famous beagle
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I posted this in the Reaper forums (on the Cockos page), but I haven't had any responses, so I thought I'd try here.
I have a Tascam 246, and I'm trying to sync Reaper to it so I can have it play some MIDI tracks along with the tape. I'm using a JL Cooper PPS-1 sync box (version 3).
I've striped track 4 (side A of a whole 60 minute tape) on the 246 with SMPTE and have the tape out of track 4 plugged into the "From Tape" input on the JLC. I have the JLC set to output MTC, and I have a MIDI cable running from the JLC's MIDI out to my interface's MIDI in.
I have Reaper set to external sync (by right clicking on the Play button and setting the options).
The good news is that Reaper is chasing the tape like a champ. But there in one annoying thing:
When I start the tape on the 246 from the beginning, Reaper starts chasing at around 35 minutes and goes from there.
So ... as long as I start my Reaper tracks 35 minutes into the project, it works fine. But that's just kind of annoying. I'm trying to find a way to tell Reaper to hear the beginning of the time code (at the beginning of the cassette) as 0:00:00. I can't find any kind of setting in Reaper to do that.
There's one bit in the Reaper external sync menu (which you get when you right click on play) that says "Offset incoming time code by:" but it's in ms. I guess I could try entering 2,100,000 ms (approximately 35 minutes), but that seems a bit odd.
Guess I'll try it and see what happens.
Otherwise, anyone else have a clue? I can't find anything about it in the Reaper manual.
Thanks
I have a Tascam 246, and I'm trying to sync Reaper to it so I can have it play some MIDI tracks along with the tape. I'm using a JL Cooper PPS-1 sync box (version 3).
I've striped track 4 (side A of a whole 60 minute tape) on the 246 with SMPTE and have the tape out of track 4 plugged into the "From Tape" input on the JLC. I have the JLC set to output MTC, and I have a MIDI cable running from the JLC's MIDI out to my interface's MIDI in.
I have Reaper set to external sync (by right clicking on the Play button and setting the options).
The good news is that Reaper is chasing the tape like a champ. But there in one annoying thing:
When I start the tape on the 246 from the beginning, Reaper starts chasing at around 35 minutes and goes from there.
So ... as long as I start my Reaper tracks 35 minutes into the project, it works fine. But that's just kind of annoying. I'm trying to find a way to tell Reaper to hear the beginning of the time code (at the beginning of the cassette) as 0:00:00. I can't find any kind of setting in Reaper to do that.
There's one bit in the Reaper external sync menu (which you get when you right click on play) that says "Offset incoming time code by:" but it's in ms. I guess I could try entering 2,100,000 ms (approximately 35 minutes), but that seems a bit odd.
Guess I'll try it and see what happens.
Otherwise, anyone else have a clue? I can't find anything about it in the Reaper manual.
Thanks