MIDI

MIDI File Tempo Map

•Import a MIDI Tempo Map from a standard MIDI File to synchronize the D8B Bars/Beats/Ticks display with your MIDI sequencer MTC reference.

Default Tempo

•Sets the automatically-set MIDI tempo reference for position alignments during an automation pass or locator activities.

Active Tempo

• Displays the actual tempo currently in use.

Device ID selection

•Sets the Device ID reference for connected record devices such as the HDR24/96, SDR24/96, ADATs, or DA Series multitracks.

Song Offset

•Sets the consistent time difference between the record device time code and the D8B reference time code.

•Generally used to ‘zero reference’ a song’s starting point in BBT. It’s easier to jump to measure 1 than 2:01:23 (usually).

•Offset can be as little as one frame or as much as 23 hours, 59 minutes, 59 seconds, and 29 frames.

Pre-Roll

•Sets the time difference between a Locate point and the actual start point.

Many record devices require a few seconds to

synchronize, so the Pre-Roll time allows a brief time period in advance of the locate point to ensure transport sync and accuracy.

FTP Server
Allow FTP Clients

Check this option to enable the D8B for internetwork communication and file transfer.

Note: To transfer files from your D8B to a computer for backup, you need to use an FTP client on your computer to communicate with the D8B.

IP Address:

•Note the D8B IP address displayed. The factory default is 10.10.28.20

•Set the first three fields of the D8B IP address to match your computer’s fixed IP address, and set the last field to something different. Be sure you don’t set it to the address of another device that you have on your network.

•If you have two D8Bs linked via Ethernet, they must have different IP addresses.

Subnet:

•In the Subnet window type 255.255.0.0 (default value) unless your network requires a different subnet mask.

•In most cases, you will want the D8B and the computer to have the same subnet mask.

Gateway:

•If no Gateway is being used you can usually leave this setting blank, though some FTP clients require an entry even for a simple network. 10.10.10.10 is the default value.

Apply

When all parameters are set properly, click APPLY to instantly activate the changes.

The Snapshot Window (Ctrl+2)Selecting

•Click once on the snapshot name to highlight it.

•A highlighted snapshot can be saved as a selection for recall from within a different session, or it can be deleted from the list.

•To make a snapshot active from the on-screen list, double click the snapshot number.

•To make the snapshot active from the control surface, press SNAPSHOT in the transport section, use the numeric keys to type the snapshot number, then press ENTER.

Naming

•Each new snapshot is automatically given a number and the name “snapshot.”

•To change its name, double click on “snapshot,” then type the new name. Press ENTER on the keyboard to complete the naming procedure.

D8B Manual • Chapter 3 • page 71