Problem with note length

[dj]

Hi,

Your description makes me think that this is related to a problem that I've only seen when playing back through an external midi port. Are you using an external port?

Repeat endings seem to confuse Composer when an external port is used, causing some notes in the 1st ending bar to hang and then the whole piece to "catch up" in a rush -- sometimes! But not every time.

That's the best kind of bug -- one you can't reproduce at will.

When I play your St. Anne's Reel (by the way, I used it in a show a couple of years back) through an external port, I'm getting a lot of hangs and tempo glitches. However, when I playback through Composer 3's Notation Software Synth or through the Coolsoft Virtual synth is don't hear any glitching -- notably not where you highlighted it.

Perhaps Sherry can give you a more informed opinion.

David

[Sherry C]

Hi guys,

I, too, would be interested to know what device you're using for playback.

The problem that David alludes to re repeats is apparently a processor speed issue not for the computer but for the playback device as we've seen this issue only in older devices (I now have a legacy Korg M1 for reproducing such problems).

While there may indeed be a hereditary problem with the file itself, it may also be the device, or even a combination (those are the most fun to diagnose ). Reinhold has indeed made some improvements in Notation software products to try to be kinder and gentler to older devices, but there may be some issue that was inherited down the file history line.

So what device are you using, and do you hear the problem on all your playback devices (eg. different playback devices on the same machine)?

ttfn,
Sherry