External Instrument Issue

AML · Post by **AML** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 6:16 pm

This might be something I am doing, but I have yet to figure out what it is. I have my MIDI out of my Ultralite going into the In of my Electribe, then the Thru of my Electribe going to the in of my MBase. Regardless of what channel I set my External Instruments and my Electribe to, the External Instrument is always triggering the Electribe, so I am getting the Mbase and Electribe playing at the same time. I am probably overlooking something, but I have been staring so long I can't figure it out. Any input is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

madlab · Post by **madlab** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 6:34 pm

Do you use the internal clock of the electribe and trig patterns in sync or play individual sounds on the electribe without its sequencer ?

AML · Post by **AML** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:00 pm

Clock is set to external in electribe. I have the External Instrument Channel set to 3 (the same the Mbase is set to) and electribe is set to 1. When I play the track with the channel directed to MBase, the electribe still triggers.

madlab · Post by **madlab** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:07 pm

I think this is normal behaviour : the midi clock is sent on all 16 channels of your midi port, as set in your preferences 'midi/sync' settings. Ican't tell you now if you have the possibility to send it only to one port of an interface, but I guess not. If you don't have any free port on a second interface, the only workaround is to turn down the volume on the electribe when you don't want to hear it.