Problems With Finale Files & Midi Interface, Studio 4 vs MIDIMAN Options

[K-note]

My MIDI files sometimes drop notes using Studio 4. Tried configuring using both modem & printer ports. Could not hear any difference and using both ports seemed to cause really maddening problems elsewhere.
Other than the usual (shortening note stop times, etc.) any suggestions?

I have a USB MIDIMAN (1 in-1 out). Might I get better results with it.
My music is complex and the drop-outs seem to always occur after a series of very fast notes.

For whatever it is worth, am running a beige G3 with sys. 9.0.4. Automedia III & SampleCell PCI cards. Use Finale 2001 for most of my sequencing.

Thanks for any suggestions!

[lepetitmartien]

My music is complex and the drop-outs seem to always occur after a series of very fast notes.

Seem you have a traffic jam in your midi. too much data in a tight place and bingo. there's 2 possibilities :

- really too much data… becoming minimalist is a solution
- the noise level in the midi channel is competing with the actual data (a common problem with the nord Modular Editor taht needs clean midi connection for exemple)

The midiman is likely to be noisy… I don't know the Studio 4, and I jumped in the wagon in the USB form, so I won't tread on the serial connection problems.

Just one thing with the Studio 4, have you tried in system 8.6 ? It's an opcode interface, maybe the software doesn't like 9.04… just an idea…

Anyone has some input to add? Not sure I made the point here.

[damann]

i used the studio 4 happily for many years.
beyond what LPM said, just make sure that the communication speed is set to low (1mhz), and that the sequencer isn't having memory problems.
or report back, of course...