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I guys, I'm new here.

Does anyone know how to link Resolve to a DAW (I'm a Reaper user) so I can write score along side my edit projects?

I know Resolve has a fairly comprehensive audio section, but I just want to use what I'm used to. Nothing beats a proper DAw for scoring.

Any ideas?

Much appreciated.

Joe

Resolve Studio can run as Master and slave third party software and hardware solutions to the Fairlight digital audio workstation's Timeline via LTC: Fairlight menu > Remote Control Settings.

Patch LTC to any physical output via the Fairlight menu > Patch IO and selecting the System Generator as Source with the Timecode option. Remember to enable SMPTE Timecode in Remote Control Settings.

SourceLTC is widely used by composers to slave dedicated MIDI sequencers such as Logic Pro to dedicated audio post digital audio workstations such as Fairlight. This provides a purely software-based solution if MIDI/Sync hardware is not available.

The slave application may run on the same computer as Resolve or on a second dedicated machine.

With the Fairlight Audio Accelerator card and Audio Interface, the Fairlight digital audio workstation can also slave to incoming LTC, generated from a third party software-based solution or hardware (such as a Console).

Resolve Studio also includes the Fairlight Monitor AFX in the Other plugin category. The Monitor AFX allows Resolve to run as a Rewire Master (Resolve will not run as a Rewire slave device). Place the Monitor AFX on a Fairlight Track or Bus, and set the MIDI sequencer as the Source in the Monitor AFX.

Reynaud's advice is correct and of course feasible. But in my opinion it can be complex in the coordination of CT (min:sec:frame) with the musical tempo of a DAW composition sequencer. The film/video scoring is usually done with a copy of the video (with printed TC and the typical 2POP) in a DAW that safely coordinate the linear time (TC) with the musical tempo and offer a correct synchronisation and reproduction of the video. The best DAWs that in my opinion do this task best are Digital Performer and Nuendo (I have both DAWs). Although what Reynaud proposes is viable, I would personally choose to separate the two processes, and I would import the musical mix to Fairlight to finish and master the soundtrack.