Digitakt doesn´t send program change to an external synth

Elektron Gear Digitakt
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I just created a topic about this exact thing but then find this one, I’m also noticing it only sends it if it changed.
So to summarize: if I want to sequence an automatic change to the correct patch, at the start of a sequence, I’ll have to add 2 steps to do it, where the second one is a different, but the actual program I want? Seems a bit silly…

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Hi, I’m having the same issue now. In the end did you solve the problem? Could you summarize the steps to make it work? at the moment I’m trying to solve a similar problem between the Digitakt and a model:samples. I opened a thread a couple of days ago as well. If you could give me some info on how did you solve it, that would be so helpful
thanks!

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Yeah, I’m getting mad at it too. I’m running Digitakt as a Master and TR-6S as a Slave. I’ve removed Program Change send so that is doesn’t send one every time I change Bank or a pattern in a bank. So I use MIDI tracks to send PC, and I get inconsistent results from one project to another while ALL MY MIDI settings are exactly the same. Do people experience the same stuff on DT 2 ? With or without trigs or trigless trigs ? From Pattern 01 to 0x ? And back ? At the begining on pressing PLAY ? While moving from one bank/pattern to another ?

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Ok, here are my findings to operate Program Changes from de DT OG to the TR-6s :

  • Make sure [PROG CH SEND] is unticked under {MIDI CONFIG/SYNC}, otherwise, the DT will automatically advance through TR-Xs Banks and Patterns (unless this is what you want and there is nothing else to do. When going to double tap [stop] “All Notes Off” it will always reset to first bank, first Pattern though)
  • On the chosen MIDI track, for a given pattern, set the channel of the TR-xS and (preferably) the rhythm pattern number you like for this DT pattern.
  • Put a Trigless Trig on the first step of the DT, alone or preferably with the same MIDI CH/PC that the global per pattern settings you just entered.
  • initially, I put “1st” as a condition so as not to re-set every time the TR-xS, but as it is the same demand, the latter seems to ignore it anyway: Pattern variations chain from one to the next on those presets that are programmed to do so (not all). I decided to play those trigless trigs 100% of the time : if it gets ignored first, it’ll work the second time round.
  • I rarely get missed PC, but it seems to depend on the TR-xS pattern of origin to be change - therefore a Roland issue rather than an Elektron one.