BLACK
BOX
PLAYER
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arming/disarming. Note though that the BBP has no MIDI return path (open
loop) and so cannot acknowledge the receipt of a MIDI command or display
the song time on the controller. The ring of the LTC/F.sw TRS jack socket can
accept a momentary
footswitch,
which will emulate pressing the PLAY and
STOP buttons alternately. If you need to use this facility with LTC timecode
you’ll need to make up a special cable, but if you’re just using a standard
footswitch push the jack in half way. JoeCo also sell converter boxes to help
wire standard footswitches into one or more BBP units.
There are also options for WiFi and Wired control using the JoeCoRemote
app for iPad. These are directly related to the usage of the JoeCoRemote
Interface and are not relevant otherwise.
Local Control
This enables the BlackBox Player to be controlled locally as well as remotely.
Enable local control if you need to quickly recover from mistakes or mis-
triggers, disable it if you want to avoid finger trouble during a performance.
Link Mode and Link Preroll
Used for linking multiple BlackBox Players together: see relevant section in
the Recorder manual
.
TC Format
Set the timecode frame rate. The BlackBox will then flash the timecode
display (bottom right of main screen) if the incoming timecode is at a
different rate to that which you have chosen. This can be set in the playlist
file using the <tcrate> tag (See page 14)
TC Auto
Set the internal timecode format to match the incoming timecode. This can
cause problems if your source of timecode is intermittent or if you’re using
23.98 or 29.97non drop, (which are virtually indistinguishable from 24 and
30non drop respectively). Better to set the timecode rate explicitly.
