Synchronization preferences – Apple Soundtrack User Manual

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Chapter 4

Getting Started with Soundtrack

 Latency Compensation slider: Sets the amount of latency compensation in

milliseconds. If recorded audio is late, drag the slider right. If the recorded audio is
early, drag the slider left.

For information on eliminating latency, see “

Eliminating Recording Latency

” on page 196.

 Sessions Location display: Displays the default location to which recording sessions

are saved. You can set the save location by clicking the Choose button and
navigating to a new location.

Synchronization Preferences

These preferences let you specify synchronization settings.

Input
 Sync To MIDI Clock checkbox: Sets Soundtrack to receive MIDI Clock signals from a

MIDI application or external device.

 Sync To MIDI Time Code checkbox: Sets Soundtrack to receive MIDI Time Code (MTC)

signals from a MIDI application or external device.

Output
 MIDI Clock pop-up menu: Choose the device to send MIDI Clock to, or choose None.
 MIDI Clock Virtual MIDI Device checkbox: Sets Soundtrack to send MIDI Clock signals

to MIDI applications as “Soundtrack Sync Source.”

 MIDI Time Code pop-up menu: Choose a device to send MTC signals to, or choose None.
 MIDI Time Code Virtual MIDI Device checkbox: Sets Soundtrack to send MTC signals to

MIDI applications as “Soundtrack Sync Source.”

 Frame Rate pop-up menu: Sets the frame rate for outgoing MTC signals. (Note that

Soundtrack automatically detects the frame rate for incoming MTC signals.)

Time Code Offset
 Bar 1 At field: Sets the offset of Measure 1 of your Soundtrack project in SMPTE

format. The offset affects both incoming and outgoing MTC signals. This should be
set to the same value in all applications and devices.

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