Fast answer
Prepare the step before your intended starting step. To start at step 1, highlight step 8 before pressing RUN.
Try these checks
- Stop the DFAM sequencer before setting its starting position.
- For a step-1 start, prepare the sequencer with step 8 highlighted.
- Press RUN and check the first played step.
Diagnose it
Is step 1 highlighted before you start?
Yes: Prepare step 8 instead when you want step 1 to play first.
No: Choose the step immediately before your desired first step.
What should happen
The first played step is the one after the prepared position.
Why this happens
Moog explains that the analog sequencer advances before playing the next step.
If it still doesn’t work
Check the connections and settings described above. If your device behaves differently, email us with its model, firmware version and the steps you tried.
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References
Sources & review
Sources reviewed: . Documentation does not replace a physical hardware test.
- DFAM: sequencer does not start on the highlighted step · Moog · Official DFAM starting-step article · last checked 2026-10-07
Sections reviewed: Starting-step explanation and step 8 example.