Archive for the ‘supported devices’ Category

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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Yamaha QY700

December 5, 2009Serge No Comments »

The Yamaha QY700 supports midiclock. In the menu show below, you can setup the synchronisation : If you set MIDI SYNC to MIDI-A or MIDI-B, the QY700 will be controlled by MIDI Clock messages received from MIDI IN-A or MIDI IN-B. Select this setting if you are using the QY700 as a slave device for [...]

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Boss DR-670

December 4, 2009Serge No Comments »

It is not really difficult to synchronize the roland/boss DR-670 to midiclock. The device syncs to midiclock by default, so you normally don’t need any special setting. It is possible to verify/change this setting if you need to (excerpt from manual): This sync setting can be set to three different values : AUTO: In this [...]

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Yamaha RM1x

December 4, 2009Serge No Comments »

On the Yamaha RM1x, you can set the MIDI SYNC setting to MIDI : With a setting of MIDI, the RM1x will be controlled by MIDI Clock messages received from MIDI IN. Select this setting if you are using the RM1x as a slave device for synchronized play. This is the setting to use when [...]

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Yamaha RY9

December 3, 2009Serge No Comments »

The yamaha RY9 is a nifty little box. And yes it does support midi clock synchronization !!! Read the explanation on the image below to understand how to do it :

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Yamaha FS1R

December 2, 2009Serge No Comments »

The play speed of the Yamaha FS1R can be synced to midiclock, using the following settings in the Fseq->Speed menu : midi1/4, midi1/2, midi, midi2/1, midi4/1. The “midi” setting allows the Fseq playback speed to be controlled directly via a MIDI clock signal applied to the MIDI IN connector, although playback may not be in [...]

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Yamaha AN1X

December 2, 2009Serge No Comments »

The description below explains how to synchronize your AN1X to midi clock. Set the [EDIT ROTARY] switch to VOICE COMMON and press Tempo [UP/DOWN] to set the tempo of the Step Sequencer in BPM (Beats Per Minute). If you want the clock of an external MIDI sequencer or drum machine to control the AN1x’s tempo, [...]

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Boss DR-880 Dr Rhythm

December 2, 2009Serge No Comments »

The DR-880 and midiclock are a good match. You have several options to set up midiclock synchronisation : The sync mode parameter (in menu midi:setting) can be set to the following values : INTERNAL: –> don’t use this setting if you want to sync to midiclock. MIDI: –> your drum machine will always act as [...]

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Roland VG-88

December 1, 2009Serge No Comments »

The VG-88 can be set up to synchronize to midiclock: When you are in the ‘play’ screen of your VG-88, press F2 (bpm tap) : Turn the value knob to set the bpm value to ‘midi’. Save the setting. Your VG-88 is now correctly set up for syncing to midiclock

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Boss RC-50 loopstation

November 30, 2009Serge No Comments »

The Boss RC-50 loopstation is supported by midiclock. The RC-50 can receive MIDI clock from external MIDI devices and perform at the same tempo as (be synchronized with) the external MIDI device (in this case the midiclock application). This enables control of the RC-50 using the same tempo as your other equipment. Performances are normally [...]

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