Song/Chain mode with AR+A4 (and +OT)

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I’m starting to get to grips with song and chain modes which seem really useful for structuring sets and I wonder how these interact with multiple machines connected and sending program changes. Am I right in thinking that the master would be set in song mode and the slave(s) should not?

My understanding is that the Master device would send out program changes for any pattern changes that occur in song or chain mode (assuming it’s configured to send them and the slaves are set to receive them)

Do I have this right?

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You have options:

What you wrote is appropriate if you want the patterns on all the instruments to correspond at all times.

However if you use Song/Arranger mode on both devices but NOT Program Changes, the two instruments can follow through sequentially whatever is programmed into the Songs/Arrangements.

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aha! that makes perfect sense, so with program changes not being sent or received (but transport/clock being sent) each box could have it’s own agenda. Thanks Peter!