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Re: Machinedrum MIDI timing

2004-08-21 by drammy2004

Both - I have recorded both the MD sequencer and MIDI triggers from 
Cubase.  Both are out.

Any suggestions?

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "schmackofanz" 
<digitalaudiodesign@t...> wrote:
> Hi,
> are those kicks coming from the internal sequencer of the MD or did 
you record the 
> miditriggers in Cubase?
> 
> best
> Hans
> 
> --- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "drammy2004" <martyn@r...> 
wrote:
> > Hiya guys and gals,
> > 
> > I have just bought a Machinedrum and have been playing with it 
for a 
> > couple of weeks now.
> > 
> > Last night was the first time I hooked it up to my DAW and 
started to 
> > check out the MIDI timing.
> > 
> > I have noticed that the timing is not particularly good at all.  
I 
> > recorded a 4.4 Kick drum into Cubase SL2.0 and found that each 
kick 
> > was before the beat or after the beat by anything up to about 70 
> > samples.  I find this to be quite bad.  Has anyone else found 
this to 
> > be the case?
> > 
> > It is not as if I am using pooor MIDI equipment.
> > 
> > I have an RME HDSP9632 and some very good quality gold plated 
MIDI 
> > cables.  I don't experience such problems with other insturments.
> > 
> > Does anyone know if anything is being done about this?  Is there 
a 
> > work around that I am unaware of?
> > 
> > Thanks for any help you can sling my way.
> > 
> > Martyn

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