Midi sync playback probs on the 404

5ch0k0 · Post by **5ch0k0** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 10:24 am

I´ve already searched : http://sp-forums.com/search.php but found nothing considering this event.

The story: I´ve hooked up a MC-505 with the SP-404 and it all works great actually untill I want to stop the beats on the 404 while still playing on the 505. When I start the 404 again while the 505 is still playing, the beats are way off the hook.

Is there any chance in keeping them syncrone or should I make a pad of the 404 in 4/4 silence to keep it syncronized?

greetz, 5ch0k0 pronounced shoko

Euclid Ov Oåklånd · Fri Jan 30, 2009 10:26 pm

I'm no good with midi, but I thought it kept everything sync'd otherwise what's the point, but it seems like you work around will do the trick just fine. Someone else probably knows way more about midi.

Platypus Beird · Post by **Platypus Beird** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 3:17 am

you have to change the 404 bpm everytime you stop I think, back to what it was originally

ColeRockLee · Post by **ColeRockLee** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 4:15 am

Why not just turn the volume down on the 404 when you don't want it?

5ch0k0 · Post by **5ch0k0** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 10:45 am

thx all 4 ur reply

Both are playing sync untill I stop/start the beats on the 404 because the sequencer is the MC-505.

If i turn the volume on the 404 down then all goes quiet cause I use the line in / line out on the 404.

Line in = from 505
Line out = to amp which means my 404 is the master volume to the amp

drewzle · Post by **drewzle** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 10:48 am

dude, setup a dummy pattern (ie empy) make it 1 bar long then switch to that when you want silence from the 404

info here about how to set-up a dummy pattern: http://sp-forums.com/viewtopic.php?t=1680

that way the 404's sequencer stays plugging along in time, and with the pattern being 1 bar, you can drop it in on the one any time you want

5ch0k0 · Post by **5ch0k0** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 10:55 am

Drewzle wrote:dude, setup a dummy pattern (ie empy) make it 1 bar long then switch to that when you want silence from the 404

info here about how to set-up a dummy pattern: http://sp-forums.com/viewtopic.php?t=1680

that way the 404's sequencer stays plugging along in time, and with the pattern being 1 bar, you can drop it in on the one any time you want

now that´s what I call an answer....thankyou very very much

drewzle · Post by **drewzle** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 11:11 am

no worries man

sounds like a great combo you have there, i'm keen to hear what you come up with

5ch0k0 · Post by **5ch0k0** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 3:56 pm

just got me a MYSPACE registry and getting some tracks uploaded asap.

my music genre is : house, electro and trance

for all you Midi people in da house, Drewzle has written the whole shibang very clearly so that even a german can understand it

....very good work m8

http://sp-forums.com/viewtopic.php?t=1680

PHeMoX · Post by **PHeMoX** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 9:41 pm

Cool, let us know the myspace address by the time you've got something uploaded there.

I've got a MC505 as well and am about to sample the heck out of some freshly created patterns, I just need to fix the lcd screen (can finally do that tomorrow

). This is gonna be fun.

dman5000 · Post by **dman5000** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 11:16 am

this thread was awesome,,, this problem was so new to me as i just got midi that the thought of it being a question to figure out had only begun to enter my mind.... 1 bar dummy pattern seems like the answer