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seraph
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 1:41 am Post subject:
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bachus wrote: | "dimensional note on pebbled beach with dramatic cloudy sky" |
thanks I could't have described it better _________________ homepage - blog - forum - youtube
Quote: | Don't die with your music still in you - Wayne Dyer |
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bachus
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 4:45 am Post subject:
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play wrote: | Just curious. What hardware are you running in this machine that doubles time? |
If you mean "sound card" it's a Tascam FW-1884 fire wire console. The puter is Athlon XP Barton core running on a gigabyte MB--home brew. Umm... is that what you were asking? _________________ The question is not whether they can talk or reason, but whether they can suffer. -- Jeremy Bentham |
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seraph
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 5:48 am Post subject:
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bachus wrote: | ..running on a gigabyte MB |
you lost me here, did you mean 1GHz _________________ homepage - blog - forum - youtube
Quote: | Don't die with your music still in you - Wayne Dyer |
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bachus
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 6:36 am Post subject:
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seraph wrote: | bachus wrote: | ..running on a gigabyte MB |
you lost me here, did you mean 1GHz |
Sorry about the lower case "g", Gigabyte is a brand of MB.
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And it happened again this AM after trying to run the windows media player when the FW-1884 was not yet powered up. Again shutting every thing down and repowering and rebooting it's AOK. But I'll try that again later to see if I can establish causal link here. _________________ The question is not whether they can talk or reason, but whether they can suffer. -- Jeremy Bentham |
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elektro80
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 7:15 am Post subject:
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MB = motherboard? _________________ A Charity Pantomime in aid of Paranoid Schizophrenics descended into chaos yesterday when someone shouted, "He's behind you!"
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seraph
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 7:31 am Post subject:
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elektro80 wrote: | MB = motherboard? |
during my years "on the other side of the pond" I noticed the love for acronyms Americans have.
For them saying "orange juice" is simply a waste of time, "OJ" is the way to go "IMHO" there's nothing you can do about it
I don't know about Canadians but one of them, I am sure, will tell us about it _________________ homepage - blog - forum - youtube
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play
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 10:44 am Post subject:
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That's very strange, bachus. Maybe try http://www.tascamforums.com. Although it's not necessarily the soundcard. Any particular stimulus that makes it do this weird thing?
'MB' is motherboard.
It's true about the acronyms. Someone should write a sci-fi story written in acronym-speak. |
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bachus
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 1:33 pm Post subject:
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play wrote: | ...Any particular stimulus that makes it do this weird thing?
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As it turns out no, not as far as I can tell. _________________ The question is not whether they can talk or reason, but whether they can suffer. -- Jeremy Bentham |
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paul e.
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 1:35 pm Post subject:
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check the prefs of the thing and your system and make sure the sample rates match _________________ Spiral Recordings |
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elektro80
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 7:15 pm Post subject:
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Hmm.. but that would not affect the computer and the main clock would it? _________________ A Charity Pantomime in aid of Paranoid Schizophrenics descended into chaos yesterday when someone shouted, "He's behind you!"
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bachus
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 7:46 pm Post subject:
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elektro80 wrote: | Hmm.. but that would not affect the computer and the main clock would it? |
True, but all bets are off now. Starting over, clean slate, I'll check anything and start a log noting conditions that seem relevant, or that I might otherwise misapprehend as possible casual conditions. But let me stress it is intermittent and not presently rearing its ugly little head. _________________ The question is not whether they can talk or reason, but whether they can suffer. -- Jeremy Bentham |
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bachus
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Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 11:38 am Post subject:
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Another clue!
This am about half an hour apart I imported two little *.mid pieces into Sonar, recorded audio from them and exported them in mp3 format.
Later when I when I auditioned them the first was double time the second was a'tempo. This afternoon restarting the system the first was at tempo and the second was in half time. Then while I was playing the first I booted another computer on the network and while it was booting the piece jumped into double time. All sample rates seem correct. _________________ The question is not whether they can talk or reason, but whether they can suffer. -- Jeremy Bentham |
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elektro80
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Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 12:29 pm Post subject:
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...but computers act like that in cartoons.. not in real life..
..this is sooooo wierd _________________ A Charity Pantomime in aid of Paranoid Schizophrenics descended into chaos yesterday when someone shouted, "He's behind you!"
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bachus
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Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 12:38 pm Post subject:
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electro80 did you recieve those files? And if so could you let me know how they sound relative to one another--fast/slow, and Howard?
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elektro80
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Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 1:12 pm Post subject:
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Both are most excellent sounding! _________________ A Charity Pantomime in aid of Paranoid Schizophrenics descended into chaos yesterday when someone shouted, "He's behind you!"
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bachus
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Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 1:29 pm Post subject:
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elektro80 wrote: | Both are most excellent sounding! |
Thanks, I hope that means you like them.
But on the downside that is even more confusing. I just now played one and then the other of those files and NOW the first, the up tempo one, was correct the other was playing at half speed, sounds like a dirge rather than like being on gentle waters, yes the very same, the very very same files I sent you and howard.
Does yours sound dirge or waters??
I keep hoping it will just go away.
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mosc
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Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 2:31 pm Post subject:
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On my FW audio interface, there is a setting to pick the clock source. I picked internal, as I want the interface to be the source for everything. Set your buffer lengths in your interface to be as short as you can, then back them up one notch for safety.
In Sonar, make sure everything matches the settings in your interface, and turn off the read and write buffers. Check under options/audio that the record and playback timing are set to appropriate ports on your Tascam interface, and change them to see if that helps. Of course make sure the bit depth and sample rates match. Try changing your driver mode. WDM is probably the safest. Change your synchronization settings and see if that helps. Rerun the device profiler (duh).
Personally, I run everything at 44.1 KHz. I see no value in running things at higer bit rates only to down sample later in the chain. I've talked to a few professional recording engineers who do this because downsampling later can generate undesirable artifacts. But this bit is OT. |
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elektro80
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Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 2:33 pm Post subject:
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Check your email! Me and the lady are sitting here singing along to the music. this is fantastic! _________________ A Charity Pantomime in aid of Paranoid Schizophrenics descended into chaos yesterday when someone shouted, "He's behind you!"
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Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 3:50 pm Post subject:
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elektro80 wrote: | Check your email! Me and the lady are sitting here singing along to the music. this is fantastic! |
Thank you, and thank you. It feels truly good to hear that some one is getting pleasure from something I created. (I couldn't find the "embarrassed by praise" emoticon) _________________ The question is not whether they can talk or reason, but whether they can suffer. -- Jeremy Bentham |
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Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 4:23 pm Post subject:
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mosc wrote: | On my FW audio interface, there is a setting to pick the clock source. I picked internal,. |
I can't do that, had to use a SPDIF mixer for the source--no real problem I wouldn't think...but....
mosc wrote: | In Sonar, make sure everything matches the settings in your interface, and turn off the read and write buffers. Check under options/audio that the record and playback timing are set to appropriate ports on your Tascam interface, and change them to see if that helps. |
the "record and playback timing" were not set to the SPIDIF channels so I'm trying that.
I have to set my buffers in Sonar to 3 but I can't remember why--there was a reason--may have been required by the Tascam FW-1884---zat a big problem?
mosc wrote: | Of course make sure the bit depth and sample rates match. Try changing your driver mode. WDM is probably the safest. ...Rerun the device profiler (duh). |
Yup, yup, and yup.
mosc wrote: | Change your synchronization settings and see if that helps. |
Will do that after seeing how specifying the right clock works out.
mosc wrote: | Personally, I run everything at 44.1 KHz. I see no value in running things at higer bit rates only to down sample later in the chain. I've talked to a few professional recording engineers who do this because downsampling later can generate undesirable artifacts. But this bit is OT. |
I do that but because it was simplest, nice to know it's justified.
Many, many thanks Howard, I haven't enough hair left to pull out in times like these. _________________ The question is not whether they can talk or reason, but whether they can suffer. -- Jeremy Bentham |
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mosc
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Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 5:12 pm Post subject:
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Some people will argue about the 44.1 KHz rate, but then they say, "hey, listen to my music" and provide a 192 Kbs mp3 file. Go figure... Anyway, I hope this works out and you get your problem solved.
As for timing off of the SPDIF mixer, is that your TASCAM or some other device? |
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Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 5:27 pm Post subject:
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mosc wrote: | As for timing off of the SPDIF mixer, is that your TASCAM or some other device? |
The Tascam has a single SPDIF I/O. I have several synths that have crumby analog audio so I have to use the SPDIF on them, so I bought a Roland M-1000 for those synths because these synths also do not have WordClock in or out and the Roalnd can deal with it and D'OH I just realized it has WC IO so I can sync it from the Tascam. D'OH big time. HoKay next time I go into a town that has a Radio SHack I'll get a coax cable and do this right.
Thanks again Howard. _________________ The question is not whether they can talk or reason, but whether they can suffer. -- Jeremy Bentham |
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elektro80
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Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 5:28 pm Post subject:
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.. you are having problems with the master clock? Is that it? _________________ A Charity Pantomime in aid of Paranoid Schizophrenics descended into chaos yesterday when someone shouted, "He's behind you!"
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Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 5:30 pm Post subject:
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elektro80 wrote: | .. you are having problems with the master clock? Is that it? |
At this point I don't really know. Was completely clueless until Howard gave me some. _________________ The question is not whether they can talk or reason, but whether they can suffer. -- Jeremy Bentham |
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Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 5:54 pm Post subject:
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So you have both a the Tascam hooked up via FW and the Roland M-1000. Somehow you have to use one as a master clock. How do you have them hooked up? |
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