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Re: Midi in Live 8



Hi Per,

Thanks! Your Midi port suggestion sounds like the solution I might need: I 
have a midi to USB converter so will try it out now…..

Cheers,
Steve


On 15 Dec 2011, at 00:43, Per Boysen wrote:

> On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 12:31 AM, Bingham Steve <stevebingham@me.com> 
> wrote:
>> However as soon as there is audio playing then moving either of the 
>> expression pedals does what it's meant to, but also causes clicks and 
>> glitches in the audio!
> 
> 
> HI Steve,
> 
> MIDI port:
> Long ago I had this "CC# sweep causing zipper noise" issue with an RME
> Multiface audio interface when using the RME's MIDI ports. I found a
> solution in not using the MIDI ports on the Audio Interface but a
> cheap MIDI-to-USB cable/converter instead.
> 
> Badly coded plugin:
> Recently I've also had "CC# sweep causing zipper noise" issues related
> to the SoundToys plugin EchoBoy. I talked to the developers about that
> and had it confirmed that they know about the issue (but fixing it is
> not their highest priority). When the plugin caused noise I was
> controlling three of EchoBoy's parameters simultaneously from the same
> CC# swept by the expression pedal. I fixed this issue by only
> controlling one continuous parameter in EchoBoy and directing the
> signal through two other plugins/mixer stages where I applied the same
> exp pedal CC# to affect the other two aspects of the live morphing
> sound.
> 
> The audio interface I use now, RME Fireface400, is flawless with no
> issues. Only convenience is the reason I plug everything in by USB
> cables into a USB hub on the MBP - the 400's MIDI interface doesn't
> have the issues of the earlier Multiface.
> 
> Greetings from Sweden
> 
> Per Boysen
> www.perboysen.com
> http://www.youtube.com/perboysen
>