UndefinedGroupUK
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Hey Everyone!
I will soon be starting my A-level electronics project and I have decided that it is time to delve into the world of MIDI and more specifically MTC. I have long been fascinated with how it is Theme Parks can put on the same show hundreds of times a day with consistency and true sync of all technical aspects, with only one or two operators and I have learnt that remarkably this all due to MIDI time codes.
I am planning on creating a unit which will generate a time code which can be sent to a laptop (Macbook Pro) which will have a Qlab file set up to receive a timecode and trigger a soundtrack, and my schools ETC Element 40 which I will program a light show on to run also to the MIDI timecode.
Could anyone out there who has had experience with MTC (SMPTE or otherwise) help me, first of all with programming the element, I am proficient with recording a cue list on the element but I don't have any idea how to set it to run off the timecode and the manual doesn't seem to go into any depth on the subject. Secondly what would be the best way to create the timecode, is there a specific "MIDI IC" or will it be a micro controller with some clever programming evolved?
Thanks for your Help!
I will soon be starting my A-level electronics project and I have decided that it is time to delve into the world of MIDI and more specifically MTC. I have long been fascinated with how it is Theme Parks can put on the same show hundreds of times a day with consistency and true sync of all technical aspects, with only one or two operators and I have learnt that remarkably this all due to MIDI time codes.
I am planning on creating a unit which will generate a time code which can be sent to a laptop (Macbook Pro) which will have a Qlab file set up to receive a timecode and trigger a soundtrack, and my schools ETC Element 40 which I will program a light show on to run also to the MIDI timecode.
Could anyone out there who has had experience with MTC (SMPTE or otherwise) help me, first of all with programming the element, I am proficient with recording a cue list on the element but I don't have any idea how to set it to run off the timecode and the manual doesn't seem to go into any depth on the subject. Secondly what would be the best way to create the timecode, is there a specific "MIDI IC" or will it be a micro controller with some clever programming evolved?
Thanks for your Help!