Operator`s manual

Chapter 10: Syncing to Tape and Other Devices
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COMMENT: If the MPC60 doesn’t respond properly to the sync
signal, try adjusting the SYNC IN LEVEL control on the rear
panel. Find the lowest setting to which the MPC60 responds,
then increase the level by about 1/4 turn.
COMMENT: When playing a sequence from bar 1 in response to
incoming SMPTE, the timing of the first note in bar 1 will be
slightly late. To get around this problem, insert a blank bar at the
start of the sequence (or song). This will cause the late timing to
occur within the initial blank bar, so that the timing is stable well
before the notes (starting in the second
bar) start playing.
To play back a song (in Song mode) in sync to the SMPTE time
code on tape:
1. Connect the output of the tape track that contains the SMPTE signal to
the SYNC INPUT of the MPC60. Set the SYNC IN LEVEL knob to
about 1/2.
2. In the Tempo/Sync screen, set the Tempo source field to
SEQUENCE. This causes the MPC60 to use the tempo setting that’s
stored within the sequence, so that it will always be remembered.
(This is true even when the sequence is saved to disk and later
recalled, as master tempo settings are only saved in PAR files, not in
ALL files.) Then, set each sequence in your song to the desired
tempo setting. It is important for the MPC60 to remember the tempo
setting because SMPTE timecode does not provide any tempo
information.
3. In the Sync screen, set the Mode field to SMPTE. Press SOFT KEY 1
until it shows <SyncIn=ON>, and set the Frames field to the same
SMPTE frame rate as that of the incoming SMPTE signal. Ignore the
Start field because this start time applies only to active sequences,
not to songs.
4. Press the SONG key and set up your song to play as you want it to. In
the Song screen, set the SMPTE Start field to the SMPTE location
where you want your song to start. If you don’t know, use
00:00:10:00.00. This will cause your song to start at a location 10
seconds after the start of the SMPTE code you recorded in the
example above. This will allow you to add some new parts in those
first 10 seconds if you should later decide to do so. This setting only
applies to the active song, so be sure that the song you intend to use
is selected before setting this parameter.
5. Play the tape from a point just before the beginning of the SMPTE
timecode. Once the code reaches the start time you have entered in
the SMPTE Start field, the MPC60 will automatically start playing from
the beginning of the song and will not stop until the song has
completed (or the tape recorder is stopped). To stop playback early,
press the STOP key on the MPC60 or stop the tape recorder. To play
in sync from a location in the middle of your song, fast-forward the
tape recorder to any point within the duration of the song and start
playback of the tape. The MPC60 will start playing from the correct
location within the song.
Syncing to MIDI Time Code