Could someone try something for me?

Elektron Gear Analog Keys/Four
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Hello.

I’m having a little issue and am not sure if it’s my machine or what. Here’s what you need to do…

Open a DAW and connect your A4 up to it via USB (not Midi). Then create a bar with for notes (C3, D3, E3, F3) playing one directly after another (Legato) in a loop.

Using A4 patch 001 can you play that sequence. Do they trigger as expected? For me, they are sporadic, some will trigger and some won’t.

It works fine Midi however. I’ve contacted support but they can’t recreate the problem.

Thanks in advance!! Special prize for whomever helps me out :+1:

OH/

2

nope, no problem here…

3

I rereated this odd behavior in Live 9.1.3 - A4 slaved by USB

Notes won`t get played as expected. Sometimes a full note is played, sometimes not. Your hear little attacks for each note bu not the whole note.
As soon you shorten the notes a bit, every note is played as they shoul.

With standart Midi sync/slave there`s everything normal playing.

weird!!

–>changed to midi slave / ditched USB

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Hey guys. Thanks for trying, interesting that you both have different results. I’m using Live 9.1.3 though I noticed it also happens in Logic too.

Not sure what the issue is - especially as it seems to happen and not. Midi it is.

PS: I’ll DM you your special prizes as a thank you for helping!

OH/

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Hey OH, if you intend to use the DAW as master and the A4 as slave to just using the synth engine, here’s what to do:

  • on the A4’s global menu > MIDI config > MIDI sync:
    clock receive √ + transport receive √

  • MIDI port config:
    input from: USB - receive notes √
    -MIDI channels: select a different ch per track (1-6) correspondingly

  • on Live’s Prefs > MIDI Sync:


    The A4 will lock to Live’s tempo and transport.
    Create four MIDI tracks with an External Instrument each, route the MIDI To for each MIDI channel and the audio back from your audio interface.


Any MIDI clips you launch should play the A4’s sounds for each track.
Note on/off should be playing fine on the A4.

Hope this helps (if I understood well what the problem was)

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Hey GmbH

Thanks for the info, although that’s how I have everything set up. The problem occurs only when I use USB as the way to transmit Midi. If I use Midi then everything works fine.

However, I’d prefer to use USB as I am low on Midi channels (due to other gear).

The conclusion I’m coming to is that something isn’t right with USB Midi on the A4.

EX/

7

Hey EX,
Maybe Overbridge will be helpful on this kind of setup situation.
But then again, they said 2014 Q4?

It’s getting a long (yet exciting) wait, but definitely it’s rather bizarre such MIDI DIN/USB discrepancy.

Cheers,
GmbH

8

I hope so, though I’d be gutted it if this still happened with Overbridge.

Until then… Midi it is.

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The same happens with me.
Not with your exact test, but I am using Rozzer MIDI sequencer, and when sending the note data through USB, I get very sporadic note triggers. It’s all fine with the MIDI port though, so I suppose it’s fine, for now.