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Sysex for MEK sequencer start/stop

2010-07-25 by Todd Jodoin

Hi,

I’m trying to program a Midi Solutions Foot Switch controller to be able to start/stop the MEK sequencer using a foot pedal.

If I use the midi note start/stop option, the MEK sequencer only responds when the clock is set to midi in. Since there is no clock provided, the sequencer doesn’t run even though the start/stop but indicates message received (expected).

Is it possible to use sysex to do this while leaving clock set to internal? I noticed in the manual, there are real time messages for start (1111 1010) and stop (1111 1100) but I’m not sure what the rest of the message should be.

Thanks in advance,

Todd

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