The Best Way to Sync the DFAM to Your DAW 

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-This is not the way. Clock CV Out from Ableton, via Instrument Cable, to your DFAM. Welcome :)

@@SidechainStudiosyou need a DC couple audio interface. Not everybody has it

@@sabinbadea94 Since this involves sending a Clock signal (as opposed to Pitch, for example), you can achieve this without DC Coupling… With other signals (such as Pitch), the lack of DC Coupling gradually ‘curves’ the signal towards the 0.0 line - With Clock signals (crossing the 0 line mamy times per-moment), this is not noticable… -Try it, you’ll be surprised!

Hi! So is it possible to sync the tempo from DFAM via Keystep with Ableton? And how did you do it? I would really appreciate your help since I can´t find a clear answer anywhere.

I'm having the same problem, do you know how to solve that?

Glad you got it working with the Erebus. I'm not too familiar with Reaper but a few things to check to get it working with the keystep... Check your midi hardware preferences, it might be set to send sync out vs midi out on the keystep. Also make sure the keystep is set right on the back panel, usb if using it that way, or midi if you are using a separate midi interface.

a few things to check... make sure you have that midi track in Ableton sending out to the SH01A. the midi clip you are using on that track to send gate out to the DFAM will need to have 1 midi note per bar and the note needs to end before that bar is over or it won't act as a gate out to the DFAM. The DFAM tempo knob also needs to be all the way down.

I got mine here: modularaddict.com/parts/cables/stacking-cables

I’m not as familiar with Logic, but this might be what you need… support.apple.com/guide/logicpro/external-instrument-controls-lgcp12e7acdc/mac

@@PeaksofValleys it worked thanks!!

Using sync out of the keystep to the dfam adv/clock will keep it locked to the tempo of the keystep (or whatever clock the keystep is receiving) but you will not be able to do subdivisions like you can as shown in the video.

Yes, using the keystep as an example again you can send Gate and Pitch CV out to the DFAM Trigger and VCO 1 CV. That will get the keystep to control the DFAM like a keyboard (once you tune it). The trick to get sequences from Ableton is to set a MIDI track going out to the keystep. I use a MIDI interface for this because if I have the keystep plugged into my computer via USB it brings a lot of noise with it. But you should be able to get it done via MIDI over usb to the keystep too. Depending if you are using a midi cable or usb you'll have to adjust the back of the keystep accordingly. This sounds more complicated than it really is... at some point perhaps I'l do a video of the process.

@@PeaksofValleys hey, I am still not able to control the dfam with midi from ableton. I have the keystep plugged into my computer via USB and I tried pretty much everything and followed all the steps in the video but I am really not getting it right. What do you mean by having to adjust the back of the keystep? Anything besides the cv out to the dfam with the patch cables? Any help would be really appreciated, thank you!

@@afonso_25 He means the two little switches to select what the Keystep is listening to. If you're sending midi from Ableton to the Keystep via USB, then you need to set these switches accordingly.

@@juanmico4085 thank you, that helped since I didn't know about those switches. But I am still not able to send midi to the dfam, what's the options you choose on the midi ports and all that?

@@afonso_25 I don't even own a Dfam or a Keystep. I'm just going by logic. If you set a midi track on Ableton to send notes to the Keystep, this will send gate signals to the Dfam to make the sequencer advance one step per gate received. Have you followed the suggestions, like setting Dfam tempo all the way down, notes to end before the end of each beat, etc? Try connecting the gate out from the Keystep to the Adv/Clock on the Dfam, instead of what's shown in the video. See if that works.

dude I know this feeling. It took me forever to wrap my head around this. Plus half the time I'd be troubleshooting thinking I had it right only to realize I did something stupid like have the filter in HP or have the volume or VCA decay completely down!!

@@PeaksofValleys try adding a ERM multicllock to the confusion. I have been stuck in dipshit land for 3 months.

Hello, which audio card do you have ?

@@alexisdelozanne5781 Im actually using a Interface with no DC coupling (Focusrite Clarett), but since DC coupling isn’t required when using a Gate CV, it works great for sync/clock (but not for anything Pitch-related)

@@SidechainStudios thank you for your answer, ok so you just link your scarlett to the dfam through a cv cable ?

@@alexisdelozanne5781 standard mono audio cable

@@SidechainStudios thank you