Future Retro Orb Owner Manual - Manual (Page 20)

SYNCING THE ORB TO AN EXTERNAL CLOCK
The Orb can synchronize its playback to any other MIDI
sequencer. In this setup, the Orb acts as a slave where the start,
stop, and tempo are all controlled by another MIDI device.
For this setup, connect the MIDI Out of the master sequencer to the
MIDI In of the Orb.
To set up the Orb’s MIDI mode, first press the Song key (the Song
key indicator should be on) to enter Song mode.
Now press the Accent/MIDI key to enter MIDI mode. The
Accent/MIDI key indicator will now be on, showing that you are in
MIDI mode, and the display will show whether MIDI is set for
“INT” or “EXT.”
Use the Up/Down keys to change MIDI mode to “EXT.” In this
mode, the Orb will respond to EXTernal MIDI messages.
Press the Accent/MIDI key again, and the display will show which
MIDI channel the Orb will send and receive its MIDI
information on.
For the Orb to synchronize to a master sequencer, it does not
matter what MIDI channel is selected, as MIDI Start/Stop and
Clock commands are a global message not specific to any one
MIDI channel.
Press the Accent/MIDI key again and the display will show the
MIDI Program Change page. For more information on using MIDI
Program Change messages, please read page 41.
Press the Accent/MIDI key once more to exit MIDI mode. The
Accent/MIDI key indicator will now be off.
Select the song or pattern you want the Orb to play, and press the
Play key. The Play key indicator will turn on, showing that the
sequencer is now cued and ready to begin playback.
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Make sure that the master sequencer is set to a mode that allows it
to act as a master and send the start, stop, and tempo information.
Once this has been done, starting/stopping and changing the tempo
of the master device will also control these same parameters in
the Orb.
Avoid having the master sequencer send MMC or MTC as the
clock. All the Orb needs to receive is simple MIDI Clock/Start/Stop
commands.
Note: If the Play key indicator is on, the Orb works as a slave
(syncing its playback). When the Play key indicator is off and MIDI
mode is set to EXTernal, the Orb will receive MIDI Note data on
the selected MIDI channel and convert this information into CV,
Gate and Velocity analog signals, as described on the next page.
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