Selecting Pro Tools Or The Machine As The Transport Master - DigiDesign MachineControl Manual

Create Machine Track Arming Profile
The Create Machine Track Arming Profile com-
mand lets you create and save machine descrip-
tions as Machine Profiles. Profiles are provided
for an ever-increasing list of common machines,
or you can customize profiles for specific situa-
tions and requirements. Options include the
ability to emulate a different machine type,
remap and rename audio tracks, and choose to
include or exclude the video and time code
tracks, when available. For more information,
see "Creating a Track Arming Profile" on
page 30.
Selecting Pro Tools or the
Machine as the Transport
Master
In Serial Deck Control mode, the deck is always
the time code master. However, the start of ma-
chine playback changes based on the Transport
Master mode you are using.
The setting of the Transport Master (located in
the Pro Tools Transport window) determines
where the deck will start playback when the
Pro Tools Transport sends a play command to
the deck Control, as follows:
Transport = Pro Tools
In this mode, the Transport window controls
the Pro Tools Timeline position (playback and
recording). When you click Play in the Trans-
port window while it is online, the deck locates
relative to the current Pro Tools Timeline.
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When the Transport window is online, the
machine locates to a position ahead of the cur-
rent Timeline insertion point. This location
ahead is equal to the sum of the machine pre-
roll and the Transport pre-roll. Once the ma-
chine has located to this total pre-roll position,
it plays, sending time code to Pro Tools, which
chases that incoming time code. The machine
follows the Preferences settings for Serial Deck
Control. (See "Preferences for Serial Deck Con-
trol Mode" on page 20.)
When the Transport window is offline, the
Pro Tools Transport window controls Pro Tools
only.
All record commands are sent to Pro Tools,
not the machine.
Transport = Machine
In this mode, the Transport window controls
the machine connected and enabled for Serial
Deck Control mode. Record commands are sent
to the machine only. When online and a Play
command is given, the machine plays from its
current location, feeding time code to Pro Tools,
which chases that incoming time code from the
deck.
When the Transport window is online,
Pro Tools chases the time code coming from the
machine. The Transport window controls the
machine, and Pro Tools chases and locks to it.
All record commands in this mode are di-
rected to the deck only.
When Auto Spot is turned on, regions are
spotted to the current machine time, and the
Trimmer tool trims to the current machine time.
For details on Auto Spotting, see the
Pro Tools Reference Guide
When the Transport is offline, the Pro Tools
Transport window controls the machine only.