Steinberg Time Base User Manual

TIME BASE
Reference 5 – 51
Parameter Explanation
VARSP=OFFVarispeed is switched off.
VARSP=CLKVarispeed is switched on.
Parameter Explanation
% = +xx.yyThe Varispeed value is set in percent.
HTONE=+xx.xxThe Varispeed value is set in semitone steps and cents.
Parameter Explanation
Dout:Digital Out – Used to set the data format for the VST System Link 
(AES/EBU) output.
Dout: AES/EBUProfessional format, digital zero – see below.
Dout: S/P-DIFConsumer format, Format, digital zero – see below.
The Audio...

TIME BASE
5 – 52 Reference
Time Code Test and Offset – Display page P.4
• Tape machines, mixers and HD Recorders must support this function!
Parameter Explanation
TC OUTOutput of regenerated Time Code…
TC OUT=Direct…as soon as its validity has been established (TCVAL).
TC OUT=OnLock…after validity check and successful system lock. This ensures, 
that a sequencer/HD Recorder is only started if the Word Clock 
is in phase.
TC OUT=JamStart…after validity check the internal Time Code Generator can be...

TIME BASE
Reference 5 – 53
❐As dropout compensation has now been taken over by  Time Base, Nuendo 
should also be set to a short dropout compensation time.
Parameter Explanation
TCVAL=xxFTime Code Validity – The time for which a valid, continuous Time 
Code must be connected to the input, before this will be validated by 
Time Base (e.g. to allow analog tape machines to get up to their 
proper speed before there is any attempt to sync to them).
The time is set in Frames.
Parameter Explanation...

TIME BASE
5 – 54 Reference
LTC output, Preroll, USB port and System Video settings – 
Display page P.5
❐The described LTC Slave mode is of limited use, as no return messages can 
be interpreted from the LTC Slave.
Parameter Explanation
USBPORT: OFFThe USB port is switched off.
USBPORT: ONThe USB port is switched on.
Parameter Explanation
LTCOUT=TCINThe LTC output sends the Time Code selected in P.1 under TC 
IN (+ Offset).
LTCOUT=StandingThe LTC Generator is always active, even during Stop or FF/
Rew,...

TIME BASE
Reference 5 – 55
Parameter Explanation
PRE-=±xx:xxPREROLL (Seconds: Frames).
The Preroll time is deducted from the Locate position; therefore a 
Video Machine will locate to a position before the Locate position. 
The run-up time of the machine until play speed is reached thus 
lies before the actual starting point. 
PRE-EDT=±xx:xxPreroll is only used in EDIT or ADR mode. In normal operation, 
Preroll is inactive. 
EDIT and ADR mode are activated in Nuendo.
PRE-ON=±xx:xxOn receipt of a Locate...

TIME BASE
5 – 56 Reference
Here you can set the video standard that Time Base should use.
❐This is the most important basic  Time Base setting. It should be the first 
setting you make. Generally, you will use the video standard of the country 
you are in. 
This parameter is protected, i.e. you must hold the Up or Down button for at 
least one second before the parameter value can be changed.
Parameter Frames per Second Application
SYS-VIDEO=2525 PAL Video frame rate, European standard....

TIME BASE
Reference 5 – 57
Selecting tracks and switching Track Selection pages – 9-Pin-
Machine A – Display page P.A
If you use Nuendo version 2.1 or higher the tracks of the 9-pin Machine A 
can be armed from within the software. In such an environment these 
Display pages will therefore mainly be used for system setup and test.
Analog Tracks
Display and selection of the 9-pin Machine A tracks that are activated for 
recording. Time Base automatically detects a connected 9-pin Machine 
(Autosetup) and...

TIME BASE
5 – 58 Reference
Digital Tracks
Display example with a connected Tascam DA88.
❐What’s shown on the Display page P.A depends on the connected machine 
that is detected by Time Base’s Autodetect function.
Parameter Explanation
123r5678Digital Audio tracks 1-8 – If a track is armed, its number is replaced by a 
small r (in this case Track 4).
TCTime Code track – if activated, an additional r, thus rTC, will appear.
123r5678                             INS
                                  TC P.A  

TIME BASE
Reference 5 – 59
Track Selection Virtual Machine – Display page P.V
You can switch the display to show the record tracks of individual 
Machines. To do this, position the cursor below the Machine letter and 
press the Up or Down button. 
P.A = Machine A, P.V = Virtual Machine (Workstation control). 
The Display page P.A (V) is thus a page with submenus.
Display and selection of the Virtual Machine tracks that can be armed for 
recording is done on the Display page P.V. This page show the...

TIME BASE
5 – 60 Reference