TRANSMITTING MIDI CLOCK/SYNC TO EXTERNAL DEVICES
If you’re using Mixcraft in conjunction with a self-contained music workstation/ sequencer/beat-box type device (like an Akai MPC workstation, a Korg Monotribe, or maybe a crusty Yamaha RX-something-or-other drum machine you found in your uncle’s closet), Mixcraft can be set to send MIDI clock data over a standard MIDI cable. This lets everybody play together in lock-step. If you find yourself trying to hit the play button on two devices at once (which never works!), you may need to send MIDI clock to the external sequencer/drum machine. Here’s how to configure Mixcraft to send MIDI clock data:
1. Open a new MIDI instrument track by clicking the +Track button at the top of the track list, or click on an existing unused MIDI instrument track.
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2. Click the track’s keyboard icon to open the instrument window.
3. In the Category list, click <External MIDI Devices>, then choose the name of your MIDI interface in the Instrument Preset window.
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4. In the Instruments window click the Show button.
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5. Check the Send MIDI Clock and Status Messages checkboxes.
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The pop window at the top of the window lets you specify which MIDI channels will receive MIDI clock data (1-16, or all sixteen channels simultaneously). When you’re done, click the X’s in the upper-right window corners to close the MIDI clock and MIDI instrument windows.
To send MIDI clock on multiple (but not all) MIDI channels or to different ports on a multi-port MIDI interface, you can create multiple clock transmission “instruments” set to different single MIDI channels or ports.