Elektron Musical Instruments

Hi!

At the moment I have two pieces of hardware (well... that are important... to this issue, at least) - an Elektron Machinedrum and a Clavia G2. I'd like the both of them to sync. That wouldn't be a problem if I didn't also use Live as a sequencer, 'cause I'd like them to sync to that as well.

So how do you clever people with multiple grooveboxes, arpeggiators and drummachines keep them all ticking on the same beat when Live (or any other sequencer) is the center of attention? Please fill me in!

Cheers,
Mikael


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I don't use Live, but I do occaisionally sync up my hardware with
logic. The easiest setup would probably be to use Live as your master
sync. I'm assuming that you have some sort of midi module that you can
connect to your computer. Direct Live to send its midi clock through
whichever midi-out port you desire. Connect a midi cable to this port
and to the midi-in on your machinedrum. Adjust the global settings of
your machine drum to use an external midi clock by entering your
global settings--select 'tempo in' and set this to 'external,' and set
'control in' to 'on.' Then connect a midi cable to the Machinedrum's
midi-thru port to the midi-in port on your G2. This, in effect,
bypasses the Machinedrum and sends along the same midi clock info. to
another piece of gear. This is the basic procedure for syncing up
several pieces of gear to one master unit. I have no experience with
this gear (the G2), but I imagine that the procedure would be very
similar to any other synth--find your way to 'system settings' or
'global settings' and adjust whether or not to sync using its external
clock or an external clock, and decide whether or not you want to
enable control messages. This should work, though you might have to
tinker with midi channel settings on your devices. If in doubt,
consult your manual for the G2. This sort of setup works for me when I
sync up my MPC and my Indigo 2 and my Oberheim-1000 to my Machinedrum
(one of its many bragging points is its precise internal midi clock).
There are probably several configurations that would work, but this (I
think) would be the easiest. Hope this helps. Please correct me where
I am wrong, oh all-knowing and all-seeing Elektron community. :)

charles

> Hi!
> 
> At the moment I have two pieces of hardware (well... that are
important... to this issue, at least) - an Elektron Machinedrum and a
Clavia G2. I'd like the both of them to sync. That wouldn't be a
problem if I didn't also use Live as a sequencer, 'cause I'd like them
to sync to that as well.
> 
> So how do you clever people with multiple grooveboxes, arpeggiators
and drummachines keep them all ticking on the same beat when Live (or
any other sequencer) is the center of attention? Please fill me in!

> 
> Cheers,
> Mikael

> Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.3.0 - Release Date: 2005-02-21

alternately, i see a sync input option on my Live prefs.  I don't have 
my midi interface connected currently or I'd tell you whether that 
means midi clock sync or something more sinister, such as SMPTE, etc.. 
I'm going to assume the simplest and say it might be a better idea to 
sync all things to the machine drum's master clock with Live on the 
backend of the daisy chain.  Some folks on the Ableton board have 
complained about Live being a bad master... though some folks say the 
same about Cubase SX and I never had that problem.. And folks on the 
Ableton board will complain and scream about anything, so take that 
with a grain of salt and try your own experiments.

but you really need to call timberlake before you get in*sync. ... he 
may be busy right now with a midnight prayer vigil for his idol michael 
J.

On Feb 23, 2005, at 1:40 AM, Charles Choc, Jr. wrote:

>
>
> I don't use Live, but I do occaisionally sync up my hardware with
> logic. The easiest setup would probably be to use Live as your master
> sync. I'm assuming that you have some sort of midi module that you can
> connect to your computer. Direct Live to send its midi clock through
> whichever midi-out port you desire. Connect a midi cable to this port
> and to the midi-in on your machinedrum. Adjust the global settings of
> your machine drum to use an external midi clock by entering your
> global settings--select 'tempo in' and set this to 'external,' and set
> 'control in' to 'on.' Then connect a midi cable to the Machinedrum's
> midi-thru port to the midi-in port on your G2. This, in effect,
> bypasses the Machinedrum and sends along the same midi clock info. to
> another piece of gear. This is the basic procedure for syncing up
> several pieces of gear to one master unit. I have no experience with
> this gear (the G2), but I imagine that the procedure would be very
> similar to any other synth--find your way to 'system settings' or
> 'global settings' and adjust whether or not to sync using its external
> clock or an external clock, and decide whether or not you want to
> enable control messages. This should work, though you might have to
> tinker with midi channel settings on your devices. If in doubt,
> consult your manual for the G2. This sort of setup works for me when I
> sync up my MPC and my Indigo 2 and my Oberheim-1000 to my Machinedrum
> (one of its many bragging points is its precise internal midi clock).
> There are probably several configurations that would work, but this (I
> think) would be the easiest. Hope this helps. Please correct me where
> I am wrong, oh all-knowing and all-seeing Elektron community. :)
>
> charles
>
>> Hi!
>>
>> At the moment I have two pieces of hardware (well... that are
> important... to this issue, at least) - an Elektron Machinedrum and a
> Clavia G2. I'd like the both of them to sync. That wouldn't be a
> problem if I didn't also use Live as a sequencer, 'cause I'd like them
> to sync to that as well.
>>
>> So how do you clever people with multiple grooveboxes, arpeggiators
> and drummachines keep them all ticking on the same beat when Live (or
> any other sequencer) is the center of attention? Please fill me in!
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Mikael
>
>> Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.3.0 - Release Date: 2005-02-21
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