Thanks Florian. I will be reviewing the entire seq section and midi clock behaviour as soon as I have some of the more urgent stuff out of the way.
Regards
Murray

--- In kiwitechnics@yahoogroups.com , Florian Anwander <fanwander@...> wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I am not sure, whether this is already on Murray task list, but I'd like
> to mention it here:
>
> If the arpeggio/sequencer is set to MIDI Clock, the start/stop function
> still is only at the "start/stop" button of the JX-3P. The clock
> division form MIDI-clock to 16th notes starts withthe first tick
> received and hass nothing to do with the timing of other MIDI clock
> slave gear like drum machines or other sequencers.
>
> I think the internal clock which is sent to the
> sequencer/arpeggiator/pattern should be started by the MIDI start
> command and stopped by the MIDI stop command also.
> And the division /6 (=16th notes) /24 (=quarternotes) /96 (=each bar)
> MUST be reset with by the start command (internal and external start
> command).
>
>
>
>
> Additionally I could imagine a Mungo-Sync-like(*) start/stop function (I
> already wrote this to murray in the early planning phase):
>
> With clock select set to MIDI-clock the start/stop button might work
> like this:
> * MIDI Start -> Resets and Starts the Sequencer/Arpeggiator; also an
> internal counter is reset and counts 16 times on 16th notes up and
> resets then in a 4/4-bar loop.
> * pressing Stop(Start)-Button -> stops the clock which is sent
> internally to the sequencer/arpeggiator/pattern at the next reset of the
> internal counter (vulgo at the next 4/4 bar).
> * pressing Start(Stop)-Button again -> starts the interal clock at the
> next reset of the internal counter (vulgo at the next 4/4 bar).
> * MIDI Stop -> Stops the Sequencer/Arpeggiator.
>
> Of course this is limited to 4/4-bar music, but I think 95% of the
> customers will like it extremely.
>
> Whether the start/stop button acts in midi sync mode as normal
> start/stop or as Mungo-Sync-button, should be selectable with a general
> function setting.
>
>
> Florian
>
>
>
> (*)For Mungo-Sync see http://mungo.com.au/sync2.html
>