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Traktor/Live Midi Clock Drift - workaround ?

  • 28-09-2010 6:46pm
    #1
    was.deevey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,213 ✭✭✭


    So .. i'm experimenting with running my 4 traktor decks into Ableton for Sampling / Effects .. and need some full on sync.

    Setup:

    Macbook Pro
    Traktor Pro 1.2.4 - 4 decks Set to 8 external > soundflower outputs
    Ableton 8 - 8 > Soundflower Inputs from Traktor
    Hercules RMX controller
    MidiClock 1.2
    Soundflower 1.5.1

    The Issue I'm having is this...Ableton's midi clock fluctuates 1-3bpm when set to read from Traktors midi clock, I thought this might be to do with traktor dynamically reading the midi sync from the Audio .. not the case, setting the BPM manually does not help, Ableton still drifts.

    Using Midiclock to send sync to Tracktor and Ableton independent of both apps simultaneously yields the same results .. flutuating out of time +- 1-3BPMS .. not even fluctuating in sync.

    Is there something I'm missing ? .. the only way to successfully quantize recording reasonable successfully in sync seems to be setting BPM clocks manually in both Traktor and Ableton and then sync the clocks using sync nudge.. not excatly the best method I'm sure you'll agree.. and does not feel that great in use with half the time spend watching sync on 2 screens instead of actually doing fun stuff :o

    I did manage to Sync traktor to Abletons Clock successfully. but alas a one-off though which was PERFECT.. I was reading about .05 bpm fluctuation on the clock in traktor using this method which was as close as needed.

    This was with alot of opening one first, one second, try another combination etc... turn sync on / off repeatedly etc ... but have not been able to replicate it with any success... Traktor seems to refuse to read Ableton's clock as source now at all :confused: .. any ideas ?

    It would seem something that should be simple enough no ?


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  • #2
    was.deevey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,213 ✭✭✭was.deevey


    Looks like something funny happened with the Virtual outputs / Inputs in Traktor ...

    I "think" I possibly managed to midi-map the virtual input by accident while I was doing some tinkering.

    I set the virtual clock-input up again and all is good and happy again Traktor Synced up to Ableton :)


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