still some lags inserted
> here and there..
>
>
>
>
>
> *De :* Synth-diy <synth-diy-bounces at synth-diy.org> *De la part de* John
> Speth via Synth-diy
> *Envoyé :* 30 octobre 2025 11:03
> *À :* SYNTH DIY <synth-diy at synth-diy.org>
> *Objet :* Re: [sdiy] [Polluriel détecté] Re: Reliable MIDI recording app
> for PC.. Or my Sonar X3 Pro DAW is not set correctly..
>
>
>
> *>> Do the hesitations happen in the same way each time when you start
> playback?  *
>
> Yes. Same way, same places. The lags are recorded on the MIDI track.
>
> "The lags are recorded on the MIDI track."???  Does that mean the gaps
> are in your recorded event list?  If so, that's not a playback problem.
> That's a recording problem. Your filter is set to record note on/off and
> sysex. Does your event list only contain note on/off and sysex? If you
> change your filter to not record sysex, do you still have valid test
> conditions for you to see the problem?  IOW, if you don't record sysex,
> will playback be silent because sysex was needed? Disable sysex recording
> as a test. There's no lasting harm in doing so I assume.
>
> I think the next step is to monitor MIDI data with a MIDI monitor during
> recording. There might be some sort of MIDI data clogging up the MIDI
> stream. MIDI is capacity limited. So, for example, if sysex is constantly
> being pumped along with note on/off, you could plausibly see hesitations.
> Monitor in both directions (if you're using both directions).
>
> I recently had a Cakewalk experience that showed a bug regarding .MID
> files. I took an interest in the "Situation" by Yazoo MIDI file. When I
> loaded it into free Sonar, I had many problems running it (problems I don't
> remember). I tried two other .MID files and never had the same problems. I
> concluded that the Yazoo .MID file contained something that corrupted
> Cakewalk. I tried the same exercise with Bandlab and noted the same
> problem. I concluded that there is some sort of bug associated with some
> .MID files in Cakewalk and that the this mysterious bug has been around for
> a while. I would try a different sequencer. You should be able to find at
> least a few free ones, including online sequencers. The bottom line is: CW
> has bugs and it probably always will.
>
> If you haven't done so yet, install and use MIDI-OX. It's a swiss army
> knife tool for MIDI. It has a MIDI monitor and will let you confirm your
> MIDI data that you record has no hesitations by taking Sonar out of the
> picture.
>
> JJS
>
>
>
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