Also, some feedback that is more on topic:
The below quoted options are really nice, but might there be a need for a small delay between reset signals and clock? Certain sequencers may have a problem with receiving both signals at exactly the same time. I ran into this issue when clocking stuff from the Midronome via a clock divider in my modular. Since I did not have the split cable needed to use DIN sync, I thought I could send a reset signal to the clock divider by using Silent Way and my ES-3.
With the PDC in Logic being pretty good I was expecting the first pulse from the E-RM plugin to be accurately synced with the trigger generated by Silent Way. However, the clock divider did not reset as desired and a timing offset occurred. In hindsight it may have been because the Midronome analogue clock and Silent Way reset pulse came from different paths - the former signal being processed by the Midronome and passed on while the latter came via adat to the ES-3 before being converted to an analogue pulse.
In any case, I fixed the issue by setting a negative track delay on my Silent Way track. This way, the clock divider got reset a few milliseconds before receiving the clock itself.
Maybe this kind of problem will not happen when the reset signal is output from the Midronome, but a microscopic delay added to clock (not reset) outputs might be a good idea just to be sure? I don’t think it should be problematic to have the “2…99” output mode set in such a way that it is, say, 0.3 ms ahead of the regular clock output. You could still use that output mode for other periodic uses than clock resets, e.g. if you wanted to trigger an envelope every 8 bars or whatever. Would still be tight enough. Almost getting into Pamela’s Workout territory with that output mode. Awesome.
By the way, I suggested 0.3 ms because I believe there is a trigger delay setting on my Mutable Instruments Braids module that can be set between 0 and 300 microseconds. Too fast and it might not help with certain sequencers, dunno.
Simon wrote: ↑15 Aug 2023, 14:02
I would suggest this list, for each output:
- /1, /2, ..., /24 -> sends a 5ms 5V pulse every X ppq (current values)
- StA (Start) -> sends a 0V->5V start/stop gate when the Midronome is playing/stopping
- rES (Reset) -> sends a 5ms 5V pulse when the Midronome plays, nothing when it stops
- 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ..., 99 -> sends a 5ms 5V pulse every X quarter note
