Sync Cubase tempo (as slave) to external sequencer (master)

Cubase
1

I have invested a lot in hardware lately and a Korg SQ64 sequencer for getting short ideas down, instead of bringing my MBP down to my studio and fire up Cubase every time.
This is a great setup, because after I flick the first on/off switch on my gear it takes about four seconds before I am ready to play and record.

Thus all my external gear is synced to the SQ64 tempo whenever I am DAWless.

But what I really would like to do is also sync Cubase to the SQ64 so if I launch Cubase to play a VST, the VST arp (or drum track for that matter) is synced to the SQ64’s tempo.

I searched the Cubase manual but as far as I can tell it mostly focuses on syncing external gear to Cubase.

How would I go the other way around?

2

If I’m not mistaken, Cubase can only sync to time code, not MIDI Clock. I’m assuming you’ve read this chapter?

3

I have indeed read it first, but from what I (and Google) can tell MIDI clock used to work on older versions of Cubase so I had to ask.

4

I don’t remember Cubase ever being able to sync to MIDI Clock, but I could be wrong. What version would that have been? Do you have any sources?

5

It was a SOS article from 2004, so pretty old version. That was SX, I guess?

6

This one, I assume:

There is no mention in that article that Cubase can sync to MIDI Clock. It does talk about syncing Cubase to various Time Code formats.

7

Back in the day (1980’s, Atari?) when Cubase was a MIDI sequencer, it used to be possible to be clocked externally. Now, with audio, Cubase must always be the master MIDI clock.