Troubleshooting Midi Sync; Smpte/Midi Time Code Synchronization - CAKEWALK PRO AUDIO User Manual

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3. Configure Pro Audio to send MIDI Stop/Start/Continue/SPP
messages.
4. Record the drum part from Pro Audio. The drum machine starts
automatically when recording begins and stops automatically
when you press Stop.
5. Switch the drum machine out of MIDI Sync mode so that it acts
simply as a sound-producing module.

Troubleshooting MIDI Sync

If you experience problems with MIDI Sync when Pro Audio is the
master device, verify that your external devices are conÞgured correctly
to respond to MIDI Sync. Most devices have a Clock option that should
be set to External or MIDI.
If Pro Audio does not respond to MIDI Sync as a slave device, verify that
your external devices are conÞgured correctly to transmit MIDI Sync.
Remember that only one external device can be used as the master clock
source.
If your computer locks when using MIDI Sync, a MIDI loop with an
external device is probably the cause. To solve this problem, either turn
off MIDI Thru (sometimes called MIDI Echo) on the external unit or
choose Options-Project, click the MIDI Input tab, check None under
Echo Mode, and click OK.
SMPTE/MIDI Time Code
Synchronization
SMPTE/MIDI Time Code Sync (SMPTE/MTC) is another method of
synchronization that lets Pro Audio act as a slave to an external device.
SMPTE/MTC messages are received from an external MIDI device or
from a MIDI interface that generates MTC from other time code signal
(such as SMPTE, EBU, or Þlm).
SMPTE/MTC is a position and timing reference that indicates the
current location in the project and how quickly the project should be
playing. Time code labels the position in a project in hours, minutes,
seconds, and frames. The speed of playback is indicated by a frame rate.
Time code is recorded onto tape using a device called a time code
generator. The process of recording a time code signal onto a track is
called striping. Normally, the start of a tape stripe has a particular
time, expressed in hours, minutes, seconds, and frames. For example, the