To get a drum machine or hardware sequencer to play in time with a DAW, we need to make sure that MIDI clock is being sent from the DAW to the device. If you need a refresher, check these out: We’re going to assume that you’re already good with these. If you haven’t already, you may want to get yourself caught up on some of our recent articles on hooking up MIDI and audio. That being said, we will touch on some more advanced concepts, such as syncing non-MIDI devices, towards the end. This piece is aimed largely at beginners, so if you’re already familiar with syncing drum machines and hardware, you may want to turn off your phone and get back to beat making. To make sure that doesn’t happen, let’s look at how we can get everything set up so that when the time comes, you can concentrate on creativity. Nothing will kill the flow state faster than a piece of hardware that won’t properly sync. Until, that is, you get stuck trying to make everything work together. All those knobs really get the creativity flowing. Don’t get us wrong, we love plugins too, but there’s just something satisfying about working with physical devices. In Hardware Focus, we’re all about working with physical devices, like synthesizers, drum machines, and sequencers, both standalone and those inside of other instruments. In this Hardware Focus, we find out what’s up with sync. Getting drum machines and hardware sequencers to play nice with your DAW isn’t hard but you have to know the proper settings.
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