I am pleased to announce that MIDI sync out is working in Steppa as of version 0.5! Now you can sync your Beatseqr to any MIDI hardware or software that can receive MIDI clock, which opens a whole new world of possibilities. One scenario to imagine is being able to playback melody or bassline patterns that you previously created along side on-the-fly created drum patterns from Beatseqr. This can really be helpful if you use Beatseqr for live performing like we do for Haptic Synapses. We tested MIDI sync with software like Propellerhead Reason and Ableton Live as well as hardware like the Korg ESX-1…fun stuff!
Also added to Steppa 0.5 is the ability to sync to an audio click track. I know the technique sounds very old-school, but it works….well enough for Haptic Synapses and Antacid Crew to use it to sync all kinds of hardware (old and new) at their last jam session together at Mighty in San Francisco. So how do you like them apples?
Keep an eye on http://beatseqr.com for links to the new version and developing info about Steppa.
It sounds silly, but the Click Track really is the easiest way to sync any setup involving computers. Computers can’t fake the funk when it comes to audio input or output, so you get really tight timing with really low jitter.
Take it from me, the self-appointed sync miser!
By the way, it was real fun to jam with you Haptic Synapses guys. I’m getting more requests to do it again!
definitely! I’m down, and I know that the other guys are coming back to town soon… so yeah! (well, one of them is… I dunno what’s up with the other one, gotta find out.)