# External clock issues with Arpeggiator and Note Echo

**URL:** <https://forum.electra.one/t/external-clock-issues-with-arpeggiator-and-note-echo/4014>\
**Category:** Instruments\
**Created:** [November 5, 2025, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/external-clock-issues-with-arpeggiator-and-note-echo/4014 "2025-11-05T21:23:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![davehouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8edcca/32.png) [@davehouse](https://forum.electra.one/u/davehouse)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2025, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/external-clock-issues-with-arpeggiator-and-note-echo/4014/1 "2025-11-05T21:23:11Z")

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When I set @martin’s Arpeggiator and Note Echo presets to use external MIDI clock they stop sending additional notes. Works fine with internal clock. Everything seems to be configured correctly (I’m trying them out in Live)

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**Author:** ![martin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.electra.one/martin/32/145_2.png) [@martin](https://forum.electra.one/u/martin)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/external-clock-issues-with-arpeggiator-and-note-echo/4014/2 "2025-11-08T08:10:06Z")

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I will look at that.

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**Author:** ![davidpower](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.electra.one/davidpower/32/4055_2.png) [@davidpower](https://forum.electra.one/u/davidpower)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 8:45am UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/external-clock-issues-with-arpeggiator-and-note-echo/4014/3 "2025-11-08T08:45:06Z")

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Hey buddy,

Can you describe your setup briefly and I’ll give it a go too.

- Midi sync settings
- Midi connectivity used
- Instrument used

That kind of thing.

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**Author:** ![davehouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8edcca/32.png) [@davehouse](https://forum.electra.one/u/davehouse)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 10:51am UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/external-clock-issues-with-arpeggiator-and-note-echo/4014/4 "2025-11-08T10:51:48Z")

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Hey, so for this test I was just using Ableton Live and USB MIDI. I had Live sending via Port 1, Channel 1 then E1 sending back on Port 2, Channel 1 (I experimented with different ports and channels but got the same problems with MIDI clock). All the relevant options were selected in Lives MIDI preferences.