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Feature request related to red MIDI light
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Feature request related to red MIDI light

ktern 11:23 PM - 28 June, 2010
To the best of my understanding, the red MIDI light occurs when the signals being sent from the controller cause an "overload" in the USB port. Instead of making the music stop, would it be possible to temporarily cut off the controller, so that no input could occur but the music would just keep playing?

In pretty much every case, that should be less problematic than having the music cut out and should lead to fewer complaints.

Please note I'm not asking for help with my red MIDI light issue, it's quite infrequent and I'm using a rather old laptop so the solution is obvious. I just think in the event that it occurs, this would be a sufficient solution for most and worth considering for the next version of ITCH.
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Pene 12:39 AM - 29 June, 2010
ktern, which controller are you using?
The MIDI indicator lights red whenever ITCH detects that some MIDI messages have gone missing. When this happens ITCH does try to keep playing the audio smoothly - it could be that whatever is causing your MIDI dropouts is also causing the audio dropouts...
ktern 9:56 AM - 29 June, 2010
That's surprising to me; other reports I've seen here involving the red MIDI light also seem to involve dropouts, and I can't honestly imagine that it's difficult for a computer to play mp3s without dropping out if the controller is removed from the equation.

In any case, I'm using an NS7FX on 32-bit XP, usually without incident, although perfect reliability would be optimal. If you think opening a help thread would make the issue easier for you to fix, I can do that.
kraal 3:09 PM - 29 June, 2010
i think what is being said is the red light is a symptom of the drop out not a cause
ktern 7:34 PM - 29 June, 2010
Well, the red light is obviously only a symptom of a problem because it's just a display within the software, so... yes, but that's not the point.

I suppose I could try running ITCH for a while with the controller disconnected, but it's not a frequent enough issue that it'd tell me anything if no dropouts occurred. I think if I run ITCH for about 12 hours I'll get a few seconds of dropout.

That said, I can't imagine that the functionality of ITCH without the controller is something that would be at all difficult for any computer to handle, even if it's obviously optimized differently from your usual media player software.
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Pene 1:29 AM - 30 June, 2010
if you are getting dropouts then you should definitely start a help thread because this is not normal.

Unfortunately with the NS7 in some cases it is hard for ITCH to tell the difference between the platter quickly stopping and midi dropping out - but if the MIDI indicator is coming on then that means ITCH has detected it and your audio should play fine - so if it's not then possibly the MIDI dropout is not causing the audio dropout, but instead the audio dropout could be being caused by the same thing that is causing the MIDI dropout