Change Tempo on Yamaha S90

Question

I'm relatively new to midi.  I'm trying to create a custom interface for my S90.  I have almost everything set up except I'm having trouble figuring out how to add a control for  tempo control.  in my documentation, I don't have a control number defined for arp tempo, though the on/off is there.  I've heard other alluding to impilimenting something like this, but I haven't found anything yet..  any hints or pro-tips?

Comments

Great, you can have Ableton send MIDI Clock out. Just hit play and make sure the MIDI output is enabled for sync. Let me know if this is too vague. Regarding MIDI Monitor crashing, MIDI Designer includes a small MIDI monitor in the next version, 1.3.8

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Looks like the MIDI clock controls the tempo, which makes perfect sense.  I'll be anticipating the new feature :)

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Great, thanks for that. Handling MIDI Clock/MTC is on the roadmap but it's going to take a few months.

You might want to consider routing from iPad via Wifi to S90 using "Live Routings." The latency is negligible (normally) and you could tell, say, Ableton what tempo you want from MIDI Designer. This is a bit kludgey and might be annoying. Depends on how much you want to geek, if that makes sense...

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I may do that anyways.  I typically use Ableton as a click during performances.

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If you have any problems with latency, consider an ad-hoc connection. Also, if you ever have any problem with the iPad not seeing your computer, your computer might see the iPad. This is indicative of a possible bug in MIDI Designer that I'm investigating but cannot track down (yet).

Answer 1

Tempo requires MIDI Clock/MTC.  Updates in future release.

Answer 2

Tempo requires MIDI Clock/MTC.  Updates in future release.

Answer 3

Actually ARP tempo can be controlled using  SYSEX address 30 00 22, though this doesn't affect output clock rate which is recommended for controlling other devices

Answer 4

Actually ARP tempo can be controlled using  SYSEX address 30 00 22, though this doesn't affect output clock rate which is recommended for controlling other devices