MIDI sync issue— tempo being multiplied by 3 between electron devices

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I am running my bomebox between my Elektron Octatrack and Analog RYTM. For some reason the tempo set on my OT being sent to the RYTM is being multiplied by 3 and sent to the RYTM. Does anyone have idea why this could be happening?

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Hi,

And welcome to the Bome Community!

Perhaps you have multiple paths to your Octatrack and MIDI Sync is coming in from multiple directions (3 directions) to the Octatrack devices. Perhaps if you posted a snapshot of your MIDI routing and or any project file you are running on your BomeBox (if any), I could be of further help.

Steve Caldwell
Bome Customer Care

Also available for paid consulting services: bome@sniz.biz
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Hi, thank you! Happy to be here and excited about the possibilities of this device.

It would be easier to explain the routing than to send a picture.

I’m running midi out from Octatrack into the Bomebox then running out from the bomebox into a midi splitter which is running out into 3 synth modules as well as the Analog Rytm Drum machine. I have troubleshot and confirmed that the Bomebox is the source of the problem. If I connect the Bome without the translator program on it I don’t seem to have the issue, leading me to believe it’s an issue with the midi routing on the program, though I’m not sure what I might’ve done wrong.

The program is below:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ba1rSH1HCzy_ECjrMhrjH6QNwOBTKlrV/view?usp=sharing

Thanks!

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Yes, the problem is with your project file. You have 3 MIDI thru paths defined so anything that comes in will go out 3 times, 1 to each output. If the output is defined as an alias, then it will go once to each alias and then an additional time to the unaliased hardware port.

Here is how you have it.
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Assuming that your clock source MIDI DIN In and you want to send it to MIDI DIN out, this is how you should have it set up.

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If you want other translators, to go through the other paths, then you will can leave the routing as you would like but add translators to block the output to the devices you don’t want clock signals to be doubled up.

Also you have a lot if inputs and outputs defined some pointing to the same port. It is better if you define the exact routing paths you want for each type of MIDI message.

This tutorial should help you set up translators for routing specific messages to specific ports. You can also have translators to block certain messages by specifying the input and output port and set up the outgoing message a “None”

Steve Caldwell
Bome Customer Care

Also available for paid consulting services: bome@sniz.biz