From: tlims@mindvox.phantom.com (Richard Hall)
Newsgroups: alt.rave
Subject: 303 syncing
Date: Thu, 07 Apr 94 10:39:06 EDT


one of the most commonly asked questions about 303's(and other pre-midi 
synths) is how to sync them to a midi clock.  i'm not a huge expert but 
here are my suggestions:
korg make(or made) a groovy midi-dinsync converter called the kms-30 that 
does the job perfectly-midi in, sync out.  unfortunately you need a 
dinsync cable, for although midi and dinsync look the same(5 pins) they 
are not.
the roland sbx-10(and sbx-30?) as mentioned by joe 909 in an earlier post
is a phenomenal machine for syncing but is quite expensive and also hard 
to come by.
the roland 707(i think) also has midi-dinsync conversion capabilities.

all of the above mentioned things will only activate the 303's sequencer 
in sync with your midi clock.  to use the 303 as a tone generator and 
trigger it's oscillators(moog, i believe) you either need to have it midi 
retro fitted(which is expensive and tricky at times depending on who does 
it) or you can get a control voltage-midi converter.  i have one (a 
roland mpu-101) but i've never used it, so although this method should 
work i can't vouch for it.

if you cant get a hold of any of these things you can always sample your 
303 and trigger the sequences that way(but of course then you can't twist 
the knobs).

happy acid,
:)
moby