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CharlieNorton
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posted 06 April 2009 18:54         Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Hello All,

'Download the beta Kyma FireWire Interface firmware supporting AV/C audio on the Macintosh 21 December 2007'

A few questions....

a) I assume the following release of KFIF 11 April 2007 does not include the AV/C support?!?
b) do most people have success with the beta?
c) does this improve the midi timing/latency

Think I might take the plunge, I have a laptop and Kyma; yet no mixer at home..!

Many thanks

Charlie

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SSC
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posted 06 April 2009 19:35         Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:

a) I assume the following release of KFIF 11 April 2007 does not include the AV/C support?!?

That's correct.

quote:
b) do most people have success with the beta?

Yes.

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c) does this improve the midi timing/latency

This should have no impact either way.
(Was there a problem before?)

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CharlieNorton
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posted 07 April 2009 10:15         Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
OOOOO no no no, there was never a problem with the timing, in-fact I would say Kyma feels incredibly quick and stable compared to many midi hardware synths, it was merely just a question/discussion point from a technical angle, as for some creative applications I like to trigger gates on a sample accurate basis. (which is not possible via conventional midi!?! because of the timing jitter!?!)
I was wondering if sending the midi down the FW is a step towards this.
Many thanks for just being there.

Charlie

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SSC
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posted 07 April 2009 15:26         Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Sadly, the MIDI over FireWire spec requires that you quantize to MIDI rate, so it is not an improvement in timing accuracy.

(MIDI-like messages using OSCulator and FireWire Continuum are another matter, though!)

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