From c1b29924f71d9cea8c3a9d601c123760b1471396 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Adam Wonak <adam.wonak@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2025 07:33:50 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Do not show MIDI tempo. Serial MIDI is too unstable. CV ext
 seems pretty stable when given a steady clock, but I need to try unstable
 sources / polyrhythms.

---
 clock.h                          | 1 -
 examples/clock_mod/clock_mod.ino | 7 ++++++-
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/clock.h b/clock.h
index 44eac80..2a0e54b 100644
--- a/clock.h
+++ b/clock.h
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ class Clock {
         pinMode(PULSE_OUT_PIN, OUTPUT);
 
         // Initialize the clock library
-        uClock.setExtIntervalBuffer(32);
         uClock.init();
         uClock.setClockMode(uClock.INTERNAL_CLOCK);
         uClock.setOutputPPQN(uClock.PPQN_96);
diff --git a/examples/clock_mod/clock_mod.ino b/examples/clock_mod/clock_mod.ino
index e2823be..0474477 100644
--- a/examples/clock_mod/clock_mod.ino
+++ b/examples/clock_mod/clock_mod.ino
@@ -293,7 +293,12 @@ void DisplayMainPage() {
     if (app.selected_param == 0) {
         gravity.display.setFont(LARGE_FONT);
         char num_str[3];
-        sprintf(num_str, "%d", gravity.clock.Tempo());
+        // Serial MIID is too unstable to display bpm in real time.
+        if (app.selected_source == SOURCE_EXTERNAL_MIDI) {
+            sprintf(num_str, "%s", "EXT");
+        } else {
+            sprintf(num_str, "%d", gravity.clock.Tempo());
+        }
         textWidth = gravity.display.getUTF8Width(num_str);
         gravity.display.drawStr(32 - (textWidth / 2), textY, num_str);
         gravity.display.setFont(TEXT_FONT);