Analogue-sequencer

> Well, moving around the sequence location in Logic sounds like MMC (midi
> machine control) to me, which is *totally* different than just syncing to
> midi clock. MMC is what controls location and such, it's more like time
> code than a clock signal.

MMC is a control protocol for recording devices (stop, play, rewind
etc.). It does have a facility for setting location in terms of
timecode, but as far as I know it doesn't offer running sync. Perhaps
you're thinking of MTC (MIDI Time Code), which is basically a MIDI
encoding of SMPTE.

> Well, you're running logic so I'll assume you're on a Mac. It seems that
> what you need is some sort of fancy-dancy midi interface/patchbay/merger
> ala the MOTU Midi Express XT or something like it.

The MOTU boxes are a bit funny in terms of where they'll route MIDI
clock sync; they'll send timing bytes to everything, but SPP has to be
routed in a particular way. I can't remember how they handle MTC.

(Conversely, Performer thinks it's talking to a MOTU box even when it
isn't, and expects this behaviour, so getting beat clock from
Performer out through a non-MOTU box is a real pain.)

> Nice to know there's someone else out there who is fond of ridiculously
> complicated MIDI setups! :)

I used to be (four MIDI routers at once was our record for a live rig,
two of them MIDI Time Pieces), but, sometimes, life's too short...

	-- N.

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  nick rothwell -- composition, systems, performance -- http://www.cassiel.com