by John Bowen » Sat Apr 29, 2017 10:10 pm
We have had many discussions regarding this timing issue. The question has been, should the note-on event start right away, and clocks are then being counted, or should we wait to play the note so that it is on a correct beat boundary. We consulted with Tony at DSI to see what they were doing, and he told us that they are starting the note immediately upon playing (which is what the Solaris has been doing as well). this way, the user can play the keyboard to match with whatever else is playing, however, he agreed that this means the person has to be fairly accurate in timing. He said that they also have had feedback complaining about this, and the alternative is called sync'ing to beat clock, where the note played doesn't sound until a proper beat (i.e., quarter-, eighth- or 16-note division) as occurred. Evidently, there's been a bit of work on this issue among several manufacturers, so we will see if the demand is to change everything to work with beat clock sync, instead of the way it is now.
One thing you discover is that, at slower tempos, you get a noticeable delay with beat sync, since you don't hear the note right when you play it.
But we shall see what the feedback is. Your post helps to initiate this discussion!
We have had many discussions regarding this timing issue. The question has been, should the note-on event start right away, and clocks are then being counted, or should we wait to play the note so that it is on a correct beat boundary. We consulted with Tony at DSI to see what they were doing, and he told us that they are starting the note immediately upon playing (which is what the Solaris has been doing as well). this way, the user can play the keyboard to match with whatever else is playing, however, he agreed that this means the person has to be fairly accurate in timing. He said that they also have had feedback complaining about this, and the alternative is called sync'ing to beat clock, where the note played doesn't sound until a proper beat (i.e., quarter-, eighth- or 16-note division) as occurred. Evidently, there's been a bit of work on this issue among several manufacturers, so we will see if the demand is to change everything to work with beat clock sync, instead of the way it is now.
One thing you discover is that, at slower tempos, you get a noticeable delay with beat sync, since you don't hear the note right when you play it.
But we shall see what the feedback is. Your post helps to initiate this discussion!