record parts from the rs7000 into ableton

Ned · Post by **Ned** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 6:53 pm

Can anybody tell me if I can record parts from the rs7000 into ableton on the fly just like you would record a midi track inside ableton. when I try to do it the timing always sounds off. I know its the latency but I thought that ableton was meant to sort this problem out. When I play the recording back with original audio its always sounds like it is drifting like as the rs and ableton are losing sync.

I have tried everything and starting to think it is a bug between ableton and rs or can anybody else do what I am trying to do with similar hardware? my sound card is rme.

Ta

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 6:57 pm

how are you synchronizing them?

And what exactly do you mean by "I've tried everything"? Kinda makes it hard for us to help you out here, don't you think?

sweetjesus · Post by **sweetjesus** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:00 pm

1 - make sure ur loop lengths are not containing orange numbers. these represent 'rounded off for display' values.

2 - turn monitoring off on the recording channel. this should get rid of any gaps in the beginning, permitting u done the overall latency test.

Ned · Post by **Ned** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:20 pm

I am synchronizing rs with a midi lead to my rme card and tried everything with latency and driver error compensation settings in the preferences. I have also tried turning on and off the direct monitoring on the card and cant get it working ok

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 8:27 pm

Ned wrote:I am synchronizing rs with a midi lead

that's not what I meant - is the rs midi slave or midi master?

Ned · Post by **Ned** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 8:30 pm

rs is the master. can other hardware do what I am trying to do ok(record loops on the fly like you would with midi tracks inside ableton)? or is there problems doing that?.

Ned · Post by **Ned** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:38 am

Anybody. can this be done? or am I wasting my time trying.

rikhyray · Post by **rikhyray** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 11:18 am

The best way to get your audio out of RS, actually the most sensible way of combining computer and RS is what I learn from Latif from RS forum.
Cubase works nice since there is script someone did for RS so you can have all your patches names in Cubase.
The main part of it is forgetting syncing altogether. Even though Cubase does better job then Live it is still not worth the pain.

You export as SMF from RS, then import it to Cubase, do whatever necessary adjustments, from then on RS will be only sound module triggered by midi from computer.
Once you get used to it, you will be able to make the best out of both hard and software.
Though you could do same with Live, it will be pain (no script , no patches names and Live is midi weak in all the aspects) and any more advanced midi sequencer will do better job (Logic, Sonar)
P.S.
If you want to do it in Ableton only then export as SMF from RS, transfer it to computer, open Live, find the files, drag them to the arranger (or session) set the channels and the rest in Live.