EML 400 sequencer in the midi world

[Fraser, Colin J]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: danial stocks [mailto:diode at hotmail.com]
> Sent: 26 February 2000 05:11
> To: digiboy at erols.com
> Cc: synth-diy at mailhost.bpa.nl
> Subject: Re: EML 400 sequencer in the midi world
> 
> MIDI clock = 24 pulses per quater.. so if a drum sound etc 
> triggs off the 
> midi clock pulse, when 24 such events have occoured, the midi 
> dev will have 
> advanced 1/4 note thru its sequence.. getting the midi dev to 
> step to the 
> next actual program note on each trig would be very tricky, 
> but just to send 
> clock pulse on trig should be easy - esp if you dont want to 
> send any otrher 
> midi codes - the clock code = 1111110000 [incl start+ end 
> bit] - which in 
> effect is a 128 us low pulse - easy to produce..

Almost...
The midi start bit is a 0 and the stop bit is a 1.
The quiescent level is 1.
The F8 code will be 0111110001
Not so easy to produce.

Colin f