User`s guide

Chapter 24: Time Code Synchronization 347
Record Online at Time Code (or ADAT) Lock
Online recording begins as soon as
Pro Tools receives and locks to time code or
ADAT sync. In this case, you don’t need to
make an insertion or selection in a track to
designate a start point.
Generating Time Code
This section describes how you generate
time code from Pro Tools using the SSD or
the USD.
To generate time code using the SSD:
1 On a Macintosh, make sure the OMS
Standard Interface Driver is installed in the
OMS Folder inside your System Folder. If
necessary, run the Pro Tools Installer to in-
stall OMS with the OMS Standard Interface
Driver. On a Windows PC, make sure your
MIDI interface is installed correctly.
2 Connect the SMPTE OUT connector of
the SSD to the SMPTE IN connector of the
device(s) you are slaving. If you are slaving
a device that recognizes MTC and you wish
to use MTC instead of SMPTE, connect the
MTC OUT connector of the SSD to the
MIDI IN connector of the device you are
slaving.
3 On a Macintosh, make sure your SSD is
powered on and connected to the Modem
or Printer port. Also, make sure that the
Mac Port/MIDI Port switch on the back of
the SSD is set to Mac Port. On a Windows
PC, connect the MTC OUT connector on
the SSD to a MIDI IN connector on your
MIDI interface, then connect to MIDI in
connector on the SSD to a MIDI OUT con-
nector on your MIDI interface. If you are
using Windows, skip to step 14.
4 On a Macintosh, choose Setups > OMS
Studio Setup.
5 Choose Setup > MIDI Cards and Inter-
faces, and click Update Setup.
6 Select the port that the SSD is connected
to, then click Search.
7 Confirm that “Std. Interface” appears in
the OMS Studio Setup window. Save the
document and make it your current setup.
8 Double-click the “Std. Interface” icon.
9 Set it to 1 MHz, and deselect the Synchro-
nizer option.
10 Choose Studio > New Device, and name
the device “SSD.”
11 Deselect “Is controller” and “Is multi-
timbral,” and enable both “Sends” and
“Receives” MIDI Time Code, then click OK.
12 In the OMS Setup window, connect the
SSD icon to the “Std. Interface” icon.
13 Choose Setups > Preferences. Be sure
both the “Use Serial DMA driver when
available” and “Report serial overrun and
framing errors” options are deselected, and
click OK. If you have to change this setting,
you must restart your computer.
14 In Pro Tools, choose Setups > Peripher-
als, and select the Macintosh port or MIDI
interface port that the SSD is connected to.
Online recording options