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I rushed this guide a bit, so let me know if you have any luck.


This will sync Reaper to Biab's play/stop/position.

Download midiOut vst http://www.thepiz.org/plugins/?p=midiOut

Copy to Macintosh HDD/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST

Load the midiOut vst into a midi track.

Create a virtual midi cable:
1.Launch the "Audio/Midi Setup" of OS X.
2.Open the "Window" menu and click on "Show MIDI Window"
3.Double-click on the IAC Driver icon.
4.Activate the "Device is online" checkbox.
5.You can rename the Device Name if you like, but please only use characters that are available on an English keyboard!

In the midiOut vst select the virtual midi cable.

In Reaper Preferences - Audio - Midi Devices - Input, Enable+Control your Virtual midi cable.
Reaper, right click Play button, Use Input > SPP "Your Virtual midi cable"
Check "Enable synchronization to timecode" (uncheck to use Reaper normally)
Press Play button so it's Green and waiting for Biab sync.

Reaper will follow Biab play/stop/position (the Mac version of midiOut vst won't Loop a section as it has no MTC out).

In Biab Edit - SongForm - Unfold

Save As Button > Video, Custom Dimensions, size 640x360, check Scroll Ahead, Ok Render

Drag Biab Song.M4V into a track in Reaper, turn volume down but don't mute.

Reaper View - Video window.

Just drag n drop from Biab to Reaper via Drop.

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Thanks for the info and detailed instructions.

Now, since REAPER is a digital audio workstation: a complete multitrack audio and MIDI recording, editing, processing, mixing, and mastering environment would Midi Clock work with other similar Mac DAW's ?

I don't have the budget to purchase yet another DAW.

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Reaper is free to try n try n try, if you get around to buying it is only $60.
It will sync with other DAW's that support midi clock , but Pro Tools needs MTC to sync and I haven't found a midi MTC vst for Mac yet.
What DAW have you got now ?

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Thanks for the heads up on that.


OK, now another manual to study.


I work mainly with Logic Pro X_10.2.4 and Digital Performer 9.12 .

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Logic needs MTC, According to PG Music, Biab transmits MTC over an IAC Bus:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3240252?tstart=0

I enabled sync in BB Midi Settings but I could not get to sync with Logic or Reaper, will try again tomorrow.

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The piz site is down so here is a Softpedia link

http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Audio/midiOut.shtml

Click the Softpedia Secure Download (US) link not the external.
They must be temp links.

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