CLOCKstep - Master MIDI Clock and Metronome Generator Pedal

SYNC AND MUCH MORE

The role of a master MIDI Clock is to send a pulse signal that allows devices such as Sequencers, Drum Machines and Audio Loopers to stay in sync with each other.

That's only the beginning of what CLOCKstep provides.

Add greater remote MIDI control to all your MIDI devices. Quantize MIDI Commands to be sent at the beginning of a bar. Automatically repeat commands at a specified rhythmic interval. Configure a metronome that will give you a nearly unlimited range of click track patterns. Manage it all through custom Presets and a robust MIDI Interface.

Clock Stability
Running with microsecond-calculated precision, great care was taken so that no other action can interrupt and sacrifice stability. Stable Clock is always the priority!

300 Song Presets
Each Preset stores the Name, Tempo (BPM), Time Signature, Custom MIDI commands assignments, Metronome patterns and all other relevant settings.

250 MIDI Commands
Custom MIDI is stored as reusable entities. Create a MIDI Command once, name it up to 12 characters, and then assign it to multiple Presets or Trigger actions.

Cue Trigger Actions
You can assign MIDI commands that will cue on the Bar, Quarter Note or Eighth Note, and attach commands to many other actions within the pedal, such as Transport Start.

Automated MIDI
MIDI Commands can be set to automatically repeat after a defined number of elapsed bars, enabling vital resync style functions with devices that don't follow MIDI Clock.

External MIDI Control
Nearly every aspect of CLOCKstep has been exposed to outside MIDI control. It's possible to rely on CLOCKstep in a performance without having to ever touch it directly.

Click Track Generator
Send MIDI notes to a synth or drum machine to provide an audible click. Beats and Accents have separate Note and Velocity values for creating the best dynamic feel.

Metronome Patterns
Customize click track patterns by setting independent Beat and Accent rhythmic intervals, such as dotted and triplets. Even shuffles and gallops!

Count In
Set a 1-4 bar Count In and then have CLOCKstep automatically send the Start Command to all devices when the Count In is finished.

Time Signatures
A variety of Time Signature options give greater context for metronome patterns, loop lengths and initiating Cued actions. Time signature changes can automatically be sent to other gear.

Timing Lights
Independent Quarter Note and Whole Note LEDs can be seen as timing reference when not monitoring audio. Lights also turn off in time which makes it a lot easier to register the tempo visually.

Tempo Mode
A special Tempo mode can be activated at any time to simplify tapping or setting a BPM while the clock is continuously running. This mode may also be preferable when sending Tap Tempo to FX units only.