Re: [LCtalk] Ableton Live controlling LanBox LCX

[Fokko van Duin]

At 10:30 +0100 07-04-2008, Ian Henshaw wrote:
> Could you not put some smpte time code on an audio track and uses a 
> converter to drop this to midi time code and use this in the lanbox to 
> cue the show.

Yes, you could, but...

Using SMPTE is very cumbersome, as you need to do things at two 
different places:

1. In your audio software you need to add SMPTE, and note all the 
interesting time codes to trigger cues.

2. In the LanBox you need to create special time code cues, using all 
trigger points from 1.

Placing MIDI controllers (Program change) at the right places in an 
audio track is far more easier to create. Also testing and changing is 
easier then the SMPTE stuff ;-)

Regards,

Fokko van Duin,
CDS advanced technology bv,
http://www.lanbox.com/