MTC VS. MIDI CLOCK

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MIDI TIME CODE
MIDI CLOCK

i see the two options on my mpc 2000

is one more precise than the other for tracking beats out?

ALSO

i cant seem to find any way to choose them for tracking in the ASR-10

im trying to track out beats from the ASR-10 (usually do it in the MPC) but I can't seem to set up any software as a Master properly. Any advice on what program to use? Or maybe I'm not setting up the ASR-10 as a slave properly...

but yeah appreciate feedback on either question!!!!!!!!!

not sure about the ASR, i'm pretty sure it only accepts beat clock though. when tracking with your MPC as the master sequencer and into a DAW, use MTC with the DAW as the master.

Looked that up the other day, heres from the mpc1000 faq at stereoid.com:

How do I synchronize the MPC1000 to a computer-based sequencer?
This is not a quick question to answer, and your software’s manual and help files will have much more detail, but here’s a short version:

* Understand the differences between the two main types of synchronization:

1. Tempo-based, using Bars and Beats. This is called MIDI Clock or MIDI Sync, often with Song Position Pointers (aka SPP, to indicate the current position in the song).The MIDI Sync Master sends out regular clock messages that the slave device must follow. The frequency of the messages follows the tempo of the master clock.

2. Time-based, a.k.a. SMPTE or MIDI Time Code (MTC). The messages are time stamps that do not follow tempo at all. SMPTE stands for the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, which tells you where SMPTE is used; SMPTE code is actually an audio signal that devices like video recorders read and follow, and MTC is (basically) a method of sending the same information over MIDI for sequencers to use.

* Translating between the two types is not simple, requiring the computer to keep track of any tempo changes. Powerful sequencer packages such as Steinberg Nuendo & Cubase or Cakewalk Sonar integrate audio and MIDI and handle this function, which makes them useful as Masters in these setups. They use Time as the primary clock method, and can usually produce both kinds of sync at the same time as a Master. But asking one of these sequencers to follow a variable MIDI Clock is awkward, usually it isn’t possible. It varies by sequencer: