Specifications

Chapter 35: Working with Synchronization 567
MIDI Beat Clock
Some MIDI devices such as drum machines,
hardware sequencers, and arpeggiators can only
synchronize to MIDI Beat Clock. To synchro-
nize these devices to Pro Tools, you can transmit
MIDI Beat Clock to them. Many plug-ins also
support MIDI Beat Clock.
To transmit MIDI Beat Clock:
1 Choose MIDI > MIDI Beat Clock.
2 In the MIDI Beat Clock dialog, select the En-
able MIDI Beat Clock option.
3 Select the devices you want to receive MIDI
Beat Clock. If your MIDI interface does not sup-
port transmitting MIDI Beat Clock to separate
ports, only the interface appears as a destina-
tion.
4 Click OK.
Spotting Regions to SMPTE
Frame Locations
(All TDM Systems and Pro Tools LE Systems
with DV Toolkit Only)
Spotting is the process of assigning music and
sound cues to specific SMPTE frame locations in
a film or video. This function can be used to
spot:
◆ Entire regions, selected with the Grabber.
Multiple regions can also be selected, and
Pro Tools will reference the first region in your
selection.
◆ A specific location within a region, by clicking
with the Selector at that location, and choosing
Edit > Identify Sync Point.
◆ Sessions or tracks, dragged from a browser to
the session Timeline or Regions List.
Spot Mode
In Spot mode, a region in a track can be quickly
spotted by simply clicking it with the Grabber.
You can also drag a region from a DigiBase
browser, or from the Regions List, to a track
while in Spot mode.
The Spot Dialog
The Spot Dialog appears when you drag a region
to a track or click a region with the Grabber in
Spot mode. The numeric fields function as both
data displays and editing controls for the cur-
rently selected regions.
MIDI Beat Clock dialog