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Hi I have just setup my AN1x with a USB MIDI port and Cakewalk 5 (yes I know its
old) and the Yamaha softsynth S-YXG50.

Here are my questions.
1) When I play a key on the AN1X they is a small but noticeable time delay
between my key press and the sound being heard on the PC Speakers. Any advice
about how this can be changed.

2)I record a track using 1 voice, that works fine, but when I come to recording
a second track with a different voice. When I playback both track together the
second voice plays on both channels.

Any help here would be much appreciated as always.

Cheers
Andy


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> From: "Andy Page" <andy.page@...>
>
> Here are my questions.
> 1) When I play a key on the AN1X they is a small but noticeable time delay
> between my key press and the sound being heard on the PC Speakers. Any advice
> about how this can be changed.

If the sound comes from the softsynth, there's no way to get rid
of the delay, other than using a hardware synth, or a dedicated
sound card. The delay is inherent to the softsynth.

> 2)I record a track using 1 voice, that works fine, but when I
> come to recording a second track with a different voice. When I
> playback both track together the second voice plays on both
> channels.

Are you sure you don't have an Omni On somewhere in your MIDI
instruments? This sounds like the most probably cause. How to
switch it off, well, that depends on your (softt)synths.

- Peter

> Hi I have just setup my AN1x with a USB MIDI port and Cakewalk 5 (yes I know its
> old) and the Yamaha softsynth S-YXG50.

Hi, i have a question for you too :)
Which USB MIDI port do you use? And do you like how it works?

> Here are my questions.
> 1) When I play a key on the AN1X they is a small but noticeable time delay
> between my key press and the sound being heard on the PC Speakers. Any advice
> about how this can be changed.

What soundcard do you use?
My guess is that the problem could be there.
It could be that the card or it's drivers might be causing the latency.

>
> 2)I record a track using 1 voice, that works fine, but when I come to recording
> a second track with a different voice. When I playback both track together the
> second voice plays on both channels.

I don't understand that question, so i can't answer it :)

Cheers,
Joel

Hello Andy

>
> Here are my questions.
> 1) When I play a key on the AN1X they is a small but noticeable

time delay

> between my key press and the sound being heard on the PC Speakers.

Any advice

> about how this can be changed.
>

Hmmm, don't know that one. :)

>
> 2)I record a track using 1 voice, that works fine, but when I come

to recording

> a second track with a different voice. When I playback both track

together the

> second voice plays on both channels.

Have you got both instruments responding to the same midi channel?

Declan.