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I really like the speed and ease and undo capabilities of Cubase 4.0.
It's a great way to make precision MIDI Tracks and editing these tracks as overdubs for controller automation is even more editable than my beloved QX-3 hardware sequencer.

But the problems I have trying to playback via Cubase, the same MIDI Tracks reveals drop outs. On my 21 year old sequencer I have no such issue w/ playback of SMF's or drum tracks to use in VDAT live.

What could I possibly be doing wrong? With MIDI, it either works or it doesn't.
I can hear the dropouts since I know every single nuance and note, and the same SMF played back from the QX-3 through Scope MIDI In which then triggers the selected VSTi or Scope device works perfectly.

Does anyone have similar occurances?
These are active Piano improvisations, so yes they are busy, but I can speed them up to insanely fast tempos in the QX-3 and they still perform perfectly.

Is there perhaps a MIDI Buffer somewhere in Cubase due to it's OMNI style of recording or something.


Thanks,

is the auto quantize function on?

No definately not.
It would destroy a recording of a Piano SMF.
I also experience this when I do drum tracks and quantize them.
Sometimes the Bass drum disappears, but again plays back on the QX-3 fine.
The export works fine. It just has problems during playback.
It's no biggie, but it makes me wonder if it's this way though.
I still perform all of my automations on hardware and was hoping to use Cubase, but if it chokes on this small amount of data, it's safe to assume using slow faders and knob controls that use huge amounts of data, it will also choke.
It's all good though, I still consider it the fastest way to record and undo MIDI tracks. Those little LCD's on the hardware sequencers are a constant source of irratation.
The Roland MV8800 looks really good. As my eyesight gets worse and those prices get cheap I will get one of those and be done w/ the 1 inch LCD's.

I was thinking that there might be some kind of MIDI buffer maybe.
I know you know the app quite well, and trust your opinions.

Thanks for the response.

are you sure? it's on the transport on the far left....

Positive.

Auto is always off.

Quantize?...................I don't need no stinkin' quantizer..
Actually after I merge drum tracks I love the quantize choices and undo features.

XITE-1/4LIVE wrote:Positive.

Auto is always off.

Quantize?...................I don't need no stinkin' quantizer..
Actually after I merge drum tracks I love the quantize choices and undo features.

can you use the scope midi monitor and see if the missing notes are even sent. maybe cubase sends them too close together for the thing receiving them, or not at all. but at least you can check.