User Guide

23.1. SYNCHRONIZING VIA MIDI 337
Setting up Live as a MIDI
Slave.
Then, activate external sync either by switching on the EXT button in the Control Bar or
using the External Sync command in the Options menu. The upper indicator LED next to
the EXT button will ash if Live receives useable sync messages.
The Exter nal Sync
Switch.
When Live is synced to an external MIDI device, it can accept song position pointers from
this device, syncing it not only in terms of tempo but in terms of its position in the song. If
the master jumps to a new position within the song, Live will do the same. However, if the
Control Bar's Loop switch is activated, playback will be looped, and song position pointers
will simply be wrapped into the length of the loop.
23.1.3 MIDI Timecode Options
Timecode options can be set up per MIDI device. Select a MIDI device from the MIDI/Sync
Preferences' Active Device list to access the settings.
The MIDI Timecode Frame Rate setting is relevant only if MIDI Timecode is chosen from
the MIDI Sync Type menu. The MIDI Timecode Rate chooser selects the type of Timecode
to which Live will synchronize. All of the usual SMPTE frame rates are available. When the
Rate is set to SMPTE All, Live will auto-detect the Timecode format of incoming sync
messages and interpret the messages accordingly. Note that you can adjust the Timecode