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By C5ICK Mon Oct 05, 2020 3:50 am
Hello, I need help.

When I record a note twice in a track the first note gets extended all the way to the 2nd time that it was played.

For example, I record a C midi note on Bar 1, Beat 1. This is only a quarter note.

Later in the same recording I play a C note on Bar 6, Beat 1. The first C note gets extended all the way to the 2nd C.

This only happens to notes played on my keyboard and not the MPC X pads. I even tested it by recording a track using both the keyboard and the pads and only the keyboard notes get extended when they are repeated.

Please help me. I have to edit the midi notes every time and it is so annoying. What am I doing wrong??
By SakisX Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:38 pm
@Lampdog
I thought it was TC at first but he mentions
C5ICK wrote:....
This only happens to notes played on my keyboard and not the MPC X pads. I even tested it by recording a track using both the keyboard and the pads and only the keyboard notes get extended when they are repeated.
By C5ICK Mon Oct 05, 2020 9:49 pm
I am using an Aruria Keylab 61 mk2 keyboard with an MPC X (v.2.8.1), a 2018 Mac mini, the MPC Software and mostly Aruria V Collection plugins.

Midi cable going out of the keyboard and into the MPC X

Midi cable going out the MPC X and into the keyboard

USB cable connecting the keyboard and my Mac mini

USB cable connecting the MPC X and the Mac mini.

I wish I could post a screenshot but I'm not able to figure that out.

Just want to be clear. Only the notes that are played 2 or more times (from the keyboard) are stretched. All other notes that are only played once OR from the pads are not affected and remain as played/recorded.

The first note (before the repeated note) ends up getting stretched and overlapping the repeated note.

Thank you for your help everyone!!
By SakisX Mon Oct 05, 2020 10:32 pm
So we are talking about the software , not standalone.
As a first step I’d disconnect the midi cables going from&to the X and leave only the usb cable of the Arturia going to the Mac.
It might cause double triggering or even midi feedbacks resulting in unpredictable side effects on the software but I suppose that it would be affecting all events .Worth checking on list event view if the notes are doubled
By SakisX Tue Oct 06, 2020 11:29 am
Nice !
I use the same trick on my keyboard .Connected to laptop via usb and use the midi out to the MPC, so no need to replug anything.
Now you can reconnect them , but on the software disable in the preferences every MPC midi input port and on the Arturia
8.16.6.MIDI Thru .
•MIDIINtoUSB:off
•USBtoMIDIOut:off