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Chapter 10: Syncing to Tape and Other Devices

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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:

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

the SYNC IN jack of the MPC60. Set the SYNC IN LEVEL knob to

about 1/2.

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

play in sync with, and start the incoming timecode.

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

SEQUENCE. This causes the MPC60 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 MPC60 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 recorded 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 sequence you intend to use is selected before

setting this parameter.

7. Press the MAIN SCREEN key to return to the Play/Record screen.

8. Play the tape from a point just before the beginning of the SMPTE

timecode. Once the code reaches the start time you have entered into

the Start field, the MPC60 will automatically start playing from the

beginning of the sequence, and will not stop until the sequence

comes to its end (or the tape recorder is stopped). To stop playback

early, press the STOP key on the MPC60 or stop the tape recorder.

To play in sync from a location in the middle of your sequence, fast-

forward the tape recorder to any point within the duration of the

sequence and start playback of the tape. The MPC60 will start playing

from the correct location within the sequence.

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