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

Chromatest J. Pantsmaker chromatest at chromatest.net
Thu Oct 30 20:05:53 CET 2025


If your Piano player is only sending Note On, Off, and All Notes Off, where
is the Sysex coming from?

On Thu, Oct 30, 2025 at 11:55 AM H.Sergio Alves via Synth-diy <
synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:

> 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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