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Re: AW: [Doepfer_a100] Clocking the modular from Ableton Live with A-190-8

2014-06-04 by Glitzerstrahl Music

Try removing the hub and go straight to the A-190. Hubs are sometimes problematic and can lead to unexpected behavior in many different scenarios.

-g

On 4 jun 2014, at 13:10, "yahoo@doepfer.de [Doepfer_a100]" <Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

>> Hi!
>> 
>> To state the problem first: It doesn't work properly.
>> 
>> I am on a Windows 8.1 machine running Ableton Live 9 (64 bit) and
>> am trying to sync my modular which has a couple of sequencers to
>> e.g. a drum beat in Live.
>> 
>> The A-190-8 is connected via USB (via a USB hub) to the computer.
>> The clock output of the A-190-8 (96) then goes into a Pamela's
>> Workout which is supposed to do clock dividing and distribution.
>> 
>> Ableton Live ---[clock/USB]---> A-190-8 ----[96]---> Pamela's
>> ---> sequencers
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> The clock speed that Pamela shows on its (her?) display is
>> a) not the one that Ableton Live outputs (say 105 vs 120 bpm) and
>> b) constantly fluctuating by about 3-5% (e.g. from 100-105 bpm)
>> 
>> 
>> What could be the problem? I understand that Live's clock is
>> probably not super tight and that there are timing issued when
>> using a computer-MIDI-clock but I really thought it wouldn't be as bad....
> 
> First of all I'd check if the modular system is in sync with Ableton Live (I
> mean checking by ear, not looking at the bpm displays). If it's out of sync
> please contact Christian Assall (software@doepfer.de). He programmed the
> A-190-8 firmware and tried the module with different setups (but no Win8.1
> as far as I know).
> 
> Best wishes
> Dieter Doepfer
> 
> 
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