Analogue Solutions Oberkorn sequencer - Manual (Page 29)

Oberkorn User Manual
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MIDI SYNC USING MIDI NOTE MESSAGES
Some people seem to have difficulty in synchronising Oberkorn to MIDI. It’s not that there is
a fault, or that it’s hard to do (from our point of view!) But I think some people who are new to
analogue gear may not understand the concepts.
Note: this manual really applies to Oberkorn, but using a suitable MIDI to Trigger module,
like our own MT9 – the same principles can be applied to Eurokorn – to synth to a MIDI
sequencer using MIDI notes as a clock source.
MIDI SYNC – LEAST PREFERRED METHOD
The traditional way to get gear to clock in time is to use MIDI Sync. This is what you would
typically use to get a MIDI sequencer and a MIDI drum machine to play in time.
The problem with MIDI Sync is it is continuous. So the slaved gear will continued to play as
long as the Master sequencer is playing. The slave can’t be stopped, paused, or have its
timing changed.
Oberkorn can be set up to run from MIDI Sync – but in our opinion it is not the best method
for the reasons outlined above. But in case you do want to do it that way this is how.
Note: Using MIDI synth the gate signals produced will be very short. So you may have to
turn up the Decay/Release on your analogue synth.
MIDI CONNECTION AND SET-UP
Take MIDI Out from your master MIDI sequencer (DAW, for example). Plug that to MIDI In
on the back of the Oberkorn.
Ensure your cable is a MIDI cable and not a DIN cable – as they are wired differently.
Ensure the cable is not faulty!