@emeidos said:

Any thoughts about this way of working?

I don't really think much of visual feedback for synchronisation, if i try to play in beat with a flashing light or something, I always play a little ahead or behind or something.

I think if you're trying to synch yourself with the computer, then nothing beats a clicktrack.

Say for example you're playing a guitar live, and the computer is supposed to start playing some drums to accompany you after 4 bars, then I believe a good old audible metronome in a small earbud will do a better trick of making sure your timing is perfect.

But a big clock is useful to know whereabouts in a big piece you are, for some reason, the best application for the DËTHKLOK I can find is for easy performances of John Cage's 4'33".

I'm kidding, but only in a way, it's true that visial feedback is important, but I don't think it's good enough for synchronising musicians and computers.

Although, symphonic orchestras synchronise to the conductor, and that would have to be visual, so I suppose that one can train to do so. Except the conductor is always in movement, so maybe that's the key...
Just for kicks, attached is a proposed solution to the DËTHKLOK human-computer sync issue, just bash the attachement in the DETHKLOK folder and watch the vertical slider allow you to predict when the clock will change number.

http://www.pdpatchrepo.info/hurleur/clockk2.pd