[dnb-prod] RE: Skipping Midi

[vincel]

It's most likely a conflict I have to agree. The Gina uses a lot of resources and sharing that with the USB is bound to give you problems. You might want to try moving your gina around in yer rig until you get the right IRQ combo. XP will move things around on it's own depending on what slot the card is sitting it. Just don't stick it in the slot next to your AGP card. If that doesn't work, you can always disable ACPI and use the standard HAL, that seams to clear up problems with midi for most folks. This will allow you to choose what IRQ you want the Gina on. Unfortunately I've had similar problems that seemed to magically go away with the purchase of a new motherboard/chipset. Some just handle things better then others =/ ... Hope a bit of this helps.   Vince     ----- Original Message ----- From: Daniel Norman To: Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 10:28 AM Subject: [dnb-prod] RE: Skipping Midi Lee, you're probably right...   I bet its the IRQ conflict.... Even if they are supposed to be able to share resources - as with everything else on PCs regarding music, do you really think Bill Gates sat down and tried to playback a super tight beat sequence with his gold plated soundcard and platinum midi interface before claiming XP/2000 will share resources.... I doubt it... I have 2 setups on my PC, one for normal stuff and the internet and the other with all the unused non studio devices disabled and I think (but it could be a placebo effect), that the midi timing is much better on the studio setup,   Can you change the addresses?   Dan -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 03 February 2003 16:13 To: Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List Subject: [dnb-prod] Skipping Midi While we're kinda of on the subject I've having a bastard problem with midi skipping. For example I've got a 8 bar loop (10 midi channels)  in cubase 5.6 - randomly it will miss notes and sometime not play certain notes. I've got a USB midiman 2x2 and a decent p4. All the latest drivers are installed etc. The midi loop is setup as suggested in the midiman manual. Although I have set it up in every conceivable manner for test purposes. I've done everything - disabled the network card incase it's polling was effecting midi timing - switched my dual monitor config off. Even tried Cubase Sx (still does it). Clean install of win XP. The only thing I can see that maybe causing it now is that the echo gina soundcard is on the same IRQ (19) as the usb port that is controlling the midi man. Im an old skool PC person and in my day device on IRQ 19 where a big no no. But people tell me XP / 2000 can handle shared resources. It's becoming a real pain this - It's fingers crossed everytime I try to record a mix down. I've now resorted to using my laptop to run the sequence to record !!! Any Comments / ideas ? Lee (www.nwdnb.co.uk) (www.sophonic.com) --- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.443 / Virus Database: 248 - Release Date: 10/01/03 --- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.443 / Virus Database: 248 - Release Date: 10/01/03 --- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]