Re: Sync external metronome/device

Hi Igor, Have you tried to set the time resolution of the sequencer,
(setunit ticks_per_unit) after loading devices or files and immediately
before start playing?
Being that explicit has worked for me, but my problem when loading files.

Good luck
Lisandro

El sáb., 7 de nov. de 2020 a la(s) 18:49, Igor Piccini (i_piccini_at_progfx.net)
escribió:

> Hello,
>
> thanks to Jeanette for the answer, but i haven't resolved any issue.
>
> i made a lot of tests about the problem using midish version 1.3.0 (aug
> 10 2019) and also older versions, but i have the same issue.
> I tried free (gpl) and commercial software and hardware.
> Finally i used a software monitor for midi events and the results of my
> tests are:
>
> 1- started midish from command line without any parameters
> 2- configured a new device with command 'dnew 0 "nn:nn" rw'
> 2- loaded a midifile with constant tempo at 120 bpm
> 3- tested the midi track with another software and the midi softw.
> monitor says 500ms for beat (correct:: 60sec/120bpm = 0,5sec = 500ms)
> 4- enabled midish with 'dclktx {0}' to transmit MIDI clock to my device
> (midi monitor)
> 5- started playing 'p'
> 6- the midi monitor software says 25ms instead of 500ms !!!!
> 7- tested with track with tempo changes and the output of midish tempo
> changes in proportion but always about 20 times faster.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Igor
>
> --
>
> >>Hey hey Igor!
> >>
> >>Oct 15 2020, Igor Piccini has written:
> >>...
> > is possible that Midish is sending 96 ticks for quarter note instead
> > of 24?
> ...
> >>I have sync'ed Midish with other hard and software devices. In
> >> version
> >>1.3.0 I had some issues sync'ing outside equipment to Midish. But
> >>sync'ing Midish to outside equipment has always worked steadily.
> >>
> >>Midish does certainly receive 24 pulses per quarter note (PPQ). I
> >> have
> >>however experience oddities when importing some external MIDI. Midish
> >>would playback much too slow. You could experiment with setfac for a
> >>playback factor, or just send a slower clockkrate.
> >>
> >>for further analysis you might try a BPM detection tool. There are a
> >> few
> >>on Linux, which should run on other Unix platforms. The package aubio
> >>offers a tempo detection. That way you might record a kmick drum
> >>foor-to-the-floor at 120BPM and then analyse the tempo of a recorded
> >>audio. That way you can get the exact mismatch.
> >>
> >>HTH.
> >>
> >>Best wishes,
> >>
> >>Jeanette
> >>
> >>--
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> >>
> >>But now I'm stronger than yesterday <3
> >>(Britney Spears)
>
>
> >Hello,
> >
> >i need to synchronize Midish to external devices like metronomes and
> > keyboards (in this case i have a Boss DB-90 device and Roland
> > >keyboards) and i tried also synching with other softwares, but without
> > good results.
> >Reading Midish documentation seems that is possible and enabling this
> > with "dclkrx devnum" (and start correctly) with multiple ticks >of 96
> > ("clkrate" docs say:"number of ticks per whole note, default is 96,
> > which corresponds to the MIDI standard") ... the external >devices
> > receives the start and stop signals, but the tempo is overflowing (many
> > many times faster than the real one).
> >I tried to analyze the problem and reading midi standard
> > documentations i found this:
> >
> >quote:
> >--
> >clock (decimal 248, hex 0xF8)
> >start (decimal 250, hex 0xFA)
> >continue (decimal 251, hex 0xFB)
> >stop (decimal 252, hex 0xFC)
> >
> >
> >MIDI beat clock, or simply MIDI clock, is a clock signal that is
> > broadcast via MIDI to ensure that several MIDI-enabled devices such >as
> > a synthesizer or music sequencer stay in synchronization. Clock events
> > are sent at a rate of 24 pulses per quarter note.
> >--
> >
> >is possible that Midish is sending 96 ticks for quarter note instead
> > of 24?
> >Or the problem have to be found in other problems?
> >
> >Thanks a lot for developing and support MIDISH!!
> >
> >Best regards,
> >
> >Igor Piccini
> >
>
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