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Synchronization
Setting Up
1. Connect the desired MIDI Outputs from Cubase AI to
the device(s) that you plan to synchronize.
2. Open the Project Synchronization Setup dialog from
the Transport menu.
3. Activate the sync outputs by using the corresponding
checkboxes.
You can output any combination of MIDI Timecode and MIDI Clock to
any combination of outputs (however, you probably do not want to send
MTC and MIDI Clock to the same output).
4. Set the other device(s) to their “external synchroniza-
tion” mode (or some other mode with a similar name) and
activate playback on them if necessary.
5. Activate playback in Cubase AI, and the other de-
vice(s) will follow.
MIDI Timecode
In this mode, Cubase AI is the slave and the timecode is
sent by the MIDI Timecode Source specified in the corre-
sponding section.
Setting up Cubase AI for external sync to timecode
1. In the Project Synchronization Setup dialog, set Time-
code Source to MIDI Timecode.
2. Use the pop-up menu in the MIDI Timecode Source
section to select an input for the timecode.
3. Close the Project Synchronization Setup dialog and
open the Project Setup dialog from the Project menu.
4. Use the Start value to set which frame on the external
device (e.g. a video tape) should correspond to the begin-
ning of the project.
5. In the dialog that appears, you are asked if you want to
keep the project content at its timecode positions. Select
“No”.
This will make all events and parts keep their positions relative to the pro-
ject start.
6. Close the Project Setup dialog.
7. On the Transport panel, activate the Sync button (or
select Use External Sync from the Transport menu).
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Some MIDI interfaces will automatically send MIDI
Clock to all MIDI outputs, regardless of the MIDI
Clock Port selection in Cubase AI. If this is the case,
you should only select one MIDI Clock port (consult
the documentation of the MIDI Interface if in doubt).
Settings
for sync to
internal
timecode
Sync to timecode activated
Outputs for
MIDI Clock
Outputs for
MIDI
Timecode
Input port for
MIDI Timecode
Options for
incoming
timecode
Set this to the timecode
position where you want the
project to start.