SP-FORUMS

Guys - if I want to sync 2 samplers.. can I do it over midi to ensure the loops are perfect? Thinking of a SP-555 and a SP-404. Has anyone done this?

Also - I cant find any info on V-Link.. anyone ever use it?

because the SPs you mention only have midi in ports you will not be able to synchronise them.. you would need one in and one out. If you had a 3rd device capable of running as a master clock with a midi out port and a Ysplit cable so that you could plug both SPs into it you could sync them.

Thx for the reply. So 2 sp-555s will do the trick? Will there be a lag though? And I'm wondering if I could sync both the loop captures?

First things first: the SP-555 does have MIDI out.

So, yes, you can sync a SP-404 with a SP-555. How useful it will be is a different matter, are you thinking of using this to sync the pattern sequencers or what?

Loop Capture has nothing to do with MIDI, only way I can think of to actually sync it would involve a MIDI controller/sequencer capable of sending open/closed footswitch like stuff (forgot the right terminology for this) - something like the Roland FC-300 amp control function. I'm sure there's stuff that does that out there but I can't remember anything right now, old school drum machines probably have some kind of "trigger out" for this stuff.

I've only tried to use V-Link to control softsynths and stuff, so far not so good - but I'm pretty sure it works fine for VJ stuff.