Archive for December, 2009

Yamaha S90XS

December 13, 2009Serge No Comments »

here’s a description how to setup external midiclock syncing for your Yamaha S90XS. In the Quick Setup menu, you can choose setup 2. This results in the following settings : Local control: on MIDI: auto Clock Out: off Arp MIDI Out Sw: all on Perfect for synchronizing to midiclock .

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Yamaha SU200

December 12, 2009Serge No Comments »

The SU200 can be synced to midi clock by following the procedure described below : 1. Switch off all pads, and then press the [JOB] button to enter Job mode. 2. Press the [MIDI] button (pad 8 ) to enter MIDI Setup mode. 3. Set the MIDI clock (‘Sync’ on de the display) to ‘Ext’ [...]

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Yamaha dx200

December 12, 2009Serge No Comments »

The sophisticated sync features of the DX200 let you lock it in step with the rhythm of just about any other MIDI device, such as a computer, rhythm machine or external sequencer. No drift, no glitching, no slipping out of sync — the two machines stay perfectly in the same groove. This is great for [...]

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Yamaha Motif Rack XS

December 9, 2009Serge No Comments »

On the Motif Rack XS you configure syncing to midi clock in the following menu : Select midi (nr2). Then Edit the MIDI Sync Parameter. Possible values are : internal : Synchronization to internal clock. You can use this setting when this tone generator is to be used alone or as the master clock source [...]

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Yamaha RS7000

December 9, 2009Serge No Comments »

The RS7000 Music Production Studio is quite advanced. It can be synced to midiclock the following way : In midi setup (page 1/2) you can set the midi sync setting to “MIDI” This way your RS7000 can be synced to an external midi clock signal.

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Boss DR-3

December 8, 2009Serge No Comments »

The Boss DR-3 can be synced to midiclock : In the system menu, set the Sync parameter to auto : The DR-3 will now sync to midiclock as soon as it has received the start command (which midiclock sends automatically when you press start).

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Yamaha RY20

December 8, 2009Serge No Comments »

Yamaha’s RY20 is a cool device. Put the RY20 in MIDI Mode by pressing the [ MIDI ] button. The “MIDI” indicator is now switched on. The current mode is flashing below the “SYNC” prompt : Switch from “INT” (internal clock, the default) to “MIDI” (external MIDI controller) by rotating the Jog Dial or by [...]

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Roland VG-99 V-Guitar & VB-99 V-Bass

December 7, 2009Serge No Comments »

TheRoland VG-99 and VB-99 can easily be synced to midi. In the menu system/midi you can select the ‘sync clock’ options : The following settings are possible : INTERNAL : the VG-99/VB-99 ignores any incoming midi clock commands : don’t use this setting if you want to synchronize with midiclock. AUTO (USB) : The VG-99/VB-99 [...]

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Yamaha QY70

December 7, 2009Serge No Comments »

Yamaha’s QY70 supports reception of midi clock signal. You can edit the MIDI SYNC setting in the utility-midi menu : When the MIDI SYNC parameter is set to “Internal” the QY70 is controlled by its own internal clock. However, when set to “External” the QY70 is controlled by a MIDI clock signal received from an [...]

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Boss DB-90 Dr Beat

December 6, 2009Serge No Comments »

Even the small DB-90 dr beat can be synced to midiclock. (see picture below) To achieve synchronization, press the MIDI button on your db-90. Your Dr Beat will switch to “MIDI reception enabled” mode. The DB-90 now syncs to your midiclock and also follows the start/stop commands. If you press the MIDI button again, the [...]

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