SYNCHRONIZE PLAYBACK WITH A CLOCK
Blackbox can either run on its own internal clock or follow an external clock. It can also
provide a clock signal for other devices to follow.
Configure Blackbox to Follow an External Clock
There are a few different musical clock sources that you can use with blackbox:
Name
Description
Prior
ity
Clock In
Blackbox gets a Clock signal from an input to the
Clock In jack on the back of the case. You can tell
Blackbox what PPQ to expect on the TOOLS screen.
1
MIDI Input via
USB Device
port
When a MIDI signal is connected to the Device USB
jack on the back of the case, blackbox will follow
MIDI Start, Stop and Clock messages.
2
MIDI Input via
MIDI In TRS
port
When a MIDI signal is connected to the MIDI In TRS
jack on the back of the case, blackbox will follow
MIDI Start, Stop and Clock messages
2
Blackbox
Internal Clock
When no other clock input is provided, blackbox will
use its own internal clock. Set the BPM on the Song
screen to adjust the clock speed.
3
You can control whether blackbox responds to the USB Device MIDI input, the TRS MIDI
Input, or ignores MIDI clock on the
TOOLS
screen:
1.
Push
TOOLS
and then touch
MIDI In
at the bottom of the screen.
2.
Turn the knob next to the
ClockSource
parameter to select which MIDI clock
source you want to use. Select
None
to ignore the clock signal on both MIDI
inputs. Select
All
if you expect you will only use one clocked MIDI input at a time,
or if you just want the two clocks to fight it out.
Blackbox 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. Blackbox can adjust the timing of the
playback of a clip pad to synchronize it with a specified unit of musical clock time.
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