Do you think that is possible? From what i read, I am not sure if only the USB input can merge note data with the clock. I was thinking about merging the Note Data / CC from the deluge with the ERM through the MIDI in port of the ERM Multiclock.

I would have the Synthstrom Deluge for that. Thank you so much! I am also thinking about using my external sequencer instead of ableton for note Data and Midi CC. Other devices that only need note data and clock and maybe 1 or 2 occasional CCs share a port using different channels via a MIDI Solutions Quadra-Thru. They are each on a dedicated Multiclock port so their constant stream of CC's doesn't impact another MIDI channel.

The two sources are synths which also have control plugins in Ableton to record automation. As an example, in my setup I have 8 MIDI destinations and 2 sources, both of which are also destinations (using different channels and no thru-routing to prevent loops). Because you have 4 separate USB-to-MIDI converters (each port is separate), it gives you the flexibility to isolate busier devices from others. You must also adjust Ableton's 'external instrument' device latency to compensate and get everything back on-grid, but it's a one-time exercise that should yield tight, consistent timing between all hardware and virtual instruments across sessions.Īs for the number of messages, the limitation is the baud rate of each channel. The benefit of using the Multiclock for your USB-MIDI interface for messages is that you can use the panel interface to offset the clock timing of each channel to align it to your latent MIDI messages. While this ensures the clock is in time, MIDI messages are still passed from Ableton via USB and subject to all the latency of USB translation. The start/stop impulses and sync signal from the ERM plugin to the Multiclock via audio is slaving the Multiclock's internal MIDI clock, which is extremely 'tight' meaning low jitter (timing drift from pulse to pulse). The clock from the Multiclock and MIDI messages from Ableton are two separate generators. I worked with friends' Sync-Gen II and Multiclock on and off for a year or so before getting my own. I won't pretend to be an expert, but I spent years dealing with MIDI and analog sync issues before getting a Multiclock last year.

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