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DIGITAL PERFORMER

Resolving directly to time code (with no

synchronizer)

To resolve your Digital Performer/828mkII system

directly to SMPTE time code with no additional

synchronization devices, use the setup shown in

“Syncing to SMPTE time code” on page 54.

Choose Receive Sync from the Setup menu (Basics

menu under Mac OS 9) and choose the Sample

accurate option. Then make sure that the Slave to

External Sync command in the Studio menu

(Basics menu under Mac OS 9) is checked. Make

sure the Clock Source setting in the MOTU

FireWire Audio Console window is set to SMPTE.

Also, make sure that you’ve connected an LTC

input signal the 828mkII SMPTE input.

Resolving to video and/or time code with a

dedicated synchronizer

To resolve your Digital Performer/828mkII system

to video and/or SMPTE time code using an

additional synchronization device, use the setup

shown in “Syncing to video and/or SMPTE time

code using a synchronizer” on page 60.

Choose Receive Sync from the Setup menu (Basics

menu under Mac OS 9) and choose the MTC

(MIDI Time Code) option. Then make sure that

the Slave to External Sync command in the Studio

menu (Basics menu under Mac OS 9) is checked.

To e n s u re t h at your audio tracks don’t drift out of

sync with your MIDI tracks — or time code, use a

hardware synchronizer like the MIDI Timepiece

AV or Digital Timepiece to resolve the 828mkII

hardware as well, as shown in Figure 5-30 on

page 62. A digital audio synchronizer is required

for drift-free SMPTE/MIDI time code sync. Make

sure the Clock Source setting in the MOTU

FireWire Audio Console window has the

appropriate setting for locking the 828mkII to the

synchronizer. For example, in Figure 5-30 on

page 62, word clock is being used to resolve the

828mkII, so the Clock Source setting is Word Clock

In.

☛ If you have an ADAT sync compatible device,

don’t use SMPTE time code. Instead, use sample-

accurate sync as described in the next section.

Sample-accurate sync to ADAT and Tascam

To gether, Digital Performer and the 828mkII

provide you with sample-accurate transfers with

ADATs, Alesis recorders and any other devices that

support standard ADAT sample address (ADAT

Sync).

Similarly, with the help of a MOTU Digital

Timepiece, Digital Performer and a 828mkII can

perform sample-accurate transfers with Tascam

digital recorders.

A sample-accurate transfer is one in which the

original location of the audio is preserved in the

transfer, down to the sample.

For details on how to set up sample-accurate sync,

see “Sample-accurate sync” on page 24. Be sure to

choose the Sample Accurate Sync option in Digital

Performer’s Receive Sync dialog, and make sure that

the Slave to External Sync command is checked,

too.

To c ont r o l t h e t r ansports of everything together

from Digital Performer, see the next section.

MIDI MACHINE CONTROL (MMC)

If you have ADATs a n d a MMC-compatible ADAT

synchronizer like the MIDI Timepiece AV or

Digital Timepiece, you can control everything

from your computer screen with Digital

Performer’s transport controls and cueing features

(like Markers, the playback wiper, etc.)

Similarly, if you have Tascam recorders and a

MOTU Digital Timepiece (or other MMC-

compatible Tascam synchronizer), can control all

of your Tascam decks (in ABS time) in a similar

fashion from Digital Performer.

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