CAKEWALK PRO AUDIO User Manual page 478

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For more information on frame rate time formats, see the documentation
for your time code hardware.
Refer to the documentation for your MIDI interface or external MIDI
device for additional information about SMPTE/MTC.
Configuring Pro Audio to Sync to SMPTE/MTC...
1. Click on the Sync toolbar to enable SMPTE/MTC Sync.
2. Choose Options-Project , and click the Clock tab.
3. Choose the frame rate and time offset that are appropriate for
your source material.
4. Click OK to close the dialog box.
Choose Options-MIDI Devices to display the MIDI Ports dialog
5.
box.
6. Make sure that your MIDI interface is highlighted in the Input
Ports list. If your interface also has a Sync driver, highlight that as
well, then click OK.
7. Choose Realtime-Loop and Auto Shuttle to display the Loop/
Auto Shuttle dialog box.
8. Check the Loop Continuously box, and click OK.
This last step lets you control playback entirely from your external
device, without having to manipulate the transport controls in Pro
Audio.
When Pro Audio is slaved to SMPTE/MTC, hereÕs how things work:
¥ When you click the Play or Record button in Pro Audio, a message
(Waiting for SMPTE/MTCÉ) is displayed in the status bar. See
ÒStatus Bar/CPU Meter/Disk MeterÓ on page 13-23 for information
on displaying the Status bar.
¥ Start playback on the external device. It takes about two seconds for
Pro Audio to lock from the time it receives time code input.
¥ If the time code is earlier than the start of the project (based on the
time code offset), another message (ChasingÉ) is displayed in the
status bar. When the time code reaches the start of the project, Pro
Audio starts to play in sync.
¥ If the time code is at or after the start of the project, Pro Audio
starts playback as soon as it locks to the time code.
¥ When the external device stops (or when the time code ends), Pro
Audio will stop.