• Insert the plugin on an audio or MIDI track — MIDI and audio pass through the plugin unchanged. Check the chapter “DAW-Specific Notes”.
  
  
• Select your MIDI output port — this can be a MIDI USB interface or a USB-connected external device that shows on the computer as a MIDI port.
  
  
• Make sure your device is powered on and connected before loading your DAW session. This ensures full session recall when the plugin loads.
  
  
• Align your device — use the Shift control to align the device with your DAW while playing. You can use the DAW’s metronome for checking the syncing. Playing the DAW non-looping allows more precision when adjusting; afterwards, you can put your DAW on loop at will. We recommend loops not shorter than 1 bar for stability.
  
  
• Add groove — use the Shuffle function to add groove to synchronised devices.

You're all set! Your devices are now in sync.

Important Notes

• Omniclock only controls the timing of external clocked devices, not MIDI clips or VST instruments.
  
  
• You can load multiple instances of Omniclock, but each instance can use only one output port.
  
  
• Do not put all Omniclock instances into a single MIDI track — use separate MIDI tracks in your DAW for each instance.
  

• Some devices do not fully support the shuffle function. The ones we tested and found not to support: Akai MPC Live III, Korg Volca Drum, Nord Keys Wave 2, Moog Matriarch, Access Virus B, and Native Instruments Maschine+.

• Different equipment works best with different shuffle curves. Start with the suggested curve, but try the others too.

• To keep things aligned, make sure you start DAW playback at the beginning of a bar — unless you want to get creative!