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CUBASE, NUENDO AND OTHER ASIO SOFTWARE
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Sample-accurate sync to ADAT or Tascam
Cubase and Nuendo, along with the Traveler and
its ASIO 2 driver, provide you with sample-
accurate transfers with ADATs, Alesis recorders
and any other devices that support standard ADAT
sample address (ADAT Sync).
Similarly, with the help of a MOTU Digital
Timepiece universal A/V synchronizer, Cubase (or
Nuendo) and a Traveler can perform sample-
accurate transfers with Tascam digital recorders.
A sample-accurate transfer is one in which the
original location of the audio is preserved in the
transfer, down to the sample.
For details on how to connect your hardware for
sample-accurate sync, see “Sample-accurate sync”
on page 29. Then, set up Cubase as follows:
1 Choose ADAT 9-pin as the Audio Clock Source
setting. In Nuendo or Cubase SX, this setting is in
the Device Setup window (Options menu).
2 Go to Cubase or Nuendo’s Synchronization
Setup window, as shown below:
Figure 7-5: Setting up sample-accurate sync via ASIO 2.
3 If you are not using an MMC-compatible
synchronizer (such as a MOTU MIDI
Timepiece AV, Digital Timepiece or Alesis BRC),
leave the MMC Active box unchecked. In this
scenario, transport control is handled by the ADAT
(or other sample-accurate sync source).
4 If you are using an MMC-compatible
synchronizer (such as a MOTU MIDI
Timepiece AV, Digital Timepiece or Alesis BRC),
enable Nuendo’s (or Cubase SX’s) MMC Active
option. In addition, choose the appropriate MIDI
port for the MMC synchronizer from the menu.
Doing so makes Cubase or Nuendo send the MMC
control messages to the MTP AV (or other MMC
device). In this scenario, transport control is
handled by Cubase or Nuendo itself.
Figure 7-6: Setting up sample-accurate sync via ASIO 2.
5 In Nuendo or Cubase SX, enable the Sync
button in the Transport menu.
Figure 7-7: Enabling the SYNC button.
6 If you don’t have an MMC synchronizer
(Figure 7-5), initiate playback from the sample-
accurate sync source (ADAT, DA-88, etc.)
Trans p or t cont rol is handled by the sample-
accurate sync source.
7 If you do have an MMC synchronizer, begin
playback from Cubase, and the other device(s) will
follow.
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