Start Jamstripe™ Button; User Bits; Using With Multiple Studio 4'S - OPCODE STUDIO 4 Instruction

PART 2: Using The Studio 4
To put the Studio 4 into Jam Sync mode,
choose Jam Sync from the Studio 4
menu. A check next to the Jam Sync
option means that Jam Sync is enabled.
To disable Jam Sync, choose the option
again.
If you want to copy a multitrack tape and
its SMPTE track, connect the Studio 4
between the two tape recorders and
enable Jam Sync in the Studio 4 menu.
The Studio 4 will generate a fresh copy of
SMPTE from the original tape's signal
regardless of any dropouts in the original
copy.
If you do not need to regenerate SMPTE
(such as when you're using the Studio 4
to sync a sequencing application to tape),
you should disable Jam Sync by uncheck-
ing it. This frees the Studio 4's
microprocessor to handle other MIDI and
timing tasks.
START JAMSTRIPE™ BUTTON
JamStripe™ takes Jam Sync one step fur-
ther. If a tape has a very large drop-out in
the SMPTE signal, or if the SMPTE signal
stops at some point in the tape, JamStripe
will cause the Studio 4 to continue gener-
ating timecode without having any
SMPTE present at the SMPTE IN jack.
To stop generating, click the Stop Strip-
ing button. If you have a tape in need of
this kind of service, click the Start Jam-
Stripe™ button when you make a copy of
the tape. The Studio 4 will Jam Sync until
it reaches the end of the SMPTE signal, at
which point it will switch seamlessly into
a generating mode.
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NOTE: When Jam Syncing or JamStrip-
ing, the SMPTE frame rate at the SMPTE
OUT jack is the same as that being received
at the SMPTE IN jack. The SMPTE
Frame Rate pop-up menu has nothing to
do with the SMPTE signal in either Jam
Sync or JamStripe modes. You can view the
actual SMPTE frame rate by using the
SMPTE Reader window.

USER BITS

This field allows you to enter user bits as
defined by the SMPTE standard. User
bits are often used to mark off and identify
various sections of a tape. User bits are
hexadecimal, so legal values are the num-
bers 0-9, and the letters A-F.
DTL NOTE: You can stripe timecode that
includes user bits regardless of the MIDI
synchronization format you specify. How-
ever, if you're reading timecode using either
DTL or DTLe, user bits will not be dis-
played in the SMPTE Reader window—you
must use MTC.
USING WITH MULTIPLE
STUDIO 4'S
The Stripe SMPTE window works with
the selected Studio 4. You must select a
Studio 4 from the bottom of the Studio 4
menu before opening the Stripe SMPTE
window. The Stripe SMPTE window isn't
affected by new Studio 4 selections after
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