5.Make settings on your external MIDI device (mas- ter) so that it will transmit MIDI clock messages.

6.Return to Pattern mode or Song mode.

7.When you start the sequencer of your external MIDI device, the ESX-1 will playback in synchronization with it.

If MIDI clock messages are being received at the MIDI IN connector, you can press the ESX-1’s PLAY/PAUSE key to make it start playing in syn- chronization to the tempo of your external MIDI device.

If the ESX-1’s MIDI Clock setting is “Ext” or “Auto” and it is synchronized to an external MIDI clock, it will follow the tempo of the external sequencer; you will be unable to adjust the tempo on the ESX-1.

If the ESX-1 receives a MIDI Start message while synchronized to MIDI clock, it will begin playing from the beginning of the currently-playing pattern (in the case of a song, the beginning of the pattern that was playing when the Start message was re- ceived).

Playing back in sync with other Electribe models

You can enjoy even greater possibilities by playing the ESX- 1 in sync with other models in the Electribe series such as the Electribe-MX (EMX-1), Electribe-S (ES-1) or Electribe- M (EM-1).

To make the ES-1 play in synchronization to the tempo of the ESX-1

Use a MIDI cable to connect the ESX-1’s MIDI OUT connector to the ES-1’s MIDI IN connector. Use audio cables to connect the ES-1’s line output jacks to your mixer or powered monitor system (ampli- fied speakers).

1.Press the Global key (it will light).

2.Press the [] cursor key to change the display to read “Clock.”3.Turn the dial of each device to set the ESX-1 to “Int” and the ES-1 to “Ext.”

4.Press the ESX-1’s PLAY/PAUSE key to start the pat- tern or song (the PLAY/PAUSE key will light). The ES-1 will play in sync with the ESX-1’s tempo.

If the MIDI channel of one of the ESX-1’s parts matches the ES-1’s MIDI channel, the ES-1 may sound in unison with the ESX-1. If this occurs, change the MIDI channel settings so that they do not conflict.

To make the ESX-1 and ES-1 play back the identically- numbered pattern in synchronization

1.Press the Global key (it will light).

2.Press the [] key to change the display to read “Clock.”3.Set the ESX-1 to “Int” (master) and the ES-1 to “Ext” (slave).4.Set the ESX-1’s keyboard part 1 and the ES-1 to the same MIDI channel.For example, set both to “01”.

5.Set the ESX-1’s MIDI Filter parameter “P” to “O”. Set the ESX-1’s MIDI Filter parameter “N” to “X”.

About the MIDI messages used for synchronization

The MIDI messages used for synchronization (Realtime Messages) are Timing Clock [F8], Start [FA], Continue [FB], and Stop [FC].

Only one master device (e.g., sequencer) in the connected system can transmit these messages; the remaining slaved devices (sequencers) will receive these messages.

Timing Clock

The slave device calculates its own tempo according to the Timing Clock messages it receives from the master device. Twenty-four Timing Clock messages are transmitted during each quarter note.

If you set the ESX-1’s MIDI mode CLOCK setting to “Auto,” it will act as a slave (it will receive Realtime Messages). However if the ESX-1 is not receiving any Timing Clock messages, it will operate according to its own internal clock even with the “Auto” setting.

Start

The Start message tells the slave device when to begin playing. A Start message is transmitted when you press the PLAY/PAUSE key. When a slave device receives the Start message, it will begin playing from the beginning in synchronization with the incoming Timing Clock messages.

Continue, Stop

If you press the START/PAUSE key on the master device while it is paused, the master device will transmit a Continue message. When a slave device receives the Continue message, it will resume playback from the location at which it is currently stopped. If you press the STOP key during play- back, the master will transmit a Stop message. When a slave device receives the Stop message, it will stop playback.

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