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Hi. Is there any way to set Grandmothers Arpeggiator to auto-align its notes timing to downbeats of external MIDI Clock?

I use the synth extensively with my Roland MC-909 groovebox, which is a midi master sequencer and clock master for the whole live setup, and the problem is in ARP start time in GM.

I have to press PLAY (ARP ON) button exactly in time with downbeat, which is not always possible in live situation.
For now I use a workaround for it:
- press GM's PLAY to turn ARP on
- stop the groovebox and restart its pattern from 1st bar
- GM's ARP will now play in sync
But it's no good for me and for audience )

When I replace GM to Sub 37 and use its ARP, there is no such problem - it's always in sync with midi clock, even if I press a key in wrong time. The same with Nord Stage - always in sync.

I wonder if there is a hidden system setting for this behavior in Grandmother or maybe will in next firmware?

I'm also interested (this forum does not seem very active unfortunately)

Here's an excerpt from Sub37 manual. I think I need exact the same behavior on Grandmother (Phase Reset=OFF):

PHASE RESET
When set to ON, the sequencer timing (the downbeat) is reset the moment a new note is played. If PHASE RESET is OFF (default), then the timing of the sequencer is set by the arpeggiator or in response to a MIDI Start message, but the downbeat is not reset when a new note is played.
NOTE: When PHASE RESET is OFF and you play a new note before the downbeat, the arp or sequence will not start until the next beat.