MIDI Latency issue - notes too early on playback

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keithleazenbee
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2009/07/31 13:41:56 (permalink)

MIDI Latency issue - notes too early on playback

Setup:
software - Home Studio 7 XL
interface - TASCAM FireOne (set to 8ms)
OS - Windows XP Media center
RAM - 2GB
HD - +300GB
midi controller - Alesis QS6
(let me know if I'm missing anything)

Problem:
(I'm sorry if this is addressed elsewhere -- I promise I looked).  My issues is that when I'm trying to record a midi track (to go along with some pre-existing audio tracks), the midi notes end up being recorded too early.  That is, while recording they sound fine and on tempo, but during playback they play early;  On the piano roll, they are obviously before the beat markers.  My fix so far has been to select all the midi notes and slide them up 40-100 ticks.

Any ideas as to why this is happening?
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    CJaysMusic
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    Re:MIDI Latency issue - notes too early on playback 2009/07/31 19:11:10 (permalink)
    What is your alesis connected to via midi? Are you using USB or 5 pin for your connection. Also, what is your sync set to in options/audio/advanced meu. It should be Trigger freewheel. Make usre there is no quantizing enabled (i dont know if HS has that option)
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    Re:MIDI Latency issue - notes too early on playback 2009/07/31 19:45:05 (permalink)
    The keyboard is connected via 5 pin cable.  I'm not seeing anything that looks like what you're talking about regarding the sync set to Trigger freewheel -- could this be listed elsewhere? 

    I'm not sure if auto-quantizing is available on HS, but I know it's not on as the notes aren't snapping to any particular beats or anything.

    Thanks for all your help with this!
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    Re:MIDI Latency issue - notes too early on playback 2009/08/02 20:43:32 (permalink)
    so its connected via 5 pin midi thru your Tascam, right? Does your pc have a Teas Instrument fire wire chipset. Tascam uses dice II FW chipsets and if you do not have a TI FW chipset in your pc, then i would get on ASAP.
    .  I'm not seeing anything that looks like what you're talking about regarding the sync set to Trigger freewheel

    Those settigns should be in the options/audio/advance menu. Maybe HS is not like sonar, but i tend to think it is.
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    Re:MIDI Latency issue - notes too early on playback 2012/05/19 19:28:20 (permalink)
    Hey, guys.
    I've been battling this issue for years and can't get Cakewalk to believe me when I tell them that the MIDI is recording too early.
    Has anyone found a solution to this one?
    The closest I have come to a soution is leaning on the belief that the Metronome is SOUNDING off earlier than it should.
    When I lay an AUDIO click down, instead of using the metronome, and follow that, my MIDI performances seem to line up and don't "record early."
    I would love to go back to using a metronome, so if anyone has a solution, I would appreciate the sharing.

    Thanks./
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