Chapter 22. Synchronization; Automating Recall Of Snapshots With Midi Time Code - DigiDesign D-show Manual

Chapter 22: Synchronization
D-Show provides a set of MIDI-based synchronization features
that allow automation and remote control of snapshots, and
triggering of external devices when snapshots are recalled.
Automating Recall of Snapshots with
MIDI Time Code
D-Show lets you automate the recall of snapshots with MIDI
Time Code (MTC). D-Show can trigger snapshots with inter-
nally generated MIDI Time Code, or it can read MIDI Time
Code from an external source.
Generating MIDI Time Code
You can set D-Show to generate MIDI Time Code and auto-
mate the recall of snapshots based on MTC playback.
To generate MIDI Time Code from D-Show:
Go to the Options page and click the Snapshots tab.
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Under MTC Mode, click Generate. MIDI Time Code genera-
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tor controls appear at the bottom of the screen.
Setting the MIDI Time Code Mode
Choose the MTC Frame Rate from the Frame Rate pop-up
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menu (24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps drop, or 30 fps non-drop).
If you want MTC playback to start at a different time than
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the currently displayed time, enter a start time in the Start
Time field, and press Enter.
Control MTC playback from the MTC generator controls by
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doing any of the following:
• Start MTC playback by clicking the Play button.
• Pause MTC playback by clicking the Pause button.
• Stop MTC playback and reset to the Start Time by press-
ing the Stop button.
MIDI Time Code controls
Reading External MIDI Time Code
You can set D-Show to slave to external MTC and automate
the recall of snapshots based on the incoming MTC.
To read external MIDI Time Code:
Go to the Options page and click the Snapshots tab.
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Under MTC Mode, click Read. A MIDI Time Code display
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appears at the bottom of the screen.
MIDI Time Code display
D-Show automatically detects the frame rate of the incoming
time code (24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps drop, or 30 fps non-drop).
The MIDI Time Code display indicates the following:
• When MIDI Time Code is not present, the display shows
a series of dashes.
• When MIDI Time Code is present, the current time code
value is shown in green.
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