MIDI Clock stability on RTP MIDI ?
My setup: ERM Multiclock sending MIDI
Clock into mioXL #1 via a DIN connection. Auracle sets up 3 separate RTP MIDI
sessions to distribute that clock to mioXL #2, mioXL #3 and mioXL #4. They all receive the MIDI
clock over their RTP MIDI session.
The problem I'm experiencing is that the clock is not consistent: I can hear 'skips' and fluctuations in the tempo.
To
eliminate any issues caused by other network traffic on my home network/lan I have setup a
network with only the 4 mioXL devices and a Mac (so that I can run
Auracle). I've restarted each mioXL and the Mac before starting and I'm running a
simple 100bpm clock driving a couple of drum machines and some
monosynths running single note arpeggios.
I can hear the clock causing random skips and slowdowns on
devices receiving the RTP MIDI clock sessions. The Behringer RD-8 is
one of the devices and the display shows the bpm changing by several bpm
at random times. I know this display is not a reliable indicator of bpm
but the visual 'approximation' of the bpm changes by several bpm.
Question:
is there anything else I should try to get a stable MIDI Clock over RTP
? Is this something that should be working or am I pushing beyond the
RTP MIDI spec/capability?
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