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to this output pair will be heard on the headphone
jack only. For further explanation, see “Phones” on
page 45.
CHANGING 896HD SETTINGS
To change the 896HD settings at any time, go to the
Audio System Setup window in Cubase VST or the
Device Setup window in Nuendo or Cubase SX and
click the ASIO Control Panel button, as shown in
Figure 6-2 on page 45.
PROCESSING LIVE INPUTS WITH PLUG-INS
If you patch a live input (such as a MIDI
synthesizer) through a VST plug-in effect in
Cubase, you might hear a slight delay. There are
several ways to reduce this delay. For details, see
chapter 8, “Reducing Monitoring Latency”
(page 59).
SYNCHRONIZATION
Cubase or Nuendo can run under its own transport
control or slave to SMPTE time code. It can also
perform sample-accurate digital audio transfers
with Alesis digital recorders and Tascam family
digital recorders.
As you read through the following sections to
decide what form of synchronization you might
need with other devices in your studio, be sure to
consult chapter 4, “Installing the 896HD
Hardware” (page 17) for the proper hardware
connections. Use the synchronization diagrams in
that chapter to be clear about how you will be
synchronizing Cubase to the other components of
your system.
Running Cubase or Nuendo under its own
transport control
If you do not need to synchronize Cubase or
Nuendo with time code or another recording
device, such as a tape deck, just leave its SMPTE
time code synchronization features disabled.
However, even though Cubase or Nuendo is not
slaving to SMPTE time code, you still need to be
concerned with the synchronization of the
896HD’s digital audio clock with other devices
connected to it digitally (if any). For example, if
you have a digital mixer connected to an 896HD
interface via an ADAT optical lightpipe cable, you
need to make sure that their audio clocks are
phase-locked. For details, see “Syncing optical
devices” on page 27 and “Making sync
connections” on page 21. If you don’t have any
digital audio devices connected, digital audio
phase-lock does not apply to you.
Resolving Cubase or Nuendo and the 896HD to
word clock, video and/or SMPTE time code
To resolve your 896HD to word clock, video and/or
SMPTE time code using an additional synchroni-
zation device, use the setup shown in “Syncing
word clock devices” on page 31 or “Syncing to
video and/or SMPTE time code” on page 26.
Follow the instructions in your Cubase or Nuendo
manual for slaving them to MIDI Time Code
(MTC). To ensure that your audio tracks don’t drift
out of sync with your MIDI tracks — or time code,
use a hardware synchronizer like the MIDI
Timepiece AV or Digital Timepiece to resolve the
896HD hardware as well, as explained in “Syncing
to video and/or SMPTE time code” on page 26. A
digital audio synchronizer is required for drift-free
SMPTE/MIDI time code sync. Make sure the
Clock
Source
setting in the MOTU FireWire Audio
Console window has the appropriate setting for
locking the 896HD to the synchronizer. For
example, in Figure 4-11 on page 26, word clock is
being used to resolve an 896HD interface, so the
Clock Source setting is
Word Clock In
.
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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.
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