metronome & unstable

[paresh]

Hi guys - 2 questions:

What does it mean when the software becomes erratic (GT Pro) and the project name at the top flashes off & on when i enter a command? How do I fix it?

Secondly, I just realized that recording begins slightly before the metronome finishes the count-in. Is there a way around this with out having to do wave editing to get the first notes to line up w the beginning of the measure? Specifically I want to record from a drum machine & have the first beat coincide exactly with measure one, count one.
Thanks a lot!

 

[SteveD]

Hi guys - 2 questions:

What does it mean when the software becomes erratic (GT Pro) and the project name at the top flashes off & on when i enter a command? How do I fix it?

Secondly, I just realized that recording begins slightly before the metronome finishes the count-in. Is there a way around this with out having to do wave editing to get the first notes to line up w the beginning of the measure? Specifically I want to record from a drum machine & have the first beat coincide exactly with measure one, count one.
Thanks a lot!

I have found that a high buffer setting greatly affects the synchronization and consistancy of the MIDI metronome. I have created my own metronome audio groove clips by recording MIDI notes through a DXI synth. These groove clips adjust automatically with tempo changes and are perfectly synchronized with all other tracks, even at higher buffer settings.

Raising the buffer size is sometimes necessary to maintain good audio playback when 20 or more plug-ins are active. If you are recording live drums in your project, the number of active plug-ins can quickly exceed 20 active plug-ins. For example, if you are using a close miking technique, with 5 to 8 mikes, you might be gating, using compression, and eq on every drum track.

One way to improve latency, and decrease the need for a large buffer size in this scenerio is to clone and archive the tracks that are using lots of inserts (drums in this example). Archiving the tracks allows you to tweak the effects on the original tracks again later if necessary by unarchiving them.

Once tracks are cloned and archived, select the original track (not the cloned one) and apply the audio effects to the tracks (Process-->Apply Audio Effects). The effects are applied to the tracks and the plug-ins are removed from the tracks, and you can lower your buffer settings.

Hope this is helpful.