MIDI Message to start Pattern?

[PeterHanes]

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I use my Octatrack and A4 slaved to my DAW (Ableton) while writing. The clock stays in time, but as far as syncing up to the beginning of a phrase, quite often the Elektrons will end up not on the same downbeat as my DAW if I start and stop in different places.

Is there a MIDI message (CC or program change or what-have-you) that will start the A4 & Octa sequencers at the beginning of their current pattern?

I looked through the A4 manual’s MIDI implementation and nothing about the clock or sequencer was listed.

Thanks!

I’m not sure how much I can help you because I don’t have Ableton Live.

It’s true that Appendix D of the AF manual only includes the CC and NRPN assignments, but the transport and sync settings are described in the section about the MIDI CONFIG menu.

The following thread seems to indicate that Elektron’s MIDI sync implementation is generally sound:

Song position reset when a MIDI Start message is received?

I’m using an Analog RYTM as my MIDI clock master with both an Analog Four as well as an MPC-1000 as the slaves. I’m also using a MIDI monitor to keep track of what’s going on for debugging purposes. All of these devices are in “Song mode” and currently stopped. When I now change the song position on the RYTM (by moving the cursor and pressing “Yes/Save”), the RYTM sends out a Song Position Pointer MIDI message which results in both the Analog Four as well as the MPC 1000 updating their current…

The official MIDI system real-time messages are Start, Stop, and Continue.

What does Live do when you are stopping and starting it? Are you stopping it, or are you pausing it?

Sorry I can’t be of more specific help.