sync problem

    sounder
    Mar 11 2010 | 12:51 pm
    i have a problem with m4l-devices that are synced to hosttempo like stepsequencers or lfo´s. for example ml-px-18-sequencer stops after some time although ableton live is still running. after a few seconds it restarts again and runs in sync..... this happens with all synced m4l-devices.
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    • broc
      Mar 11 2010 | 2:45 pm
      Does it happen in both modes, performance and edit?
    • sounder
      Mar 12 2010 | 6:50 am
      Yes broc it happens in both modes. i figured out, that it only happens when cycle in arrangemode is engaged...
    • broc
      Mar 12 2010 | 12:08 pm
      I'm able to reproduce the issue. It seems to happen at a certain level of complexity with multiple synced devices.
      Or does it happen for you also with simple sets, ie. a single step sequencer?
    • Andrew Pask
      Mar 12 2010 | 3:47 pm
      May I please have a step by step of how you made this happen?
      Thanks
      -A
    • sounder
      Mar 13 2010 | 7:34 am
      broc, yes it happens with a single device. andrew: 1. put a sequenced m4l device like ml-px-18 on a midi track in live 2. put a instrument on the same miditrack 3. go to arrange view and create a 1 bar loop and hit cycle 4. hit play
      thats it
    • Debrecini
      May 31 2010 | 9:47 pm
      Yeah I've run into this problem any official response on this?
      http://soundcloud.com/debrecini
    • Andrew Pask
      Jun 01 2010 | 4:22 pm
      I'm not able to reproduce any problems if I follow those steps. Maybe there's a bit more to it?
      -A
    • adamribaudo
      Jun 02 2010 | 3:50 am
      I almost hesitate to post because I can offer only anecdotal evidence but a M4L device I've made using Live's metro does this as well. It will stop sending MIDI all of a sudden and then start back up at its own leisure (usually 3-5 seconds later).
      I never noticed it to be linked to arrangement vs. session view and my device doesn't use clips.
      It's a pretty complex patch involving Java externals so it's hard to whittle down to something I can share but I'll see if I can isolate anything.
    • broc
      Jun 02 2010 | 11:07 am
      I have a Live set with multiple M4L devices using metro/transport control. Sometimes one of the devices doesn't start from the beginning but comes in several bars later. So there is obviously a sync problem but not reproducible, unfortunately.
    • Andrew Pask
      Jun 02 2010 | 2:56 pm
      This sounds completely unrelated.
      There was an issue with MIDI and threading which was evident with Java MIDI processing. Please make sure you have the latest versions of everything, we fixed it in 5.1.3 I think.
      If you are still able to reproduce a problem with MIDI stalling, please send it in to support.
      Thanks
      -A