External Synchronization
To activate external synchronization, do one of the following:
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Select .
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Select , and on the Sources page, activate Activate External Sync.
Transport commands are routed to the machine control destination output, as specified in the Project Synchronization Setup dialog.
Locate, play, stop, and record commands are now sent to an external device.
Nuendo awaits incoming timecode from the chosen timecode source, as defined in the Project Synchronization Setup dialog, in order to play.
Nuendo will detect incoming timecode, locate to its current position, and start playback in sync with the incoming timecode.
In a typical scenario, an external tape machine, such as a VTR, has its timecode output connected to Nuendo. Nuendo is sending machine control commands to the deck. When Activate External Sync is activated and you click Start on the Transport panel, a play command is sent to the VTR. The VTR in turn starts playback, sending timecode back to Nuendo. Nuendo then synchronizes to the incoming timecode.
If the Machine follows mouse edits is activated and you change the project cursor position with the mouse or key command, machine control commands are sent to the remote deck so it will locate to the new position.
In this way, synchronized operation is somewhat invisible to the user. Just go about editing and mixing while the synchronized devices chase all movements of the cursor automatically.
With tape-based devices, synchronized operation will be slower due to the winding time necessary for the tape machine to locate to a new position.
Nuendo’s Edit Mode will take advantage of this feature by locating the VTR to the start of the first selected event.