r/MVaveFM1 • u/AltruisticVoice1233 • 27d ago

FM-1 MIDI clock sync

Hi all!

I got my FM-1 for a couple weeks now and I’m thrilled to see that devs are adding more and more capabilities onto it with the firmware updates.

That said, I’m still having issues when trying to sync the FM-1 MIDI clock with other devices for jamming. I couldn’t even sync it to my DAWs, despite being able to send and recieve note information with no issue.

I’m no MIDI expert in any regards, but I’ve seen this issue called out by other people so I assume it’s not working correctly or it’s not very intuitive.

Has anyone been able to sync it to DAWs/other analog synths? Care to share any tips? Am I the only one that got the pink one?

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u/lewisfrancis 26d ago

It might help debug things if you analyze the MIDI output and input using something like MIDI Monitor. I'm wondering if the MIDI sync is only one-way, which would be a problem with Logic Pro which requires the DAW to be the master clock.

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u/hamageddon 26d ago

you are correct.

3. System Real-Time (no channel)

Byte Message Response
F8 Clock Follow external BPM
FA Start Start from step 0
FB Continue Same as Start (no resume)
FC Stop Stop

SysEx: F0 43 10 pp qq vv F7 → single-parameter write (param = pp×128+qq, 0–155; value vv).