User manual

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Synchronization
Auto-Detect Frame-Rate Changes
Cubase can notify the user when the frame rate of time-
code changes at any point. This is helpful in diagnosing
problems with timecode and external devices. This notifi-
cation will interrupt playback or recording. Deactivating
this option will avoid any interruption in playback or re-
cording.
Machine Control Output Destination
When the Sync button on the Transport panel is activated,
all transport commands (including movements of the cur
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sor in the Project window) are translated into machine con-
trol commands and routed according to the settings made
in the “Machine Control Output Destination” section.
MC Master Active
When this option is activated, transport commands are
routed or sent to any device while sync is enabled. Addi-
tional routing options become available, see below. Deac-
tivating this option does not affect the operation of the
individual MMC Device panels. They can still function re
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gardless of the machine control destination.
MMC Input and Output
The MMC Input and MMC Output settings determine
which MIDI port in your system will send and receive
MMC commands. Set both the input and output to MIDI
ports that are connected to the desired MIDI device.
MMC Device ID
The MMC device ID should be set to the same number as
the receiving device. You can also set the device ID to “All”
if more than one machine is receiving MMC commands or if
the device ID is not known.
Ö Some devices can only listen to their specific IDs.
Therefore, using the All option will not work with such
devices.
Number of Audio Tracks (Cubase only)
The number of audio tracks should be set to match the
amount of available audio tracks in the destination device.
This setting determines how many record-enable buttons
are shown in the MMC Master panel (see below).
MMC Master panel
The MMC Master panel can be opened from the Devices
menu. In order to use the MMC Master panel, proceed as
follows:
• Open the Preferences dialog, select the MIDI Filter sec-
tion and make sure SysEx is activated in the Thru section.
This is necessary since MMC uses two-way communication (the tape re-
corder “replies” to the MMC messages it receives from Cubase). By fil-
tering out SysEx Thru, you ensure that these MMC System Exclusive
replies are not echoed back to the tape recorder.
• On the MMC Master panel, activate the Online button
to use the transport buttons on the panel to control the
transport of the device.
It is not necessary to have this activated in order to synchronize with the
MMC device. It only affects operation of the MMC Master panel.
• You can use the buttons to the left on the MMC Master
panel to arm tape tracks for recording.
• The “A1, A2, TC, VD” items refer to additional tracks
usually found on video tape recorders.
Refer to the manual of your VTR device to see if these tracks are sup-
ported.
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If there is a discrepancy between the project frame
rate in Cubase and incoming timecode, Cubase
might still be able to lock to the incoming timecode. If
the user is unaware of these differences, problems
can arise later in postproduction.