InTime can be setup to control another program. InTime is called the Sync Master and the other program is called the Slave. For example, you might setup InTime to control the tempo of Ableton Live, in which case Ableton Live is the Slave program. For details on setting up InTime as Sync Master, please see the InTime Help file, under "Sync Master" in the index.
Warning: When using InTime as Sync Master, it *might* sound like the slaved program is stuttering or off-tempo for a beat or two after startup before it settles down.
If this happens, it probably is because of the time it takes, under certain circumstances, for slaved software to adjust to the starting tempo of InTime. Slaved software generally does not know the tempo at which it should play until InTime is started.
The stuttering will only happen when the slaved software's own tempo setting differs from the starting tempo of InTime. (In the case of Ableton Live, when the tempos differ by more than 5-10 bpm). For example, when Ableton Live's tempo is set to 120 bpm and InTime's starting tempo is set to 100bpm, you might hear a stutter. Greater initial tempo differences will possibly result in greater stuttering. The chance of stuttering will likely decrease with a faster machine, more memory and a less complicated sequences.
If you hear stuttering when the slaved program's and InTime's starting tempos are very close, the problem is probably elsewhere.
If you experience stuttering, there are three things you can do:
Use Auto Countoff to start InTime.
This allows InTime to send midi clocks to the slaved program before the performance starts. The slave uses the midi clocks to know what tempo it should start at. To enable Auto Countoff in InTime, open the Tempo and Start Controls window in InTime. This will usually be the easiest option.
Use Manual Countoff to start InTime.
This doesn't work quite as well as Auto Countoff, but is preferable when you want to tap the starting tempo for InTime and immediately start the performance. InTime doesn't have as much chance to send midi clocks to the slave, so the slave doesn't have as much chance to prepare for the starting tempo. If you set Live's tempo before starting, as described below, Manual Countoff will work very well under all conditions. To enable Manual Countoff in InTime, open the Tempo and Start Controls window in InTime.
Manually set slaved tempo
Before you start InTime, manually set the tempo in the slaved program to be the same as, or close to, InTime's starting tempo. (NOTE for Ableton Live: to manually change Live's tempo setting, you first have to disable external sync mode in Live (the "EXT" button near the tempo display), set the tempo, then reenable the EXT button).