User`s guide

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example, in Figure 3-12 on page 24, word clock is
being used to resolve an 896HD interface, so the
Clock Source setting is Word C l ock In.
☛ If you have an ADAT sync or a Tascam sync
compatible device, don’t use SMPTE time code.
Instead, use sample-accurate sync as described in
the next section.
Sample-accurate sync to ADAT or Tascam
Cubase and Nuendo, along with the 896HD and its
ASIO 2 driver, provide you with sample-accurate
transfers with ADATs, Ales i s re corders 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 an 896HD 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 21. Then, set up Cubase as follows:
☛ Before you begin, in Cubase’s MIDI System
Setup window, set OMS compatibility to No OMS.
Cubase does not appear to be able to achieve
sample-accurate sync when running under OMS.
1 Choose ADAT 9-pin as the Audio Clock Source
setting. In Cubase VST, this setting is in the Audio
System Setup window (Audio menu). In Nuendo,
this setting is in the Device Setup window (Options
menu).
2 Go to Cubase or Nuendo’s Synchronization
window, as shown below:
Figure 10-8: 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),
choose the settings shown above in Figure 10-8
that applies to you. 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),
set Cubase VST’s Sync Source Timecode Base to
ASIO 2.0 MMC or enable Nuendo’s MIDI Machine
Control option. In addition, choose the appropriate
MIDI port for the MMC synchronizer from VST’s
Output menu or Nuendo’s MIDI machine Control
MIDI Output menu. If you’re using a MIDI
Timepiece AV, you can choose any of its MIDI
ports in this menu. Doing so makes Cubase or
Nuendo send the MMC control messages to the
Cubase VST
Nuendo