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To Configure SONAR to Sync to SMPTE/MTC
1. Click the SMPTE/MTC mode button in the Sync toolbar.
2. Select Options-Global and click on the Timecode tab.
3. Select one of the following options:
• Ask first, then switch to clock source and start—this option prompts
SONAR to alert you when it detects a SMPTE/MTC signal, asks if you
want to sync to the incoming signal, and if you respond that you do,
switches the clock source and starts to receive the signal.
• Always switch the clock source and start—SONAR automatically
switches to the clock source of the incoming signal and begins to receive
the signal.
• Do not switch clock source, but start if in SMPTE/MTC mode—this option
automatically syncs to the incoming signal if SONAR is in SMPTE/MTC
mode.
Note: The final option, Never switch clock source, never start, should
never be used if you are attempting to sync to an external clock source.
4. Click OK.
5. Choose Options-Project, and click the Clock tab.
6. Choose the frame rate and time offset that are appropriate for your source
material.
7. Click OK to close the dialog box.
8. Choose Options-MIDI Devices to display the MIDI Devices dialog box.
9. Make sure that your MIDI interface is highlighted in the Inputs list. If your
interface also has a Sync driver, highlight that as well, then click OK.
When SONAR is the slave, here’s how things work:
• SONAR monitors for a SMPTE/MTC signal. You are able to perform other
action in SONAR while waiting for the signal.
• Start playback on the external device. It takes about two seconds for SONAR
to lock from the time it receives time code input.
• If the time code is earlier than the start of the project (based on the time code
offset), another message (Chasing…) is displayed in the status bar. When the
time code reaches the start of the project, SONAR starts to play in sync.
• If the time code is at or after the start of the project, SONAR starts playback
as soon as it locks to the time code.
• When the external device stops (or when the time code ends), SONAR will
stop.
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