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Routing time code to other devices
Once you have successfully established MMC control of
the MOTU Express interface as described in this chapter,
you can route MIDI Time Code (MTC) from the MOTU
Express interface to other devices in your studio to control
them remotely from your sequencer, as shown in
Figure 8-1 on page 68. Just drag a connection from the
MTC port to the device’s MIDI out port in the right-hand
column as demonstrated in Figure 5-3 on page 33.
MMC control of record functions
Some sequencers provide MMC remote control of record
features, such as record-arming tracks, setting automatic
punch-in and punch-out points, punching in on the fly,
and so forth. The MOTU interface’s MMC capabilities,
however, do not come into play with record functions such
as these. It only handles MMC transport functions like
playing, stopping, and locating. For MMC record
functions, the MOTU interface serves only a means of
passing on MMC record commands from your sequencer
and the MMC device. Just send them directly to the
appropriate Windows MIDI port.
USING AN MMC CONTROL SURFACE
To use any MMC-compatible control surface product:
1 Connect the MIDI OUT and IN jacks on the MMC
controller to your Express interface.
2 Using ClockWorks, route MTC to the MIDI OUT port
that the MMC controller is connected to as shown in
Figure 5-3 on page 33 so that it can receive MIDI Time
Code from your Express interface.
3 In the MMC controller device, identify the MMC
device ID for your Express interface.
From the factory, the default MMC device ID for your
Express interface is 20. If you need to, you can change it as
described in “Setting MMC device ID’s” on page 67.
From the standpoint of achieving MMC transport control
over your Express interface, the above preparations are all
you need. There may, of course, be other preparations
necessary in the controller itself.
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