MIDI beat clock

MIDI beat clock

MIDI beat clock is a clock signal that is broadcast via MIDI to ensure that several synthesizers stay in synchronization. It is not MIDI timecode.

Unlike MIDI timecode, MIDI beat clock is sent at a rate that represents the current tempo. It is used to maintain a synchronized tempo and measure position for synthesizers that have BPM-dependent voices and also for arpeggiator synchronization.

Because of limitations in MIDI and synthesizers, devices driven by MIDI beatclock are often subject to clock drift. For this reason, it is a common practice on equipment that supports another clock source such as ADAT or wordclock to use both that source and MIDI beatclock.

ee also

*word clock
*MIDI timecode

External links

* [http://www.motu.com/techsupport/technotes/document.2000-01-03.5940408679 MOTU describes MIDI beat clock]

* [http://www.wikiaudio.org/MIDI:_synchronizing_devices WikiAudio's MIDI synchronization tutorial]


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