A simple ARP sync problem

inthefade · Post by **inthefade** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 9:03 pm

I searched for this problem, and didn't find it, if it has been addressed already, please point me to the proper thread.

I'm syncing my micro-x as a slave to an mpc-1000, and sometimes the arpeggiator just won't work. I press the arp on/off button, it lights up, but when I hit the keys nothing happens. If the "Keyboard" toggle is switched on then the notes being played sound, but no arpeggiation. I can fix it by turning the power off/on, or it sometimes fixes itself after patterns/combis are switched around a bunch, but this isn't really practical when I'm in the middle of playing live, and have other voices being sequenced on the Micro-X. I can't pinpoint what is causing this, if it is a MIDI error caused by the MPC (haven't sync'ed it to other devices yet, I will try), or if it is a sync or MIDI setting I've overlooked, or what.

Any help?

Calvi19 · Post by **Calvi19** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 2:05 pm

you have looked on the global page, in the midi settings there you can filter some things that you don´t want to recive or send, there it´s an option for the midi clock.

inthefade · Post by **inthefade** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 6:15 pm

Calvi19 wrote:you have looked on the global page, in the midi settings there you can filter some things that you don´t want to recive or send, there it´s an option for the midi clock.

yyyyeah... I have it set to auto. Sorry for not making that clear.

Anyone else have this problem?

Bigs · Post by **Bigs** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:42 pm

Sounds like a clock problem. Make sure that the MPC-1000 is sending a midi clock and set the clock option in global mode to 'MIDI' instead of 'Auto'.

inthefade · Post by **inthefade** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 1:37 am

I think you guys are misunderstanding.

I'm using the MPC as a clock and a sequencer, and it works 80% of the time. It is an intermittent problem, and setting the micro-x to ext or auto doesn't change a thing--It'll work for a bit, and then suddenly I'll try to use the arp and it won't work.

I've also set the Micro-X to only receive the necessary MIDI data, and the problem still arises.

I don't know what the "RT" toggle does, or what the "Convert Position" PreMIDI/PostMIDI does... and haven't read up on it yet... Guess I'll go do that.

DJ Zombot · Post by **DJ Zombot** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 1:50 pm

I've had my micro-x for 2 and a half years and i've always had this problem. There's at least one old thread about this too. Sucks, but it's just a intermittent bug. For such an awesome unit it's kinda unfortunate...