Midi Sync fantom with Logic 7.1

19 May 2005, 12:05

I've decided to create alot of my hip hop/r'n'b stuff on the fantom rather than with soft synths. When I have an 4 bar sequence i want to record the tracks seperately into Logic. The Fantom is slave and I've been using midi clock (MTC doesnt seem to work).
Anyway, will the damn thing consistently record in time? hell no!!
If I record say one drum track, 6 times. The first kick drum will start at 6 different places! Either 20 samples ahead, of 30 samples behind etc.. And its so inconsistent. If it was just pads and synth sounds I was recording it wouldnt be so bad, but drum tracks are critical, everything has to be on point or it messes the whole thing up. With the MPC I could dump 8 tracks at once so i proabably didnt notice if it was messing up. But I cant do that with the fantom.
I've tried using the motu 828mk2 interface and the midisport m-audio one and the same things happen. How do people dump their tracks from the fantom into a DAW.
Do the VS recorders suffer from this thing or is it just computers (mac OS X specifically, g5 dual 1.8).

Anyone ???

Re: Midi Sync fantom with Logic 7.1

19 May 2005, 16:25

Thread moved to proper section.

threesixty,

I use my X6 with a Tascam 2488. I dump 2-4 tracks at a time no problem.

When the Fantom is master and the 2488 slave, I have to add 1-2 blank bars at the beginning of my sequence to allow the two devices to sync. When the 2488 is master and the X6 slave, this is not necessary. I'm not sure why and haven't taken the time to figure it out from a technical point of view. Too busy with the music. . . . . and if that's the way it works, alright. You may want to try this with what you're doing and see if it makes a difference. You can always simply delete the added bar(s) after recording. This would be a way to begin troubleshooting your issue.

I have also dumped tracks into PG Music's Power Tracks, which is a fairly straightforward computer based sequencer. I have had no problem with this.

Perhaps a Logic user out there can assist you more.

Bassman

Bassman

Re: Midi Sync fantom with Logic 7.1

19 May 2005, 18:12

I don't know if I understand your problem right but I can give you a suggestion to orgaise things with Logic and the Fantom.

Fantom
1. In System sync/tempo slave-midi your Fantom
2. System-> sound-> Local switch off
3. use 1 performance for each song

Logic
1. Create 16 miditracks or less, depending on your own wishes
2. Activate (r)ecord on an audio track and go

Also check your audio hardware drivers in Logic in order to minimalise latency..

Hope it helps a little