Is it possible to sync external gear from GP? I didn’t find anything in the forum about that. Just how to sync GP from external, which is principally working okay.
If I connect sequencers to my GP Midi out, they don’t react to the clock or transport control of GP. But if I connect another MIDI clock source (Elektron stuff) to the same device, it works.
There are 2 checkboxes. One is to enable the sync receive mode (what I don’t want).
The other one is to set a predefined Tempo when loading the rackspace. This one works internally. But the clock is not sent to the Midi outputs. I didn’t find an Option to activate that.
I fear gig performer does not send out clock.
But maybe a workaround could help.
How can your hardware sequencer be started by midi?
I think of this:
Start the hardware sequencer from gig performer by sending some midi messages and send clock back to gig performer from your hardware sequencer.
Thank you Paul. But in this case I can start the sequencer manually. The charming feature would have been that I could store tempo with my rackspaces.
And I was hoping that I could provide click to my drummer that way, even if the sequencer is not running.
@pianopaul mentioned Ableton Link. This is a new technology used in many applications. It is not limited to Ableton Live.
Many smaller apps - even for phones and tablets support Ableton Link and can sync up the clock that way. If your drummer had such an app and is connected to the same WiFi - he could be getting the tempo from you.
Another option is to route the GP’s metronome to certain audio channels that can then be fed to people who need the click.
Many thanks for all your ideas. I will try Reaktor. Maybe that helps.
Another problem with my looper is, that it runs out of sync after a while when I sync GP from my Elektron. So I Hope That this works better when I sync from the host.
Another question. Do you know if I can send a Midi command message with Tempo information from a script? I thought about letting sending the tempo of a Rackspace to my Sequencer, even if the clock comes from the Sequencer later on.
I have included a fairy full description of a Pure Data script and how to get it running to allow GP to be a master clock for hardware synths. There are many improvements that could be made, but this is a first cut. I have added it to Tips and Tricks so it doesn’t get lost.