MOTU Track16 - Desktop Studio FireWire/USB 2.0 Interface - Manual (Page 105)

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The Track16 cannot freewheel address without
clock. Therefore, the
Freewheel Address setting will
always be lower than or equal to the Freewheel
Clock setting, and both menus will update as
needed, depending on what you choose.
The ‘Infinite’ freewheel setting
The Infinite freewheel setting in the Freewheel
Clock menu causes the Track16 to freewheel
indefinitely, until it receives readable time code
again. To make it stop, click the
Stop Freewheeling
button.
Stop Freewheeling
The Stop Freewheeling button stops the system if it
is currently freewheeling.
GENERATOR SECTION
The Generator section (on the right-hand side of
the window in Figure 10-1) provides settings for
generating SMPTE time code.
Level
Turn the level knob to adjust the volume of the
SMPTE time code being generated by the Track16.
The level knob disappears when the Destination is
set to
None .
Tach light
The Tach light blinks once per second when the
Track16 is generating SMPTE time code.
Destination
In the Destination menu, choose either SMPTE (to
generate time code) or None (to turn it off).
Stripe
Click this button to start or stop time code. To set
the start time, click directly on the SMPTE time
code display in the Generator section and type in
the desired start time. Or drag vertically on the
numbers.
Figure 10-2: Setting the time code start time.
Regenerate
This option, when enabled, causes the generator to
generate time code whenever the Track16 is
receiving SMPTE time code.
Generate from sequencer
This option, when enabled, causes the generator to
generate time code whenever you are running
AudioDesk or Digital Performer. time code begins
at the time specified by the AudioDesk or Digital
Performer main transport.
Click here to edit
the start time, or
drag vertically
on the numbers.