Specifications

Audio Plug-Ins Guide566
Playing Synchronic RTAS
Synchronic RTAS does not play back the sound
(input) on a track as is the case with many plug-
ins. Instead, Synchronic works as follows:
1 Load audio files (loops) into Synchronic’s
Sound module, much like you would add sound
to a sampler.
2 Use the Detection Slider to slice up the loops
into rhythmically logical units (beats and subdi-
visions of the beat).
3 Play back the sliced-up loop in tempo.
Synchronic’s Playback module lets you manipu-
late playback of each slice. The RTAS version of
Synchronic also lets you add in-tempo effects
and mix between two different sounds (Sounds
A and B).
Synchronic starts and stops playback with the
Pro Tools Transport.
Configuring MIDI for Synchronic
(RTAS Only)
You can control Synchronic using MIDI (Instru-
ment track data, an external MIDI controller, or
a MIDI control surface). You must first config-
ure Pro Tools for MIDI.
Loading a Loop in Synchronic
To load a loop in Synchronic:
1 Insert Synchronic on an Instrument track.
See “Using Synchronic as an AudioSuite
Plug-In” on page 603 for detailed informa-
tion on playing the AudioSuite version of
Synchronic.
See the
Pro Tools Reference Guide
or Pro Tools Help
for configuration
information.
For detailed information on loading audio
files (loops) into Synchronic see “Importing
a Sound into Synchronic” on page 576.
Synchronic Plug-In window (no audio loaded)
When Synchronic is inserted on a track, it
is the sole sound source for that track. If
Synchronic is inserted on an audio track
containing audio clips, those clips will
effectively be muted.