grandMA3 User Manual » Timecode » Record an External Timecode Show

Version 2.1

The grandMA3 can receive 3 types of external timecode signals: SMPTE, MIDI (MTC), or Art-Net Timecode (ArtTimeCode).

Requirements:

• Patch fixtures
• Store values in cues and create a sequence. For more information, see Patch and Fixture Setup and Cues and Sequences.
• A visible timecode window and timecode pool. For more information, see Add Windows.

Here are the steps to record a timecode show from an externally generated source.

SMPTE:

1. Connect the external SMPTE source to the LTC XLR connector at the back of the console. For more information, see Device overview.
2. Press Menu, then tap Connector Configuration. This will open the Output Configuration menu.

Output Configuration menu

3. Tap Columns in the title bar and set it to Condensed.
4. Tap and hold a cell in the SMPTE Mode column and set the mode to In. (The default mode is In).
5. Tap and hold a cell in the SMPTE TC column to open the TC slot pop-up list. (The default is Slot 1).
6. Select the slot that will receive the external SMPTE signal.
7. Store a new object in the Timecode Pool, label it, and select it. For more information, see Windows, Views, and Menus.
8. Tap Settings in the title bar of the timecode window. For more information, see Timecode settings.
9. Tap TC Slot and select a slot from 1 thru 8. This must match the SMPTE TC slot set in the Output Configuration menu.
10. Tap Setup in the title bar of the timecode view.
11. Assign a new Target to a track. For more information, see Toggle view mode.
12. Turn on the Playback Toolbar. For more information, see Timecode Settings.
13. Tap  in the Playback Toolbar to start recording. 

	Hint:
	At this point, the timecode show is pending. The cursor will start moving when the external signal is detected.

14. To record a cue, press the corresponding target executor key. For more information, see Toggle view mode.
15. To record fader movements, move the corresponding target fader. 
16. To finish recording, tap  in the toolbar.

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MIDI: 

1. Connect the external MIDI source to the MIDI In connector at the back of the console. For more information, see Device overview.
2. Press Menu, then tap Connector Configuration. This will open the Output Configuration menu.

3. Tap Columns in the title bar and set it to Condensed.
4. Tap and hold a cell in the MIDI TC Mode column and set the mode to In. (The default mode is In).
5. Tap and hold a cell in the MIDI TC column to open the TC slot pop-up list. (The default is Slot 1).
6. Select the slot that will receive the external MIDI signal.
7. Store a new object in the Timecode Pool, label it, and select it. For more information, see Windows, Views, and Menus.
8. Tap Settings in the title bar of the timecode window. For more information, see Timecode settings.
9. Tap TC Slot and select a slot from 1 thru 8. This must match the slot set for MIDI in the Output Configuration menu.
10. Tap Setup in the title bar of the timecode view.
11. Assign a new Target to a track. For more information, see Toggle view mode.
12. Turn on the Playback Toolbar. For more information, see Timecode Settings.
13. Tap  in the Playback Toolbar to start recording. 

	Hint:
	At this point, the timecode show is pending. The cursor will start moving when the external signal is detected.

14. To record a cue, press the corresponding target executor key. For more information, see Toggle view mode.
15. To record fader movements, move the corresponding target fader. 
16. To finish recording, tap  in the toolbar.

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ArtTimeCode:

1. Connect a cable to one of the 3 Ethernet interfaces at the back of the console.
2. Press Menu, then tap DMX Protocols:

Art-Net configuration menu

3. Tap Art-Net in the top left corner. 
4. In the Mode column, tap and hold a cell; from the pop-up list, tap Input.
5. In the Timecode Slot Column, tap and hold a cell to open the calculator, then enter the slot number that will receive the external signal.
6. Set the Interface IP address and Enable Input. For more information, see Art-Net menu.
7. Store a new object in the Timecode Pool, label it, and select it. For more information, see Windows, Views, and Menus.
8. Tap Settings in the title bar of the timecode window. For more information, see Timecode settings.
9. Tap TC Slot and select a slot from 1 thru 8. This must match the Timecode slot number set in the Art-Net configuration menu.
10. Tap Setup in the title bar of the timecode view.
11. Assign a new Target to a track. For more information, see Toggle view mode.
12. Turn on the Playback Toolbar. For more information, see Timecode Settings.
13. Tap  in the Playback Toolbar to start recording. 

14. 	Hint:
    	At this point, the timecode show is pending. The cursor will start moving when the external signal is detected.

15. To record a cue, press the corresponding target executor key. For more information, see Toggle view mode.
16. To record fader movements, move the corresponding target fader. 
17. To finish recording, tap  in the toolbar.