User Manual

MIDI MACHINE CONTROL
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on track 2. The third time around, Digital
Performer record-enables track 3, and the third
pass gets recorded there. Digital Performer will
continue to record-enable the next track until it
records on the highest available track.
☛ Make absolutely sure that the consecutive
tracks in line for recording do not have material on
them that you wish to keep.
When this check box is unchecked, the same track
(or tracks) remain record-enabled until you
change them manually by clicking the record-
enable buttons in the MIDI Machine Control
window.
The Auto Record Advance option requires the
following preparations in Digital Performer:
1 Memory Cycle must be enabled.
2 Auto-Record must be enabled.
3 The Record mode setting in the MIDI Machine
Control window must be set to Record mode. (It
does not advance in Safe or Rehearse mode.)
4 Digital Performer must punch-in at some point
before cycling back to the beginning of the
Memory Cycle loop.
Setting up each MMC device
The MIDI Machine Control window provides a list
of MMC devices in your MIDI configuration. Any
connected device that has the MIDI Machine
Control option checked appears in this window.
Several settings are provided for each device.
Device name and icon
The name and icon of the device comes from its
name in your MIDI configuration. You can change
the name in the MIDI Devices tab (in the Bundles
window).
Bringing a MMC device on line
When the Online check box is selected, the device
is on line, which means that it will respond to
Digital Performer’s control panel commands.
When a device is offline, Digital Performer won’t
drive the device.
Specifying the number of tracks
The Set number of tracks mini-menu command sets
the number of tracks that the MMC device has.
Keep in mind that in some situations, a single
device in Digital Performer’s MIDI Machine
Control window actually represents several
physical devices. For example, an Alesis BRC may
be connected to several ADAT’s, each with 8 tracks.
In this example, you’d want to include the tracks for
all of the ADAT’s. Be sure to set the number of
tracks accordingly.
Setting a time code track
The time code track option in the Set number of
tracks command lets you specify one of the tracks
as a time code track. The time code track becomes
record-protected, and it cannot be record-enabled
by the arrow keys (discussed below) or Auto
Record Advance. You can record-enable the time
code track manually by clicking it, but a warning
appears to confirm that you would like to do so.
Changing the order of the devices in the window
To change the order of the devices in the window,
drag the panels up or down.