User manual M-AUDIO MAC SYNCMAN

[. . . ] 24 Overview Mac Syncman is a professional quality, 1 Megahertz/RS-422, 2 In / 6 Out Macintosh MIDI interface and synchronization box - all built into one. Mac Syncman's MIDI interface allows you to hook your Macintosh computer up to any MIDI equipment by way of the modem and printer ports. With 2 MIDI Ins, two different sources of MIDI information can be recorded simultaneously. Or alternately, MIDI from one source can be recorded through one MIDI In, while MIDI synchronization information is being received from the other MIDI In. [. . . ] Connect the MIDI Out of your master keyboard to the modem MIDI In on the front panel of the Mac Syncman. Connect the MIDI In of the master keyboard to the modem MIDI Out on the front panel of the Mac Syncman. Connect the modem MIDI Outs on the back of the Mac Syncman to the MIDI Ins of any additional MIDI sound modules you may have. Connect the Tape Out on the back of the Mac Syncman to the Tape In of the last (or sync) track of your tape deck. Connect the Tape In on the back of the Mac Syncman to the Tape Out of the last (or sync) track of your tape deck. Connect the Modem Serial In on the back of the Mac Syncman to the modem serial port on your Mac. Connect the Printer Serial In on the back of the Mac Syncman to the printer serial port on your Mac. Connect the Modem Serial Out on the back of the Mac Syncman to the your modem. Connect the Printer Serial Out on the back of the Mac Syncman to the your printer. If you are ready to sequence and do not need to use your printer or modem at this instant go ahead and press in the two Serial Thru Switches on the front of the Mac Syncman. Remember, when these switches are in, the MIDI interface is selected - rather than the serial thru. We also recommend that you set the Routing switch to the 2 x 3 (center) position, since this configuration is the most common and offers the most versatility. Also, if you are using Master Tracks, Vision, newer versions of Performer, Logic, Cubase, or any other MIDI Time Code capable sequencer, we suggest you set the front dip-switches as follows. 12 Frames: Off/MTC: DTL/MTC: Delay: Regenerate: Duplicate: Both Down . . turn off to avoid any possibility of feed back Ordinarily, when syncing to tape you need to first record a SMPTE sync stripe. Occasionally, you may be given a tape with a SMPTE stripe already recorded onto one of its tracks. After a SMPTE stripe has been recorded to tape you can "slave" your Mac sequencer to tape. If you are going to use Mac Syncman in a more extensive MIDI set-up with multiple MIDI Sound Modules, you should make sure that all of the various sound module MIDI Ins are connected to either the modem or printer port MIDI Outs. If you use the printer port MIDI Outs with the above set-up, you will have to make sure that your sequencer program sends the appropriate MIDI information out the printer port. If you don't do this you won't hear the modules which are connected to the printer port. 13 Operation To begin using Mac Syncman, make sure you have read the preceding sections of this manual. Your System should be set-up along the guidelines out-lined in the "Typical System Set-up" section above. Set the Mac Syncman switches to the positions indicated above, or which are appropriate for your application. If you are going to use Mac Syncman in SMPTE/MIDI Time Code Mode be sure the Off/MTC switch is Down. [. . . ] We suggest 30 Frames which means the two left most dip-switches should both be Down. Now with Cubase do the following: At the bottom right of the main screen 3 boxes appear labeled: Click; Master; and Sync. Under Sync: Select SMPTE Sync MTC Set Song Start to 00:00:05:00:00 Set the SMPTE format i. e. Frames/Sec to 30 fps. Logic With Logic we recommend that you use Mac Syncman in SMPTE/MIDI Time Code Mode. [. . . ]