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Re: Innerclock



Some pretty compelling testimonials, and explanatory words from Innerclock 
themselves, on this page...

http://innerclocksystems.com/New%20ICS%20Our%20Friends.html

Phil

On Jan 15, 2012, at 4:16 PM, Jeff Larson wrote:

> It's hard to tell because this is one of the most poorly designed web 
> sites I've ever seen.  But from what I was able to read within the sea 
> of distracting graphics it's a combination of a plugin and a hardware 
> device that can be used to generate a much more stable MIDI clock than 
> can be done in software.  I think rather than using a timer in the 
> computer and sending MIDI through the computer, you send sync pulses as 
> an audio signal from the plugin out through the audio device, the 
> hardware then monitors this signal and generates MIDI clocks.  Besides 
> avoiding the jittery environment within the computer this also allows 
> the MIDI clocks to be generated with sample accurate positioning since 
> the sync pulses are interleaved with the audio you hear.  I'm guessing 
> you need a multichannel audio device, and you dedicate one channel for 
> the sync pulses and use the others for audible signals.  I would imagine 
> this would be useful for anyone that wanted to combine tracks in a DAW 
> with patterns played by external hardware devices that follow MIDI 
> clocks.
> 
> There may be more but it took me 15 minutes just to get that far.  This 
> is a textbook example of how NOT
> to design web sites that market a product.  
> 
> Jeff
> 
> 
> ________________________________________
> From: Per Boysen [perboysen@gmail.com]
> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 5:52 PM
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Subject: Re: Innerclock
> 
> On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 11:24 PM, Phil Clevenger
> <phil.clevenger@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Anyone have any experience using Innerclock products to better govern 
>> MIDI clock sync?
>> 
>> http://innerclocksystems.com/New%20ICS%20Products.html
> 
> 
> How would that be possible? I mean, the problem with MIDI clock sync
> is not how it's governed but that the protocol in itself isn't very
> accurate, meaning the slaving device will have to play catch-up all
> the time; either it is a bit too fast and needs to slow down or it is
> a bit too slow and needs to speed up. If MIDI clock doesn't sound
> tight enough for your application I would rather use something else,
> like for example MTC or Rewire.
> 
> Greetings from Sweden
> 
> Per Boysen
> www.perboysen.com
> http://www.youtube.com/perboysen
> 
> 
>