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

John Speth johnspeth at yahoo.com
Thu Oct 30 22:22:40 CET 2025


That looks super-clean. We can eliminate MIDI clogging from your machine 
as any kind of cause. - JJS

On 10/30/2025 11:51 AM, 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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