Fostex D2424 External Midi equipment sync system by the slave mode, Setup of the unit, Master

Model D2424 Reference Manual (MIDI Sync Function)

External MIDI equipment sync system by the slave mode

Up to this point, synchronization with external MIDI equipment has been explained with the recorder as the master and MIDI equipment as the slave but depending on the slave mode setting, the MIDI equipment can be set as the master and the recorder as the slave.

<Note>

External MIDI equipment which can be used as the master is limited to those which can output MTC.

*Initialize the recorder.

*Confirm the program and sampling frequency.

*In the following, the explanation will be on the assumption that a computer (with sequence software) is used.

<Master>

Computer with MMC/MTC

software

<Slave>

AUTO RTN

AUTO PLAY

IN

OUT

START

IN

OUT

END

PGM SEL

EXIT/NO

EXECUTE/YES

MIDI OUT

24TRACK DIGITAL RECORDER

CHARACTER

MIDI IN

EDIT

SETUP

UNDO/REDO

PREV

NEXT

DISP SEL

STORE

RECALL

POWER

AUTO

REHEARSAL

LOCATE

VARI PITCH

PUNCH

TAKE

RECORD

STOP

PLAY

REW

F FWD

1/9/17

2/10/18

3/11/19 4/12/20

5/13/21

6/14/22

7/15/23

8/16/24

TRACK SHIFT

FOOT SW

ACCESS

9-16

17-24

TRACK SHIFT

CLIPBOARD PLAY

LOCATE ABS 0

LOCATE REC END

Connection to external equipment

Connect MIDI OUT of the computer (with MIDI interface) with MIDI IN of the recorder. The computer sequence software complying to MMC/MTC must be activated.

Setup of external equipment

Sequence software is setup as follows.

*Set for output of MTC.

*Set frame rate of the MTC to be output.

*Confirm start time of the tune.

Refer to Owners Manual of the respective equipment for details.

Setup of the unit

1. Set to same frame rate as the sequence software by the SETUP mode “MTC Frame rate setting.”

Refer to page “113”, SETUP mode “MTC Frame rate setting” for operating procedure and details.

2. Set to the desired mode by the SETUP mode “MTC offset mode setting.”

Refer to page “115”, SETUP mode “MTC offset mode setting” for operating procedure and details.

3. A random offset time can be set by the SETUP mode “MTC offset time setting.”

Refer to page “114”, SETUP mode “MTC offset time setting” for operating procedure and details.

4. Press the [EXECUTE/YES] key holding down the [SHIFT] key, set the slave mode to “On.”

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