Instruction Manual

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MIDI Synchronization
Synchronizing Your Gear
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 SONAR is set up as the master
device, you can enable or disable these messages.
See:
SONAR as the Slave
SONAR as the Master
Using MIDI Sync with Drum Machines
Troubleshooting MIDI Sync
SONAR as the Slave
When SONAR 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, SONAR will follow.
• If you change the tempo using an external device, the SMPTE time
code display in SONAR will be incorrect.
• SONAR will not transmit MIDI Start, Continue, Stop, and Clock
messages.
• Digital audio will play back, but not necessarily in sync.
To Use MIDI Sync with SONAR 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 Devices dialog box.
4. Make sure that your MIDI interface is highlighted in the Inputs list, and
click OK.
5. Click on the Sync toolbar to use the MIDI Sync clock source.
From now on, SONAR starts playback and recording only after the
appropriate message is received from the master device.