Remote Transport Sync (RTS)

 

Source-Connect Pro and Standard both offer Remote Transport Sync which allows you to control a remote Pro Tools session while playing in perfect synchronization. Both Pro and Standard plug-ins provide a button panel which you can use to control the session.

Currently Remote Transport Sync is only available for Pro Tools.

CONTENTS

1. Basic use and installation
  • 2. Getting Pro Tools ready for RTS
  • 3. Using RTS in ADR sync mode
  • 4. Using RTS in Review/Mix sync mode (Pro)
  • 5. Troubleshooting RTS

     

    1. BASIC USE

     

    Two Important Rules

    In all cases when using Remote Transport Sync, the following 2 rules hold true. If you understand these 2 concepts, reading further may not be necessary:

  • ADR*: If you press Play on the RTS panel: Sender chases Receiver
  • REVIEW: If you press Play on Pro Tools Transport: Receiver chases Sender (Pro ONLY)

    Consider who needs to be in sync and who is going to control the session. Whoever is in SEND mode (the 'sender') is controlling the session of the 'receiver', however there are two ways of sending RTS: ADR mode and Review/Mix mode.

  • NOTE: In Source-Connect Standard you only have access to ADR mode.

    * ADR stands for Automated Dialogue Replacement

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    When using Remote Transport Sync (RTS), it is important to remember that only one person can be in sync at a time. One person will be the RTS-Sender and select the SEND button on the RTS window. One person will be the RTS-Receiver and select the RECEIVE button on the RTS window.

    In SEND mode: this user is controlling the transport

    In RECEIVE mode:

     

    INSTALLING REWIRE FOR REMOTE TRANSPORT SYNC

    Using Remote Transport Sync requires that ReWire and the Source-Connect ReWire files are properly installed. These files are installed when you run the Source-Connect installer by default.

     

    If you are on an OSX system with multiple users ReWire may not be properly installed. Please follow these Forum instructions if this is the case:

  • Installing Source-Connect and ReWire on multiple OSX logins

     

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