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====== MB Sync24 converter ======

Sync24 is (was) used by Roland, to syncronise machines before the midi became popular.

Basicaly, it's just a "pulse clock sync" at 24ppqn (24 pules per quarter note)

This converter help to sync your Roland Tb-303 Tr-606 Tr-808 to sync with midi,
or to sync your apeggio (sh-101 / juno60 etc..)

Such a device allready exist and is distributed by :
  * doepfer http://www.doepfer.de/msy2.htm
  * kenton http://www.dv247.fr/invt/11643/
  * etc http://www.philrees.co.uk/products/sync-if.htm
  but it's often pretty expensive. (From 50 to 100euro)

Now, you can build your own for much less.

It's working both ways :
  - Midi clock to Sync24 (the most often this is what you want)
  - Sync24 to Midi clock










===== The hardware =====
It is made of : 
  - A core module
  - A dout module (if you want to convert Midi -> Sync24 )
  - A din module + a lil board (if you want to convert Sync24 -> Midi )

(i will describe this part later, because i must improve it)

  You dont need a screen, so it can works with batteries for quite a long time.


== Sync24 Connector ==

{{http://jambonbill.free.fr/midibox-kb/Sync24/syncable.gif}}

**Sync24 Connectors Are Not MIDI Cables**

Dont use midi cables as sync24 cables, because the wiring is different,
and most often, the pins 1 and 5 used by sync 24 are left unwired in midi cables.

{{http://jambonbill.free.fr/midibox-kb/Sync24/sync24out.gif}}



===== The program =====
Is still beta, but working fine.
It's tested in both directions with : 

  - TR626 (midi), 
  - Yamaha RM1X (midi), 
  - TR909 (midi AND sync24)
  - TR808 (sync24)
  - TR606 (sync24)
  - TB303 (sync24)
  - Nintendo Gameboy running LSDJ ('kind of' sync24)
  - MidiOX :)

Get it here : http://sidabitball.free.fr/cli/sync_boy/MB-sync0.7.zip (Link was temporarly offline!!)