posted 30 January 2001 16:57            

I do loop-based music, so i'm hyper-conscious of timing. I've noticed that period-based timing is far more accurate than frequency-based timing.

For example, my Roland MC505 stays in time (unsynced) to ProTools pretty well. that is, without explicit sync let the two run at the same tempo. einstein tells me that the two will drift eventually, but i find that they remain in time within the 8 minute songs i typically work on.

A kyma sequencer running at the same tempo will drift very quickly within this period of time. So will the otherwise-handy BPM sample sound (i love both of these sounds by the way, i just need to figure out a way to run them more accurately).

A function generator sound with "1 bpm: 143" in the trigger field (for example) however stays in time with both protools and the 505. i wonder, is there a way to trigger the sequencer this way so that i can get the accuracy i need? how about the bpm sample sound?