When I press space bar, I see the green Play Button start on Gig Performer. When I press start in GP I’d like to send a start signal to my external MIDI sequencer.
I’d like to have the option to send MIDI clock (Gig Performer Tempo) as well as only start/stop messages without Clock info.
Is this possible?
Thanks in advance!
Anyone do this? i need to send start/stop and clock to a physical external advice, so Ableton Link would need to be converted somehow I believe. I’m on PC if it’s relevant.
GP can’t send MIDI clock, so you would need an external app/solution.
There are some software solutions: this is one the runs as vst plugin, but you must use an virtual midi cable along with it (loopbe, loopmidi). When you use a separate instance op GP, you could use that for sending start and stop via OSC also.
Edit: OSC is not of much use, if you want to control external devices. Sorry. And you don’t need a virtual audio cable to control external either
Edit 2: The TXL plugin is doing MTC, so it is not helpful at all when it comes to a simple midi clock. Sorry again
The plugin I tried: TXL Timecode Plug-in - TXL20
A stand-alone (but less controllable) clock:
You can also read this article: Gig Performer | How to synchronize Gig Performer's tempo to an external MIDI clock or Link-enabled products
I’ll preface this with admitting I don’t use/need midi clock sync. However I previously did some tests with various apps (including iOS) and found that Ableton was the most stable/accurate.
Thanks for the article @npudar but I am having trouble synching GP to the external clock sent from my sequencer.
I started a new GP session. In rackspace selected “Sync Tempo with External Clock” but see no change in GP tempo.
I;m successfully getting MIDI notes from the external sequencer in GP’s MIDI monitor. AND, I am able to sync other pieces of gear to the clock. But all the while, GP is not changing it’s tempo.
Please advise. Thank you
How is your external synth physically connected to GP?
The sequencer is sending clock out via 5 pin Din cable going into a MOTU MIDI interface which is connected to my PC via USB.
Are you sure the MOTU interface is not blocking MIDI clock messages?
That’s a good question. I’ll confirm that my DAW is successfully receiving clock later this afternoon. But how can I confirm that GP is or is not receiving clock? How can I monitor a clock going into a software like GP? I know how to monitor notes and CCs coming in to GP from other controllers, but not clock.
It’s automatic — if you have Sync To External enabled, GP will respond to external incoming MIDI clocks and you’ll see the tempo change.
