Audio/ midi syncroniation problems

hi any idea why this is happening? its only just started recently and a message pops up telling me that its happening when playing a project and then... it does... im pretty sure my specs are more than sufficient for what i am doing so am assuming that its a bug in logic. has anyone else ever had similar problems? thanks lolly

It could be any number of things, I suppose and a more complete description of your setup could help, such as what interface you are using. I had a similar problem and here's a discussion where I tried to get to the bottom of it: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2067969&tstart=0
I have found that it is still happening. It happens most when I open old Garageband projects in Logic to remix them, and I am guessing that it is because the project settings that the GB defaults to when opening in Logic are incorrect for my setup. I have to go into my Midi settings for the project and check how its setup.

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Audio midi Sync problem

hello:
I was doing a session a couple of days ago and a friend of mine bought in several logic 7 projects. The first project was absolutely fine. However the second project seemed to have major syncing problems.The first thing we noticed was wrong was that the midi click seemed to be speeding up against the drum tacks. When i tried to add a bass track certain parts of the take were significantly behind whist others seemed OK. After about 4 takes i realized it wasn't my playing but some weird delay going on!
I tend to use a midi click rather than the internal logic one (because it sounds better) but when put them both on together there was some definite flamming going on.
I thought the mac might be freaking out but when i put the system performance up everything was running fine...
I'm sure this is an issue with a setting with in logic because the first project ok. I exported the drum tracks into a new project and the problem seemed to resolve its self.
I tried to ring the old importers of logic but i have now found they have changed free logic support to apple care. Apple want £144 before the can even consider helping! so any help anyone has would be most appreciated..
Thanks
JAMES

.... well apple thinks you are an idiot.. and idiots have to pay.. for an service!! You are hot in getting information .. and they THINK LOGIC makes no mistakes..
BUT thats not RIGHT!!
Logic, in my opinon is a very good software.. but sometimes . they arent fast as her own plattform developer...
and so LOGIC has mistakes..
THE SYNC
i experienced always the same SONG... and sometimes my PIANO doesnt groove.. and sometimes yes...
so i tried some things.. i selected ALL regions.. in the ARRANGEMET Window.. and the TRACKS.. adio, midi... are tight..
WHY.. __??
i dont know..
WELL in my case i have 3 .. THREE instruments.. piano , drums and base, but what happens if you have 100 midi trakcs.. and some audio tracks
you cant hear .. what is wrong . .and what ist right..
SO i what we have to do is.. to write.. APPLE .. what is the BUG..
i think they have such a mail form _?!!
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Hi to all of you!
I bought an Edirol "FA-101" a couple weeks ago, and when I try to plug and record with many mics, from the backside inputs, it seems that these inputs don't give me the "punch" I need. I mean by that that I have to go trough my old Tascam "M-30" in way to use the preamps from the mixer, so I can have a little more input "volume", and then, plug the direct output from the mixer and then plug it in the back inputs of the "FA-101".
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Hello,
I have a Kawai CN41 Piano that I would like to connect to my Macbook via USB to control some midi functions in Logic Express (incredible software by the way...)
The Manual that came with the piano says that it should just work. But for maximum clarification, I'll retype what the manual says.
"The CN41 piano can be connected with a personal computer with a USB cable for excahanging MIDI data. You need a USB Driver installed in your computer.
[For Windows XP/ME users]
A standard USB driver is already installed in your computer. You don't need to install a new driver.
[For Windows 2000/98SE users]
You need to install the desigated driver in your computer. Visit the KAWAI website at http:/www.kawai.co.jp/english/Download1.html and download the program.
[For Macintosh users]
Macintosh OSX automatically recognizes our USB interface. No Special driver is needed. Older Macintosh OS are not supported by us. If you have an older Macintosh OS, please us an appropriate MIDI interface and MIDI cables when connecting the CN41 piano to a macintosh computer.
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while installing USB driver
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* If you have any problem with USB communication, consult the instruction manual of your computer and check your computer setup.
* The USB-MIDI conversion board TID10000934 used in the CN41 piano is approved to show the USB logo. The USB logo can be used only for the product which is approved by USB-IF (USB Implements Fourm Inc.) test.
* Windows is registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
* Macintosh is registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc."
So when i follow the directions just like the manual says the only thing that happens is my mouse stops working for about 30 to 45 seconds. After it starts working, nothing whatsoever in the department of MIDI. It won't even show up in the Audio MIDI Setup application. Also, I'm not 100% positive about this, but I don't think it's showing up in the System Profiler as well.
I've tried pushing the rescan button in Audio MIDI Setup, nothing.
I've repeated everything with a different usb cable with no improvement.
And I even contacted Kawai Technical Support. The guy I talked to via email said that he wasn't a mac guy but he'd ask his friends who were if they had any problems, his friends told him that everything was working fine for them. Then he told me to go and buy a USB-MIDI interface and plug it into the traditional MIDI ports on the CN41 and see if that would work. (I really don't want to do that, one of the reasons I bought this piano is the midi-straight-to-computer-via-usb-cable-connection connection. Buying a little usb interface would defeat the point. Although, I'll probably buy one down the road eventually. I would just like it to work.)
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Hey Rob, Thanks for responding!
As far as I can see there is not. The piano does have 3 usb ports on it though. 2 A size ports to go to Kawai approved devices, such as a hard drive for recording directly to portable memory. These plugs are labeled USB to Device. Then it has one B size plug that is Labeled USB to Host. The manual says that this is the one to connect to the computer.
USB Controls do exist though. But manual states that they are for when you plug in a small hard drive/flash drive. The controls allow you to create new folders and move recordings around on a flash drive. And without a hard drive plugged into one of the A size ports I don't get anything but an error message.
Tomorrow I'm going to try and get it to work on a windows box. Maybe i'll have a little luck.
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In case anyone has had the same problem as me, I have just managed to fix this by doing the following:
Switch off Mac
Switch back on in Safe Mode (Hit power button, then hold Shift key until a loading bar appears at the bottom of the screen).
Switch off Mac again
Remove power cord and wait 15 seconds
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How do I get my Built-in Mic to work in Audio MIDI setup, grayed out 1

My iMac is over a month old, and the first week I had it I tried to talk on Skype with a friend. My mic wouldn't work, and after making an Apple Care appointment with a local Mac store last weekend, we found out that the iMac DOES hear me, Dictation works with my voice, but for some reason Skype won't pick me up. Another program I sometimes use is Livestream Procaster, and neither pick up audio from me, oddly though they do pick up finger tapping on the desk, which is no further away from the computer than I myself am.
I Googled this issue with Skype and I found this page:
http://community.skype.com/t5/Mac/Apple-IMAC-Internal-Microphone/td-p/305172
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I have a screen capture of my window as well:
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I'm talking with a friend, and he says I'm muffled, and he can't understand me but can hear that I'm talking. When I turn on dictation to record what I'm saying he says I come through crystal clear.
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I can't open MIDI set up in the Audio MIDI set up.
I get popping and high pitch oscillation in Pro Tools and Reaktor.
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512 RAM
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a M-Audio Firewire 1814
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Date/Time: 2005-10-25 16:41:44 -0400
OS Version: 10.3.9 (Build 7W98)
Report Version: 2
Command: Audio MIDI Setup
Path: /Applications/Utilities/Audio MIDI Setup.app/Contents/MacOS/Audio MIDI Setup
Version: 2.0 (2.0)
PID: 498
Thread: 0
Exception: EXCBADACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERNINVALIDADDRESS (0x0001) at 0x402a0000
Thread 0 Crashed:
0 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x924f8714 CFStringGetLength + 0x34
1 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x924fd1fc CFStringCompareWithOptions + 0x140
2 com.apple.Foundation 0x90a27100 -[NSString compare:options:range:locale:] + 0x64
3 com.apple.Foundation 0x90aa1974 -[NSString localizedCompare:] + 0x88
4 com.apple.audio.AudioMIDISetup 0x0000af40 0x1000 + 0x9f40
5 com.apple.audio.AudioMIDISetup 0x00009bbc 0x1000 + 0x8bbc
6 com.apple.AppKit 0x92f32ea0 -[NSWindowController _windowDidLoad] + 0x144
7 com.apple.AppKit 0x92f24e28 -[NSWindowController window] + 0x80
8 com.apple.audio.AudioMIDISetup 0x00008e34 0x1000 + 0x7e34
9 com.apple.audio.AudioMIDISetup 0x0000910c 0x1000 + 0x810c
10 com.apple.Foundation 0x90a4b0f8 __NSFireMainThreadPerform + 0x108
11 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x92546558 __CFRunLoopPerformPerform + 0x88
12 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x924f5b90 __CFRunLoopDoSources0 + 0x1fc
13 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x924f3448 __CFRunLoopRun + 0x1b0
14 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x924f7d74 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 0x148
15 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92886e10 RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 0xac
16 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x9288d4b4 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 0xf4
17 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x928af638 BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 0x60
18 com.apple.AppKit 0x92e822ac _DPSNextEvent + 0x180
19 com.apple.AppKit 0x92e98d2c -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 0x74
20 com.apple.AppKit 0x92ead0ac -[NSApplication run] + 0x21c
21 com.apple.AppKit 0x92f697bc NSApplicationMain + 0x1d0
22 com.apple.audio.AudioMIDISetup 0x000081fc 0x1000 + 0x71fc
23 com.apple.audio.AudioMIDISetup 0x00008070 0x1000 + 0x7070
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0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x949018b8 machmsgtrap + 0x8
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9490

Thank you Kirk for your reply and the solution. I couldn't find the .smil format option under Sys Prefs/QuickTime/Advanced MIME Settings, but then I realized I didn't install Real Player after the OS X upgrade from 10.3.9 to 10.4.7. I installed Real Player and restarted the system. The speech file that was not working came alive with the Real Player icon intact.
I really appreciate your help and I look forward to reading your book on QuickTime in the near future.
Sincerely,
Frank Kung
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I upgraded earlier in the week from a G4 eMac to a new Intel iMac. All appeared well until I tried to use my Evolution MK-361 USB midi keyboard from inside Logic. No midi events were coming through the system.
After some fiddling around I found the Audio MIDI Setup utility and the keyboard is not listed as a device in there. However, if I open System Profiler and select the USB information I can see that the keyboard is connected. According to the E-Magic web site this model of keyboard is class compliant and so shouldn't need a driver installed.
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Hi Jon
So much for plug and play
Yeah, it's great isn't it?
I emailed M-Audio tech support about it and apparently it's a known problem in 10.4.8 and they're waiting for a fix from Apple. I guess I'll just have to keep my eyes peeled for OS updates and go rummaging under the stairs for a midi cable instead.
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