Chapter 23: Synchronization 209
Chapter 23: Synchronization
D-Show provides a set of MIDI-based synchronization features
that allow automation and remote control of snapshots, and
triggering of external devices when snapshots are recalled.
Automating Recall of Snapshots with
MIDI Time Code
D-Show lets you automate the recall of snapshots with MIDI
Time Code (MTC). D-Show can trigger snapshots with inter-
nally generated MIDI Time Code, or it can read MIDI Time
Code from an external source.
Generating MIDI Time Code
You can set D-Show to generate MIDI Time Code and auto-
mate the recall of snapshots based on MTC playback.
To generate MIDI Time Code from D-Show:
1 Go to the Options page and click the Snapshots tab.
2 Under MTC Mode, click Generate. MIDI Time Code genera-
tor controls appear at the bottom of the screen.
3 Choose the MTC Frame Rate from the Frame Rate pop-up
menu (24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps drop, or 30 fps non-drop).
4 If you want MTC playback to start at a different time than
the currently displayed time, enter a start time in the Start
Time field, and press Enter.
5 Control MTC playback from the MTC generator controls by
doing any of the following:
• Start MTC playback by clicking the Play button.
• Pause MTC playback by clicking the Pause button.
• Stop MTC playback and reset to the Start Time by press-
ing the Stop button.
Reading External MIDI Time Code
You can set D-Show to slave to external MTC and automate
the recall of snapshots based on the incoming MTC.
To read external MIDI Time Code:
1 Go to the Options page and click the Snapshots tab.
2 Under MTC Mode, click Read. A MIDI Time Code display
appears at the bottom of the screen.
D-Show automatically detects the frame rate of the incoming
time code (24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps drop, or 30 fps non-drop).
The MIDI Time Code display indicates the following:
• When MIDI Time Code is not present, the display shows
a series of dashes.
• When MIDI Time Code is present, the current time code
value is shown in green.
For instructions on MIDI and other connections required for
synchronization, see Chapter 2, “Configuring and Con-
necting D-Show.”
Setting the MIDI Time Code Mode
MIDI Time Code controls
MIDI Time Code display
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