diff --git a/src/core/MidiCCToCV.cpp b/src/core/MidiCCToCV.cpp
index c3b82613..16849017 100644
--- a/src/core/MidiCCToCV.cpp
+++ b/src/core/MidiCCToCV.cpp
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ void MIDICCToCVInterface::step() {
 		std::vector<unsigned char> message;
 
 		// midiIn->getMessage returns empty vector if there are no messages in the queue
-		message = getMessage();
+		getMessage(&message);
 		while (message.size() > 0) {
 			processMidi(message);
-			message = getMessage();
+			getMessage(&message);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/core/MidiClockToCV.cpp b/src/core/MidiClockToCV.cpp
index 212beb69..be9fe7b8 100644
--- a/src/core/MidiClockToCV.cpp
+++ b/src/core/MidiClockToCV.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ struct MIDIClockToCVInterface : MidiIO, Module {
 	bool stop = false;
 
 	MIDIClockToCVInterface() : MidiIO(), Module(NUM_PARAMS, NUM_INPUTS, NUM_OUTPUTS) {
+			ignore_midiTime = false;
 	}
 
 	~MIDIClockToCVInterface() {
@@ -89,10 +90,10 @@ void MIDIClockToCVInterface::step() {
 		std::vector<unsigned char> message;
 
 		// midiIn->getMessage returns empty vector if there are no messages in the queue
-		message = getMessage();
+		getMessage(&message);
 		while (message.size() > 0) {
 			processMidi(message);
-			message = getMessage();
+			getMessage(&message);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/core/MidiToCV.cpp b/src/core/MidiToCV.cpp
index 181052fc..891f0d2b 100644
--- a/src/core/MidiToCV.cpp
+++ b/src/core/MidiToCV.cpp
@@ -87,10 +87,10 @@ void MIDIToCVInterface::step() {
 		std::vector<unsigned char> message;
 
 		// midiIn->getMessage returns empty vector if there are no messages in the queue
-		message = getMessage();
+		getMessage(&message);
 		while (message.size() > 0) {
 			processMidi(message);
-			message = getMessage();
+			getMessage(&message);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/core/MidiTriggerToCV.cpp b/src/core/MidiTriggerToCV.cpp
index 1ac6c79b..1530e9a0 100644
--- a/src/core/MidiTriggerToCV.cpp
+++ b/src/core/MidiTriggerToCV.cpp
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ void MIDITriggerToCVInterface::step() {
 		std::vector<unsigned char> message;
 
 		// midiIn->getMessage returns empty vector if there are no messages in the queue
-		message = getMessage();
+		getMessage(&message);
 		while (message.size() > 0) {
 			processMidi(message);
-			message = getMessage();
+			getMessage(&message);
 		}
 	}