# Runaway MIDI tempo

**URL:** <https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/runaway-midi-tempo/5285>\
**Category:** Organelle M & S\
**Created:** [December 25, 2019, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/runaway-midi-tempo/5285 "2019-12-25T17:20:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![sunfaller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@sunfaller](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/sunfaller)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/runaway-midi-tempo/5285/1 "2019-12-25T17:20:51Z")

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I’m trying to use midi ins and outs with the organelle M. OS 3.2. I’m running patches from the Sd card. When I load a patch the displayed MIDI tempo starts at a reasonable default around 130 , then almost immediately shoots up to 2000 or more. This happens regardless of the midi settings or hardware connections. What should I do? MIDI functionality is one reason I upgraded to the M

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**Author:** ![chrisk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/chrisk/32/11_2.png) [@chrisk](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/chrisk)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/runaway-midi-tempo/5285/2 "2019-12-25T19:44:16Z")

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> [@Internal MIDI all out of whack!](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/internal-midi-all-out-of-whack/4957/2):
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> This is a bug when ‘Midi Through Port-0’ gets selected in the MIDI menu. Do you have any USB MIDI controller you can plug in? The easy way to fix this is to plug in a USB MIDI controller (e.g. keyboard or interface), and then select it from the MIDI device menu. You don’t have to keep the USB connected, just needs to have something other than ‘Midi Through Port-0’ selected. Alternatively you can remove the file ‘patch\_loaded.sh’ which is located at the root level of the SD card (/sdcard) or …

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**Author:** ![sonygul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@sonygul](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/sonygul)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2020, 4:12am UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/runaway-midi-tempo/5285/3 "2020-01-04T04:12:40Z")

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I have a question: is there any plan to fix this bug rather than release new color cases, new pure data patches and all?

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**Author:** ![chrisk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/chrisk/32/11_2.png) [@chrisk](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/chrisk)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/runaway-midi-tempo/5285/4 "2020-02-14T13:46:40Z")

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@sonygul We just released a new version of OS which takes care of this bug:

> [@Organelle OS version 4.0](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/organelle-os-version-4-0/5540):
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> We have a new OS version available for both the Organelle M and the original Organelle 1. Organelle OS 4.0 adds many features and updates. It is also the first OS update since the release of the Organelle M, and it brings many of the features in the M to the older Organelle 1. Features and Improvements: Improved MIDI performance from the 1/8" jacks. Fixed bug in MIDI setup that caused MIDI clock problems in patches. Improved VU meter with peak indication. The last bar is now a peak indica…