[PD] MIDI input problems in PD

[Villa Anna]

Sounds very similar to my problem. I also think it's a buffer problem cause
when I leave everything on overnight (unused), it still works perfectly
fine in the morning. The problems occur after usage.
I'll check out the tip from Raphael.

Thanks!

Laura

2012/2/26 Ingo <ingo at miamiwave.com>

> I had the same problem with Windows XP and a RME Hammerfall DSP card using
> only the normal [notein], [ctlin], [toutchin] and [pgmin] for a sampling
> synth. I don't think it's the midi interface. RME has some of the best
> drivers - very stable.
>
> Sometimes after a certain amount of time it started playing notes by itself
> and didn't seem to stop anymore. It sounded like notes or melodies that I
> had been playing before. Nothing random.
>
> Could it be possible that midi data is written into a buffer that does not
> get emptied anymore? Then something might trigger reading out that buffer?
>
> I couldn't recreate why it happened. Most of the time it didn't do it but
> every once in a while it did.
>
> I had no problem ever running Nuendo for days on that same machine
> programming midi. The same Pd patch was doing fine on a Linux computer
> after
> switching to Linux.
>
> Ingo
>
>
>
> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: pd-list-bounces at iem.at [mailto:pd-list-bounces at iem.at] Im Auftrag
> von
> > Miller Puckette
> > Gesendet: Sonntag, 26. Februar 2012 00:04
> > An: Villa Anna
> > Cc: pd-list
> > Betreff: Re: [PD] MIDI input problems in PD
> >
> > I haven't seen this problem, but I have to admit I don't think I ever
> > ran MIDI into a Windows machine for more than 2 hours at a time (back
> > when I acually used MIDI Windows itself wasn't stable enough to run for
> > that long at a time :)
> >
> > It's hard to know whether this is the MOTU driver misbehaving in windows
> 7
> > or somethig with Pd itself - my only suggestion would be to try either
> > (1) switching interfaces to something more modern than 828MKII or (2)
> > try using some other software to see if the problem is specific to PD.
> >
> > cheers
> > Miller
> >
> > On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 11:03:32AM +0100, Villa Anna wrote:
> > > Dear list,
> > >
> > > I have problems with Midi input in PD.
> > > I use Windows 7 and make use of a Motu 828MKII soundcard.
> > > I receive MIDI via a polytouchin object (make use of FSRs and a
> coridium
> > > armmite to translate pressure on the FSRs to Midi messages).
> > > All goes fine in the beginning, but sometimes after a while (f.e. 2
> > hours)
> > > my Midi input starts to be random (FSRs trigger that are not supposed
> to
> > be
> > > triggering). If I restart PD everything is back to normal. Any idea
> what
> > > the cause of this problem might be?
> > > It's an installation project so it is difficult to restart everything
> > from
> > > time to time.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance for your help!
> > >
> > > Laura
> >
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