Specifications

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Tap Button
The Tap button provides a tap tempo function.
Click the tap button in time with the beat to de-
termine the beast. The detected tempo is dis-
played in the Tempo field and in the LCD dis-
play.
Information Display
The LCD style information display in TL Metro
displays the following:
• The current tempo in beats per minute
(bpm)
• The current beat of the measure
• Link status
The MIDI name of this instantiation of the
TL Metro plug-in also appears in the display be-
neath the tempo. This is typically shown as “TL
Metro 1,” “TL Metro 2,” or similar. This enables
multiple instantiations of TL Metro to be easily
identified when routing MIDI.
If a flashing question mark appears in the infor-
mation display, this indicates TL Metro has en-
countered an error. For example, MIDI Beat
Clock may not be configured correctly. Click on
the question mark for a dialog window with ad-
ditional information.
Control Surfaces
TL Metro parameters can be assigned to a con-
trol surface, such as D-Command, Command|8,
Control|24, or Pro Control. The abbreviated
name for each of the beats when displayed on a
control surface as follows.
• Accented Quarter Note = Beat 1
• Quarter Note = Beat 2
• Eighth Note = Beat 3
• Sixteenth Note = Beat 4
• Triplet = Beat 5
Synchronization
TL Metro can be synchronized to the Pro Tools
Transport and Tempo using the Link Status se-
lector.
Unlinked
When the Link Status is set to None, the TL
Metro can be started and stopped indepen-
dently of the Pro Tools Transport and Tempo.
This is useful for recording when you only need
the metronome for a few bars.
Linked to Transport
When the Link Status is set to Transport, the
metronome will start and stop automatically
when the Pro Tools Transport is engaged or dis-
enganged.
When using TL Metro linked to Transport, three
points should be kept in mind:
• Ensure that MIDI is correctly configured for
TL Metro in Pro Tools (see “Configuring
Pro Tools for Use with TL Metro” on
page 76).
• The tempo in TL Metro must be set manu-
ally.
• TL Metro assumes you are starting from the
beginning of each bar when you start the
Transport.
Selecting TL Metro Link Status