One show clock, on every wire.

Set it up

Timecode with CueSync, in 5 steps.

1. 1Open Settings → Timecode and give each output its device: an audio output for LTC, a MIDI port for MTC, a host for Art-Net timecode (broadcast by default), and TCNet.
2. 2Set the frame rate to the one the receiving systems expect.
3. 3Switch each route on in Output Routing (under Settings → Timecode, or on the Timecode screen in Theatre and Production) and check that it reads LIVE.
4. 4To chase a house clock instead (Theatre and Production), flip the show's TC role chip to Follower and turn the source on.
5. 5Run a whole act against each receiving system in rehearsal, and read its clock against CueSync's before you rely on the route.

Timecode questions

• Which editions send and chase timecode?
  Every edition sends LTC, MTC, Art-Net timecode and TCNet. Chasing an incoming clock, and the Timecode screen with its generator modes, are in Theatre and Production.
• Can CueSync send timecode to more than one desk?
  Yes. Every output runs at once, and Additional MTC Devices sends the same MTC stream to more MIDI ports, so lighting, sound and a second console can each have their own interface.
• What happens when an incoming clock drops?
  The clock coasts on its last rate for the freewheel window, five seconds by default, and a live lower-priority source takes over on its own. The show's recovery mode decides what a jump in the clock does.
• Does Unreal Engine take CueSync's timecode?
  Through the free CueSync for Unreal plugin. Paired once, it becomes the engine's timecode provider while CueSync sends locked timecode, and a Level Sequence can chase it.

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