MIDI Sequencer for Win98 that will accept MTC. Recommendations?

[Blue Jinn]

OK, subject should state it. Specifically, I need to transfer some drum patterns from a Roland drum machine to a midi file. I noticed the software I'm using (some old version of Cakewalk) doesn't have a parameter for syncing to anything. (The Roland will act as master or slave, but if the Roland is slave, I don't know how to transmit a start command to it.) and the interface box has no clock input either.

Freeware or cheapware preferred. The Win98 box is racked and configured for a lot of other stuff, so getting a new box isn't an option.

Thanks

 

[witzendoz]

The Cakewalk should have an option for Internal or External sync. Even the old Win98 version. I don't have Cakewalk but I did a similar thing back in the days with an Atari 1040ST running Creator. The atari will pick up the midi clock coming in when you play the drum machine, I used to arm the record and hit play on the drum machine and it would sync and record.

Just as a side subject, I also transferred all of our Atari stuff to Ableton and to an akai MPC1000 by playing the midi file on the atari while Ableton or the MPC was recording. This was to save all the midi to a newer format and to take out live to gigs.

I am sure there is a way to make it work.

alan.

 

[Blue Jinn]

Thanks. To clarify, it's Cakewalk Music Creator 2002. And "sync" doesn't even show up in the help index.... anywhere, no where. Regardless, there is an old version of Logic on the same machine. I never used it because, frankly, the interface wasn't as pretty as Cakewalk and IMO complicated as hell. Anyway, Logic will sync! Yay!

 

[witzendoz]

Did you try just plugging the midi out of the roland in to the midi in of the computer (Cakewalk) and hitting play on the roland? You my have to set up the midi out on the roland (midi menu). There may also be a midi in/out thru setting on the cakewalk.

Alan.

 

[Blue Jinn]

Did you try just plugging the midi out of the roland in to the midi in of the computer (Cakewalk) and hitting play on the roland? You my have to set up the midi out on the roland (midi menu). There may also be a midi in/out thru setting on the cakewalk.

Alan.

No, as I have several other midi devices daisy chained. I didn't think of arming the track and doing that though. But with Logic, I just hit record on the logic track, the Roland starts, and Logic syncs to the Roland. I can then save the midi file, and open w/ Cakewalk. So problem solved by YAWA. (Yet Another Work Around)