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Timecode Show

grandMA3 User Manual » Timecode Show
Version 2.4

Timecode shows can execute events and move faders to a timed recording or at specific points in time based on a running time counter. This running time counter can be an internal timecode from the session master or an external timecode source.

The timecode show is organized into Tracks inside a Track Group.

There can be multiple timecode shows that all live in the Timecode pool.

The Timecode pool with two shows
The timecode pool with a selected show and a running show.
One of the timecode shows is the selected one, indicated by a yellow frame.

There is another connected pool called Timecode Slots. These can be used as the source for the running time counter. There are eight timecode slots. This is a fixed number of slots.

Timecode Slots pool
The Timecode Slots pools with a selected slot and a running time

A slot can be connected to an SMPTE audio timecode, MIDI timecode, and Art-Net timecode input to allow an external source to control the running time. The slots can also generate a running time that can be used to run a timecode show. The Clock Viewer can show the time of a timecode slot. Learn more in the What are Timecode Slots topic.

The Clock Viewer shows the time. It can be the system time, the time of a timezone, the timer of a timer, or timecode slot.
Learn more in the Clock viewer topic.

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The content of a timecode show can be seen in the Timecode Viewer.

Timecode Viewer Window.
The Timecode Viewer window shows the content of the selected timecode show.
The viewer can also be in a setup mode where the events can be added, edited, and deleted. The viewer can be a window in a view or a temporary pop-up.

A good way to operate timecodes is to have a screen setup with a timecode pool, a timecode slots pool, and a timecode viewer opened:


Timecode screen setup