Triggering ACID with MTC

Under the Trigger from MIDI Timecode settings option, select an Input device. This is going to be a MIDI device, hardware or software, on your sound card. 

Most consumer-level sound cards have only one hardware MIDI port and, therefore, only one default driver for MIDI input. This input driver can be shared between two applications running at the same time, so you can trigger and synchronize playback from two applications at the same time. It is not possible to use this port to communicate between two software applications, but you can install a software-based Virtual MIDI Router (VMR) to create another MIDI inpnt port so you can use another software application to trigger ACID. Sonic Foundry has included its VMR on the ACID CD. Specific usage is discussed later in this chapter. Once you have configured the master device to generate MTC, make sure the frame rate of the device and AQD match and then  

In ACID, from the Options menu, go to the Timecode item and select Trigger From MIDI Hmecode or press Ctrl + F7. 

Right-click the time display and select MIDI Timecode In. The display will show a MIDI Timecode In-Waiting... message to verify that AQD is listening for MTC. 

Begin generation of MTC from the external device or start playback of the master device. 

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