my first post, hello all.
i'm using my DP-32 with Sonar to control mixer scenes and automixing. it works fine but is long winded to set up so naturally i want to simplify it as much as possible. is there any way to request or force the DP-32 to send all its current midi controller IDs and values so i could record those events on sonar? then i could send those values at the start of the song's count-in to set up my desk for me
my DP-32's midi sync is very spotty (i've reported it to Tascam, no reply yet, none expected) - sometimes it syncs correctly, other times it syncs a little late, e.g. if i record a sequenced click track and then play the sequence and the recording together, sometimes it aligns perfectly, other times it sounds like a short slapback delay. this delay is consistent for the whole track and so sync is still being maintained. i always have about a 50% of jagging a properly synched take, if it glitches then i stop and try again. note i'm using midi clock not MTC, and the DP-32 is the sync master.
if i replace the DP-32 with my old yammy AW16G, the AW16G has no problems at all playing the same sequence with the same gear, it syncs perfectly every time - so it's definitely something related to the DP-32. does anyone have any ideas for a solution or workaround?
i wrote a DP-32 instrument entry for Sonar (suits any Sonar version that uses a master.ins file) and i imagine it would also work for the DP-24. i guess its main worth is being able to see the controller names and ranges if you edit those events directly by hand, e.g. controller number 11 will show '11 - Digital Trim 0 - 42 - 48' and you can see on the right that the usable range is 0 - 48, and that 42 is the 'middle' setting for digital trim, which equates to 0dB on the DP-32. if anyone wants it, i'll post it here.
--> edit - here's a bit more explanation of the 'scenes' side of things.
Sonar track layout: the 4 fader groups collectively use channels 1 - 8, bank changes on 15, the main fader is on 16, and one more channel set to Omni for recording/playing realtime automix events.
i have small clips with various controllers which i can edit, copy and slide around wherever i need. the pic shows all of bank0 and part of bank1 - after the bank change clips on channel 15, there's a small block each for EQ, effects and for fader/pan. the paired tracks on the Tascam only use the even-numbered midi channels, so the odd ones are missing in banks 1-3 which explains the gaps in the pic
this setup is efficient in that i can edit it easily and quickly, but the initial starting 'desk mix' still has to be entered by hand for each new song, so as mentioned above i want to find a way of speeding this up
i'm using my DP-32 with Sonar to control mixer scenes and automixing. it works fine but is long winded to set up so naturally i want to simplify it as much as possible. is there any way to request or force the DP-32 to send all its current midi controller IDs and values so i could record those events on sonar? then i could send those values at the start of the song's count-in to set up my desk for me
my DP-32's midi sync is very spotty (i've reported it to Tascam, no reply yet, none expected) - sometimes it syncs correctly, other times it syncs a little late, e.g. if i record a sequenced click track and then play the sequence and the recording together, sometimes it aligns perfectly, other times it sounds like a short slapback delay. this delay is consistent for the whole track and so sync is still being maintained. i always have about a 50% of jagging a properly synched take, if it glitches then i stop and try again. note i'm using midi clock not MTC, and the DP-32 is the sync master.
if i replace the DP-32 with my old yammy AW16G, the AW16G has no problems at all playing the same sequence with the same gear, it syncs perfectly every time - so it's definitely something related to the DP-32. does anyone have any ideas for a solution or workaround?
i wrote a DP-32 instrument entry for Sonar (suits any Sonar version that uses a master.ins file) and i imagine it would also work for the DP-24. i guess its main worth is being able to see the controller names and ranges if you edit those events directly by hand, e.g. controller number 11 will show '11 - Digital Trim 0 - 42 - 48' and you can see on the right that the usable range is 0 - 48, and that 42 is the 'middle' setting for digital trim, which equates to 0dB on the DP-32. if anyone wants it, i'll post it here.
--> edit - here's a bit more explanation of the 'scenes' side of things.
Sonar track layout: the 4 fader groups collectively use channels 1 - 8, bank changes on 15, the main fader is on 16, and one more channel set to Omni for recording/playing realtime automix events.
i have small clips with various controllers which i can edit, copy and slide around wherever i need. the pic shows all of bank0 and part of bank1 - after the bank change clips on channel 15, there's a small block each for EQ, effects and for fader/pan. the paired tracks on the Tascam only use the even-numbered midi channels, so the odd ones are missing in banks 1-3 which explains the gaps in the pic
this setup is efficient in that i can edit it easily and quickly, but the initial starting 'desk mix' still has to be entered by hand for each new song, so as mentioned above i want to find a way of speeding this up
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