logicquestions Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Apologies for the stupid question but it seems like I can only send MIDI clock from Logic to an external MIDI device if I start the project from the beginning. If i start the project anywhere else, no clock is sent. How do I fix this? Thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extrememixing Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 What device are you sending to? MIDI clock is a very old spec. And in the early days, you did have to start everything from the beginning of the song. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logicquestions Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 sending to an arturia beat step pro, which i use to control/sequence some analog drum machines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stardustmedia Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 As far as I remember, MIDI clock is just a tempo information. It should be sent as soon as you hit Play. No matter where the cursor (song position) is. It wored for me with Logic 10.x, for instance when I have a cycle where ever in the song. But it's a long time I used it, so my memory might deceive me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logicquestions Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 Thanks for the responses. Yeah, I would assume this info would get transmitted regardless of song position but I can only transmit it if I start playing from the very beginning of the track. Really infuriating! Especially since it must be an easy fix... Any other tips would be much appreciated, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zplane Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 There should be a way to select transmitting MIDI song position pointer out from Logic, which I think will work as a jam/sync of sorts for MIDI, if you send it to an external sequencer. Or you should be able to start playback form anywhere and the external sequencer(s) will chase (assuming they work with MIDI song position pointer). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stardustmedia Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Song position can be sent with MTC (MIDI Time Clock). MIDI clock is only a "metronome" for syncing tempo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logicquestions Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 Still stumped on this one...anyone happen to know which setting I need to fix to get it to work? Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extrememixing Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Unfortunately, MIDI clock sucked 30 years ago, and as you are finding out, it still does. There is no song position, just a start mark and tempo. If you don't go past the start marker it won't start and it can ONLY play from the beginning. Can you set it up with Midi Time Code instead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logicquestions Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 How does one set this up with MTC? Simply choosing "Transmit MTC" isn't doing the trick (and I turned off the "Transmit MIDI Clock" when I tried that). What am I missing? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostmemories Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Very strange, Midi clock is sent everywhere you start playing, there is multiple Midi messages, a start/stop command, a message sent all 48 ticks, a continue command, and a song position command. Each time you start to play at a position, Logic is sending a song position, start, and ticks clock. You can setup some parameters under the project preferences in the "synchronization -> Midi" panel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logicquestions Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 yes it's so odd. i wonder if it's an issue with logic pro 9? i've tried every possible MIDI setting in the logic preferences but nothing is working... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logicquestions Posted April 4, 2019 Author Share Posted April 4, 2019 Bumping this old thread as none of the MIDI parameter settings in Logic X seem to do the trick for me. Just thought I'd reach out again and see if anyone has a solution for this one. Thanks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred B Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Pattern Mode (Project Settings>Synchronization>MIDI) should do the trick. In Pattern Mode Logic sends a 'start' command if you play from anywhere, while in Song Mode it sends a 'song position' and 'continue' command. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logicquestions Posted April 4, 2019 Author Share Posted April 4, 2019 That worked!!! Thank you Fred B!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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