Tight Live Sync with External Synths using Sample Accurate Clock

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Tight Live Sync with External Synths using Sample Accurate Clock

Post by jmkmusicpedals » Sat Jul 29, 2023 10:49 am

A new device that can perform sample accurate sync with Ableton Live, compatible with using the E-RM Multiclock plugin.

CLOCKstep:MULTI - Ableton Sync Video Demo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhHcWFfY_b4

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Re: Tight Live Sync with External Synths using Sample Accurate Clock

Post by Angstrom » Sat Jul 29, 2023 4:02 pm

In 1988 I started gigging with a TR626 and an SH101. To fill out the sound I had a cassette tape with backing pads on the left channel and a Roland sync pulse in the right which fed into the drum machine clock in and that drove the SH101 timing .

It seems insane to me that 35 years later we are still using essentially the same system for sync.

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Re: Tight Live Sync with External Synths using Sample Accurate Clock

Post by jmkmusicpedals » Sat Jul 29, 2023 6:58 pm

Yeah, using a square wave pulse is a fundamental design in electronics and pretty universal when you want to clock something. It's one of the things this device is capable of (including the ability to stripe a tape as well), but don't forget the other old things it does too: MIDI and CV Triggers :P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8TJFUGb1ZY

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Re: Tight Live Sync with External Synths using Sample Accurate Clock

Post by jmkmusicpedals » Fri Aug 04, 2023 11:25 am

Use the CV Trigger Outputs of CLOCKstep:MULTI to control Ableton Live Tempo and Transport through the Max For Live CV Clock In Utility:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GeZm9I_E2c

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