Syncing Arps from Polar to drummers click

[Voom]

You could get a SMPTE to MIDI reader & stripe a channel on the HD recorder with SMPTE in sync with the backing tracks. Then read that back with the reader & send the clock to your virus to get the clock in sync.

That doesn't help with your arp triggering but...

If you were using Ableton to playback your tracks, you could program your arp tones into clips that are precisely quantized which you trigger with a MIDI whatever.

Or at that point, sequence the clips and drink a beer since you've successfully programmed yourself out of the gig

[autococ]

Ah thanks for all the input....you really sorted this out in my head. The irony is that I was asking this question in the hope of keeping our show more live as it had been suggested that I put the arps on as backing tracks. Essentially the problem lies in one or two songs that have arps that 'hold' ie: I hit the arp once at the start of the chorus and leave it on. Its just that I know from tracking songs in protools that if the arp isn't bang on it sounds awful. Practice, practice practice eh?
Thanks again anyways!

Steve

[blairwillis]

Sounds like it's clearing up for you, Steve. Since I work a lot with live looping and multiple musicians, I really understand how it can get complex at times and we just need to sort through the possibilities to figure it out.

The best thing you have going for you in the current setup is that you know the BPMs, and therefore you will be able to match that. It's just a matter of matching your "1" to the drummer's "1".

I know what you mean about having a long held arp that needs to start right the first time.... and that's really up to your fingers.