From the Options menu, choose Preferences
and select the Sync tab to specify the options for setting up synchronization
of other applications and devices with Acid software.
The MIDI Timecode Input dialog appears when you have clicked
on the Advanced button on the Sync tab of the
Preferences dialog. This dialog contains advanced options for MIDI Time
Code input. It is only displayed if a device is selected for MTC input
on the previous dialog.
Item
Description
Free-wheel for time code loss
When this
option is selected, playback will continue for a specified period of time
without chasing if timecode is lost for some reason. Enabling this option
can compensate for infrequent losses in timecode. If losses in timecode
are frequent, troubleshooting should be done to find the cause of the
problem.
Free-wheel slack time
Use the up
and down arrows or enter a value in the edit box to specify the amount
of time that timecode can be lost before the Free-wheel playback time starts. A longer
time is more tolerant of breaks in the incoming timecode.
Free-wheel playback time
Specifies
the amount of time that playback will continue after theFree-wheel slack time has been exceeded.
Synchronization delay time
Use the up and down arrows or enter
a value in the edit box to specify the amount of time it takes for to
synchronize itself to incoming timecode.
On slower computers, this time should
be set to approximately two seconds. On faster computers, it may be set
lower.
NOTE Setting this value too low can sometimes result in audible
pitch shifting at the start of playback.
Offset adjust
If synchronization is consistently behind
or ahead of your MTC generator, enter a value in the box to adjust a synchronization
offset with quarter-frame accuracy.
If synchronization
is behind, set this value to a negative number. A setting of - 4 usually
does the trick.
If
synchronization is ahead, set this value to a positive number. A setting
of +4 usually does the trick, though it is rare that Acid software will
sync ahead.
This tab contains advanced options for MTC (MIDI timecode)
input. It is only displayed if a device is selected for MTC input on the
Sync tab of the main Preferences dialog.
Item
Description
Full-frame message generation
This option specifies when
to send full-frame timecode messages while Generate MIDI Timecode is enabled.
Full-frame messages are used by some external synchronizable audio devices
to seek to a proper location prior to actually starting synchronization.
Tape-based recorders especially benefit from seeking to full-frame messages
because of the time it takes to move the transport to the proper location.
However, full-frame messages are ignored by some devices and may actually
cause unexpected behavior in other devices.
Check your hardware documentation
to find out if they support full-frame messages.
The MIDI Clock Output dialog appears when you have clicked
on the Advanced button on the Sync tab of the
Preferences dialog. This dialog
contains advanced options for MIDI Clock output. It is only displayed
if a device is selected for MIDI Clock output on the previous dialog.
Item
Description
Send Start instead of Continue when beginning playback
Select this check box if you want to
send a Start command rather than a Continue command when Generate MIDI Clock is enabled.
When the check
box is cleared, a Continue command is sent, as this type of command allows
the chasing device to start from a specific time. However, some older
sequencers that support MIDI clock chase do not support the Continue command
and must start playback from the beginning every time.
Song Position Pointer generation
This option
specifies when to send Song Position Pointer messages while Generate MIDI Clock is enabled. Song Position Pointer messages
are used by MIDI applications and devices to seek to a proper location
prior to actually starting synchronization.
