LED metronome?

_bhawkins · Post by **_bhawkins** » Tue May 09, 2006 3:46 pm

I'm looking for a way to hook up some kind of LED blinker via USB to the metronome in DP. My project requires that the tempo be specified and controlled within DP--but I would rather see the beat on a blinker than listen to it with headphones. (I'm recording trombone, and headphones are a serious pain.)

It seems like the new metronome features in DP 5 might support some kind of blinker device that would work like this, but I can't find anything about it online. Anyone have an idea?

Thanks!

Byron

Tim · Post by **Tim** » Wed May 10, 2006 6:39 am

Have you ever tried following a blinking light?

http://www.midisolutions.com/prodrel.htm

http://www.MIDI-metronome.co.uk/

http://www.videopete.com/MIDI/

http://www.maxmidi.com/diy/metro/index.html

_bhawkins · Post by **_bhawkins** » Wed May 10, 2006 9:32 am

Yes, I had a metronome with a blink function that I used for practicing quiet passages. I never had to follow tempo changes, though for this project I know the tempo, and would only use the light to maintain absolute accuracy.

Alternatively, does anyone know of a mono earpiece that doesn't touch or cover the inner ear? It's the physical contact that complicates tone production on a brass instrument.

hearttimes · Post by **hearttimes** » Wed May 10, 2006 2:37 pm

I always missed the flashing blinker that performer used to have. Still do.

Spikey Horse · Post by **Spikey Horse** » Wed May 10, 2006 3:58 pm

DP5 visual click info here:

http://www.motu.com/products/software/d ... click.html

I've not tried it yet myself ....

tommymandel · Post by **tommymandel** » Wed May 10, 2006 4:12 pm

Yes, as the Horse points out (a pointing horse?!) the new QuickTime features in DP5 allow for Punches and Flutters. I think that's what you are looking for. You might have to create a dummy Quicktime movie to have them work.(?)

_bhawkins · Post by **_bhawkins** » Wed May 10, 2006 4:18 pm

This (from the DP5 hype) seems remarkably vague:

"the visual click...flashes...on an external video screen (via external hardware triggered by DP5)."

Anyone know where to find the actual meaning of "external hardware"?

Hm, I bet I can get a MIDI device to blink with the metronome signal, since there won't be any other MIDI signals going on. Hadn't thought of that.

tommymandel · Post by **tommymandel** » Wed May 10, 2006 4:33 pm

I got it to work. In Preferences, you have to turn it on in 2 or 3 places:
1. Play And Record/ Click: Type of Click: Visual Punches (output should be Quick Time movie overlay (or you can route it to another video source in the Movie's mini-menu)
2. Play and Record/ Countoff/Countoff Visuals Output: Quick Time movie overlay
Visuals: Punches in sync with click
Warning Streamer before Countoff (if you want that...)
3. Play and Record/ Film Scoring Events: Generate Punches, etc (in Quick Time movie overlay)

that worked for me. I just chose a movie of my girlfriend's cat and dog sparring, and a big colored dot flashed on it in time with the click.

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