issue with audio/midi syncronization

[lucatigre]

when i start logic studio 9, i hear a noise instead of the music and the program claims there is a problem with audio/midi synchronization. To solve i have to open preferences, change the buffer settings, then return to the previous (correct) values and apply. this solves the problem but it is annoying. is there a way to fix it definitely?

[David Nahmani]

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[spacebarz]

i was having the same issue for the past few days! the cause of me getting the check midi/audio synchronization message was, i tried to send a midi thru a bus that was also being used by a Audio track. So what i learned is Midi and Audio tracks CAN'T share the same bus. I hope this solves the issue for you if it hasnt already been solved

[Eriksimon]

So what i learned is Midi and Audio tracks CAN'T share the same bus.

 

That is incorrect.

 

I'm sorry, you'll have to unlearn that. If you have an audio track and a software instrument track that both send signal via the same bus to an Aux (very common occurance - a 'send/return aux'), this has absolutely no bearing on the software instrument, as in fact both signals are already audio at that point in the signal chain.

MIDI sync errors are most common generated from within the (3rd party) software instrument, and they are akin to System Overload errors, with the main two differences that Logic may keep on playing with a MIDI sync error, where with a system overload playback always stops. Also, you cannot disable the MIDI sync error message, you can disable the system overload message.

[Twister]

So what i learned is Midi and Audio tracks CAN'T share the same bus.

 

That is incorrect.

 

I'm sorry, you'll have to unlearn that. If you have an audio track and a software instrument track that both send signal via the same bus to an Aux (very common occurance - a 'send/return aux'), this has absolutely no bearing on the software instrument, as in fact both signals are already audio at that point in the signal chain.

Well then the statement is correct, but inaccurate. MIDI never travels via bus, right?

[Eriksimon]

So what i learned is Midi and Audio tracks CAN'T share the same bus.

 

That is incorrect.

 

I'm sorry, you'll have to unlearn that. If you have an audio track and a software instrument track that both send signal via the same bus to an Aux (very common occurance - a 'send/return aux'), this has absolutely no bearing on the software instrument, as in fact both signals are already audio at that point in the signal chain.

Well then the statement is correct, but inaccurate. MIDI never travels via bus, right?

 

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No, the statement is incorrect. It is true that MIDI cannot travel over an audio bus, but MIDI- and audio tracks (=outputs) can share a bus, because they're actually both audio at that point.

[Twister]

No, the statement is incorrect. It is true that MIDI cannot travel over an audio bus, but MIDI- and audio tracks (=outputs) can share a bus, because they're actually both audio at that point.

 

Oh that's right, my bad. I guess I misread something.

[Eriksimon]

No, the statement is incorrect. It is true that MIDI cannot travel over an audio bus, but MIDI- and audio tracks (=outputs) can share a bus, because they're actually both audio at that point.

 

Oh that's right, my bad. I guess I misread something.

 

Bad's a big word here...

 

Misreading is so easy, I do and I see it often; that's why I feel nobody should shy away from correcting someone else if they're possibly misreading, or, more common, misinterpreting something. It's inherent to an international site such as this.