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Chapter 10: Syncing to Tape and Other Devices

1. Connect the SYNC OUT jack of the MPC3000 to the input of one

track of your multitrack tape recorder.

2. Access the Generate SMPTE screen by pressing TEMPO/SYNC,

then the <SyncScreen> soft key, followed by the

<GenSMPTE> soft key.

3. Set the Start field to 00:00:00:00 or the desired start time.

4. Set the Frames/sec field to the desired SMPTE mode. In the

U.S., the standard for music production using SMPTE is 30.

5. To set the proper recording level, press <Start>; this will start

the SMPTE generation. Then set the recording level of the tape

recorder to about -3dB. Press <Stop> to stop generating.

6. Start the tape recorder recording.

7. Press <Start> to start generating SMPTE time code.

8. Wait until enough time has passed to allow for the total duration

of your song (plus a litte extra time to allow for changes in the

arrangement). Press <Stop> to stop SMPTE generation, and

then stop the tape recorder. Your tape now contains the SMPTE

code.

To play back a sequence in sync to SMPTE:

COMMENT: The I-0055 SMPTE option is required; see the

Appendix for more information

1. Connect the output of the tape track that contains the SMPTE

signal to the SYNC IN jack of the MPC3000. Set the SYNC IN

LEVEL knob to about 1/2.

2. From the Play/Record screen, select the sequence that you intend

to record to tape.

3. Press the TEMPO/SYNC key and set the Tempo Source field

to SEQUENCE. This causes the MPC3000 to use the tempo

setting that’s stored within the sequence, so that it will always be

remembered. (This is true even when the sequence is saved to

disk and later recalled, as master tempo settings are only saved

in PAR files, not in ALL files.) It is important for the MPC3000 to

remember the tempo setting because SMPTE time code does not

provide any tempo information.

4. Set the Frames field to the SMPTE frame rate that matches the

SMPTE timecode that will be received. If this field is set to a

different frame rate than that of the incoming timecode, the

playback tempo will be inaccurate.

5. Set the Mode field in the Sync screen to SMPTE and press SOFT

KEY 1 until it shows <SyncIn=ON>.

6. While in the Sync screen, set the Start field to the SMPTE

location you want your sequence to start at. If you don’t know,

use 00:00:10:00.00. This will cause your sequence to start at a

location 10 seconds after the start of the SMPTE code you re-

corded in this example. This will allow you to add some new parts

in that first 10 seconds if you should later decide to do so. This

setting only applies to the active sequence, so be sure that the

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