Specifications

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External Timecode Offset
This dialog lets you compensate for devices that
are consistently offset by a fixed number of
frames (such as some color–corrected video
masters), or for material that starts at a differ-
ent time than the session.
Pro Tools provides three different types of Ex-
ternal Timecode Offset settings. These offsets
include:
• MMC (MIDI Machine Control)
• 9-Pin (Serial machine control)
• Synchronization peripherals (such as the
SYNC I/O, or a MIDI interface that provide
MIDI Timecode).
Positive and negative offset values can be en-
tered to offset Pro Tools timecode display later
or earlier, respectively.
Unique values can be defined for each of these
three types offsets, or you can link all three to
adjust in unison.
MIDI
This dialog lets you set up your MIDI environ-
ment.
MIDI Studio
The MIDI Studio dialog launches the Apple Au-
dio MIDI Setup application (Mac) or opens the
MIDI Studio Setup window (Windows). These
let you identify the MIDI devices connected to
your MIDI interface.
MIDI Beat Clock
This dialog lets you enable synchronization for
certain MIDI devices (such as drum machines,
software synthesizers, and hardware sequenc-
ers) to MIDI Beat Clock. Devices selected in the
MIDI Beat Clock dialog will receive the MIDI
Beat Clock signal. If your MIDI interface does
not support transmitting MIDI Beat Clock to
separate ports, the interface will appear as the
only destination.
Redefine External Timecode Offset dialog
MIDI Beat Clock dialog