<p>Go to Preferences, the click on the MIDI/Sync tab.</p>

<p>Open up one of your MIDI ports, and you will see the MIDI Clock Sync Delay.</p>

<p>Mess with that.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/2Zx85.png" alt="Ableton MIDI settings"></p>

<p>If that doesn't do it, then Driver Error Compensation, under Latency in the Audio tab.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/hpga7.png" alt="Ableton Audio settings"></p>

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2013-07-11T21:58:23.560Z
Just to verify that this *is* the switch; if I set the MIDI clock sync delay to some ridiculous value, my notes should be way off, no? This doesn't happen.
noio
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ObscureRobot
<p>When tapping a simple beat on my MPD24 controller in Ableton Live on a Macbook, the notes sound fine when I play them, but as the clip repeats, they seem to play too early. I must admit I am an utter amateur, but it seems like Ableton has moved the notes a bit earlier (to compensate for latency?). </p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/4hEjt.png" alt="Notes just before the beat"></p>

<p>Perhaps there is something wrong with my brain, but I really think I am playing these notes on the beat, not before. There is also a notable difference between when I play them and when the clip repeats after that.</p>

<p>What setting controls this behavior? Is there a MIDI latency setup step that I skipped?</p>

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Setting up (negative?) midi delay in ableton
noio
# Setting up (negative?) midi delay in ableton

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-05-29)

When tapping a simple beat on my MPD24 controller in Ableton Live on a Macbook, the notes sound fine when I play them, but as the clip repeats, they seem to play too early. I must admit I am an utter amateur, but it seems like Ableton has moved the notes a bit earlier (to compensate for latency?).

![Notes just before the beat](https://i.sstatic.net/4hEjt.png)

Perhaps there is something wrong with my brain, but I really think I am playing these notes on the beat, not before. There is also a notable difference between when I play them and when the clip repeats after that.

What setting controls this behavior? Is there a MIDI latency setup step that I skipped?

**Tags:** ableton-live, latency


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-05-29. Score: 1

Go to Preferences, the click on the MIDI/Sync tab.

Open up one of your MIDI ports, and you will see the MIDI Clock Sync Delay.

Mess with that.

![Ableton MIDI settings](https://i.sstatic.net/2Zx85.png)

If that doesn't do it, then Driver Error Compensation, under Latency in the Audio tab.

![Ableton Audio settings](https://i.sstatic.net/hpga7.png)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Just to verify that this *is* the switch; if I set the MIDI clock sync delay to some ridiculous value, my notes should be way off, no? This doesn't happen.  

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