There are numerous gizmos that can extract a hardware clock from MIDI. While the 320 does have a sync input which is very useful, it's not the same as being able to sync the rate to an incoming clock -- the sync input merely resets the waveform. You can produce an LFO synced to a clock if you divide it down and then shape it with a lag processor. This works if the divider produces a square wave or preserves the duty cycle of its input. However you have to re-adjust the lag processor if the speed of the clock changes. Other than that, it's impossible to sync an LFO to a clock using analogue. I saw a mock-up of the VC pulse divider that had a "ramp" output, and I suggested to Encore that they include a clock input for the digital oscillators in the frequency shifter. The ability to produce LFO's synced to MIDI clock is a very nice feature for a MIDI-->CV converter, but I would like to see a module that can produce dedicated waveforms synchronized to a hardware clock.
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[motm] RE: midi LFO module
2003-02-03 by media.nai@rcn.com
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