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2.
To send MIDI clock you have to go to Preferences > MIDI Clock and tick the Send MIDI
Clock option.
3. In the Global section, open the Master Clock panel by clicking the Metronome.
4.
Choose AUTO or MANUAL mode.
5.
To start sending a MIDI Clock signal, click the Start/Stop button. Clicking it again stops
sending. When MIDI Clock is active, the
Start/Stop button is lit blue.
6. The Tempo Display shows the tempo of the MIDI Clock signal in BPM.
7.
By clicking the SYNC button, TRAKTOR triggers a MIDI Clock Stop Message immediate
ly followed by a MIDI Clock Start Message to re-sync the external hard- or software.
8. It may be required to adjust the offset between TRAKTOR and the receiving hard- or
software. To do so, use the slider labeled
Sending Offset found in Preferences > MIDI
Clock.
For syncing external hardware with the MIDI Clock, the Master Clock has to be set as Master
Tempo Source.
14.2.2 Syncing TRAKTOR to an external MIDI Clock Signal (External Sync)
TRAKTOR is able to receive MIDI Clock Signals (Clock Slave) from another computer run
ning TRAKTOR, other applications, or from MIDI hardware sending MIDI Clock.
1.
Create a new generic MIDI device in Preferences > Controller Manager. Assign the In-Port
to the device you want to use for receiving the incoming MIDI Clock Signal.
2. In the Global section open the Master Clock panel by clicking the Metronome.
3.
Choose External mode by clicking the EXT button. In this mode the TRAKTOR Master
Clock follows the external MIDI Clock signal once it is started.
4. To sync the clock to the phase of the application or hardware sending the MIDI Clock
signal, press the start button on the sending device.
5. In case of an offset between the sending hard- or software and TRAKTOR, the offset
has to be adjusted in the sending (Master) device.
14.2.3 Syncing two versions of TRAKTOR
These are the steps to sync two versions of TRAKTOR running on different computers:
Connect the two computers via MIDI in order to transmit the MIDI Clock signals
1. Decide which of the two computers should be the Clock Master and follow the instruc
tions described in chapter ↑9.2.3, Master Clock Panel.
Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR
Syncing via MIDI Clock
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