• SONAR
  • Trigger & Freewheel......
2013/02/22 18:35:22
DW_Mike
Or Full Chase Lock?

Which one and why?

Default is Full Chase.

I record mostly audio with a dash of MIDI.
Is one setting better for audio and one for MIDI?

I do have a word clock jack on my 18i6 but I don't have an external clock.
Does this mean there's a clock in the interface or just a way to add one if needed? 

Mike
2013/02/22 19:19:03
FastBikerBoy
As I understand it, it's only really relevant if sync'ing to external gear. Full chase being better for SMPTE code and Trigger and free wheel when using an external clock via your card input.
2013/02/22 19:25:23
bitflipper
AFAIK this only applies to external (e.g. SMPTE for film and TV) synchronization. It determines how SONAR tries to keep up with a film editor or hardware sequencer. Trigger & freewheel means SONAR starts up when the external device tells it to and then rolls along at its own pace from there on. Full Chase Lock means it's continuously syncing up via the SMPTE timecode, which I presume allows for tighter alignment between devices. 

Pretty obscure functionality for the vast majority of SONAR users. Bottom line is you probably don't care one way or the other.
2013/02/22 19:53:28
DW_Mike
Thanks guys.
I did some reading up on it and pretty much came to the same conclusion, it's not important unless you're doing film/video.
Just wanted to double check to be sure I wasn't missing something.
I had the impression that it may have had something to do with MIDI.
And if I was scoring films it may but I'm not so it doesn't.  


Mike
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