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How do I sync with a Pocket Operator?

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By ivan.codes·Updated Jul 2026·Official EP-40 Guide ↗

You can sync Riddim and a Pocket Operator together in two directions: Riddim leading, or the Pocket Operator leading.

Riddim as the leader (syncing the Pocket Operator to Riddim)

  1. 1.Plug one end of a 3.5 mm cable into the sync output on Riddim, and the other end into the input jack on the left side of the Pocket Operator.
  2. 2.On the Pocket Operator, press the function button and the BPM button until the screen shows SY1.
  3. 3.On Riddim, press shift and erase to open system settings.
  4. 4.Use minus and plus to navigate to the sync settings, then press enter.
  5. 5.Navigate to OUT, press enter, then navigate to 8 and press enter.
  6. 6.Press play on the Pocket Operator, then press play on Riddim. Both will now run at the same BPM.

Pocket Operator as the leader (syncing Riddim to the Pocket Operator)

For this direction you need a 3.5 mm stereo (TRS) to 2x 3.5 mm mono (TS) splitter cable. Connect the stereo end to the Pocket Operator output, plug the right channel into Riddim's audio input, and the left channel into Riddim's sync input.

Set the Pocket Operator to SY1 as above, then open Riddim's system settings and navigate to sync, then IN, then 8 and press enter.

Press play on the Pocket Operator and Riddim will follow automatically.

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