Multiple Live!s, timing drifts!

Nappylady · Jul 11, 2003, 05:30 PM

The reason, of course, is that both soundcards sample at slightly different rates.

The drift is signifigant enough that I can tune Cubase to be correct at the beginning of the song, and by the end of the song, it sounds like a junior high band, with rushing clarinets and dragging trombones!

My question, then, is: is there a way to force my Soundblaster Live! to sync to a different clock from its own, perhaps that of the other Live!?

Eventually I plan to have 4 Live!'s in this computer (or maybe another computer), for multitracking use (16 channels of multitrack, costs only $120, yummm!) and if I can't settle this syncing issue, well, then this is a waste of time.

Thanks in advance for any input....

Max M. · Jul 11, 2003, 08:58 PM

>My question, then, is: is there a way to force my Soundblaster Live! to sync to a different clock from its own, perhaps that of the other Live!?

unfortunally, no, there's not.
(well, untill you'll try to make some _phisycal hardware modifications_ like "cloaking" of all cards from the same "quartz" - theoretically this is possible but... ).

Jul 11, 2003, 05:30 PM	#1
Nappylady DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 257 Rep Power: 0	Multiple Live!s, timing drifts! The reason, of course, is that both soundcards sample at slightly different rates. The drift is signifigant enough that I can tune Cubase to be correct at the beginning of the song, and by the end of the song, it sounds like a junior high band, with rushing clarinets and dragging trombones! My question, then, is: is there a way to force my Soundblaster Live! to sync to a different clock from its own, perhaps that of the other Live!? Eventually I plan to have 4 Live!'s in this computer (or maybe another computer), for multitracking use (16 channels of multitrack, costs only $120, yummm!) and if I can't settle this syncing issue, well, then this is a waste of time. Thanks in advance for any input....

Jul 11, 2003, 08:58 PM	#2
Max M. h/h member-shmember Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Evil Empire Posts: 2,639 Rep Power: 69	>My question, then, is: is there a way to force my Soundblaster Live! to sync to a different clock from its own, perhaps that of the other Live!? unfortunally, no, there's not. (well, untill you'll try to make some _phisycal hardware modifications_ like "cloaking" of all cards from the same "quartz" - theoretically this is possible but... ). __________________