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Re: RC-50

> I'm still not getting why a few people think the RC-50 is 'useless' as 
> a clock slave.

OK, I'll explain. Test case:

- RC-50: clock sync is set to EXTERNAL, patch tempo = 120
- Some other midi device (synth): clock is set to master, initial tempo = 
120

Now increase the tempo on the synth to 130 bpm and check the tempo on the 
RC-50: it's still says 120. In order to sync the RC-50 clock to 130 bpm 
you need to send a midi start message; you can do that with starting a 
sequence on the sync but....this will also result in starting the current 
phrase of the RC-50 in playback or record mode. So these are the issues 
everyone talks about; you need more than just a midi tempo change message 
to sync the RC-50.

Sjaak