Midi Sync Problem Outboard Synths

[JC777]

Hello Reapermaniacs,

I'm sending MIDI out from my audio interface to a TR-8 drum machine which sends also sends clock to a TB-03 bassline synth. (Audio Interface receives CLOCK SPP from Reaper)

The problem I'm having is if I start the loop from 0 the TR-8 and TB-03 start out of sync until the next bar. I gotta note that starting from the next bar or leaving a silence before the loop removes that issue, there is no delay at all.

I'm not that informed on MIDI sync so I wonder what I'm omitting here... Is there anything I can do to make everything run smoothly from the zero point?
Just out of convenience, it's alot faster to start playback from 0 each time I wanna test an arrangement.

Thanks alot guys!!!

[JC777]

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[Andywanders]

Originally Posted by JC777

...if I start the loop from 0 the TR-8 and TB-03 start out of sync until the next bar. I gotta note that starting from the next bar or leaving a silence before the loop removes that issue, there is no delay at all...

Not sure what you mean when you say "start the loop from 0".

MIDI Song Position starts from Bar 1.

Bar 0 would be a negative value - before 1 - so although it will send a "start clock" message, it won't send song position until it gets to bar 1.

Try moving your loop to bar 1.