MOTU 896HD, User Manual

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Sample-accurate sync to ADAT or Tascam
Cubase and Nuendo, along with the 896HD and its
ASIO 2 driver, provide you with sample-accurate
transfers with ADATs, Alesis recorders and any
other devices that support standard ADAT sample
address (
ADAT Sync ).
Similarly, with the help of a MOTU Digital
Timepiece universal A/V synchronizer, Cubase (or
Nuendo) and an 896HD can perform sample-
accurate transfers with Tascam digital recorders.
A sample-accurate transfer is one in which the
original location of the audio is preserved in the
transfer, down to the sample.
For details on how to connect your hardware for
sample-accurate sync, see “Sample-accurate sync”
on page 23. Then, set up Cubase as follows:
1
Choose ADAT 9-pin as the Audio Clock Source
setting. In Cubase VST, this setting is in the Audio
System Setup window (Audio menu). In Nuendo
or Cubase SX, this setting is in the Device Setup
window (Options menu).
2 Go to Cubase or Nuendo’s Synchronization
window, as shown below:
Figure 6-7: Setting up sample-accurate sync via ASIO 2.
3
If you are not using an MMC-compatible
synchronizer (such as a MOTU MIDI
Timepiece AV, Digital Timepiece or Alesis BRC),
choose the settings shown above in Figure 6-7 that
applies to you. In this scenario, transport control is
handled by the ADAT (or other sample-accurate
sync source).
4
If you are using an MMC-compatible
synchronizer (such as a MOTU MIDI
Timepiece AV, Digital Timepiece or Alesis BRC),
set Cubase VST’s
Sync Source Timecode Base to
ASIO 2.0 MMC or enable Nuendo’s (or Cubase
SX’s) MIDI Machine Control option. In addition,
choose the appropriate MIDI port for the MMC
synchronizer from VST’s
Output menu or Nuendo/
SX’s MIDI machine Control MIDI Output menu. If
you’re using a MIDI Timepiece AV, you can choose
any of its MIDI ports in this menu. Doing so makes
Cubase or Nuendo send the MMC control
messages to the MTP AV (or other MMC device).
In this scenario, transport control is handled by
Cubase or Nuendo itself.
5
In Cubase VST’s Controls window, enable
SYNC. In Nuendo or Cubase SX, enable (check)
the
Sync Online command in the Transport menu.
Figure 6-8: Enabling the SYNC button.
Cubase VST
Nuendo or Cubase SX