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Logic newbie has a stup problem please help!


Simon

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Hi all,

 

I did a course on how to use Logic back in January to March but I have forgotten some things...

 

I have just bought my first DAW and have the following kit.

 

Quad 2.5 with 4.5GB ram

2nd 250GB

RME Fireface 800 - latest firmware and drivers

KRK RP 8s

20 inch cinema display

Logic at 7.2.1

I have a novation Ks4 as my controller.

 

I get an error message every bar and comes back everytime I click ok. The message is:

"Error while trying syncronize audio and MIDI , sample ratre recognised, check conflict between Logic and external device"

 

I cannot get any use of logic until I get this sorted. I can play the soft instruments

but not do any recording.

 

I believe I am missing a setting and some important setting up.

 

Many thanks

 

Simon

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Looks like a sample rate conflict. Have you activated DDS in the Fireface Settings control panel? If you have, check whether Logic and the Fireface are set to the same sample rate. In the same panel, make sure Clock Mode is set to AutoSync. Logic itself should be running on Internal Sync; you might check this by holding down the Synchronisation button in the Transport bar.

 

If this doesn't work, David will come up with some more sophisticated advice altogether. :wink:

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Hi, thank you for the fast responce guys.

 

David in answer to your question, yes it does. It happens as soon as I hit play and/or record and if I am using the blue audio apple loops

 

I have spoken to Rme here in the UK and have checked the settings with them, and they said all is fine in the RMe as did the manufacturer of the Synth.

 

Thanks again

 

Simon

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Any other firewire device aside from the RME? Where is it plugged? In the front? Try plugging it in the back. Or the other way around. Your problem could be a bad firewire bus on the G5. If that's the case, you can buy a PCI firewire i/o card for $30.

 

But before you try that, try the usual: move your preferences to the desktop and restart Logic ~/Library/Preferences/Logic/com.apple.logic.pro, repair permissions...

 

And of course gertvanhoof's suggestions as well. Also try changing Logic's sample rate a couple of time to reset the drivers (although I've never had problems with the RME drivers, this has helped in other situations).

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Hi David,

 

I have tried all the firwire ports and tried the buffer settings at different levels. None of this makes the slightest difference..

 

Any other ideas please..

 

 

Simon

 

PS are there any changes I need to do when I first install Logic?

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Hi David,

 

I have fixed the problem! just after I posted last night.......

 

The problem was me.. I had set the card to 48KHZ but not audio MIDI and I changed this and all is fine now......

 

Thanks for your help and thoughts on this matter.

 

Regards

 

Simon

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The problem was me.. I had set the card to 48KHZ but not audio MIDI and I changed this and all is fine now......

 

Ouch.... this is not the proper way to adjust your sample rate. You have to do it from Logic: Audio > Sample Rate > ... and it will update both the RME drivers and the CoreAudio settings in Audio MIDI Setup.

 

As a rule, never change those settings from the RME interface or from Audio MIDI Setup.

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