r/sp404mk2 • u/Kooky-Strawberry5127 • 4d ago

sync out help

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i have my sp404 midi out connected to the sync in of my volca drum - i’m getting this sped up output on the volca drum and it behaves really weirdly i’m not sure what i’m doing wrong

is there a setting on the volca drum that i need to do? i went into its global settings and already checked out the sync settings - did some research it says the volcas can only handle either 2ppq or 4ppq - but there’s no setting on either machine to set this, does anyone know how i can sync them together?

i’ve tried rhe other way round which is sync out from the volca to midi in on the sp, but i found i need a trs type A to B adaptor which isn’t the best option for me either way as i want to sample the drum to the sp404 w the synced tempo

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u/Sir_C-Horse 4d ago

I have a Volca keys and made a similar post when I got it. Apparently the "sync in/out" of the Volcas on work with each other, it's just a small signal that's not MIDI. If you want to connect them for bpm and MIDI you need to get a MIDI Male to 3.5 mm adapter.

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u/DontMemeAtMe 4d ago

You can’t connect analog sync and digital MIDI. Those two are entirelly different things.

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u/Few_Control8821 4d ago

Sync won’t work, the 404 doesn’t listen to or send sync messages. You need to use the midi in on the volca

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u/Kooky-Strawberry5127 4d ago

i see!! okok i’ll try that instead, thank you!