Chapter 23. Synchronization; Automating Recall Of Snapshots With Midi Time Code - DigiDesign VENUE Profile Manual

Chapter 23: Synchronization
VENUE systems provide a set of MIDI-based synchronization
features that allow automation and remote control of snap-
shots, and triggering of external devices when snapshots are
recalled.
Automating Recall of Snapshots with
MIDI Time Code
You can automate the recall of snapshots with MIDI Time
Code (MTC). The VENUE system can trigger snapshots with
internally generated MIDI Time Code, or it can read MIDI
Time Code from an external source.
For instructions on MIDI and other connections required for
synchronization, see Chapter 2, "Configuring and Con-
necting Profile."
Generating MIDI Time Code
You can set the VENUE system to generate MIDI Time Code
and automate the recall of snapshots based on MTC playback.
To generate MIDI Time Code from the VENUE system:
Go to the Options page and click the Snapshots tab.
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Under MTC Mode, click Generate. MIDI Time Code generator
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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
The VENUE system can 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 ap-
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pears at the bottom of the screen.
MIDI Time Code display
VENUE 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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