User guide

Tracktion 4 Reference Manual
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To have Tracktion chase MIDI timecode:
• Switch to the edit page.
• Click the
timecode button in the control panel to display
the timecode pop-up menu.
• From the sub-menu of the option
midi timecode input
device, choose the input that is receiving MIDI time-
code.
•
Activate timecode chasing by enabling the MTC located at the top left of the transport section (Fig.
6.6.3).
Keyboard shortcut: CTRL + T (CMD + T for Mac users).
Further options for working with a timecode are available from the timecode button. See Section Four
of this chapter for more information.
MIDI Machine Control (MMC)
MIDI Machine Control provides a mechanism by which one MIDI device can control certain functions,
such as transport, on another. It could be used, for example, to synchronise the recording or playback
mode of a DAT recorder with Tracktion, or to control Tracktion’s transport from a remote MIDI device, or
digital mixer.
Tracktion can act as both MMC master and slave. Only one MIDI input and output device can be set
to be a slave / master at one time.
To have Tracktion behave as an MMC slave:
• Switch to the edit page.
• Click the
timecode button in the control panel to display the timecode pop-up menu.
• Select the desired MIDI input device from the sub-menu of the
respond to MIDI machine con-
trol from device option.
Once Tracktion has been set to act as a slave, you will be able to control Tracktion’s transport from
a remote device. If your device has a transport control section, you should easily be able to start and
stop Tracktion’s playback remotely. Some MIDI controller can be programmed to send MMC messages,
so even if your device does not have a dedicated transport section, you may be able to assign controls
on the device’s surface for this purpose. For more information, consult the documentation of your MIDI
control device.
To have Tracktion behave as an MMC master:
• Switch to the edit page.
• Click the
timecode button in the control panel to display the timecode pop-up menu.
• Select the desired MIDI output device from the sub-menu of the
send MIDI machine control to
device option.
At this point, your remote MIDI device should be slaved to Tracktion’s transport. Starting playback in
Tracktion should similarly start playback on your MIDI device too.
Figure 6.6.3