Logic Express 8 Midi Files, Am I overloading my MIDI files ? Options

[iDavid]

Hello all, I am using an Akai EWI4000 to control Wallander woodwinds in Logic Express 8. The MIDI files when I try to play them back are missing notes and have some new ones, very frustrating. The AkaiEWI sends 10 cc#'s- is it possible that coreMIDI drivers are being swamped by the amount of info and then can't play it back because they where "corrupted" when I made them? Simple keyboard MIDI files work-it's the wind controller MIDI files that don't function well-any ideas about it before I start turning off expressive capabilities?
I record the Line Out too, and it is very good-if the projects where not dependant on being able to change the Project tuning Pararmeters I could just use audio files. If one of you kind people know about MIDI would you please tell me if I'm right about the amount of data[continuous controllers] messing up the Midi files?

[iDavid]

Hello all, I am using an Akai EWI4000 to control Wallander woodwinds in Logic Express 8. The MIDI files when I try to play them back are missing notes and have some new ones, very frustrating. The AkaiEWI sends 10 cc#'s- is it possible that coreMIDI drivers are being swamped by the amount of info and then can't play it back because they where "corrupted" when I made them? Simple keyboard MIDI files work-it's the wind controller MIDI files that don't function well-any ideas about it before I start turning off expressive capabilities?
I record the Line Out too, and it is very good-if the projects where not dependant on being able to change the Project tuning Pararmeters I could just use audio files. If one of you kind people know about MIDI would you please tell me if I'm right about the amount of data[continuous controllers] messing up the Midi files?

Hello all, I am using an Akai EWI4000 to control Wallander woodwinds in Logic Express 8. The MIDI files when I try to play them back are missing notes and have some new ones, very frustrating. The AkaiEWI sends 10 cc#'s- is it possible that coreMIDI drivers are being swamped by the amount of info and then can't play it back because they where "corrupted" when I made them? Simple keyboard MIDI files work-it's the wind controller MIDI files that don't function well-any ideas about it before I start turning off expressive capabilities?
I record the Line Out too, and it is very good-if the projects where not dependant on being able to change the Project tuning Pararmeters I could just use audio files. If one of you kind people know about MIDI would you please tell me if I'm right about the amount of data[continuous controllers] messing up the Midi files?

Thanks Houstonmusic for helping! I am recording one woodwind with no other instruments and no effects[compression,etc.]; I am using a PPC G4 1.5Ghz 1GB RAM Mini,through a USB Edirol UA-25-and it has supported much more than this until I got the Wind Controller.

[houstonmusic]

Okay,
you're on the bottom edge of the spec, there, i bet. can you selectively begin to thin the midi CC output from the wind controller? Perhaps do a few tests that gradually increase the density? it's been a while since i used a g4 system, and i recall midi bottlenecks appearing from time to time. the interface is probably fine, if you could arrange a test that switches it out though, i'd do that too. a quick survey of the YouTube videos demoing the EWI4000 show everybody on Intel based machines, for what that's worth.
keep us updated.

[iDavid]

Okay,
you're on the bottom edge of the spec, there, i bet. can you selectively begin to thin the midi CC output from the wind controller? Perhaps do a few tests that gradually increase the density? it's been a while since i used a g4 system, and i recall midi bottlenecks appearing from time to time. the interface is probably fine, if you could arrange a test that switches it out though, i'd do that too. a quick survey of the YouTube videos demoing the EWI4000 show everybody on Intel based machines, for what that's worth.
keep us updated.

Houstonmusic, thanks again, sorry this is so late. I went and found a 2007 refurbished 20" iMac, more cpu power and lots more RAM-i had wasted several weeks trying to get Logic's score to do what the Manual says it can-last Saturday I bought Finale printmusic and know that the score can be done in it and exported to logic as Midi file-then I'll try recording the Alai EWI and see if the MIDI files work better with an iMac Intel core duo 2GHerz and 4 GB RAM-I must first learn Finale [I used it at school 30 years ago] but it HAS to be easier than logic's score editor-it's nice not to be at the bottom edge, as you so well put it , anymore as far as the Mac is concerned. I will post back when I have made some progress, thanks for the help and patience, I'm a slow learner so don't hold yer breath-I shall return.

[houstonmusic]

i admire your persistence. for me computer problem/solution adventures often come down to just trying something different, again and again. then there are the times when trying the same thing again magically works... that's irritating.