Hi @james and everyone!
I’m working on a setup where I send BPM information from Ableton Live to my Morningstar MC6 Pro, using CME WIDI Bud Pro on my Mac and a WIDI Master connected to the MC6 Pro via the MIDI DIN port.
I’m sending the BPM using CC#5 (MSB) and CC#6 (LSB). For example, sending CC#5 = 0 and CC#6 = 120 correctly sets the BPM to 120 on the MC6 Pro.
The problem is:
As soon as the pedal receives that message, the BPM turns red and starts blinking, as if it’s in sync with a MIDI clock — but I’m not sending any MIDI clock, just the two CC messages to set the tempo.
What I want is for the BPM to appear in white, not red or blinking, and remain as a static reference on the display.
Here’s what I’m trying to achieve:
• At the start of each song in Ableton Live, I want to send a single MIDI message to set the tempo value on the MC6 Pro.
• I don’t want the MC6 to enter a “sync” state or keep blinking.
• I just want to display the tempo value in white, as a static reference.
• Then I plan to assign two switches on the MC6 Pro:
• One to increase the tempo by 1 BPM
• One to decrease it by 1 BPM
Those two switches are already working — they send MIDI messages to a Max for Live, which updates the tempo in Ableton accordingly.
Ideally, I would like to see the BPM set by Ableton live in MC6 Pro’s display increased/decreased when I press the switches.
So everything is working except the part where the MC6 thinks it’s in sync mode just because I send the CC#5 and CC#6 messages. Is there a way to prevent that? Maybe a setting to tell the MC6 not to enter sync unless it’s receiving actual MIDI Clock?
If this is not currently possible, I think it would be really useful addition for us using Bluetooth MIDI.
Thanks in advance for any help or insight!
