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Chapter 22: Synchronization 231
Chapter 22: Synchronization
S3L provides a set of MIDI-based synchronization features that
allow automation and remote control of snapshots, 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 inter-
nally generated MIDI Time Code, or it can read MIDI Time Code
from an external source.
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:
1 Go to the Options page and click the Snapshots tab.
2 Under MTC Mode, click Generate. MIDI Time Code generator
controls appear at the bottom of the screen.
3 Choose the MTC Frame Rate from the Frame Rate pop-up
menu (24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps drop, or 30 fps non-drop).
4 If you want MTC playback to start at a different time than the
currently displayed time, enter a start time in the
Start Time
field, and press Enter.
5 Control MTC playback from the MTC generator controls by
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 pressing
the
Stop button.
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:
1 Go to Options > Snapshots.
2 Under MTC Mode, click Read. A MIDI Time Code display
appears at the bottom of the screen.
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.
For instructions on MIDI and other connections required for
synchronization, see Chapter 2, “Configuring and Connect-
ing.”
Setting the MIDI Time Code Mode
MIDI Time Code controls
MIDI Time Code display