Akai MPC 3000 Operator's Manual page 209

Chapter 10: Syncing to Tape and Other Devices
30
1. (30 frames per second, non-drop):
This is the old NTSC standard for black and
white television, and is the most popular stan-
dard for SMPTE-based music production in the
U.S. and Japan. To assure widest compatibility
for your recordings, use this standard if you are
working in this field.
2. 29.97 DROP
frame):
This is the NTSC standard for color television. In
the MPC60 version 2 software and earlier, this
mode was erroneously called 30 DROP; we
apologize for this mistake. To be clear, this signal
runs at a rate of 29.97 frames per second and
frames are occasionally omitted, in accordance
with the SMPTE drop frame standard.
3. 24 (24 frames per second):
This is the standard for film. However, since film
is usually transferred to video for scoring, com-
posers generally still work with video rates of 30
or 29.97 drop.
25
4. (25 frames per second, non-drop):
This is the standard for European television (PAL
/SECAM standard).
If MIDI TIME CODE
screen is displayed:
===== Sync In ======
Mode:MIDI TIME CODE
Start:00:00:00:00.00
Frames:30
MIDI in:2
====================
<SyncIn=ON >
In this case, the fields are:
• The Start
This has the same function as the field of the same name
that appears when
as described above.
• The Frames
This has the same function as the field of the same name
that appears when
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(29.97 frames per second, drop
is selected in the Mode
==== Sync Out ====
MIDI sync:OUT A
==================
<GenSMPTE>
field:
SMPTE
is selected in the
field:
SMPTE is selected in the
field, the following
Mode
field,
Mode field.