Any downsides to be aware of?
Posted: 08 Dec 2024, 06:42
I currently use a Cirklon synced to Abelton 12 via MIDI DIN on my m1 macbook pro, and it's rather tight. Of course I have a small amount of latency, but it's less than 3ms.
I used to use a USAMO and ERM clock. The negatives with those were that the external clock did not always start, the USAMO plugin would start to glitch out when there were too many tracks loaded, the ERM chugged on start and the first bar was always bad.
It was never an instant start and go, and so I started going without a sync clock since the Cirklon is so tight. Still, if I can get it even tighter and get reliable punch ins, that would be pretty awesome.
Just weighing the pros and cons of trying yet another sync clock out. The Cirklon now can run a midi clock internally when Ableton's clock stops, which is cool (ableton does not send a continuous clock). But I guess U-Sync will still send a clock anyway? Does it care if I change my buffer from 64 to say, 512 later in a project? Does it care if I hop around in a session and start from random bars while im listening to certain parts? Can I power it from my Elektron overhub and not incur any timing problems? (thunderbolt ports on my macbook are limited) so I use hubs.
Just seeing if anyone has any challenges or issues that I should know about. The USAMO really is a PITA to set up, and it just never worked reliably enough so I had to ask. Midronome looks pretty slick though.
I used to use a USAMO and ERM clock. The negatives with those were that the external clock did not always start, the USAMO plugin would start to glitch out when there were too many tracks loaded, the ERM chugged on start and the first bar was always bad.
It was never an instant start and go, and so I started going without a sync clock since the Cirklon is so tight. Still, if I can get it even tighter and get reliable punch ins, that would be pretty awesome.
Just weighing the pros and cons of trying yet another sync clock out. The Cirklon now can run a midi clock internally when Ableton's clock stops, which is cool (ableton does not send a continuous clock). But I guess U-Sync will still send a clock anyway? Does it care if I change my buffer from 64 to say, 512 later in a project? Does it care if I hop around in a session and start from random bars while im listening to certain parts? Can I power it from my Elektron overhub and not incur any timing problems? (thunderbolt ports on my macbook are limited) so I use hubs.
Just seeing if anyone has any challenges or issues that I should know about. The USAMO really is a PITA to set up, and it just never worked reliably enough so I had to ask. Midronome looks pretty slick though.
