07-02-2025, 12:09 PM
Hi,
I'm experiencing an issue when connecting my external hardware to Ableton Live via the MRCC virtual input.
I would like to use my external gear as if it were plugins inside Ableton Live—meaning, when I press the Start button in Live, I want my external hardware to start in perfect sync with the Live project. However, I can't seem to find the correct settings on the MRCC to compensate for the hardware latency within Live.
My external hardware setup includes:
In Ableton, I went to Preferences > Link, Tempo, and MIDI, and under the Output section, I enabled 'Track' and 'Sync' for all 4 MRCC ports. I set the MIDI Clock Type to Pattern and the Hardware Resync Mode to Stop and Start.
After that, I recorded a drum beat from my Elektron Analog Rytm to check for latency. It was 13 ms off from the grid. In the Link, Tempo and MIDI settings, I tried entering -13 ms in the MIDI Clock Sync Delay section to fix the latency, but nothing changed — the 13 ms delay was still there.
I also checked the settings on my external hardware — all of them are receiving MIDI and clock data correctly.
Has anyone else experienced this kind of issue before? If you can help me solve it, it would be greatly appreciated!
I'm experiencing an issue when connecting my external hardware to Ableton Live via the MRCC virtual input.
I would like to use my external gear as if it were plugins inside Ableton Live—meaning, when I press the Start button in Live, I want my external hardware to start in perfect sync with the Live project. However, I can't seem to find the correct settings on the MRCC to compensate for the hardware latency within Live.
My external hardware setup includes:
- Elektron Analog Rytm MKII
- Elektron Analog Four MKII
- Roland SH-4d
- Korg Opsix MKII
- I selected Virtual Input 1 on my MRCC.
- Then I routed MIDI outputs 1, 2, 3, and 4 to Virtual Input 1.
- I connected the MRCC MIDI Out ports to the MIDI In ports of each piece of hardware.
In Ableton, I went to Preferences > Link, Tempo, and MIDI, and under the Output section, I enabled 'Track' and 'Sync' for all 4 MRCC ports. I set the MIDI Clock Type to Pattern and the Hardware Resync Mode to Stop and Start.
After that, I recorded a drum beat from my Elektron Analog Rytm to check for latency. It was 13 ms off from the grid. In the Link, Tempo and MIDI settings, I tried entering -13 ms in the MIDI Clock Sync Delay section to fix the latency, but nothing changed — the 13 ms delay was still there.
I also checked the settings on my external hardware — all of them are receiving MIDI and clock data correctly.
Has anyone else experienced this kind of issue before? If you can help me solve it, it would be greatly appreciated!