Beginner : Machinedrum & Ableton sync

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As I mentioned before, SyncGen Pro II solves any DAW<>HW sync issues for good. I’m using it and all is great. They provide you with two VST plugins. One for measuring the offset of you HW sequencer (GridLock) and one for actual syncing. You need to measure your external sequencer once and then just set the offset in the sync plugin. Recording of any external hardware with syncable clock sits nicely on Live’s grid. It’s like having one integrated system, recording straight into the clips/arrangements without any further manual peak snapping. It’s got some additional features like foot switch control (comes with one), multiple MIDI and DIN outs, MIDI controllable clock divisions, swing etc. The box is rather pricey but it’s a good investment when your setup grows. David from Innerclock is a friendly guy, ready to help or answer any issues. I’ve e-mailed him with some questions and he responded promptly. So it’s a product with exceptional support.

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Hello guys,I just bought sync gen 2 ,but i havent been able to install it properly yet.
I have connected 2 audio cables from my soundcard into Transport/Sync inputs of the Sync-gen,and on ‘‘Trigger’’ i have connected the machinedrum
Do I need to make some adjustment on ableton or something? I open the vst on an audio channel but there is a static buzz coming out from the speakers,nothing else
help pls
thanks <3

It seems that you are directing the sync signal (that buzz) to your speakers. It should be routed to the Sync input of SG2.

I am doing something wrong :confused:
I have connected 2 outputs (5&6) to sync/transport of sync gen,ableton is not letting me set 5&6 as outputs of the specific channel though.
any ideas? ableton only sees channels 1&2 as possible outputs on the audio preferences menu

I think the problem is that for some reason ableton wont see more outputs than 1&2.why is this happening?

i switched to asio driver,now i can choose 5-6 as outputs of the sync gen…but the ‘‘transport pulses’’ light is off…so something is not right here also

make sure the volume is higher enough on the sync gen channel. just play with the volume a bit.
also im not sure you need to connect the machinedrum to the trigger on the sync-gen.
i dont and i think everything works fine. but maybe i dont understand the point of the trigger thing!

I believe the transport pulses should be on,so something is not right here,the volume on the 5&6 channels are high enough :slight_smile:
So all i need for the sync to work is put the sync-gen on one random channel ? and then everything inside the ableton project will be synced?


Also make sure that you enable all outputs in Output Config of Ableton (or at least up to 5/6). Then you’ll be able to assign outputs 5/6 to SG2. Are you using the right RME driver, ASIO Fireface USB?
Your status LED should be lit green. Transport Pulses and Sync Signal should be lit white and Tempo Indicator should blink according to Live’s tempo.

Edit: Maybe just try to swap cables on SG2 side. I also never know which one is which so I simply try other SG2 inputs if it doesn’t work on the first try.

If someone is still interested in how solve this matter without an external clock device, I wrote a tutorial: Machinedrum and Ableton - Stable Sync via Ableton Link and iOS

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