Re: [sc-users] MIDI Time Code

[nescivi <nescivi@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ah,
and one more thing...
I believe MIDI isn't fast enough to send a quarter frame each quarter frame... 
so you can only send an update every second quarter frame...
Try this first...

sincerely,
Marije

On Saturday 03 November 2007 16:46:20 nescivi wrote:
> On Tuesday 23 October 2007 00:23:00 you wrote:
> > Well, I'm assuming that the 'smpte' method of SC takes care of
> > sending the appropriate 'quarter frame messages' per smpte frame. At
> > least in theory. Can somebody confirm this?
>
> I am not sure it does.
> You have to send the smtpe messages in the right order in your routine..
>
> sincerely,
> Marije
>
> > On Oct 22, 2007, at 10:47 PM, nescivi wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > as I remember there are some specifics to MTC in in which order the
> > > messages
> > > need to come, read here for details:
> > > http://www.borg.com/~jglatt/tech/mtc.htm
> > >
> > > sincerely,
> > > Marije
> > >
> > > On Monday 22 October 2007 16:49:18 you wrote:
> > >> On Oct 22, 2007, at 2:40 PM, nescivi wrote:
> > >>> On Monday 22 October 2007 00:29:25 Manfred Brockhaus wrote:
> > >>>> In the past I've used MIDI clock to run Logic as slave synchronized
> > >>>> to SC. But unfortunately the new version Logic 8 doesn't support
> > >>>> MIDI
> > >>>> clock anymore. So I'm trying to generate MTC instead from SC
> > >>>> with the
> > >>>> 'smpte' method. However, it doesn't seem to work properly.
> > >>>
> > >>> in what way?
> > >>> does it throw errors?
> > >>> how are you trying to do it?
> > >>>
> > >>> post some code and output messages...
> > >>>
> > >>> sincerely,
> > >>> Marije
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> > >>
> > >> Thanks for your interest. Here is my code
> > >>
> > >> -------------------------------------------------------
> > >>
> > >> ~mtc = {| frm, sec, min, hrs, framerate |
> > >> 	Routine({
> > >> 		loop{
> > >> 			if(frm==framerate){
> > >> 				frm = 0;
> > >> 				sec = sec + 1;
> > >> 			};
> > >> 			if(sec==60){
> > >> 				sec = 0;
> > >> 				min = min + 1;
> > >> 			};
> > >> 			if(min==60){
> > >> 				min = 0;
> > >> 				hrs = hrs + 1;
> > >> 			};
> > >> 			m.smpte(frm, sec, min, hrs, framerate);
> > >> 			frm = frm + 1;
> > >> 			wait(1/framerate);
> > >> 		};
> > >> 	}).play;
> > >> };
> > >>
> > >> r = ~mtc.(0,0,0,0,25); // start
> > >> r.stop; // stop
> > >>
> > >> --------------------------------------------------------
> > >>
> > >> I've set the MIDI port m to the IAC bus of OS X which is received
> > >> from Logic. Actually Logic's song position line follows as expected,
> > >> but somehow the sequencer gets corrupted, ie. there is no sound
> > >> anymore until relaunch of Logic. I've also tried sending it to an old
> > >> reliable Cubase VST sequencer, but in this case the song position
> > >> line didn't even move.
> > >>
> > >> I understand that MIDI is technology from the 80s but unfortunately
> > >> Apple's technology from the 21th century doesn't support OSC yet;) So
> > >> I'd appreciate any help to get MTC working with SC and Logic.
> > >
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