Pattern change OT from TR8S

[PeterHanes]

so I just set up the midi channel and set bank to off and program to a number and it should work? Do I need to do any thing in the MIDI NOTE SETUP menu?

It depends what method you are using for sending Program Change messages. See the other topic that you created on this subject:

Pattern changes on tr-8s by octatrack

There are two ways for the OT to send MIDI Program Change messages: It can send whenever its pattern changes, but the Program Change value sent always matches the number of the new pattern (for example, A01 sends value 0, A16 sends value 15, B01 sends value 16 etc). The Program Change message is sent on the MIDI channel that you specify in the GLOBAL > MIDI > SYNC > PROG CH SEND channel setting. It can send whenever you change pattern to a pattern that is associated with a different Part.…

[s3kn0tr0n1c]

OT master-
Transport send on, clock send on, Prog change send on.

TR8 slave -
Rx start/stop on.
Rx program change on

Set both to same midi channel.

Set OT - send midi Prog ch (page 40) https://www.elektron.se/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Octatrack-MKI-User-Manual_ENG.pdf

Set TR8-S - Receive midi Program change. (page 42) - https://static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/TR-8S_Reference_eng02_W.pdf

[danishdaycare]

Any delay when changing pattern from the ot?
There is a one bar delay in the digitakt when having octatrack as master…

[blinky]

Hi! I have the same problem with TR6S. I understand that it’s been a long time) Do you remember if you managed to find a solution then?

[oatman]

same issue here, did you find a solution?

[charliebay]

Nope, I have changed my workflow instead

[MLTPLX]

This a known problem (i’m trying to do the PG thing from an OT to a Digitone)…i’ve sent an update request to elektron, they’ve confirmed the issue to me.

please send a mail to elektron, it needs to be fixed asap

[oatman]

gonna report that too
I am now running the TR8s as a master clock and sending program change to the OT which then sends program change via MIDI OUT to Digitone. This works for me and they stay synced up when changing pattern. Unfortunately they still are both at least one bar late when changing.

Did not find any workaround yet.

[djlastword]

I realise this thread is a bit old, but maybe others stumble upon it in the future and are interested in the results (as I was today).

My setup is OT (v1.40a) as midi master and TR-8S (v2.51) as slave, connected like: OT midi out -> Midi solutions Quadra Thru -> TR-8S midi in. I can confirm this works well, e.g. regarding Program Change, with no delay. I’ve successfully tested both methods (1. “OT Global program change” and 2. “Program change on OT midi channel”) as described, in a concise way, by @PeterHanes, here Pattern changes on tr-8s by octatrack - #7 by PeterHanes.

Regarding lag when changing patterns, I understand the issue since I’ve seen it myself when slaving my friend’s DigiTakt, and it changes pattern one “master length” late. However, I don’t have the same problem with my TR-8S. So far, it’s changed pattern at the correct time together with my other gear (Analog Rytm and Minitaur). I can’t say that I did anything special to achieve this. Once I figured out how to set up Program Change on the TR-8S (basically to set “Utility->MIDI: Rx Prog Chg” to On and change “Utility->MIDI: Pattern Ch” to the channel your OT is sending Program Change on) it’s just worked.

Happy to answer if anyone has specific follow up questions