Can SD3 stand-alone follow an external MIDI clock?

[NeedForStorms]

I’d like to use SD3 alongside an Elektron Octatrack. Is it possible for SD3 to listen to MIDI clock information and transport functionality (play/stop) coming from a piece of hardware? If so, how would I set this up?

Alternatively, can SD3 send this information out to hardware?

Thanks!

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[John]

Hi,

you can MIDI Learn Start/Stop but not send/receive MIDI Clock.

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[NeedForStorms]

Thank you!

That’s pretty unfortunate. They’ve put so much time and effort into making a pretty stellar user experience with SD3-stand-alone, but it sounds like I have to go through my DAW to tempo sync with any external devices. Wouldn’t be an issue if the DAW didn’t take keyboard shortcut priority over SD3. Makes writing drums in SD3’s UI pretty frustrating.

[Tareq Qumoq]

I’d like to have protools sync up with the stand alone version of SDX 3.

Mostly because Im writing an album and I would like to have one SDX session for all the sessions in protools.

I understand I can use it on an instrument track in protools, But in my specific work flow this seems more appropriate.

I control guitar pro 7 with protools. It would be a cool addition to SDX 3.

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.1.4
Operating system: OS X El Capitan (10.11)

[John]

Hi Tareq,

you can’t sync the SD3 standalone that way to Pro Tools. You would also need a true multi-client audio interface or several to be able to hear SD3 while Pro Tools is running. You can save yourSD3 Project and load up in the Pro Tools session’s SD3 plugin on an Instrument Track.

 

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

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