Re: SV: Electro Harmonix 2880

[Rob O'Dea <bobby@deepsoda.com>]

I tried that, same problem.  The time still wavers.  The "midi out"  
also doesn't act like a "midi thru".  Anything I put after it wasn't  
receiving the proper time.

I have live but that's not gonna help out the live setup.

On Nov 22, 2006, at 3:09 PM, Thomas Wingren wrote:

> Hi Bobby,
>
> I have the 2880 and use it to loop percussion in sync with a laptop  
> running
> Ableton Live. Midi out from the 2880 is connected to a Roland 404.  
> Both the
> 2880 and the 404 is in perfect sync with Ableton.
>
> But I have had problems with other equipment when the midi network  
> is very
> long. Do you have the same problem if you connect the ER-1 direct  
> into the
> 2880?
>
> /
> Thomas
> www.expansionsmusic.com
>
>
>
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> Skickat: den 22 november 2006 16:51
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> Ämne: Electro Harmonix 2880
>
> Has anyone had any luck running the 2880 slaved to another device?
> I've tried a few configurations but nothing's working.
>
> My band plays live with a Midi network on stage.  The midi chain is as
> follows:
>
> <master> Korg ER-1 Drum machine (Drummer sets song tempo and  
> listens to
> click) <midi out>----> <midi in> Echoplex (git loops) <midi thru>  
> ---->
> <midi in> Korg MS2000B (arpeggiator or tempo delay with bass fed  
> through
> audio in of keys.)<midi thru> ----> <midi in> Electro Harmonix  
> 2880<end>
>
> If you record in the first bank it stretches the audio all over the  
> place.
> I tried leaving that bank 1 empty and starting the loop in bank  
> 2 .  That
> worked once but it eventually lost sync with the other devices and I
> couldn't make it happen again.
>
> I'm about to sell it and get an Echoplex if nobody has any ideas.
> I'm no "Midiot".   I just think this little machine is trying to be
> smarter than it needs to be.
>
> Rob
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