Data loss when connecting e-drum
Data loss when connecting e-drum
I have a Fame DD-6500 e-drum that I connect to Ableton Live! 10.1 on a windows 10 PC.
I tried 2 scenario's:
First: using a MIDI-cable between the e-drum an a Scarlett Focusrite 8I18 (my external sound card with midi busses) . On the midi-track I load a drumset. When playing the drums, I can clearly hear the different pads of the drums. Also, when I add an audio-track, connected to the audio out of the e-drum I can record the sound of it without any problems.
But, when opening the midi-track, I see that half of the midi-notes are not recorded. So I started to record the different pads separately while beating on them soft and hard, but there is no clear pattern: I just loose halve of the midi-notes (and this is not in relationship with the way I've beaten on the pads!).
Second: I used a USB-cable instead. same tests, but in that case I hardly keep some midi-data in the midi track: most is just not recorded!
My questions are:
> What happens here? While just playing, all hits are translated by the drumset I've loaded on the track).
> Is there a problem with a "notes off" parameter in Live!?
> Is there some parameter that influences the sensitivity of incoming midi-data?
Thanks for considering a suggestion!
I tried 2 scenario's:
First: using a MIDI-cable between the e-drum an a Scarlett Focusrite 8I18 (my external sound card with midi busses) . On the midi-track I load a drumset. When playing the drums, I can clearly hear the different pads of the drums. Also, when I add an audio-track, connected to the audio out of the e-drum I can record the sound of it without any problems.
But, when opening the midi-track, I see that half of the midi-notes are not recorded. So I started to record the different pads separately while beating on them soft and hard, but there is no clear pattern: I just loose halve of the midi-notes (and this is not in relationship with the way I've beaten on the pads!).
Second: I used a USB-cable instead. same tests, but in that case I hardly keep some midi-data in the midi track: most is just not recorded!
My questions are:
> What happens here? While just playing, all hits are translated by the drumset I've loaded on the track).
> Is there a problem with a "notes off" parameter in Live!?
> Is there some parameter that influences the sensitivity of incoming midi-data?
Thanks for considering a suggestion!
Re: Data loss when connecting e-drum
The cause is the drum module that generates a low quality midi signal. That's a pity, but after having tries everything else, this is the bare conclusion.
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Re: Data loss when connecting e-drum
have you updated to 10.1.2? there was a bug in earlier versions that meant Live didnt record shorter notes from drum controllers
Re: Data loss when connecting e-drum
I will try that. Thanks!
Re: Data loss when connecting e-drum
Thanks guys for the golden tip! I've downloaded the latest version of Live! and yes, I can record the e-drum without data loss. Great!
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