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MTC Out
The TiMax MIDI TimeCode generator can be started and subsequently stopped as a TimeLine
event by dragging the MTC Start icon from the tool bar onto the TimeLine. Clicking on the start
icon allows the start time to be set.
The MTC frame rate is set by opening the MTC clock display and right clicking on the frame rate
number box.
Cues can be triggered from MTC out by setting this as a Cue trigger option in the New Cue or
Update Cue dialogue.
MTC In
The MTC receive frame rate is auto-detected when MTC input is seen at the Midi 1 in port.
Cues can be triggered from MTC in by setting this as a cue trigger option in the cue create or edit
dialogue. Using a simple SMPTE to MTC convertor such as MOTU MicroExpress allows Cues
to triggered from SMPTE/EBU timecode at any frame rate including drop-frame.
Time Linked Cues
A Go Cue follow-on command can be assigned to trigger a subsequent Cue while a current Cue is
playing. Drop Go Cue icon from the TimeLine toolbar to the Evnt Bar at the bottom of the
Timeline. Single-click on the Go Cue cin to open a dialogue box to enter the Cue you wish to be
triggered by this Go Cue. The timing of the Go Cue can be adjusted by dragging it along the grey
TimeLine or entering a number in the dialogue box.
When the main Playhead passes over the Go Cue flag The Playhead jumps to the next Cue and
starts playing it. A smaller white cursor appears on the previous Cue’s waveform(s) and carries on
playing single or multiple clips in that Cue. A single Cue can hold and activate multiple Go Cue
triggering multiple Cues before or after the
Alternatively, Go Cue flags can simply be placed at the end of each Cue and programmed to
trigger a series of Cues automatically one after the other. To make an entire Cue sequence or
Show repeat itself automatically, put a Go Cue at the end of the last Cue and tell it trigger the first
Cue in the Show or sequence.
To terminate a sequence, create a Cue with a Stop Cue command on the Event Bar, and it’s also
worth putting a Stop Playback and Unload Audio icon on any tracks that may be still running
audio.
Auditioning
While a Cue is playing, the Playhead cursor and audio playback can be instantly re-started
anywhere in the Cue by clicking on the Cue TimeLine bar (just above the Cue Flags bar. The
Playhead cursor will jump to this position and audio will start automatically.
The play button in the audio editor is for auditioning purposes. It always plays from the playhead
position. It is enabled when the playhead is somewhere over top of the audio, giving it a starting
playback position. If you want to play the whole cue from an arbitrary point, you can just drop the
playhead and hit the cue clock button in the upper left (or the space bar). If you want to hear just
the audio without invoking all of the gain and crosspoint moves use the Play button in the audio
editor (bottom left).