I’m hoping to be able to change Rytm mk II patterns in sync with Octatrack via the Octatrack MIDI output.
I’ve been trying to find the pattern change Midi CC parameters for the Rytm, but cannot locate them in the manual (APPENDIX C: MIDI, from pg. 79).
Page 57 says “PRG CH RECEIVE will when active make Analog Rytm MKII respond to incoming program change messages, which is useful when wanting to select patterns externally.”, so I take this is doable.
Any tips?
OT : MIDI > SYNC > Prog Change Send checked, Pchange Channel = X (1-16), not AUTO.
AR : GLOBAL > MIDI > MIDI SYNC > Prog Change Receive checked.
MIDI CHANNELS > Prog Change IN = X (1-16)
Program Changes are not CCs (Control Changes). You have to set the same midi channel for send (OT) and receive (AR).
Cool, thanks!
Can anyone confirm if the Polyend Tracker can send Program Change to the RYTM mk2?
P49 of the Tracker manual (english) says this:
a – f – MIDI CC or PC, channel aftertouch, or poly aftertouch outputs, sends MIDI values from 0 to 127. In the Instrument Settings, choose an instrument like M01, you can check and edit the available assignments. Each MIDI channel has its own now. While working on the Patterns, you now need to specify which MIDI channel you want for each of a – f step effects. Choose the MIDI instrument for that step. There are 16 MIDI channels available in the MIDI Instruments from M01 to M16. It’s possible to assign six different CCs to each of those channels separately.
I don’t fully understand it. I can infer each tracker step can send to a MIDI channel, and the FX1 & 2 can be used to send Programme Change messages to the chosen channel… but I don’t understand the format of the steps/FX.
I don’t own a Tracker and can’t experiment.
Digging up an old thread here but this does nothing for me. 
I tried changing the midi cables in case they didn’t have enough midi juice but I can’t for the life of me get the Rytm to change patterns slaved to my Octatrack.
Went into the Scale setup on the Rytm and checked the advanced settings (CHNG set to 16, etc), and I have the program change channel mirrored on the OT and Rytm but still no dice.
Can anybody say they can get this to work reliably?
Transport start/stop work as they should.
Good point.
Does clock work too ?
Are you 100 % the following is correctly set ? Eventually post pictures.
You can make tests with simpler settings (scale per pattern).
So how does one trigger the program change?
Changing patterns triggers the program change.
If transport is stopped and you change patterns, the devices will change to the same program (2 caveats exist: 1-set up is correct & 2-OT has 2 banks of 127)
If transport is engaged, then programs / patterns will change after appropriate pattern length settings… yes, INFinite will cause the devices to change programs after an INFinite amount of pattern repeats.
Also, it ensure that the channel OT sends programme change messages on (Sync Send Ch) is not the same as the Auto Channel on the Rytm.
