MIDI Sync

Hi Everyone,
Does any version of Garageband support MIDI timecode synchronization, where Garageband is the so-called "slave"? I have a digital audio workstation that sends a timecode, and I would like Garageband to start/stop in sync with the workstation. Before I purchase the necessary MIDI equipment, I'd like to know if I can sync everything together. I would really appreciate any advice.
Thank you,
Brian

GarageBand doesn't output MIDI signals to hardware, unless you use the MidiO plugin, but I don't know if that outputs MIDI time code. Internally, the plug-ins seem to be able to use the host tempo.
However, GarageBand is most likely not going to listen to external tempo information, as it has a fixed tempo for each song. It might listen to the start/stop commands, but I cannot find any information...
You might try this program to experiment with the latter option: http://www.macmusic.org/software/view.php/lang/en/id/392/

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.... well apple thinks you are an idiot.. and idiots have to pay.. for an service!! You are hot in getting information .. and they THINK LOGIC makes no mistakes..
BUT thats not RIGHT!!
Logic, in my opinon is a very good software.. but sometimes . they arent fast as her own plattform developer...
and so LOGIC has mistakes..
THE SYNC
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WHY.. __??
i dont know..
WELL in my case i have 3 .. THREE instruments.. piano , drums and base, but what happens if you have 100 midi trakcs.. and some audio tracks
you cant hear .. what is wrong . .and what ist right..
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i think they have such a mail form _?!!
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