The MIDI Timepiece AV USB is an industry standard MIDI interface. Provides 8 MIDI in, 8 MIDI out, 128 MIDI channels and is "plug-and-play" compatible with all Macintosh and Windows software. Software consoles for both Mac and Windows platforms provide comprehensive routing, merging, and muting with 128 battery backed memory locations. Full Time Code and MIDI Machine Control (MMC), video synch and full ADAT implementation, make this interface a must-have for professional facilities with needs beyond that of a plain MIDI interface.
| Connection | USB, Mac serial |
| MIDI In | 8 |
| MIDI Out | 8 |
| Activity Indicators | In and Out on each port, SMPTE and Networking status lights |
| Multiple Units |
USB connectivity allows as many independent MTP AV, MIDI Express XT and Micro Express interfaces as the computer system can handle Network 2 units for 16 MIDI In and Out and 256 MIDI channels via 8-pin network port (8-pin networking not currently available under Windows) |
| Stand-Alone |
Stand-alone MIDI patchbay / merger / processor Slaves ADATs to LTC and video via LTC, generates LTC and MTC while resolved to video, controls ADATs with MMC (e.g. Alesis LRC or JL Cooper CuePoint) |
| Bypass/Panic | Panic button |
| Synchronizer |
Stripes SMPTE time code in all frame rates (24, 25, 29.97 drop, 29.97 non-drop, 30) Converts LTC to MIDI Time Code (MTC), ADAT Sync and word clock (1 x or Digidesign 256 x "Superclock") Converts MTC to LTC, ADAT Sync and word clock (or Digidesign "superclock") Genlocks to video or blackburst and converts to LTC, MTC, ADAT Sync, and word clock (or Digidesign "superclock") SMPTE "Jam Sync" with adjustable freewheeling for dropout-free sync Varispeeds ADATs and Digidesign ProTools systems while slaving them to LTC, MTC, or video Converts LTC to word clock or "superclock", converts video to word clock or "superclock" |
| System Requirements | (Minimum) Mac OS or PC Windows 3.1 and 95 |
| Specialties |
Merge any inputs to any outputs, route any inputs to any outputs, mute any MIDI data on any cable, re-channelize on input and output MIDI Time Stamping (MTS) ready |