Accurate DAW sync?

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Accurate DAW sync?

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I am running a pretty basic arp which I set up using the sync divider which goes directly into the arpeggiator. Everything is set up so that the sync resets every time I hit the keys. However, in Cubase for example, the sync is not perfectly aligned with the Midi clock. Sometimes it just seems to run a little faster until the new note gets triggered and the arp resets again. It sounds like the arp is stumbling around and pushed by the midi events but it just doesn't time right. When I combine this with 2 more instrument instances of voltage modular, this becomes even more chaotic and apparent. How do you tackle this problem other than rendering everything in place and hoping for the best?

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Robert
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ok so after fiddling around a bit, I could figure out a few things:

+ use an amp wired behind the sync divider, which is modulated by the host gate
+ sync divider reset needs to be wired to host "start"

that helps to get the tempo more in sync with the DAW timeline
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good post, thanks!
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Post by huggermugger »

Synching sequencer playback in VM to your DAW is easy. Here's what it looks like in Reason, but it looks the same in any DAW. I'm using green cables for Start and Reset, red cables for Stop, and yellow cables for Clock data. Once you've hooked this up, the Play and Stop functions in your DAW should start and stop VM's sequencers too. :)
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