MIDI/SDS Troubleshooting |
When using MIDI/SDS to send or receive samples, you should usually leave the Open loop check box on the Sampler Configuration dialog cleared. Open-loop transfer decreases sample dump speed and is more prone to transfer errors.
When to use open-loop transfersYou may want to use open-loop transfer in the following situations:
Your sampler does not support closed-loop transfers (handshaking).
You don't have enough cables to connect both the MIDI in and MIDI out ports.
Troubleshooting hardware setup problemsYou can use open-loop transfer to diagnose SDS hardware setup problems. If the Sampler Tool will not transfer data to (or from) your sampler, select on the Open loop check box on the Sampler Configuration dialog to see if single-cable transfers work. If open-loop transfers work but closed-loop transfers do not, you may have one of the following problems:
Your sampler does not support closed-loop transfers (handshaking).
Your MIDI cable or connection for MIDI input (send) or MIDI output (receive) to your computer is faulty.
Your MIDI card is not receiving MIDI input (send) or sending MIDI output (receive). Interrupt conflicts are a common problem for MIDI input.