Steinberg Time Base User Manual
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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 content of the data stream is digital zero (silence). Dout: AES-VSTThe output sends additional VST System Link data. Dout: S/P-VSTThe output sends additional VST System Link data. WS2:44.10 WS3:44.10 WS4:44.10 VARSP=OFF %=+00.00 Dout:AES/EBU P.3 WS2:44.10 WS3:44.10 WS4:44.10 VARSP=OFF %=+00.00 Dout:AES/EBU P.3 WS2:44.10 WS3:44.10 WS4:44.10 VARSP=OFF %=+00.00 Dout:AES/EBU P.3
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 started in sync with incoming Time Code (when the cursor is under WAIT and switched to RUN/ P:1) and runs until set back to WAIT. Parameter Explanation OFFSET=xx:xx:xxThe time value entered here is added to the incoming value dur- ing the Time Code Regeneration. In Time Code Generator Mode the Offset is ignored. Parameter Explanation MTC STDSets which MIDI Time Code data will be sent. MTC STD=StandardOnly MTC Running Data (Quarter Frame Messages) are sent. MTC STD=FF LocFull Frame Message, for example VITC Slow Motion or TC9 are additionally sent. The transport position is always precisely dis- played even during SloMo and FF/Rew in Nuendo, or a HD Re- corder and/or Digital mixer. TC OUT=OnLock OFFSET=00:00:00:00 MTC STD=STANDARD TCVAL=07F DROP=05F P.4 TC OUT=OnLock OFFSET=00:00:00:00 MTC STD=STANDARD TCVAL=07F DROP=05F P.4 TC OUT=OnLock OFFSET=00:00:00:00 MTC STD=STANDARD TCVAL=07F DROP=05F P.4
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 DROP=xxFDropout compensation – The regenerated Time Code continues for the time set in Frames, so that short Time Code dropouts can be bridged over. This time should be set as short as possible, so that Time Code errors on tapes can be recognized early in the project. TC OUT=OnLock OFFSET=00:00:00:00 MTC STD=STANDARD TCVAL=07F DROP=05F P.4 TC OUT=OnLock OFFSET=00:00:00:00 MTC STD=STANDARD TCVAL=07F DROP=05F P.4
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, when it generates standing or winding code. LTCOUT=LocBurstIn addition to normal Time Code, on receipt of a Locate com- mand, a short burst of Time Code with a Locate address minus Preroll will be sent. This allows you to use a LTC-Slave Machine (e.g. DA88) together with a 9-pin Video Machine. USBPORT:OFF SYS-VIDEO:25 LTCOUT=TCIN PREROLL=-00:00 P.5 USBPORT:OFF SYS-VIDEO:25 LTCOUT=TCIN PREROLL=-00:00 P.5
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 command, the Preroll amount set here will be used, so that the video/tape machine starts for example 6 sec- onds before the actual Locate Point. This allows you to set the Locate Points for a Cycle in Nuendo ac- cording to musical criteria, and the machine will start playback at the right time before the Cycle. The Sequencer will lock securely. The Preroll is input as a negative value. PRE-LOC=±xx:xxThe Preroll will only be used in conjunction with a Locate Play Com- mand (Cycle). With a normal Locate no Preroll will happen and a frame-accurate positioning will be possible with a Sequencer/HD Recorder. PRE-PLY=±xx:xxOn receipt of a Play command, first a Preroll will be set, then the Machine goes into Play. With a normal Locate, there will be no Preroll. USBPORT:OFF SYS-VIDEO:25 LTCOUT=TCIN PREROLL=-00:00 P.5
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. SYS-VIDEO=29.9729,97 Drop Frame Time Code (frame rate NTSC Video, standard in the USA, Japan etc.). USBPORT:OFF SYS-VIDEO:25 LTCOUT=TCIN PREROLL=-00:00 P.5
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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 displays it correspondingly on the Display page P.A. The
Display page P.A in the illustration above shows the Track remote of a
BVW-40 (-75).
❐To be able to switch tracks directly on or via Time Base, you must activate
the REC function (see page 71).
Parameter Explanation
INSInsert – The Machine is in Insert Mode (tally).
ASMAssemble – Machine is in Assemble Mode (tally).
VVideo track – If activated, an additional r > rV appears.
TCTime Code track: – If activated, an additional r > rTC appears.
AUX1 (2)Aux tracks (analog audio) – If activated, an additional r > rAUX1 appears.
V INS
AUX1 AUX2 TC P.A
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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 Track- Ready controls of the first 64 tracks in Nuendo. If the host application is set up correctly, bidirectional track selection and confirmation (Remote Track Ready) are possible. When the Virtual 9-pin Machine is used, the 9-Pin Machine tracks are connected through to the host application (M.V.). ❐If you use the virtual BVW-75, AUX1 controls Track 1 and AUX2 controls Track 2. Parameter Explanation INSInsert – Machine is constantly in Insert mode. 12345…Digital audio tracks – Upper row: Tracks 1-30, lower row: Tracks 31-64. If a track is armed, its number will be replaced by a small r. 1234567890 1234567890 1234567890 INS 1234567890 1234567890 12345678901234 P.V