T2 update has given me problems with MIDI timing to hardware

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Hi, hope someone can help: I use Tracktion to master MIDI clock a Korg ESX and a Yamaha DX200. Never had any problems with MIDI sync.

I do the upgrade yesterday and now the MIDI timing is screwed. The HW still receives start/stop signals correctly but they play with wrong/changing speed, weird pauses every few beats. It's completely whacked!

I still have the installation files for previous version. Is it safe to go back?

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HELP!

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(PS, HW never did receive stop signals correctly as it happens, but at least it did play in sync)

PLEASE HELP! Can I at least go back a version?? Is it safe? I think I still have the installer.

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you can go back without any problem.
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OK, will do this for now. interested to know if anyone else has problems with external HW. MIDI data was not perfect but at least it was in sync

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I found the update to be significantly better than earlier builds, and I think that seems to be true for most people (though it's early days yet).

Can you provide some system specifics so I can report this back to the beta group, please.
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tell me what you need to know

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Hardware status, running previous Tracktion Version:

Korg ESX-1, Yamaha DX-200, both syncing fine to MIDI.
Elektron Monomachine SPX, not syncing to MIDI, query open with Elektron support.


Running new tracktion version

MIDI sync is gone, all hardware intruments play together upon start signal, but overall timing is totally out and has random pauses. So Tracktion is sending something out, but it's wrong.

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I made a FR a little while ago about this. This new version of T is very good in many other aspects but midi sync is still not right.

Tracktion should send midiclock in a similar way to midiox.

Pressing start in the transport area at the start of the song should create a START timing signal.

Pressing start elsewhere within the song should create a CONTINUE.

Pressing stop should send a STOP midi siganl and not just stop the timing pulses.

There appears to be a problem in way Tracktion handles the very first few timing pulses. The slave hardware does not sync reliably at first and will thus be a random amount of steps behind Tracktion. This would indicate that perhaps the midi data is not being given priority. Again, see the midiox implementation of this. Its perfect.

Tony

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have you tryed enaybleing
"use realtime priority mode" in settings>audio devices? *warning this can cause T2 to freeze if you open a few spersific vst's* but its only if you open the gui from the vst, so if you dont edit any vst's while testing you should be fine even if you do have a moody plugin installed

i dont have any thing to try sending midi clock to :shrug:

Subz

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I WANT TO GO BACK A VERSION. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE I CAN GET PREVIOUS VERSION BEFORE THIS UPDATE?

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read your private messages

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cruttox, read your private messages.
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Cruttox beno pmed you i think its serious then please read it, asap?

RonC

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