Specifications

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Configuring Pro Tools for Use
with TL Metro
For TL Metro to work in conjunction with the
Pro Tools transport in “linked” mode, it must re-
ceive MIDI from Pro Tools. This is configured in
each Pro Tools session.
To configure Pro Tools for use with TL Metro:
1 Create a new Pro Tools session.
2 Create a new audio, Auxiliary Input, or Instru-
ment track.
3 Insert TL Metro on the new track.
4 In Pro Tools 7.0 or higher, ensure that Options
> Click is enabled.
– or –
In Pro Tools 6.9 or lower, do the following:
• Select MIDI > Click Options.
• In the Click Options dialog, ensure that the
velocity for the accented note is higher
than that of the unaccented note. By de-
fault, they should be 127 and 100 respec-
tively.
• Click OK.
• Ensure that the MIDI > Click is enabled.
In Pro Tools 6.1 or lower, you must also do the
following:
• Select MIDI > MIDI Beat Clock
• Enable MIDI Beat Clock.
• Select TL Metro as an output.
• Click OK.
Factory Presets
TL Metro provides a number of factory presets
that provide a range of sounds.
To audition a preset:
1 Select the desired preset from the Plug-in Li-
brarian menu.
2 Click Play in TL Metro.
TL Metro Controls and
Displays
Volume Sliders
The volume of each individual note can be ad-
justed using the five Volume sliders. If the vol-
ume slider for the accented whole note is re-
duced to zero, the quarter note will be played
instead of the whole note.
Create a Pro Tools session as a template
with this MIDI setup and use the template
as a basis for future Pro Tools sessions with
TL Metro.
Volume sliders