Synchronize with an External Clock
There are three different musical clocks that you can use with bitbox mk2:
Name
Description
Priority
Clock In
Bitbox mk2 gets the CV Clock signal from an input to the
Clock jack on the front panel of the module. Bitbox mk2
expects a clock pulse signal with 4 pulses per quarter
(PPQs), or a pulse per 16th note.
1
MIDI Input
When a MIDI signal is connected to the MIDI In TRS jack,
bitbox mk2 will follow MIDI Start, Stop and Clock
messages
2
Bitbox mk2
Internal Clock
When no other clock input is provided, bitbox mk2 will use
its own internal clock fixed at 120 BPM.
3
Bitbox mk2 displays the current clock time in the top left corner of most screens in the
format <measure>: <beat>. If more than one clock input is available, the highest priority
clock signal (lowest priority number) will be used. Bitbox mk2 can delay the timing of the
playback of a Clip pad to synchronize it with a specified unit of musical clock time. To
synchronize the playback of Clip pads with the clock, configure a pad in Clip mode and
set the value for Quant to something other than None. Bitbox mk2 only synchronizes
pads with a pad mode of Clip, and only when Quant is set to something other than
None, such as Quant: 1 bar. Bitbox mk2 will then delay the playback of the pad if
needed to quantize it to the selected quantization unit.
Note:
► The Clock input must use 4 pulses per quarter (PPQs), or a pulse per 16th note.
► If MIDI and CLOCK inputs are both used, Bitbox mk2 will select the highest
priority clock based on the following order of priority: 1.) CLOCK Input; 2.) MIDI
Input; 3.) Internal Clock.
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Bitbox MK2 1.0.8 User Manual
