So I've always been lusting after an MC202 just because the sequencer fascinates me. Its a monosynth that has a synth engine pretty much identical to that in an SH101. The one major drawback of both synths being they were manufactured just before MIDI was designed. The MC202 does have a tape sync in and out for backing up sequences to tape.
Well some guy, about 10 years ago found a way to convert midi information into the tones used for the tape sync backup using Java 1.0 and has remained relatively unmodified other than OS updates.
This means you can have the MC202 be played by midi sequences on the computer...yes this does take away from the draw of the MC202's interesting/frustrating sequencer but this guy is working on programming a reverse method. The program is still available for a small fee and has been updated to OSX.
202 Hack - A Better Way to Program Your Roland MC 202
And yes there's plenty of DIN Sync to midi convertors out there (one from Kenton I believe). If you aren't looking to spend any cash... someone in the Ableton forums also created a live set with tempo sync tones for the MC202, but it only works at specific tempos (and there's not much room for shifting within those tempos).
John is Faster's Ableton Sync Solution
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