Hardware production of these models is now discontinued, however, the Sync-Gen II plugin software is fully compatible with all current DAWs and Windows / macOS platforms in 2024.

For more information about the upgraded hardware versions :-

SYNC STORIES

For a closer look at the concepts and background :-

QUESTIONS

For the latest Sync-Gen II plugin downloads click the links below.

The Sync-Gen II macOS Installer runs on both Intel and M-Series architecture.

Sync-Gen II is a sample-position accurate synchronisation plugin specifically for use with our Sync-Gen IIPRO, Sync-Gen IILE and Sync-Gen IILS interfaces first released in 2005.

These interfaces convert signals generated by the Sync-Gen II plugin into jitter-free, DAW grid-accurate, tempo-stable and phase-aligned simultaneous MIDI clock, Din-Sync and Analogue Clock pulses to accurately synchronise any external hardware sequencer and drum machine to your DAW.

Sync-Gen II works with any audio interface and requires no modification to your existing hardware.

Outgoing sync is generated within 20 microseconds of DAW play and record ensuring consistent, repeatable, latency-compensated tempo-synchronisation between DAW audio and external sequencing and drum machine hardware.

Sync-Gen II is a set-and-forget system that requires no complex setup or prior synchronisation experience. Install the plug-in, route the outputs and press play.

Advanced options and all user-programmable features can be accessed as required.

Hardware sequencers and drum machines take time to respond to external synchronisation commands. Sync-Gen II provides up to 4096 samples of bi-directional latency compensation.

Swing or shuffle is usually a function set in each external hardware device. Vintage drum machines like the Roland TR-808, TR-606, CR-8000 and the MC-4, MC-202 and TB-303 analogue sequencers have no internal swing feature. Synchronising these devices from a modulated clock source makes this possible. Sync-Gen II provides global swing and individual bar swing in both 8th and 16th divisions. Setting individual bars to swing values and lengths that override the global settings allows for many new creative rhythmic programming applications.

Sync-Gen II offers the same intuitive rhythmic programmability as a traditional analogue sixteen-step sequencer generating sync pulses instead of musical notes. Software and hardware generated MIDI clock and Din-Sync are continuous streams. Patterns start playback at the beginning of the bar and stay in that grid-relative position until stop is received. Sync-Gen II allows for compositional scope beyond this conventional sync method. Create a ‘sync-pattern’ using up to eight programmable bars each with independent settings for clock rate, swing amount, start step and length. Switch off a sync-step and external slave devices pause for a rhythmic 16th while always maintaining accurate tempo-sync and grid-relative position with the DAW. External sequencers and drum machines will continuously vary their rhythmic offset position against the DAW quantise grid creating real-time syncopation and evolving patterns and feels.

DAW generated MIDI clock runs at 24 PPQ. If the DAW project tempo is 120 BPM then the slave sequencer or drum machine will follow at the same tempo. Sync-Gen II allows you to set the outgoing clock rate to rhythmic multiples and divisions of the project tempo.