Owner`s manual

Settings for Cakewalk Pro Audio
Make the settings for Cakewalk Pro Audio as described
below. For more detailed information about Cakewalk,
please refer to the Cakewalk owner’s manual.
Setting | Clock:
MTC (receives MTC)
Setting | MIDI Out:
Check “Transmit MMC” (sends MMC)
Setting | Time Format:
MTC from the VS-1680 (here, set “30”)
* ”30 Frame Drop” in Cakewalk corresponds to “29D” on
the VS-1680.
Under this condition, when playback is begun with
Cakewalk, MMC is transmitted to the VS-1680, and
upon receiving the MMC, the VS-1680 also begins
playback. During playback, MTC is sent from the
VS-1680 to Cakewalk, thus synchronizing opera-
tions.
Making Digital Connections with
Cakewalk
When you have a sound card (such as Audiomedia III
or CardD) that features digital input and output con-
nectors installed in your computer, you can connect
Cakewalk and your VS-1680 digitally. This is conve-
nient when, for example, you want to record the audio
tracks from the VS-1680 to Cakewalk via a digital con-
nection, edit the material in Cakewalk, and then send
it back via the digital connection to the VS-1680 for
mixdown. Be sure to read the owner’s manuals for
Cakewalk as well as the sound card you are using.
About Sound Cards
Even when using the digital connections as
described in the example, noise originating inside
the computer in the vicinity of the sound card
may be introduced into the sound. The level of
noise will vary according to the computer’s exte-
rior panels, interior boards, the condition of the
cable connections, etc. In general, high-perfor-
mance sound cards that tend to resist this kind of
noise better.
With sound cards that feature both analog and
digital input and output, it may be necessary to
set the card to use the digital input and output.
After carefully reading the owner’s manual for
your sound card, make the necessary settings to
enable the sound card to use the digital input and
output connectors.
About the Recording Mode
Even when using the digital connections as
described in the example, since audio tracks are
recorded from the VS-1680 to Cakewalk, edited,
and then sent back to the VS-1680, this can be
likened to repeated track bouncing. Thus, we rec-
ommend that you to use a recording mode featur-
ing higher quality sound, such as “MTP” or
“MAS.”
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