How can I sync Ardour to Digital Performer?

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#1

Hi,

How can I slave Ardour to Digital Performer’s transport?

I’m using Mixbus for processing stems coming from DP which are routed back to a mix track in DP. I was doing this without the timeline running in Ardour (and it works great) but now I need to write some automation in Ardour so I need to sync its transport.

Mac Pro OSX 10.5.7, DP 6.02

Thanks for any help.

#2

Quick answer: use MTC output from DP into Mixbus, and set the sync source to MTC (pulldown menu just to the right of the main clock). Make sure the Options->Sync->fps matches the output of DP.

Use a MIDI router to route DP’s MTC output into Mixbus’s MTC input.

#3

Pete Yandell’s MIDI Patchbay works great to route MIDI between software for Ben’s solution above.

 Seablade
#4

Thank you, both.

Just curious, would IAC work? I remembered it when I was sitting in the dentist’s chair trying to keep my mind on something else. Ouch!

#5

I do not believe the IAC device will work as I believe it assume the programs will connect to it, whereas Mixbus/Ardour do not do this. Besides the last time I worked with IAC I found it a headache compared to using the MIDI Patchbay, and that wasn’t even dealing with Ardour or Mixbus;)

Seablade
#6

Okay, thanks much, Seablade.

I’m off to get Pete Yandell’s MIDI Patchbay.

Appreciate the help.

#7

Got it going. That was easy.

Thanks

#8

Easy is good;)

 Seablade