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Original Message 1/6 10-Jan-01 @ 11:11 PM - Midi problems with A3000

Paul_P_Beales

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I have an A3000(32mb with Zip drive) and an ensoniq ASR-x(32mb 8 outs), hooked via a portman PC/P serial midi interface to a IBM laptop (Windows 98 150Mhz 96Mb Ram). I dont use a controller Keyboard, i just hook up the yamaha directto the laptop using the in/outs and use the Thru port for the ASR. The problem is when i set up say 3 drumloops on separate Keys but the same channel. all are tempo matched on a PC, but they dont play in time on the Yamaha. I find i have to fine tune them even though on the computer they are identical BPMs

When i load them into the ASR its perfect!. Can someone help me sort out my timing problems - is it the Laptop or the Yamaha with the probs. The ASR is notoriuos for timing issues but not as bad as this!

I'm going crazy coz i need this set-up to play live using the Laptop and at this rate im getting nowhere.
omeone offer me divine inspiration on this issue
Dave

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Message 2/6 11-Jan-01 @ 12:37 PM - RE: Midi problems with A3000

Jasper

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I'm having trouble understanding the problem fully, your saying that in the a3k some of the samples pitch changes so you have to re-tune them? or are you saying that the timing is generally not perfect? (so tight rythms become loose).

If it is the tuning thing I aint got a clue myself, I'd be suprised if two samples with the same length/frequency play at different speeds.

One fix for the a3k's less than perfect response is to place the samples into a bank. apparantly the a3k will allways know where the samples are in this case. whereas if they are not in a bank the a3k has to look for them each time it receives a message. strange or what?

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Message 3/6 15-Jan-01 @ 02:38 PM - RE: Midi problems with A3000

Dougal

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Could it be anything to do with their root note setting?

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Message 4/6 20-Jan-01 @ 12:25 AM - RE: Midi problems with A3000

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Sounds like you need set pitch to off otherwise they will play back slightly faster on the higher notes, slower on the lower notes.

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Message 5/6 22-Jan-01 @ 04:51 PM - RE: Midi problems with A3000

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bloody hell yeah, one of those question with a really simple answer.

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Message 6/6 25-Jan-01 @ 08:27 AM - RE: Midi problems with A3000

teemu

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Just set the base keys of the loops to something like c3, d3, e3 or whatever are the notes you are using with them. I find it rather strange that you hadn't thought of this as this is the way samples always play by default in every rack-mount sampler I've seen.

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