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Settings Common to All Modes (System Function)
Settings Common to All Modes (System Function)
Sync Output (Sync Output Switch)
Set this parameter ON when you want synchronization related MIDI
messages (MIDI Clock, Start, Continue, Stop, Song Position Pointer
and Song Select) to be transmitted to an external MIDI device. If not,
set it OFF.
Value: OFF, ON
Soft Through (Soft Through Switch)
Thru function re-transmits all messages received at the MIDI IN
connector to the MIDI OUT connector without modifying them in
any way. Normally you’ll leave this “OFF,” but when using an
external sequencer, you should set it “ON.”
Value: OFF, ON
MMC Mode
When synchronizing the Fantom with a hard disk recorder, such as
one from the Roland VS series, specify which synchronization signal
the Fantom’s sequencer will use for operation.
Value
MASTER: The Fantom will be the master. Use this setting when you
want other devices to follow the operation of the Fantom.
SLAVE: The Fantom will be the slave. Use this setting when you
want the Fantom to receive MMC (MIDI Machine Control) from an
external device and operate accordingly.
MMC (MIDI Machine Control) is a specification that allows
MIDI messages to be used to control devices such as tape
recorders, VTR’s, and digital recording systems. Thirty-seven
MMC commands are available, including Stop and Play.
MMC Output (MMC Output Switch)
Turn this “ON” if you want to synchronize with a hard disk
recorder, such as one from the Roland VS series. When set “ON,”
MMC (MIDI Machine Control) related commands (Play, Stop and
Locate) will be transmitted.
Value: OFF, ON
MTC Sync Output (MTC Sync Output Switch)
Set this parameter ON when you want MTC (MIDI Time Code) to be
transmitted to an external MIDI device. If not, set it OFF.
Value: OFF, ON
MTC Frame Rate
Specify the MTC frame rate. Make sure that the same mode is set in
both master and slave devices.
Value
24: 24 frames per second
25: 25 frames per second
29N: 29 frames per second
29D: 29 frames per second
30: 30 frames per second
When synchronizing with a hard disk recorder such as the
Roland VS series, any frame rate is all right—as long as the
setting matches that of the Fantom. However, when
synchronizing operation with video devices such as video decks,
the video device’s frame rate is fixed, so the Fantom’s setting
must correspond to that frame rate.
MTC Offset Hour (MTC Offset Time Hour)
Coordinates the playback timing of the Fantom and the external
device in an hour units.
Value: 00–23 hours
MTC Offset Minute (MTC Offset Time Minute)
Coordinates the playback timing of the Fantom and the external
device in a minute units.
Value: 00–59 minutes
MTC Offset Second (MTC Offset Time Second)
Coordinates the playback timing of the Fantom and the external
device in a second units.
Value: 00–59 seconds
Types of MTC
The types of MTC that can be selected by the Fantom are shown
below. Select the same frame rate as that set for the external
device. When not using a video device, then any frame rate may
be selected as long as the rates are the same on both devices
being synchronized.
30: This is 30 frames per second, non-drop format. This is used
by audio devices such as analog tape recorders, and for NTSC
format black and white video (used in Japan and the U.S.).
29N: This is 29.97 frames per second, non-drop format. This is
used for NTSC format color video (used in Japan and the U.S.).
29D: 29.97 frames per second drop format. This is used for
NTSC format color video (used in Japan and the U.S.).
25: 25 frame per second frame rate. This is used for SECAM or
PAL format video, audio equipment, and film (used in Europe
and elsewhere).
24: 24 frame per second frame rate. This is used for video, audio
devices, and film in the US.
Non-Drop Format and Drop Format
There are two types of format used by NTSC video cassette
recorders, non-drop and drop. Non-drop format features
continuous time code, whereas in drop format, which is used
for NTSC color video format, the first two frames of every
minute are dropped, except for those at ten-minute intervals. In
most video and audio production, since formats with
continuous frames are easier to deal with, non-drop is generally
used. In contrast, in situations such as in broadcast, where the
time code must match actual clock time, drop is used.