Specifications

Audio Plug-Ins Guide454
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 451).
• 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.
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 451).
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 to
TL Metro
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 un-
assigned 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 approxi-
mately one second to avoid playback prob-
lems.
For more information on using plug-in pre-
sets in Pro Tools, see the
Pro Tools Refer-
ence Guide
.