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Re: Command Station confusion

2017-10-28 by smw-mail@...

I use SPP mostly years before I got my P2500; so, I have almost no experience with it on e-mu gear.  Maybe someone else can.  I'd recommend asking Balma (and others) at his tutorial thread at gearslutz in addition to people who might know here. https://www.gearslutz.com/board/electronic-music-instruments-electronic-music-production/942396-e-mu-command-station-xl-7-mp-7-pk-7-proteus-2500-tutorials.html

For midi sync with SONAR (and assorted gear), I always have the P2500 as midi clock master. For me OS 2.0 solved midi clock issues with earlier OSes. Also, I love being able to use the knob on the P2500 to send the BPM midi clock to gear--even across a long distance (15-20 feet?) and through a midi router. 

I believe the update of the BPM clock in the E-Mu display is a lesser priority than playing track data.  Just my gut opinion, not official knowledge of any sort.

A few years ago, I tested an arduino as master midi clock to the P2500 pushing it to the max (300 BPM).  With regular midi clock, the sync was fine.

If it's still an issue, maybe over Thanksgiving (end of November), I can do some testing with SONAR and SPP. I might be able to do a simple test sooner.  I assume your E-Mu is in Song mode (not pattern mode). Am I right?  I cannot wrap my head around SPP working in pattern mode.

Steve

 

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