Basic Sync Question

vinco · 28th May 2007

Hi there,

Sync has never been my cup of tea and I'd like to know if you could help me with a really basic setup since I'm not sure I'll do it right myself :-/

I have a Mac with PT HD and another PC that I use with Gigastudio.

Right now, the PC is setup with MidiOverLan and I use PT to record my tracks.

Both stations are clocked with a Big Ben.

I'm going to replace my PC with a Mac Pro and I'm thinking about using Logic on the new Mac Pro to record my Midi Stuff and only use PT for recording/editing/mixing audio.

So I'm going to have to sync both stations since I won't use PT anymore for Midi stuff.

I don't have a Midi interface anymore since I'm using MidiOverLan now.

How can easily I sync PT with Logic and the Big Ben?

Bonus question: will there be a way to use my master keyboard controller on both stations?

Thanks for your help!
Vincent

hociman · 29th May 2007

Will the Logic DAW have any kind of an audio interface with word clock? If so, take a word clock out of the Big Ben and route it to the word clock input on the Logic hardware. OS X has a MIDI over Ethernet configuration in Audio MIDI Setup. Have one DAW send MTC over this virtual connection, and have the other DAW chase that.

vinco · 29th May 2007

Hi Jonathan,

Thanks for the info.

Yes my new computer will have an audio card with WC.

I didn't know it was possible to chase MTC from Ethernet without a Midi interface.
That's actually good news.

It looks like it's not going to be that complicated... hopefully!

Vincent

drBill · 29th May 2007

This doesn't apply to your WC issues, but it does apply to your workflow. I 've made the effort to do exactly that several times, and always end up abandoning it fairly quickly. Having two computers working in tandem like that and trying to maintain a creative flow is a nightmare. I think your best bet is to either switch audio and midi to Logic, or your midi over to PT. Just my $.02.

28th May 2007	#1
vinco Gear nut Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC (Canada) Posts: 88 Thread Starter	Basic Sync Question Hi there, Sync has never been my cup of tea and I'd like to know if you could help me with a really basic setup since I'm not sure I'll do it right myself :-/ I have a Mac with PT HD and another PC that I use with Gigastudio. Right now, the PC is setup with MidiOverLan and I use PT to record my tracks. Both stations are clocked with a Big Ben. I'm going to replace my PC with a Mac Pro and I'm thinking about using Logic on the new Mac Pro to record my Midi Stuff and only use PT for recording/editing/mixing audio. So I'm going to have to sync both stations since I won't use PT anymore for Midi stuff. I don't have a Midi interface anymore since I'm using MidiOverLan now. How can easily I sync PT with Logic and the Big Ben? Bonus question: will there be a way to use my master keyboard controller on both stations? Thanks for your help! Vincent

29th May 2007	#2
hociman Gear addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 479	clock and chase Will the Logic DAW have any kind of an audio interface with word clock? If so, take a word clock out of the Big Ben and route it to the word clock input on the Logic hardware. OS X has a MIDI over Ethernet configuration in Audio MIDI Setup. Have one DAW send MTC over this virtual connection, and have the other DAW chase that. __________________ -Jonathan S. Abrams, CEA, CEV, CBNT Apple Certified - Technical Coordinator (v10.5), Support Professional (v10.6) Treasurer, NY Section, AES

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29th May 2007	#4
drBill Gear Guru Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: So Cal Posts: 11,013	This doesn't apply to your WC issues, but it does apply to your workflow. I 've made the effort to do exactly that several times, and always end up abandoning it fairly quickly. Having two computers working in tandem like that and trying to maintain a creative flow is a nightmare. I think your best bet is to either switch audio and midi to Logic, or your midi over to PT. Just my $.02.