How to sync Cubase 4 to Numerology via MTC

1. Start Numerology. If you have installed Numerology's ReWire Driver, be sure to start Numerology first, to make sure ReWire mode is avoided.
   
   
2. Start Cubase
   
   
3. In Cubase, bring up the Transport dialog, and click on the Project Synchronization Setup. For Timecode Source, switch from Internal Timecode to MIDI Timecode. Select the bus you want to use for receiving MTC from Numerology. Be sure that no destinations are set for MIDI Timecode or MIDI Clock!
   
   
   
   
4. Also in Cubase, bring up the Project dialog, and click on Project Setup
   
   
5. Set Frame Rate to 30 fps.
   
   
6. Make sure the start time is set to 0:00:00:00.
   
   
   
   
7. close the dialog
   
   
8. Since MTC does not transmit tempo, you have to manually set the tempo in Cubase to match that in Numerology.
   
   
9. In Numerology, bring up the Sync Setup dialog (via a menu item in the Numerology menu)
   
   
10. Choose MTC as the sync output format.
    
    
11. For the Sync Out MIDI port, choose the same MIDI device you picked as the sync source in Cubase.
    
    
12. Choose "30 fps non-drop" as the SMPTE Format.
    
    
    
    
13. In the Numerology transport, click the "power button" next to the sync label. This will enable sync transmission.

Now when you start Numerology's transport, Cubase should chase and follow appropriately. If not, review the steps above and look for any discrepancies. In particular, check the MIDI port you are using to transmit sync, as well as the SMPTE format and start time.