MIDI Clock

MIDI Clock is also a better choice for MIDI exclnsive applications, snch as MIDI editors and sequencers. MIDI Timecode, on the other hand, is more broadly targeted and can be used with everything from tape machines to video prodnction equipment. In the end, the right choice is the one that works. 

Should you generate MTC or trigger from MTC in ACID (you cannot trigger from MIDI Clock) ... 

In other words, shonld ACID be the master device or the slave Very broadly speaking, ACID seems to be better in the role of master, generating MTC or MIDI Clock to trigger and sync a slave application. 

Whether you choose MTC or MIDI Clock is largely a matter of what the slave application wants to use. In some situations— for example, when your project has tempo changes— the MIDI Clock may work better. 

Just as it is not possible to use the same MIDI device in ACID and another application at the same time, so it is also not possible to play back MIDI in AQD and generate MTC using the same device (see Figure 10.12). Wheu you select a device to output MTC on the Sync tab, that device will he grayed out ou the MIDI tah. MIDI Clock is slightly differeut and can he generated simrdtaneously with playback on the same device. 

The time display at the upper left of the timeline can display the MTC and MIDI Clock being sent out from ACID firom the chosen device. To view the MTC that is being generated by ACID, right-click the time display and select MIDI Timecode Out from the context menu (see Figure 10.13). 

As you have noticed, configuring and generating MIDI Clock is a similar process. As with MTC, you will need to select an output device, but MIDI Clock is measured in terms of tempo, measures, and beats, so it is not necessary to select a format. MIDI Clock can be generated by a shared device used for playback. 

When ACID is chasing MTC, the time display message will show MIDI Timecode In-Locked and all controls within ACID will be disabled. While ACID can generate MTC and MIDI Clock data, it can only be triggered by MTC. This is not unusual, and you may find many devices that can accept MIDI Clock data from another device but may not be triggered by it. 

Confignre ACID to ontput MIDI Clock using 1 Sonic Foundry MIDI Router as an Ontpnt device for the Generate MIDI Clock settings on the Sync tab of the Preferences dialog box. 

Right-click the time display and select MIDI Clock Out to view the generated clock. Press Shifth-F7 on your keyboard to enable (arm) ACID. The time display will read MIDI Qock Out—Enabled. ... 

Every time you stop playback in ACID, you will need to re-arm SONAR to listen for MIDI Clock. SONAR will automatically sync playback beginning at any point in your ACID project. See Figure 10.16 for a summary of the various settings and what you should see when everything is... 

ACID as the master device triggering and syncing Cakewalk Pro Audio with MIDI Clock. SONAR works the same way, although the application has a different look. 

Configure ACID to output MIDI Tlmecode (MTC ACID and Vegas both chase MTC and not MIDI Clock). This is done from Options > Preferences > Sync tab. In the Generate MIDI Hmecode settings option, select one of the Sonic Foundry MIDI Routers. See the previous chapter for details. 

The Generate MIDI Clock settings option configures a MIDI Clock signal to be created by ACID (instead of MTC, as previously detailed). The Output device allows you to select the hardware and software combination used to generate the MIDI Clock and can be different from the MTC device. 

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