Error while trying to synchronize audio & midi ?

I have Logic Pro 7 with G5 iMac (1st Gen) and MOTU 828mk2. Everything has been working fine for years until today. I booted up the same as normal but I get the message "error while trying to synchronize audio & midi". I get no sound at all and I have no idea how to clear this and get back to my track.
Hope this is a simple problem someone can help me with.
Paul.

I played around unplugging firewires and external drives and it seems to of cleared the glitch. It seems to be an issue with firewire but now I know the sequence which to turn everything on so far it's all good.
P.

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P.

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Just got Logic 8... installed (as upgrade from 7)
I keep (consistantly) getting this:
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Hi,
I first did what the manual was telling me but that made no difference as the sync would drop within 5 to 15 bars... very frustrating.
Since my original posting I have spoken with MOTU regarding this Audio/MIDI sync problem. There is evidently a simple reset that needs to be done (that is if like me you are using a MOTU 828 Mk2 interface), you have to toggle through both digital input and output settings in the Audio Control Panel. The problem then goes away.
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Simultaneously, the song stops until I press the "Okay" button in the pop-up window.
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open your Audio MIDI Setup utility and set the input to 44100
https://discussions.apple.com/message/12710638#12710638

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How to solve: Error while trying to synchronize Audio and MIDI.

The project consists of an hour long DVD of a play which I have loaded into Logic ( on a MacbookPro) and stripped the audio
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Most of the time this works fine.. but then I get the following message re-occurring every few seconds:
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Can anyone explain how to stop getting this error message which keeps interrupting workflow?

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Hello,
My rig: Dual 2.5 GHz PowerPC G5 3.5 GB DDR SDRAM. OS X 10.4.11. Logic Pro 8.0.2, Motu 828mkII interface, emagic Unitor 8 midi interface, Makie Control Universal, 7200rpm Firewire 800 Hard drives.
I Just launched a Logic Pro 8 session that was started a few days ago and when I click "Play" there is no audio from the recorded tracks coming through the speakers. All that comes through the speakers is a series of hi pitched (roughly 4k to 6k) beeps and then an error message: "Error while trying to synchronize Audio and MIDI". I've tried restarting everything and still get the same results. I tried switching audio device to "built-in audio" instead of the motu and that works fine, (the tracks play back correctly).
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Sounds like the MKII needs a reset.
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Article for those who hate Logic error windows
Seen in Logic Pro 9.1.7 on Mac OS X Lion 10.7.4
and Logic Pro 9.0.0 on Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.5
Logic Pro:
System Overload.
The audio engine was not able to process all required data in time.
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Error while trying to synchronize Audio and MIDI.
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It's sad.
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Apogee Ensemble (with newest firmware update/upgrade)
Iomega ULTRAMAX HARD DRIVE 1TB USB 2.0/FIREWIRE® 400/800 (sorry, copied from their site)
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Logic Pro 8 (latest 8.0.1) All standard plugs/samples, no third parties at all, just 100% Apple install.
Reason 4 (latest 4.0.1)
I reformatted the built-in hd to two partitions of equal size, one for the OS and one for whatever. I formated the external terrabyte into two partitions also of equal size, non are journalized, all are GUI partitions. I copied the LP 8 demos to both the internal "spare" partition and to the primary "Audio1" partition of the external drive. The Iomega HD is connected via the 800FW port and the Apogee Ensemble is connected via the 400FW port (the iMac has one of each). If I play any of the demo songs from the internal partition, they play perfectly, if I play them off the external Iomega partitions (either) within 8 bars I get:
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As I said, any demo played back from the internal drives absolutely perfectly..... Any ideas?
Cheers!!
Bobs

There are a lot of different opinions about partitioning in Mac OS X and you can read some of them here:
http://forums.cnet.com/5208-7592_102-0.html?forumID=25&threadID=44865&messageID= 530144
and here
http://forums.appleinsider.com/archive/index.php/t-8096.html
My opinion is that partitions cam be useful when:
1. the OS can't manage big volumes (as it was in the past)
2. the OS can't optimize the space on big volumes
3. want to install 2 or more separate OSes
4. organization (like in your case).
Now, OS X filesystem (HFS+) is robust and reliable and OS X is a multitasking system that parallelizes I/O operations like reading or writing a disk.
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Thanks for the beer!
cheers
rob

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Hello there,
My problem: Until today, I've been working with all my projects without any problems with my configuration, but today I've turned on the computer and when I play any project (including a new project with one or two audio tracks or the SAME PROJECT that i've been working the last night), 3 or 4 seconds later I get the fantastic and typical error from logic and an apparently more slow performance loading projects...
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I've tried all these things (searching in the forum) with NO luck:
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If the MOTU unit has a reset procedure, unplug it from the Mac and do it now. That's simialr to what the older 828MkII units used do when they needed to be run through the reset procedure.
It can be caused by a Firewire/USB glitch or power surge when powering up the computer.
p.s.
As a side note, I remember that same error.....
"Error while trying to synchronize Audio and MIDI. Sample Rate 41347 recognized."
From Logic 3.5, it's been around for that long, with different sample rates of course.
Back then it was from bad audio drivers.. it's difficult to pin down some of these errors as they can be caused by different things.
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Just made the transition from PC to mac. I've used my motu 828 without problems on Logic 5.5, and for the last few days thus was the case on my mac with Logic Pro 7.1.
Today, after casually exploring Garage Band, I cannot get an output signal through the motu (except for clicks) on Logic. Also, it keeps stopping and gives the message 'Error when trying to synchronize audio & midi'.
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I tried resetting the motu, and re-enstalling Logic without luck.
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Error while trying to synchronize Audio and MIDI-HELP PLZ!!!

Hi there, i have just started gettin the message wheneva i try and play audio/audio instr:
'Error while thrying to synchronize Audio and MIDI-Sample Rate 41222 recognized. Check conflict between Logic Pro and external device'
I get lots of high frequency bleeps n squeals thru the speakers. I am runing Motu 828mk2 and have only started gettin the problem reently its been fine before. The Motu has not problem playing audio in iTunes etc but as soon i open Logic it goes funny.

Hi there, i have just started gettin the message
wheneva i try and play audio/audio instr:
'Error while thrying to synchronize Audio and
MIDI-Sample Rate 41222 recognized. Check conflict
between Logic Pro and external device'
I get lots of high frequency bleeps n squeals thru
the speakers. I am runing Motu 828mk2 and have only
started gettin the problem reently its been fine
before. The Motu has not problem playing audio in
iTunes etc but as soon i open Logic it goes
funny.
Sounds like you need the infamous MOTU "Reset".
(the bleeps & squeals is a give away)
Follow these steps to restore the 828mkII to Factory Default Settings.
-Disconnect the firewire cable from the 828mkII
-Press the Setup knob
-Turn the Setup knob all the way to the right
-Press the Select knob
-Press the Value knob
-Power off the interface and plug the firewire cable back
in
-Power the interface back on
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