User guide

USING CLOCKWORKS FOR MAC OS X WITH THE MIDI TIMEPIECE AV 9
cue the MIDI Timepiece AV to a specific frame location. Use the
tab key to move from field to field and press return to confirm the
SMPTE location you type in.
Locate Buttons
Yo u c a n s e t t h e e i ght locate buttons (below the SMPTE counter) to
any SMPTE frame location you wish and then cue the MIDI
Timepiece AV (and all connected devices) as desired by clicking
the appropriate Locate button.
To s e t a l o c ate point for a locate button, set the SMPTE counter to
the desired location and then shift-click the button.
Locate points are saved with ClockWorks files.
Clock mode menu
The Clock mode menu lets you choose the overall time base for
the MIDI Timepiece AV. This setting is the same as the MASTER
SYNC setting in the front panel LCD of the MIDI Timepiece AV
itself. For a complete explanation of Time Base modes, see the
MOTU USB MIDI User’s Guide .
Frame Rate menu
The SMPTE Frame rate menu lets you choose the overall SMPTE
frame rate for the MIDI Timepiece AV. This setting is the same as
the SMPTE FORMAT setting in the front panel LCD of the MIDI
Timepiece AV itself (under the SYNC menu). For a complete
explanation of SMPTE frame rates, see the
MOTU USB MIDI
User’s Guide
.
The MMC record mode menu
The MMC record mode settings let you control exactly when
recording will occur in MMC devices being controlled by the
MIDI Timepiece AV.
The MMC record mode menu has three choices:
safe , rehearse ,
and
record .
Safe
No recording can occur in any MMC device.
Rehearse
This mode causes MMC devices to act as if they are recording,
punching in, punching out, etc. but no recording actually occurs.
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Make sure that your MMC device supports rehearse mode
before attempting to use this record feature. If it doesn’t, rehearse
mode may actually record. Consult the manual for your MMC
device for details.
Record
This mode allows recording on the currently record-enabled
track(s) for any MMC device. To actually record, press the record
button in your MMC-compatible host recording software.
ADAT list
The ADAT list (Figure 11 on page 8) shows all of the ADATs (or
other ADAT-sync compatible devices) connected to the ADAT
port on a MIDI Timepiece AV. The MIDI Timepiece AV
automatically detects any ADAT-t y pe dev ices connected to it and
continuously reports that information to ClockWorks, which
displays the ADATs in the list. The MIDI Timepiece AV
continuously polls for devices (as long as the
Enable automatic
ADAT detection
option is checked in the Sync tab), so the list will
update within a few seconds whenever a change occurs. For
example, if your ADAT is currently switched off, and you then
turn it on, it will appear in ClockWorks’ ADAT list after a few
seconds — after the MIDI Timepiece AV powers up and detects
the ADAT during the next regular polling cycle. If it does not
appear for some reason, choose
Refresh Device from the File
menu.
If multiple ADAT devices are connected, use the scroll bar on the
right hand side of the ADAT list to view each device.
ADAT device panels
Each ADAT is displayed in the list as a panel, which provides
information about the ADAT as shown below in Figure 13:
Figure 13: ADAT panel settings.
Time code offset
The time code offset controls let you program an offset for the
ADAT. This means that each ADAT can have its own separate
offset. To program the offset, type in the amount of the offset in
the window and then click the +/- button to create a positive
(later) or negative (earlier) offset. For example, if you create an
offset of -2 hours (negative two hours), and you start the MIDI
Timepiece AV at two hours (2:00:00:00), the ADAT will start at
zero (0:00:00:00).
Track record-enable buttons
The track record-enable buttons allow you to arm tracks on the
ADAT for recording. When you then press the record button in
ClockWorks (or your MMC-compatible sequencer or other
software), the ADAT will begin recording on the track(s) you’ve
armed.
Wai t for device on play
The Wait for de v ice on play option, when checked, causes the
MIDI Timepiece AV to wait for the ADAT to cue to the current
playback location before it begins generating or converting time
code.
Time code
offset
Time code offset
(positive = later)
Device
name
MMC
ID
Track record enable buttons