Re: Midi control of EDP

["Chris Payne" <soundboot@o2.co.uk>]

Yeah, I'm baffled!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Kroeger" <nospam@developsolutions.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 9:20 PM
Subject: FW: Midi control of EDP


> Any other info to be added ?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan Kroeger
> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 8:15 PM
> To: 'Chris Payne'
> Subject: RE: Midi control of EDP
>
> From Section 4 Loop III manual
>
>
> Here's what it said in the Loop III Manual and it seemed to work 
>according
> to the manual (nunber eight is really important because, it explains the
> limits of midi synch)
>
> Example 4.1: Syncing to an external MIDI clock
>
> 1. Set 8ths/Beat=8.This means that each beat (cycle) will be eight
> eighthnotes (one measure) long.
>
> 2. Set Sync=In.
>
> 3. Connect the MIDI Out port of a clock source to the Echoplex Digital
Pro's
> MIDI In port using a standard MIDI cable.
>
> 4. Make sure that your clock source is set to transmit MIDI Clocks (this
> setting is usually found under a "MIDI" or "Sync" menu or function key).
>
> 5. Reset the current loop by holding down the Record button for several
> seconds.
>
> 6. Load a rhythm pattern or sequence into your clock source, set it up to
> loop indefinitely, and hit Play. At the beginning of each measure, you
will
> see the sync LED flash on the Echoplex display.
>
> 7. The next time you hit Record, the Echoplex will wait for the beginning
of
> the next measure before starting the Record process. You end the Record
> operation by pressing the Record button a second time. Instead of ending
> immediately, recording will continue until the next measure boundary, as
> determined by the incoming MIDI clocks.
>
> 8. Once you've recorded your first cycle this way, the Echoplex continues
to
> monitor the clock source and maintain synchronization. However, once the
> basic loop is recorded, the Echoplex will not change the timing or
>
> Default: 8 8ths/Beat
> Parameter Row: Timing
> playback speed of the loop to respond to changes in your clock rate.
> Sequences with tempo changes in them, therefore, are not good choices for
> sync sources for the Echoplex. Another useful variation on the above 
>theme
> is to reset the current loop and briefly send MIDI clock to the Echoplex
> from your clock source. You can easily do this by playing a single empty
> measure from a sequencer. Once the Echoplex has received MIDI clock while
in
> reset, it will know to expect more. Press Record before restarting your
> clock source. Then, the Echoplex will wait for the first clock pulse
before
> recording, displaying "ooo" in the display while it does so. This is a
good
> way to get the Echoplex and a sequencer to start simultaneously. Some
> sequencers make this approach difficult, however, because they send out
MIDI
> clocks even when they're not actively playing.
>
> In the manual it basicaly states that should you start or restart the 
>loop
> it will not synch. It did synch the new loop start point for me as stated
> above the rest is entirely the musicians responsibility.
>
>