Specifications

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Linked to Transport and Tempo
TL Metro can also be linked to both the
Pro Tools Transport and Tempo. In this mode,
TL Metro automatically follows the tempo of
the Pro Tools session in addition to following
the Transport.
Ensure that MIDI is correctly configured for TL
Metro in Pro Tools (see “Configuring Pro Tools
for Use with TL Metro” on page 76).
Customizing TL Metro
Presets
TL Metro provides a selection of factory presets,
including commonly used click sounds. These
presets can be selected from the Plug-in Librar-
ian menu.
User created presets can also be stored using the
Plug-in Settings menu.
To make any preset the default when TL Metro is
instantiated:
1 From the Plug-in Librarian menu, select the
desired preset.
2 From the Plug-in Settings menu, select Set As
User Default.
3 From the Plug-in Settings menu, select Set-
tings Preferences > Set Plug-in Default To > User
Setting.
Importing Custom Samples
TL Metro supports up to 50 different samples for
metronome click sounds. TL Metro includes fac-
tory samples in the first 40 slots, the remaining
slots are marked as “<Unassigned>.”
TL Metro supports import of WAV and AIFF
sound files for specific beat sounds. Sounds can
be loaded into any one of the 50 available slots.
Typically, user samples are loaded into the unas-
signed slots in order to avoid overwriting the
factory samples. However, any of the 50 slots
can be replaced by user imported samples if de-
sired.
For best results, imported sounds should have
the following characteristics.
• The sound should start in the very first
sample of the file, and have a sharp attack
to ensure proper timing.
• The sample should be normalized before
importing.
• Sound length should be limited to approx-
imately one second to avoid playback
problems.
To import a sound:
1 Click the Sound Library button to display the
sample menu.
2 Select an unassigned slot.
3 In the resulting File dialog, select the WAV or
AIFF file you want to import.
4 Click OK.
The name of the selected file is displayed in each
sample menu. To use the imported sample, se-
lect it from the sample menu for the appropriate
beat.
For more information on using the plug-in
librarian in Pro Tools, see the
DigiRack
Plug-ins Guide
.