CAKEWALK SONAR - SMPTE;MIDI Time Code Synchronization

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Troubleshooting MIDI Sync
If you experience problems with MIDI Sync when SONAR is the master device,
verify that your external devices are configured correctly to respond to MIDI Sync.
Most devices have a Clock option that should be set to External or MIDI.
If SONAR does not respond to MIDI Sync as a slave device, verify that your
external devices are configured correctly to transmit MIDI Sync. Remember that
only one external device can be used as the master clock source.
SMPTE/MIDI Time Code Synchronization
SMPTE/MIDI Time Code Sync (SMPTE/MTC) is another method of
synchronization that lets SONAR act as a master or slave to external devices.
SONAR can send or receive SMPTE/MTC messages to or from external devices
that can generate or receive MTC. SONAR can send MTC on multiple output ports
simultaneously.
SMPTE/MTC is a position and timing reference that indicates the current location
in the project and how quickly the project should be playing. Time code labels the
position in a project in hours, minutes, seconds, and frames. The speed of playback
is indicated by a frame rate.
Time code is recorded onto tape using a device called a time code generator. The
process of recording a time code signal onto a track is called striping. Normally,
the start of a tape stripe has a particular time, expressed in hours, minutes,
seconds, and frames. For example, the tape stripe might start at 00:00:00:00,
01:00:00:00, or any other time. The material recorded on the tape usually starts
anywhere from 10 seconds to several minutes after the start of the time code.
Sometimes, the tape stripe starts at a time like 00:59:50:00, and the material
starts 10 seconds later, at 01:00:00:00.
When you create a new SONAR project, by default the project is configured so that
the beginning of bar 1 is synchronized with a time code of 00:00:00:00. If the
starting point of the material on your tape or external project is not 0, you need to
enter an offset to tell SONAR the time code that corresponds to the start of the
project.
To Enter an Offset
1. Select Options-Project.
The Project Options dialog appears.
2. Click on the Clock tab.
3. In the Clock tab, enter an offset in the SMPTE/MTC Offset field. To enter an
offset of 15 seconds, type 0,0,15 and hit enter. The SMPTE/MTC Offset value
should now be 00:00:15:00 or 15 seconds.