How do I synchronise the first note of a fractal tune with a tune played from my sequencer or notation software, or my own playing from the music keyboard?
If your sequencer or midi keyboard has an option to send Midi Start and Stop messages, you can use those – go to In | Options | Midi Sync , and select Start / Stop tune on receieve Midi Start / Stop Otherwise, select Start tune when a note is played from midi in (a “cue” note), and skip that note . Either way, select Wait for next note received to play first note . You will want to unselect Close midi out when inactive, and Close midi out when you stop play, because otherwise re-opening Midi out causes delays when the tune starts. Play the cue note or send the Midi Start message well in advance of the tune, say a bar ahead. The cue note is received by FTS but not played, just used to cue it to start the tune. It then sets everything up ready to play and pauses just before the first note of the tune. When you play your next note from midi in, the tune will start at once in synchrony. You can also assign a particular midi note to play from your sequencer or keyboard to start / stop the t
