Add support for sending/receiving MIDI Song Position Pointer (SPP) and/or MIDI Timecodes (MTC)

What is the problem?

There is no way to sync Trackers/Plays in specific time.

What should this feature achieve?

By adding support for (ideally both sending and receiving) SPP and/or MTC, it would make it a lot easier to have Polyend devices precision sync with each other, 3rd party gear and DAWs.

I personally think SPP is more important than MTC.

Are there any workarounds?

Nope.

Any links to related discussions?

This topic was my inspiration for this wish.

SPP mentioned here and here.

This question about syncing with Ableton Live mentions MTC.

This wish about pattern sync via Program Change messages is another approach to keeping various devices in sync, which follows the path Elektron has gone with their Digi/takt line of devices.

Any references to other products?

The Octatrack supports SPP, according to its manual.

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