Project - MIDI

Figure 606. The MIDI section.

The MIDI section lets you specify MIDI Sync and MIDI Machine Control (MMC) settings.

The MIDI section contains the following settings:

MIDI Machine Control (MMC)

This section allows you to control MMC devices from Sonar, and has the following options;

Transmit MMC. Choosing this option causes Sonar to send standard MMC commands such as start, stop, rewind, etc., to any MMC devices that are connected to your computer.

Timecode Master’s Unit ID. If you have several MMC devices connected to your computer, for example three ADAT machines, one of them will be the timing master, and Sonar and the other MMC devices will slave to its timing. Fill in the ID number of the master MMC device, so that Sonar’s MMC commands go to the right device.

Other Options

Zero Controllers When Play Stops. If you choose this option, Sonar sets the controller values of the pitch wheel, the sustain pedal, and the modulation wheel on all 16 MIDI channels to zero. It also sends a “zero all continuous controllers” MIDI message which turns off other continuous controllers on newer synthesizers. If you experience frequent stuck notes when playback stops, try checking this option.

MIDI Event Chase on Play. If you choose this option, Sonar finds and sends the most recent patch changes, wheel events, and pedal events before starting playback. This way, all settings are correct even if you start playback at an arbitrary point in the project.

Include Note Events. When MIDI Event Chase on Play is enabled, the Include Note Events option allows MIDI Note events to play even if they start earlier than the initial playback location.

 

See also:

MIDI Machine Control (MMC).

Send MIDI Sync

When Sonar is the timing master in a master/slave synchronized setup, use this section to set MIDI Sync options:

Transmit MIDI Start/Continue/Stop/Clock. Choosing this option causes Sonar to tell the slave when to start, when to continue, when to stop, and what timing data to go by (Sonar’s).

Use Start, Never Continue (disabled unless you select the previous option). Choosing this option causes Sonar to only transmit MIDI Start messages every time it restarts, even in the middle of a song. If you have a drum machine slaved to Sonar, and the drum machine is playing looped patterns, you probably want it to start at the beginning of its loop whenever Sonar restarts, even if Sonar restarts from the middle of a song.

Transmit MIDI Song Position Pointer (SPP). Choosing this option causes Sonar to send an SPP message before starting or continuing playback. If you are using a drum machine as described above, you might want to disable this option.

Locate Delay for SPP Recipient. Some older MIDI devices take a small amount of time to respond to SPP messages. This option causes Sonar to delay briefly after sending an SPP message, in order to give the slave device time to respond. The delay is in 1/18ths of a second. Enter 1 for a 1/18th second delay, 2 for 2/18ths of a second, or 18 for a full second delay.

MIDI Sync Output Ports. Choose the outputs that your slave devices are connected to.

Send MIDI Time Code

When Sonar is the timing master in a master/slave synchronized setup, use these options to send and configure MIDI Time Code (MTC):

Transmit MTC. Check this box if you want Sonar to transmit MTC. You can also turn this option on or off at the Sync toolbar.

Frame Rate. Use this drop-down menu to choose the frame rate for your project (see Frame rates, if necessary).

MTC Output Ports. Check off the output ports that you want Sonar to send MTC out of.

 

See also:

MIDI synchronization.

Synchronizing your gear

 

See also:

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