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1020Logic Pro User Guide
Sync preferences in Logic Pro
The Sync pane contains the following preferences:
When Show Advanced Tools is selected in Advanced preferences, the following are
available:
All MIDI Output: Delay slider: Delays or advances the MIDI output for all ports, so you
can compensate for any timing differences between MIDI tracks and audio or software
instrument tracks.
MTC Pickup Delay slider: This should generally be set to zero, to ensure the quickest
possible pickup time while Logic Pro is in MIDI Time Code (MTC) Sync mode. There
are, however, some devices that seem to transmit imprecise MTC commands when first
started. As a result, synchronization may be unreliable, and there could be an offset
every time synchronization is established. In such situations, you can set a delay time
before incoming MTC is picked up. Essentially, Logic Pro ignores the incoming MTC
commands that occur in this time period. A (frame) value of 25 to 30 corresponds to
a delay of about one second, depending on the frame rate. Use when synchronizing
to hard disk recorders and other devices, if synchronization doesn’t appear to be
consistent.
“Delay MTC transmission by” slider: Delays the transmission of MIDI timecode. Negative
values result in MTC being transmitted earlier, allowing you to compensate for any
reaction delays (to incoming MIDI timecode) in external devices that follow MTC from
Logic.
Transmit locate commands when: “Pressing Stop twice” checkbox: Transmits MMC
Locate commands when the Stop button (or Stop key command) is used twice.
Transmit locate commands when: “Dragging regions or events” checkbox: Transmits
MMC Locate commands with the position of a region that is dragged in the Tracks area
when Logic Pro is stopped.
MIDI Sync Project Settings button: Opens the MIDI Sync Project Settings window.