Specifications

Chapter 101: Using Synchronic 575
Sound A and Sound B
In Performance mode, two sounds can be
queued for playback, much like a typical DJ
setup with two turntables: one on the “A Side”
and one on the “B Side.” Both the Sound A and B
use the same twelve sound presets. The wave-
form for Sound A appears above the waveform
for Sound B; and each waveform is labeled on
the left “A” and “B.”
When Sound A and B are playing simultane-
ously, you can isolate one of the sounds by click-
ing the A or B labels to the left of the Waveform
display. The Crossfade fader in the XFade mod-
ule will move to one side or the other, effectively
muting the non-selected sound.
Interactive Waveform Display
In Performance mode, the Sound module dis-
plays two waveforms for the A and B sounds.
The Waveform display shows the currently se-
lected audio file (loop). The Waveform display
can show both mono and stereo audio loops for
the A and B sides.
During playback, the Waveform animates to in-
dicate the pulse of the Pro Tools MIDI Beat
Clock. Clicking on the Sound module’s Wave-
form display during playback will reposition
playback to that location in the waveform. You
can create syncopated rhythms by repeatedly
clicking the waveform in either the A Sound or
the B Sound during playback. Alt-clicking (Win-
dows) or Control-clicking (Mac) the Waveform
display re-synchronizes playback with the cur-
rent Pro Tools MIDI Beat Clock location (ac-
cording to bars and beats).
Starting and Stopping Playback
You can only start or stop Synchronic playback
using the Pro Tools Transport. Any Synchronic
insert will play back when the Pro Tools Trans-
port is engaged.
Synchronic Sound Edit Mode
In Edit mode, sounds can be imported, deleted,
sliced-up, and fine-tuned for Synchronic play-
back. Audio files loaded into Synchronic’s pre-
sets are unique to each insert and are saved with
the Pro Tools session file or plug-in settings file.
The global state of all presets, including loaded
audio files, can be stored and recalled using the
Synchronic plug-in librarian (see Chapter 104,
“Synchronic Plug-In Settings”).
Use Track Mute to manage multiple Syn-
chronic inserts. You can also use the Syn-
chronic Plug-In Bypass to mute the output
of a Synchronic insert.
When the Sound module is in Edit mode in
Synchronic RTAS, only Sound A is visible
and Sound B is muted. Sound A is effectively
soloed (the XFade module only passes
Sound A).