I use it in cubase, it follows cubase's tempo...which can be controlled by any number of things if you set it up right. I can set cubase up as a slave to any other type of clock if I wanted to, which would in turn, lock spark to that tempo. Are you in a DAW? If standalone, It may be possible but I am not sure how. I use it as a MASTER in standalone with a microbrute and it totally works.