Re: Midiocracy

[Jeff Larson <jeff.larson@sailpoint.com>]

Since you're using a computer, you should also be able to do the merge

in the computer.  Connect the footswitch to the MIDI interface, then

have logic receive from that device and route what it receives to the

same MIDI output it uses to send clocks.  I don't know how to

accomplish that in Logic but most big audio apps have a way to do

this. The tradeoff compared to a MIDI merge box is that there will be

a little extra latency added to the MIDI messages from the footswitch

but it shouldn't be very much.  It's worth a try before you spend

money on a merge box.

Jeff

On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 2:43 AM, Phil Clevenger <phil.clevenger@gmail.com> wrote:

You know what, I *just* came across this:

http://www.midisolutions.com/prodmrg.htm

Nice to have your validation there, many THANK YOUS indeed :)

Phil

On Jun 20, 2011, at 12:38 AM, Simeon Harris wrote:

> In all your searching I can't believe nobody has suggested the obvious solution of simply using a midi merge box!
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> Sent from my iPod
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> On 20 Jun 2011, at 02:50, Phil Clevenger <phil.clevenger@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> OK Looperati -
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>> After 3 days of tearing my hair out, researching on the web, and one perplexing visit to a Guitar Center MIDI hotshot about a third of my age,  I am crying 'uncle' and calling LD tech support:
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>> Is there really no way to synch an EDP or LP-1 with rhythm tracks from Logic Pro, *and* control the looper with a MIDI footswitch (FC300) ?
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>> • The loopers both have MIDI in/out/thru.
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>> • The FC300 has MIDI in/out.
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>> • Logic from my MacBook is using an M-Audio MidiSport USB cable, which has MIDI in/out.
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>> I can get either clock from Logic into looper, or footswitch control into looper, depending upon cable routing, but have not been able to get both at the same time.
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>> Thought I had a genius idea to use the LP-1 MIDI clock out to drive Logic's BPM (instead of the reverse) only to find that Logic Pro 8 cannot operate as a slave.. gah !
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>> Truly appreciative of any pointers. It's OK to point and laugh too.
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>> Phil :)
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