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Enabling Snapshots for Automated Recall
With time code values assigned to snapshots, you can then
enable snapshots for recall with time code playback.
To enable snapshots for automated recall with MTC:
Click the
Time Code Recall Enable
indicator on the right side
of the Snapshots list. The indicator turns bright green to indi-
cate that the snapshot is enabled for recall.
Chasing MIDI Time Code
With snapshots enabled for automated recall, the Chase MTC
function needs to be engaged to allow automated recall to oc-
cur.
To initiate automated recall of snapshots:
1
Click the
Chase MTC
button so that it is highlighted.
2
Begin MTC playback by starting the internal generator (if set
to MTC Generate) or the external device (if set to MTC Read).
When a recall-enabled snapshot’s time code value is reached,
the snapshot is recalled.
The Chase MTC button can be used to quickly take VENUE
system offline from MTC-triggered recall in performance in
the event of a change in timing, such as a missed cue or
dropped verse. You can then advance manually to an appro-
priate snapshot, and re-enable Chase MTC.
Remote Control of Snapshot Recall
The VENUE system can be set to recall snapshots in response
to MIDI control messages sent from an external device such as
an AV controller system. You can set the system to respond to
control messages sent on any one of 16 available MIDI chan-
nels.
Snapshots are recalled when their snapshot number (1–999) is
received in the form of MIDI Bank Select and Program Change
messages. (See Table 24 on page 209.)
To enable recall of snapshots from an external device:
1
Go to the Options page and click the
Snapshots
tab.
2
Under MIDI, select the S
napshots Respond to Channel
op-
tion, and choose the MIDI channel from the corresponding
pop-up menu.
The system listens on the specified channel for Bank Select
and Program Change messages.
Snapshot enabled for automated recall with MTC
Snapshot modes can affect MTC recall. For more informa-
tion, see “MTC and Other Online Event Triggers” on
page 184.
VENUE systems do not chase up to the current timecode
value. If you start playback in the middle of a snapshot se-
quence, any prior snapshots will need to be recalled manu-
ally to update the console before beginning time code play-
back. For more information, see “Selecting and Recalling
Multiple Snapshots” on page 173.
Snapshot MIDI respond option
The MIDI Snapshot Output Safe option does not affect this
option. You can only turn off this feature by deselecting the
“Snapshots Respond to Channel” option.
Table 24. MIDI Bank and Program Numbers for Snapshots
Bank
Program
Snapshot Number
0
0–127
001–128
1
0–127
129–256
2
0–127
257–384
3
0–127
385–512
4
0–127
513–640
5
0–127
641–768
6
0–127
769–896
7
0–103
897–999
VENUE D-Show software stores Bank Select messages, so
it is not necessary to send a Bank Select message prior to
every Program Change message. You only need to send a
Bank Select message when you want to recall a snapshot
in a different bank from the previous snapshot.
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