CAKEWALK PRO AUDIO - Pro Audio as the Slave

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Synchronization
When you start playback on the master MIDI device, for example, it
sends a Start message to all slave devices, announcing that playback has
started. If the slave devices are set up correctly, they receive the message
and start playing back with the master device. When Pro Audio is set up
as the master device, you can enable or disable these messages.
Pro Audio as the Slave
When Pro Audio is slaved to an external MIDI device, the following
changes occur:
¥ When you click the Play or Record button, a message (Waiting for
MIDI Sync) is displayed in the status bar. When you start your
external device, Pro Audio will follow.
¥ If you change the tempo using an external device, the SMPTE time
code display in Pro Audio will be incorrect.
¥ Pro Audio will not transmit MIDI Start, Continue, Stop, and Clock
messages.
¥ Digital audio playback is not supported.
Continue This message tells slave devices to
continue playing from the current location
in the currently loaded sequence.
Song Position Pointer (SPP) This message tells slave devices to
change the current location to the
designated point in the song. Pro Audio
normally issues an SPP message
immediately prior to any Start or Continue
message.
Clock The master sends clock messages to
each slave device at the rate of 24 per
quarter note. The slave devices use these
messages to establish the tempo and stay
in sync.
To Use MIDI Sync with Pro Audio as the Slave…
1. Configure the external MIDI device you want to use as the master
device to transmit MIDI Sync.
2. Configure external slave devices to receive MIDI Sync.
3. Choose
Options-MIDI Devices to display the MIDI Ports dialog
box.