[A6] Midi Sync/Clock Question

David Evans dfevans at bbcr.uwaterloo.ca
Thu Jul 22 10:37:19 PDT 2004


On Wed, Jul 21, 2004 at 05:51:19PM -0700, matrix wrote:
> 1.  TR-909 midi out into A6 midi in to sync Arp and Seq of A6 to 909 - done
> and works fine.
> 2.  A6 midi out to Waldorf Q in to play Q with A6 as a master - done and
> works fine.
> 3.  A6 midi out to Waldorf Q in to sync Q with 909 - done and doesn't work.
> 

  AFAIK, the A6 doesn't "echo" an external clock setting to its MIDI
out port.

> If I use the midi thru on the A6 to the Q in, then it works but I can't play
> the Q with the A6 then.  Can you set the thru on the A6 to send local notes
> out as well?  There has to be a way to do this.
> 

  There's no way that the thru port is going to send local notes out.

  You'll need a MIDI merging gizmo to merge the output of the thru and
out ports.

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David Evans                                         dfevans at bbcr.uwaterloo.ca
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