Synthbuilder wrote:More ports aren't always the solution although they can help. Steinberg tried it with their LTB but it never caught on. What we need is proper time stamping and pre-buffering of midi outputs. Or, sample each drum hit and then use that in Impulse or drum racks. I tend to either sample the machine's own sequenced output for a couple of loops and then loop it in Live. Personally I've given up using midi for controlling drums. Don't run your drum tracks on channel 16 unless they have their own port. This can delay midi data but again it's not normally audible.ĭrum machines should always be driven on lower channel numbers. However, some synths from the late 90s onwards sometimes use a thing called soft through - you know it has this since the midi through port can also be an optional midi out. Timing errors generally don't occur this way. Corrupted midi data normally takes the form of dropped notes or hanging notes particularly after a bunch of CCs has been sent. It causes data skew which can corrupt data but not actually slow it down appreciably. Putting older synths one after another does not cause delays as such. If you are on PC you'll get a choice of one of two drivers in Live's preferences section. Make sure you use the right driver for your midi interface within Live. Although Macs seem to fare better than PCs for some reason. Driving midi is not a priority for most modern PCs - they'd rather update Adobe Air rather than get your midi out on time. But the Atari and most other hardware midi sequencers produce midi that is so much tighter than today's computers. Back in the old days I would run my whole studio from one Atari and everything was about as tight as midi could get - not as good as CV and gate but good enough and a lot easier. More ports aren't always the solution although they can help. Most Def man! THANKS! One last question.Any suggestions for something with 8 ports? So I can expand. There are versions of both with less midi ports, but you're better off with more by the sounds of things while only hogging one USB port! The other one I would suggest is the M-Audio Midisport 4x4, but it is more expensive (around $200). I have had mine for years and it has never put a foot wrong! I think there's a newer version of it now and I reckon it costs around $100 - here's a link: All in all, I have 6 midi ports in all and use all of them! Got any recomendations?I tend to give each pice of gear it's own midi port where I can. So basically find something that has 1 midi in and 4 (or more) Midi outs. YES, this might be whats up, makes sense. You are bound to have some delays and timing issues. As pointed out midi is serial so it's traveling through all the devices in the chain to get to the last one message at a time. I've always had better luck using patchbays than chaining midi devices. With that many devices you may want to try and track down a midi patchbay. Fragmentated wrote:Since your Presonus only has one set of midi in/outs I am guessing you are daisy chaining all 4 of those midi devices off each other.
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