Solve your Sync Issues Effortlessly with this Master Clock. Built-in Metronome for Live | Studio recording on the grid.
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How to use
Why you’ll love it
How to connect
Record Hardware Sequencers in time in the DAW
(note: the audio pulses will be either generated by a VST/AU/AAX plugin or there will be a tool to generate the correct WAV file. Either way, all DAWs will be supported)
Sync your band during your Live Performance
Control the tempo… in so many ways
There is so much you can change, configure, adapt to your needs on the Midronome. And everything is configurable right on the device, quick and easy!
(For more details about all the options, see the walkthrough video lower down)
The device has:
- 2x MIDI outputs
- 1x 3.5mm jack (stereo) analog clock (can be 2x CV Clock or 1x DIN Sync Clock)
You can easily expand this by syncing 2 devices together… or 20 if you’d like!
You can also easily get more MIDI Outputs by using MIDI Thru Boxes.
Note that the Midronome is compatible with any MIDI-powered equipment (like many of those MIDI Thru boxes).
I get it, times change (pun intended), needs change, and the amazing device of today might be completely outdated a few years from now. But not the Midronome! Its hardware was smartly designed so it can easily be reused, changed, or adapted. In fact that’s where most of the versatility of the device comes from!
Hardware designed to Last
The hardware of the Midronome won’t budge: simple and smartly designed electronics with appropriate ESD protection, packed in a strong metal case and a metal knob which will resist the toughest Live usage!!
To top it all, the case is very easy to open and the electronic parts are easily found if they ever need to be replaced.
Coming new Features via firmware updates
The device you will receive will be finished and fully tested. It will also have a very full set of functionalities already. But I know some of you want more!
The device’s firmware can be upgraded – so I plan on adding a lot more to your device! Just to name a few:
See all the suggested Features on the Midronome Forums (forum.midronome.com), feel free to join the discussion and add more to the list!
Future Add-on Module with awesome features
Need more? make your own modules!
That’s the cherry on top: the Midronome Module’s interface will be publicly documented, so that anyone can easily make a custom module, using an Arduino for example!
Playing drums in time with a sequencer… Have you ever tried it? Well, I have – and during practice it’s not easy. Live, it’s pretty much impossible!!
My bandmates and I wanted a simple box that could send MIDI Clock to the synths and a click to the drummer. But we simply could not find one!
We also realized in the studio how recording hardware synths in time with modern DAWs was a pain in the bottom. The few solutions out there were either unreliable or too expensive.
So, I decided to do something about it: use my smart IT brain to make the best damn clock ever, so that musicians never have to think about timing and clocks twice.
2 years, many beta-testers, lots of headaches, and one Kickstarter campaign later, I am very proud to present to you: the Midronome in all its glory!!
By now you probably understood that I am the main person behind this project. I am a Midronome engineer by day, and musician by night (yea I don’t sleep much 
). Feel free to read more about me on the midronome.com website.
I love talking to people interested in the device, so do not hesitate to contact me 
See the full tech specs on midronome.com or check the config walkthrough video below
Let’s talk about Jitter
Inside most recent devices, there is a part software and part hardware. Even when the software is very reliable, it can still sometimes be busy doing something, which can delay action by a few microseconds, creating jitter.
With the Midronome, the software does not send the MIDI Clock. Instead, it configures the hardware to do it.
Once the hardware is set, the MIDI Clock is sent 100% by hardware, the software could even stop, and the MIDI clock would keep going!
That is how the Midronome reaches such an insane precision: its jitter is under 10ns! 50000 times more precise than a DAW!
I have measured it and compared it to other clocks, see the details and analysis here:
Wanna learn more?
Check out these video series:
- Full walkthrough (video manual):
Don’t take my word for it! Here’s what the beta testers are saying!
And here is a full review from allmyfriendsaresynths:
Reptil from Gearspace also made an official review (find the full review on gearspace.com)
Disappointed in crowdfunding? I get it, I experienced it myself! But your peace of mind really matters to me – I want you to be able to pledge without having to worry.
