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Sync to external midi clock, Send midi clock, Connecting a pedal – Native Instruments MASCHINE+ Standalone Production and Performance Instrument User Manual

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4.4.2. Sync to External MIDI Clock

If MASCHINE+ is running as a stand-alone application, it can be controlled externally via MIDI

Clock by any device that is capable of sending MIDI Clock. This could be hardware such as a drum

machine, another groovebox, or even another sequencer.

To configure MASCHINE+ to receive MIDI Clock from an external device:

1.

Press

SETTINGS

.

2.

Select the

MIDI

page.

3.

Turn Knob 1 to select

Receive

from the menu.

MASCHINE+ can now receive MIDI Clock from an external device

When

Receive

is selected, the

PLAY

button is deactivated.

4.4.3. Send MIDI Clock

If MASCHINE+ is running in Standalone mode it can send a MIDI Clock signal to any device that is

capable of receiving MIDI Clock. This could be hardware such as a drum machine, another

groovebox, or even another software sequencer.

To configure MASCHINE+ to receive MIDI Clock from an external device:

1.

Press

SETTINGS

.

2.

Use the 4-D encoder to select

MIDI

.

3.

In the

MIDI Sync

section select

Send Clock

from the menu.

MASCHINE+ will send a MIDI Clock signal to any connected device that is capable of

receiving MIDI Clock.

You can adjust the MIDI Clock offset in the

MIDI

page of the

SETTINGS

panel. See

MIDI

Settings

for more information.

If you want MASCHINE+ to send other MIDI messages than MIDI Clock, in particular, if you

want to control other MIDI-capable devices via the notes played in MASCHINE+, please

refer to section

4.5. Connecting a Pedal

MASCHINE+ provides a pedal input in the form of a 1/4-inch socket on the rear panel.

The

PEDAL

socket on the rear panel.

The

PEDAL

socket allows you to use a pedal footswitch to control the transport. A single

footswitch with two pedals can be used to control the transport in the following way:

CONNECTING MASCHINE+

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