Synchronizing Devices

Manufacturer Model Device Class Notable EXTERNAL TIMEBASE TRIGGER CV/GATE LFO FSK DIN SYNC MIDI INTERNAL SMPTE Feature IN OUT V-Trig S-Trig Generator (tape) CLOCK SPP USB TIMEBASE I/O [ PPQN ] [ PPQN ] [ PPQN ] Akai MPC-60 Sequencer 1 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12 (metronome) Std. Yes Yes # 96 LTC Akai MPC-3000 Sequencer 1 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12 (metronome) Std. Yes Yes # 96 LTC Arturia BeatStep Pro Sequencer Sync Box too! 1, 24 1, 24 8 Outs Out Sync24 Yes Yes 24 Boss DR-220 A/E 4 1, 2, 4 (via Trigger) In/Out 4 Doepfer Dark Time Sequencer 1 – 96 1 – 48 In/Outs Yes No ^ Yes 96 Doepfer MCV4 CV Converter Out Out Out In only No N/A Doepfer MSY2 Sync Box 1.5 – 24 Out Sync24 In only No 24 Electrongate MCC-3m Sync Box Clock Div./Mult. 1 – 96 Sync24 In only No 96 Elektron Analog Four Groove Box 0.5 – 4 (via Gate) via Gate 2 Outs Yes Out only Yes ? Yes 96 E-mu Drumulator Drum Machine Clock Div. 24, 48, 96 Out 4 Ins/Outs Std. 96 Future Retro Swynx Sync Box CR-78 write 12 – 96 Out only Yes No 96 Garfield Electronics MasterBeat Sync Box Deep 1 – 384 1 – 384 Any Out Std. Sync24/48 Yes Yes 384 LTC Innerclock Systems Sync Gen II Sync Box Audio-to-TTL 24, 48 (audio level) 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4 Out only Out No 24 or 48 J.L. Cooper PPS-1 Tape Sync Box Smart FSK Smart Yes Yes 24 LTC J.L. Cooper PPS-2 Tape Sync Box Smart FSK Smart Yes Yes 24 LTC, MTC J.L. Cooper PPS-100 Tape Sync Box 1, 2, 24, 48, 96 Out only Yes Yes 96 LTC Kawai R-100 Drum Machine Sync Box too! 24, 48, 96 24 Out Std. Sync24 Yes Yes 96 Kenton Pro-SOLO mkII CV Converter 1, 12, 24, 48 Out Out Out Yes Out only Yes Yes 48 Kenton USB-SOLO CV Converter 1, 12, 24, 48 Out Out Out Yes Out only USB Yes Yes 48 Koma Elektronik RH301 Sync Box 24 1, 2, 4, 6 Yes Sync24 Yes No Yes 96 Korg KMS-30 Sync Box Std. Sync24/48 Yes No 48 Korg KPR-77 Drum Machine 2 Outs Std. Sync48 96 (?) Korg DDM-100 Drum Machine Sync48 96 Korg Volca series Groove Box 2 2 No! In only Broken 24 LinnDrum LM-2 Drum Machine 48 In/Out Std. Sync24 96 Mutable Instruments MIDIpal MIDI Utility Box Sync Latch Yes Yes Yes 24 Oberheim DMX Drum Machine 48, 96 Out Std. 96 Roland MC-50 Sequencer 0.5, 1, 2, 4 (metronome) Smart Yes Yes 96 Roland MC-500 Sequencer 1, 2 (metronome) Std. Yes Yes 96 Roland MC-80 Sequencer MMC 0.5, 0.67, 1, 2, 3, 4 (metro) Yes Yes 480 MTC, MMC Roland MPU-101 CV Converter Real-Time mode 1, 2, 3, 4 via Gate 16 Outs Yes No 24 Roland MC-202 Sequencer 0.5 – 48 (via Gate) via Gate In / 2 Outs Std. Sync24 96 Roland MSQ-700 Sequencer Std. Sync24 Yes No 120 Roland SBX-1 Sync Box Re-Sync 0.5, 1, 1.33, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 via Gate Out Yes Sync24/48 Yes Broken Yes 96 Roland SBX-10 Sync Box 1, 24, 48, 96, 120 1, 48, 96, 120 No! click Yes Yes No 120 Roland SBX-80 Video Sync Box 1, 2, 3, 4, 12, 24, 48, 96 4 Outs Out only Yes Yes 120 LTC Roland CR-78 Drum Machine 12 2, 4 (via Trigger) Out +15V 12 Roland TR-606 Drum Machine 2 Outs Sync24 24 (?) Roland TR-808 Drum Machine 3 Outs Sync24 120 Sequential Circuits Drumtraks Drum Machine 24, 48, 96 24, 48, 96 (TB pulses) Yes No % 96 Sequential Circuits Tom Drum Machine MIDI out triggers 24, 48, 96 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24 Out (TB pulses) Yes No % 96 SND ACME-4 Sync Box Clock shifting 4 1, 2, 3, 4 Out only Out only No Yes 48 Tascam MTS-30 Tape Sync Box Smart FSK Smart Yes Yes 24 Touchprone MIDI-to-PPQ Sync Box 12, 24, 48, 96 Yes No 96 Yamaha RX11 Drum Machine 24, 48, 96 24, 48, 96, 192 Std. Yes No 192

% However, Sequential Tom & Drumtrak's MIDI stream contains Special SysEx message “Pattern Marker” # SPP can be disabled following last Clock of Pattern - Loop-back positions ^ forthcoming

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