Reference Guide

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MIDI synchronization
Synchronizing your gear
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. Go to Edit > Preferences > MIDI Devices.
4. Make sure that your MIDI interface is highlighted in the Inputs list, and click OK.
5. Click the Transmit MIDI Sync button in the Sync module 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.