0008154: Midi clock should stream always

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0008154	ardour	features	public	2020-05-27 12:11	2020-06-01 17:38

Reporter	Dirk Offringa	Assigned To
Priority	normal	Severity	minor	Reproducibility	always
Status	new	Resolution	open
Platform	Windows 10	OS	Windows	OS Version	10
Product Version	6.0

Summary	0008154: Midi clock should stream always
Description	Midi clock should have the option to stream always, like the LTC has, and not only when the transport is running. Many synths and effect units rely on midiclock to work correctly: Arpegiators, LFO's, delays etc. In a a mixed setup, the DAW is usually masterclock! This is a mandatory "option". We don't do sounddesign only when the DAW is running....
Additional Information	Because there's a "feature" choice on top of the page, I posted tis here. Sorry if it's the wrong place!
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x42 2020-06-01 17:38 administrator ~0024340	This is likely a won't fix / cannot fix. The LTC option is mainly there to prevent old video hardware from unspooling the tape. There is a discontinuity when from stop -> play. In case of LTC that is a non-issue. This is not true to MClk. If MIDI clock is sent as continuous stream, playback can only be started in sync with MIDI-clock generator. stop -> play transition needs to happen exactly "on the music clock grid". Stopping and re-staring the clock would defeat the purpose of sending a continuous stream in the first place. However Ardour's transport cannot wait and sync-start, particularly not when it is slaved itself. That would need a larger re-design.

Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2020-05-27 12:11	Dirk Offringa	New Issue
2020-06-01 17:38	x42	Note Added: 0024340
2020-06-01 17:38	x42	Relationship added	related to 0008153