Instruction Manual

830 Synchronizing Your Gear
MIDI Synchronization
Tip: Make sure the Status bar is displayed when using MIDI Sync.
Otherwise, you will not be able to see the MIDI Sync status messages. To
display the Status bar, choose Options-Global and click the General tab.
Then check the Show Status Bar box.
SONAR as the Master
There are several options, found on the Sync tab of the Project Options
dialog box, which you can use when SONAR is the MIDI Sync master
device:
To Use MIDI Sync with SONAR as the Master
1. Configure your external MIDI devices to receive MIDI Sync.
Option… What it’s for…
Transmit MIDI Start/
Continue/Stop/Clock
Choosing this option causes SONAR to tell the slave
when to start, when to continue, when to stop, and what
timing data to go by (SONAR’s).
Use Start, Never
Continue (greyed out
unless above option is
checked)
If you are using an external drum machine to repeat a
drum pattern or loop, you might always want playback on
the drum machine to start at the beginning of the loop.
When this option is chosen, SONAR sends a Start
message to all slave devices when playback is started,
even if you are in the middle of a project. (Normally,
SONAR would send a Continue message if playback
starts from the middle of a project.)
Transmit MIDI Song
Position Pointer (SPP)
When this options is checked, SONAR sends an SPP
message before starting or continuing playback. If you are
using a drum machine as described previously, you might
want to disable this option.
Locate Delay for SPP
Recipient
Some older MIDI devices take a small amount of time to
respond to SPP messages. This option causes SONAR to
delay briefly after sending an SPP message, to give the
slave device time to respond. The delay is in 1/18ths of a
second. Enter 1 for a 1/18th second delay, 2 for 2/18ths of
a second, or 18 for a full second delay.
MIDI Sync Output Ports Choose the outputs that your slave devices are connected
to.