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1. TTA AS Neptunvn 6 N 7650 Verdal NORWAY Tel 47 92605403 33 e mail post tta sound com http www tta sound com Problem Solution Problem Solution TTA C DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY a NO WARRANTIES THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW TTA AS DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND ANY WARRANTY AGAINST INFRINGEMENT WITH REGARD TO THE SOFTWARE THIS LIMITED WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS YOU MAY HAVE OTHERS WHICH VARY FROM STATE JURISDICTION TO STATE JURISDICTION b NO LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW IN NO EVENT SHALL TTA AS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS BUSINESS INTERRUPTION LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE EVEN IF TTA AS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES TTA AS Neptunvn 6 N 7650 Verdal NORWAY Tel 47 92605403 34 e mail post tta sound com http www tta sound com D LICENSE a The Software is the sole and exclusive property of TTA AS including all applicable rights to patents copyrights trademarks and trade secrets and is provided for Customer s exclusive use for the purposes of t2. For example if cue 1 contains eight sound files and cue 2 also contains eight sound files cue 3 will be placed into a Passive state until either cue 1 or 2 has stopped playing at which time there will be audio slots available for cue 3 and the sound files associated with cue 3 will be loaded into RAM Load times are typically less than a third of a second depending on hard drive speed The software will always attempt to load as many cues as possible in order to facilitate the quickest possible changes between cues Should the need arise for more than 16 sounds to be playing at the same time the bounce functionality should be used to free up slots for new files TTA AS Neptunvn 6 N 7650 Verdal NORWAY Tel 47 92605403 13 e mail post tta sound com http www tta sound com TTA 3 5 AUTOMATION IN THE CUE LIST 3 5 1 FOLLOW ON When the Follow On option is checked the following cue will be triggered automatically upon either the start or end of the cue Play Cues and Stop Cues offer this functionality The Follow On status of a cue can be toggled on or off in the cue list in Production View Ctrl click on the cue s Follow On checkbox to set the state Clicking the Follow On checkbox will bring up two options On Start and On End which will determine at which point the following cue is triggered If a Stop Cue has Fade out time set to 0 Follow On On End option will be unavailable Note An assigned Follow On command will
3. TTA AS Neptunvn 6 N 7650 Verdal NORWAY Tel 47 92605403 28 e mail post tta sound com http www tta sound com 6 SYNCHRONISING MULTIPLE TTA FX INSTALLATIONS 6 1 HOW IT WORKS One of the key features of the TTA FX system is its ability to run several instances of the software on a network In such installations one installation will be the Master installation and all others are Clients Several users can work on the same production from different installations on the network All installations can open productions locally and from the Master When you save a production on a Client installation it also updates the Master When you then try to open a production on a Client installation it will find and open the most up to date version This ensures that you will always be working with the same version of the production no matter which TTA FX networked installation you are using If you are not running your TTA FX installation on a network you have the convenience of transferring a production from one computer to computer using a memory stick CD or similar as all TTA FX production folders are self contained All files needed for the production are in the same folder Note It is always good practice to backup productions to removable media 6 2 HOW TO SET IT UP To set up a Mac OSX computer for TTA FX synchronization follow these steps If this computer is the Master go into System Preferences gt Sharing and enabl
4. Or to fade out the Play Cue over a certain amount of time Fok Cancel This is how a Stop Cue will appear in the cue list The colour will depend upon the state of the cue and the colour selected in User Preferences TTA AS Neptunvn 6 N 7650 Verdal NORWAY Tel 47 92605403 10 e mail post tta sound com http www tta sound com TTA The Stop Cue title shows the name of the Play Cue to which it is assigned Follow On works in the same manner as it does for Play Cues Ctrl click to change state The fade out time shows the amount of time it will take for the Play Cue to fade out when the Stop Cue is triggered Ctrl click to change fade out time Then press enter to confirm new time 3 3 ADD DELETE CUES Add a cue by selecting Cues gt New Cue Shortcut Ctrl n Delete a cue by selecting the cue to delete and select Cues Delete Cue Shortcut Ctrl backspace 3 4 PLAYBACK OF THE CUE LIST 00088 OOOO O o Cue OutSideNoise V Follow On Time Cue 1 MW Follow On Time Cue WaitCue M Follow On Time When you have added a number of cues to your production this is how the cue list will appear This is the screen you will use to playback a production In a normal performance situation your production will be fully set up and the TTA AS Neptunvn 6 N 7650 Verdal NORWAY Tel 47 92605403 11 e mail post tta sound com http www tta sound com operator only has to press the
5. Ripper to rip the track from the CD Goto production Hit OK when you have found your file NB Preview is not Kone available for CD tracks or mp3 files After hitting OK the sound file is copied into your production folder the waveform for the sound file is drawn and the waveform is added to the start of your Audio Event Line Audio Event 1 TTA AS Neptunvn 6 N 7650 Verdal NORWAY Tel 47 92605403 17 e mail post tta sound com http www tta sound com 4 3 2 ADD DELETE EVENT LINES To add Event Lines select Events Add Audio Event Line Stagetracker Event Line Shortcut to create Audio Event Line Ctrl n To delete Event Lines select the desired Event Line to delete and select Events Delete Event Line Shortcut Ctrl w 4 3 3 LOOP POINTS To turn a cue into a loop cue click in the Loop Cue checkbox You will notice that the End of Cue marker now changes to a panel with a start and a stop This represents the loop area During playback the Playhead will move from the start of the cue until it reaches the Loop End marker at which point it will jump back to the Loop Start marker and loop infinitely between the two markers until stopped To change the position of Loop Start and Loop End click and drag the two markers Loop Start and Loop End numerically enter values into the boxes below the checkbox used to enable Loop Cue Ctrl click in these boxe
6. and password to authenticate Itis a good idea to map the Master volume as a network hard drive so you do not have to go through these steps every time To do so right click on the newly mounted Volume in My Computer and select Map Network Drive It is recommended to use static IP addresses for all computers on the network in order to avoid having to re enter the address when allocated new IP s It is also recommended that all IP addresses on TTA FX installations should be in the range 192 168 0 150 192 168 0 255 To set up synchronization between installations in the TTA FX software Activate synchronization by clicking the Sync radiobutton You will then need to select the location to which you wish to synchronize by clicking the folder icon and browsing to the location If the previous steps were not followed the remote location will not be mapped up correctly and will be unavailable in this dialog This location can be both local and anywhere on the computer s network When this is completed you will then be able to access productions on the Master whenever you go to File Open Shortcut Ctrl o By selecting List shows on master instead the productions list will show all the productions currently on the Master rather than local productions Select a production on the Master to download this production to the local installation TTA AS Neptunvn 6 N 7650 Verdal NORWAY Tel 47 92605403 30
7. e mail post tta sound com http www tta sound com 6 3 AUTO SYNCHRONISATION After synchronisation has been set up as described in the previous step TTA FX will attempt to synchronise the production every time you load a production or close quit TTA FX Every time you save a production in TTA FX the version number of the production is incremented When you load a production TTA FX will compare the local version of the production to the version on the Master if one exists If the Master does not have the local production you will be asked to upload the production to the Master If the local version is newer you will be asked to upload the production to the Master If the local version is the same as the one on the Master you will be notified that there are no changes to the production If the version on the Master is newer you will be notified and asked to download the version from the Master If both versions have been changed since the last synchronisation for example if the newest version was uploaded to the server from a different installation in the network you will be notified that both versions have changed In this case you will be asked if you wish to download the version from the Master or if you wish to upload the local version to the Master 6 4 MANUAL SYNCHRONISATION To manually synchronise at any time click Synchronise Sync Production Now Same version detection as described above applies TTA AS N
8. not checked the audio will remain at the position determined by the last Stagetracker Event A static input will simply remain at the last position set by a Stagetracker Event The computer running the Stagetracker FX Effects Engine must be in the same IP range as the computer running the Stagetracker Tracking Engine The IP should be in the range 192 168 0 x where x is a number between 1 and 255 Note 192 168 0 1 is occupied by the Stagetracker Tracking Engine and 192 168 0 99 is occupied by the Stagetracker Matrix RadioEyes have IP 192 168 0 101 and up depending on how many RadioEyes are in use Suggested IP range for Stagetracker FX Effects Engine is 192 168 0 150 192 168 0 255 TTA AS Neptunvn 6 N 7650 Verdal NORWAY Tel 47 92605403 27 e mail post tta sound com http www tta sound com 5 RECORDING AUDIO Input Recorder Inputs 1 and 2 on the soundcard are used for recording Go into Engine and change settings to use different inputs CJ Set recording path Record TTA FX contains a stereo input recorder The Input Recorder s panel can be found in the Production View The recorder when enabled will record any audio coming in to inputs 1 and 2 on the sound card The resulting file will be in aiff format Click the folder icon to set a recording path and file name After doing this the Record icon will be active Click the Record button once to start recording Click again to stop recording
9. play cue and select Edit Cue Cues gt Edit Cue Shortcut Ctrl Enter File Edit Cues Events Synchronise Configure Help Transport Panel m Il gt 00 00 00 11 12 13 14 15 16 a Timeline View Above is the edit interface showing the Timeline View The cue is empty as no events have yet been added Event Lines in a cue are stacked vertically up to 16 Audio Event Lines per cue unlimited Stagetracker Event Lines The timeline runs horizontally left to right Only available to Stagetracker FX Effects Engine users TTA AS Neptunvn 6 N 7650 Verdal NORWAY Tel 47 92605403 15 e mail post tta sound com http www tta sound com TTA 4 2 PLAYBACK IN TIMELINE 4 2 1 PLAYHEAD MARKER When playing back from the Timeline View you will notice a vertical line moving horizontally from left to right This line represents the Playhead The Playhead moves over all the Event Lines which have been placed in the cue When the Playhead moves over an underlying Event on an Event Line the Event will be triggered To move the Playhead manually marker while editing click or click and drag in the time panel where the time markers are above the work area click and drag on the Playhead marker itself 4 2 2 END OF CUE MARKER The triangle shaped icon below the time markers marks the end of the cue You will also notice a semitransparent panel in the work area extending from th
10. B to mute over the time specified 4 4 5 ROUTING 80 Routing Audio Event 1 3 4 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 E E E E E EE EE EE EE E E BS S Clicking the Routing button brings up the Routing menu Routing can also be accessed by right clicking in the Audio Event Line not on an actual Audio Event and selecting Routing Here you can define the outputs to which the audio will be sent The default setting is output 1 for left and output 2 for right meaning that for stereo files the left channel 1 is sent to output 1 and the right channel 2 is sent to output 2 For a mono file this works as a double mono sending the same signal to both output 1 and 2 You are free to route audio files to any combination of outputs you wish For example you could send the left channel to all 16 outputs and completely mute the right channel The routing window gives you lots of options for how to route the sound Note that the outputs which you define here as left and right are used as the left right outputs when panning via the pan automation The routing screen assumes you have a sound card with 16 or more outputs If this is not the case only use the applicable number of outputs for routing audio Note that the software will always show 16 outputs even when installed on a system using fewer outputs This allows the user to setup productions for installations using a greater number of outputs This can be particularly helpful when setting up
11. STAGETRACKER FX EFFECTS ENGINE TTA FX USER MANUAL REV 1 2 DECEMBER 5 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction 1 1 Package Contents 1 2 System Requirements 2 Installation 2 1 Software Installation 2 2 Hardware Installation 2 3 Configuring the system 3 The Production View 3 1 Introduction 3 2 Cues 3 2 1 Play Cues 3 2 2 Stop Cues 3 Add Delete Cues 4 Playback the cue list 3 4 1 Change Cue Order 3 4 2 Panic Stop 3 4 3 User defined Colour Scheme 3 5 Automation in the cue list 3 5 1 Follow On 3 5 2 MIDI control 3 6 Production Mode 3 3 4 Editing Cues The Timeline 4 1 The Timeline 4 2 Playback in Timeline 4 2 1 Playhead marker 4 2 2 End of Cue marker 4 3 Events 4 3 1 Audio Event Lines 4 3 2 Add Delete Event Lines TTA AS Neptunvn 6 N 7650 Verdal NORWAY Tel 47 92605403 e mail post tta sound com http www tta sound com TTA 2 4 3 3 Loop Points 4 3 4 The Mixer 4 3 5 MIDI out 4 4 Event Editing 4 4 1 Mute 4 4 2 Solo 4 4 3 Automation Curves 4 4 3 1 Volume 4 4 3 2 Pan 4 4 4 in and out fades 4 4 5 Routing 4 4 6 EQ 4 4 7 Pitch Change 4 5 Sound File Editing 4 5 1 Dragging in the Timeline 4 5 2 Split 4 5 3 Duplicate 4 6 Bouncing Audio 4 7 Stagetracker Event Lines 5 Recording Audio 6 Synchronising multiple TTA FX 6 1 How it works 6 2 How to set it up 6 3 Auto synchronisation 6 4 Manual synchronisation A Supported audio formats B Troubleshooting C Discla
12. a production in advance for example at home on a laptop TTA AS Neptunvn 6 N 7650 Verdal NORWAY Tel 47 92605403 22 e mail post tta sound com http www tta sound com 4 4 6 EQ Each Audio Event Line has its own equalizer This is a 6 band graphic equalizer and will apply the same equalization to all Audio Events on the Audio Event Line Accessed through Edit Equalizer The EQ can also be accessed by right clicking in the Audio Event Line not on an actual Audio Event and selecting EQ This will open the selected Audio Event Line s EQ tele The first and last bands are Hi pass and l Lo pass filters the other bands are parametric These 4 bands have their own centre frequency Q and dB By clicking and dragging the yellow dots bands around you change the band s parameters The vertical axis controls the dB and the horizontal axis controls the centre frequency By ctrl click the text areas the values can be changed numerically Enter a new value and click the Enter key to accept Use the On Off button to bypass or activate the EQ The copy settings menu allows you to copy the EQ settings from any Audio Event Line in the same cue Fiat Drag points in the graph or type in numbers and press enter opy settings from Event Line Audio Event 1 Copy 4 4 7 PITCH CHANGE Each Audio Event Line also has its own Pitch Changer Accessed through Edit Pitch Change The Pitch Change can a
13. at this will only affect the selected automation type in this case Volume Any automation points within the boundaries of the waveform will also move together with the waveform when the waveform is dragged Select None in the automation drop down menu to again select and edit the waveform 4 4 3 2 PAN Selecting the pan automation in the automation dropdown brings up a green overlay over the Audio Event Line indicating that you are now in pan automation mode Automation can also be accessed by right clicking in the Audio Event Line not on an actual Audio Event and select Automation Pan The vertical axis controls the left right movement of the sound as defined in the Routing menu see next section All the way down is right all the way up is left centre is equal amounts of left and right For stereo files this will work as a L R balance For mono files it works as a stereo pan All other automation functionality is the same as for volume 4 4 4 IN AND OUT FADES Ok Using the Fade function automatically creates volume automation points TTA AS Neptunvn 6 N 7650 Verdal NORWAY Tel 47 92605403 21 e mail post tta sound com http www tta sound com To create a Fade In move the Playhead to the time in the cue where you would like the Fade In to start The audio will then fade in from mute to OdB over the time specified A Fade Out can be created by the same method The audio will fade from O0d
14. be ignored while a cue is ina Passive state 3 5 2 MIDI Control TTA FX offers the option to automate the cue list via MIDI This will allow triggering of cues by a remote device in the MIDI chain To enable MIDI automation select the MIDI device and the MIDI channel to listen to in Configure User Preferences Shortcut Ctrl TTA FX can receive 3 different MIDI message types their values are disregarded NoteOn will fire the currently selected cue similar to Play Stop button ProgramChange will select the next cue in the cuelist ControlChange will select the previous cue in the cuelist 3 6 PRODUCTION MODE The Production Mode checkbox puts the software into safe mode and removes all menubars and shortcuts except Space for playback and Esc for Panic Stop Production Mode is designed for use in a production situation where no editing is required thus allowing the production to be run safely in a playback only mode by a less experienced operator Production Mode can be toggled on off via the checkbox in Production View Note that this status will not be saved with the production TTA AS Neptunvn 6 N 7650 Verdal NORWAY Tel 47 92605403 14 e mail post tta sound com http www tta sound com TTA 4 EDITING THE CUES THE TIMELINE 4 1 THE TIMELINE This section will take you through how to edit a cue how to add sound files to your cue and how to adjust the timing between them To edit a cue select a
15. e Cue 3 4 2 PANIC STOP Panic Stop stops all running cues Shortcut esc TTA AS Neptunvn 6 N 7650 Verdal NORWAY Tel 47 92605403 12 e mail post tta sound com http www tta sound com 3 4 3 USER DEFINED COLOR SCHEME Cues in the cue list can have colours assigned to them to reflect their current state Colours are user definable in the Configure menu Configure gt User Preferences shortcut Ctrl The states Currently selected cue Default green This is the currently selected cue Only one cue can be selected at any time Note that the Currently Selected Cue will appear in the Passive Cue colour if cue is not yet loaded into RAM Loaded cue Default light grey Indicates that this cue is loaded into the computers RAM but not currently selected Passive cue Default dark grey Indicates that this cue is not loaded into RAM Loop cue Default blue Indicates that this is a cue that will loop infinitely until stopped by a Stop Cue Note that a Loop Cue will only appear blue when it becomes the currently selected cue Stop Cue Default brown Indicates that this cue is a Stop Cue Stop Cues also appear slightly smaller than Play Cues in the cue list The reason for showing cues in a Loaded or Passive not loaded state is that TTA FX allows a maximum number of 16 sounds to be loaded into the computer s memory simultaneously All 16 files may be loaded into the same cue or spread across multiple cues
16. e File Sharing Windows sharing Then locate its IP address as this is needed for all Client installations on the network If this computer is a Client you will need to open a connection to the Master computer in Finder If the Master is a Windows computer go to Finder Go Connect to Server Type in smb XXX XXX XXX XXX where the x s are the IP address of the Master computer Similarly if the Master is Mac OS X computer go to Connect To Server and type in afp XXx XXX XXX xXXX where the x s are the IP address of the Master computer You might need a username and password to authenticate Itis a good idea to create a script to auto mount the Master Volume so you do not have to go through these steps each time Use OS X s AppleScript to create a script that mounts the Master volume TTA AS Neptunvn 6 N 7650 Verdal NORWAY Tel 47 92605403 29 e mail post tta sound com http www tta sound com To set up a Windows computer for TTA FX synchronization follow these steps If this computer is the Master enable file sharing of the TTA folder default location C TTA Locate the computer s IP address as this is needed for all Client installations on the network If this computer is a Client you will need to open a connection to the Master first Open Windows Explorer and type in xxx xxx xXx xXxXx in the address field where the x s are the IP address of the Master computer You might need a username
17. eft clicking in the purple area at the time in the cue when you wish the Event to occur Right click on the Stagetracker Event and hold the mouse button down If you move the mouse slightly you will see that the icon on the Tracking Engine screen which represents the audio source connected to the matrix input is now under control of the mouse Move the icon to the desired position and release the button If the selected Matrix input is a trackable input when the Playhead see section 4 4 1 reaches the Stagetracker Event the audio source connected to that input will be removed from automatic tracking and placed in this chosen position A static input will simply be moved to this position By repeating the method described above multiple Stagetracker Events can be added to the same Event Line TTA AS Neptunvn 6 N 7650 Verdal NORWAY Tel 47 92605403 26 e mail post tta sound com http www tta sound com If two or more Stagetracker Events are placed on the same Event Line the software will automatically move pan the audio source from the first position to the second at a speed determined by the distance between the two points Unblock at last point is a user selectable option for each Stagetracker Event Line If this is selected when the Playhead reaches the last Stagetracker Event on the Event Line the audio source will be moved to this point and then immediately returned to automatic tracking control If this box is
18. eptunvn 6 N 7650 Verdal NORWAY Tel 47 92605403 31 e mail post tta sound com http www tta sound com TTA 32 A SUPPORTED AUDIO FORMATS Currently supported audio formats include Mono and stereo wav files Mono and stereo aiff files Mono and stereo mp3 files Bit rates 8 32 bit TTA AS Neptunvn 6 N 7650 Verdal NORWAY Tel 47 92605403 e mail post tta sound com http www tta sound com B TROUBLESHOOTING A cue containing sound clips is running but no audio is heard check that the channels in the cue are not muted or routed to different outputs than those you are listening to check to see that both FX and Audio_Engine are running If not save your production and relaunch TTA FX check the setup in Audio_Engine Especially the audio driver and buffer settings check to see that the sound card is correctly installed The easiest way is to play sound from a different application iTunes Windows Media Player or similar A cue never goes into loaded state This can occur if you don t have enough spare slots to load the cue s sound files into There can only be a maximum of 16 at any one time When a cue starts to load it will check to see that all the sound files can be loaded If not it will wait until another slot is open and check again If you need to load more cues simultaneously you should bounce down some of your Audio Events to make more slots open for the following cues
19. ering of sounds All computers running the Effects Engine or TTA FX may be networked and synced providing significant advantages for multi user installations For example a theatre may have a Stagetracker FX installation on the main stage and one or more TTA FX systems running in sound effects editing suites It is no longer necessary to waste valuable rehearsal time while sound effects are edited as this can now be done in an editing suite while rehearsals continue The edited files are then placed on a central server making them instantly available to the Stagetracker FX system Show files can be edited and shared in a similar way keeping all system on the network up to date The system will always notify you if there is a newer version present and ask if you would like to use the newer version For the sake of simplicity this manual will hereafter refer to both programs as TTA FX All text written in italics provides more information and explanations TTA AS Neptunvn 6 N 7650 Verdal NORWAY Tel 47 92605403 4 e mail post tta sound com http www tta sound com TTA 1 1 PACKAGE CONTENTS The package contains TTA FX software CD Printed user manual Unless downloaded over the web In which case both items above are presented digitally 1 2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS The software runs on both Macintosh and Windows platforms OS requirements Windows 2000 XP Vista Mac OS X 10 4 or later Hardware req
20. his Agreement and will be held in confidence b Customer will not remove any designation mark from any supplied material that identifies such material as belonging to or developed by TTA AS Customer agrees not to disassemble decompile reverse engineer or otherwise reduce the Software to perceptible form c Customer may not rent lease or sub license the Software d Customer may not install and run the Software from a network server or use the Software on different computers unless the user on all computers is the same e We cannot guarantee that the Software will work for all times If you change your operating system the software may not work anymore f All title and intellectual property rights in and to the content which may be accessed through use of the Software are the property of the respective content owner and may be protected by applicable copyright or other intellectual property laws and treaties This Agreement grants you no rights to use such content g Customer must make sure that it is legal to use the software in Customer s country or jurisdiction with the supported features TTA AS only provides a license to the software It is the customers responsibility to make sure that Customer is allowed to use the software h All trademarks are owned by their respective holders TTA AS Neptunvn 6 N 7650 Verdal NORWAY Tel 47 92605403 35 e mail post tta sound com http www tta sound com
21. imer of Warranty D Licence TTA AS Neptunvn 6 N 7650 Verdal NORWAY Tel 47 92605403 3 e mail post tta sound com http www tta sound com 1 INTRODUCTION This manual is relevant to operation of the Stagetracker FX Effects Engine and TTA FX software except where mentioned specifically The Stagetracker FX Effects Engine and TTA FX software packages are unique solutions for editing and playback of digital sound effect files in live situations While the Effects Engine has been designed primarily to be used with the Tracking Engine as part of the total Stagetracker FX system the program may be used as standalone FX playback systems in situations where performer tracking is not required When the Effects Engine is used in conjunction with the Stagetracker FX Tracking Engine the user is presented with a range of powerful and unique audio localisation possibilities including manual and pre programmed movement of audio removal of performers from tracking etc For familiarity and ease of control these advanced effects are available via the same timeline based interface as is used for sound effects playback Please note that these options are not available to users of TTA FX Productions are based around a cue list in an easy to understand user interface The system allows you to edit the contents of your cues and the relationship between them Each cue has its own timeline which offers infinite possibilities for combinations and lay
22. is point When the Playhead reaches this marker the cue will stop To move this marker click and drag the marker itself use Edit Set cue end numerically This option allows you to numerically enter the end time of the cue This will also expand the work area if the time entered is outside the current cue time This can be helpful when creating long wait cues TTA AS Neptunvn 6 N 7650 Verdal NORWAY Tel 47 92605403 16 e mail post tta sound com http www tta sound com 4 3 EVENTS 4 3 1 AUDIO EVENT LINES A sound file imported for playback in TTA FX is referred to as an Audio Event Audio Events are placed on Audio Event Lines Each Audio Event Line can be associated with one and only one sound file An Audio Event Line does however allow for multiple Audio Events on the same Audio Event Line through the use of Duplicates automation etc First add an Audio Event Line to your production so there is something to work with Events Add Audio Event Line Shortcut Ctrl n This will create a new Audio Event Line and automatically open the file chooser to load a sound file into the newly created Audio Event Line Gi Broadcast WAVE E Select a wav aiff Dato endret or mp3 file To CRT preview the file la short2 wav Monday March 15 2004 2 21 PM select the file and use J voice 1 wav Monday March 15 2004 2 21 PM the play stop buttons If you are browsing a CD click Launch C so
23. l NORWAY Tel 47 92605403 7 e mail post tta sound com http www tta sound com TTA 3 THE PRODUCTION VIEW 3 1 INTRODUCTION This section will take you through a few simple steps to set up your new production When launching the application you are presented with this screen which shows the Production View File Edit Cues Events Synchronise Configure Help Play Stop Production View There are two view screens in TTA FX Production View and Timeline View Production View shows a list of all the cues in a show When you first open TTA FX the screen is empty as no cues have yet been added to the show The first thing we have to do is to create a cue TTA AS Neptunvn 6 N 7650 Verdal NORWAY Tel 47 92605403 8 e mail post tta sound com 3 2 CUES To start your production go into the cues menu to add your first cue Cues New Cue shortcut Ctrl n Creating a cue There are currently two cue types Select Cue Type Play Cue Stop Cue Play Cue Stop Cue Let s start by creating a Play Cue Play Cue properties New Cue Give the cue a descriptive name and click OK Use the 4 radio buttons to select where this new cue should be inserted Place to add new cue Last First After Selected Before Selected a Cancel After clicking OK in this dialogue your new cue is added to the cue list 3 2 1 PLAY CUES This is how a Play Cue will appear in the cue list The co
24. lour will depend upon the state of the cue and the colour selected in User Preferences The TTA AS Neptunvn 6 N 7650 Verdal NORWAY Tel 47 92605403 9 e mail post tta sound com http www tta sound com Production View has been designed to conceal advanced functionality in order to present a simpler fail safe environment Each Play Cue has its own global timeline and the time shown here is the remaining time of the cue When the cue is started the time will count down to 00 00 00 To the left of the time display a volume label shows the master volume for the cue To the right of the time display is a note area for leaving comments about the cue To enter the comment area ctrl click inside it Ctrl click again to leave The Follow On checkbox will allow this cue to automatically trigger the following cue in the list when this cue either starts or ends Ctrl click to change state 3 2 2 STOP CUES A Stop Cue must be assigned to a specific Play Cue To create a Stop Cue follow the same steps as you would for creating a Play Cue Cues gt New Cue Shortcut ctrl n Select Stop Cue Create Stop Cue The Available Cues list will show a list Create Stop Cue of all Play Cues which do not currently Available Cues have a Stop Cue assigned to them Select one of the entries in the list If you require Follow On functionality on this cue check the checkbox Fade out time ms a Fade out time will allow the Stop Cue Follow
25. lso be accessed by right clicking in the Audio Event Line not on an actual Audio Event and selecting Pitch Change This will open the selected Audio Event Line s Pitch Change Pitch Change slider affects how big the transposition is Volume slider sets the output volume out Pitch Change from the effect Use the Activate checkbox to activate or Volume 0 7 bypass the Pitch Change OCN Pitch Change 2 TTA AS Neptunvn 6 N 7650 Verdal NORWAY Tel 47 92605403 23 e mail post tta sound com http www tta sound com TTA 4 5 SOUND FILE EDITING 4 5 1 DRAGGING IN THE TIMELINE To move the sound file in the timeline simply click and grab on the waveform If you move the mouse pointer to the lower left or right corner of the waveform the pointer changes to a hand symbol indicating that you can now drag the in and out crop points for the sound file The crop points can also be set using the numerical input area in the file properties To enable editing of a textbox ctrl click the box to enable entering of values ctrl click again to lock the textbox Click the Apply button to apply the values to the selected Audio Event 4 5 2 SPLIT The split option allows you to split an Audio Event in two at the position of the Playhead marker The resulting two Audio Events can then be treated individually with their own start and crop points To split set the Playhead marker at the desired position right click the wavefor
26. m and select Split Note the Split is applied to the selected Audio Event Line 4 5 3 DUPLICATES In TTA FX each Audio Event Line is associated with one and only one sound file Audio Event However you can add as many duplicates of the same Audio Event as you would like providing they don t overlap Each Audio Event duplicate can have its own properties crop points and timing To create a duplicate select Duplicate Edit Duplicate Shortcut Ctrl k right click on the Audio Event and select Duplicate or use the Split command explained in the previous section TTA AS Neptunvn 6 N 7650 Verdal NORWAY Tel 47 92605403 24 e mail post tta sound com http www tta sound com All the waveforms shown here are duplicates of the same sound clip If you wish to apply a different effect to a duplicate you should assign it to its own Audio Event Line To do so select the Audio Event you wish to duplicate and select Duplicate To New Track Edit Duplicate To New Track 4 6 BOUNCING AUDIO Bounce Left input channel Right input channel a The bounce option allows you to create mixes of Audio Events into a new sound file Use this option to combine several Audio Event Lines into a single new sound file You can then delete the original Audio Event Lines used in the bounce add a single new Audio Event Line and load the newly created bounced file Bouncing in TTA FX works by selecting which output channel
27. ou intend to use the stereo recorder in TTA FX connect a stereo line from the desired source again preferably a mixing console to sound card inputs 1 and 2 Please note if the Stagetracker FX Effects Engine is to be used in conjunction with Stagetracker FX Tracking Engine refer to section 2 in the Tracking Engine user manual for connection assistance TTA AS Neptunvn 6 N 7650 Verdal NORWAY Tel 47 92605403 6 e mail post tta sound com http www tta sound com TTA 2 3 CONFIGURING THE SYSTEM Connect the necessary cables as described in System Connection 2 Launch the application by clicking the FX file When you launch the TTA FX software you will notice that two applications open The application called Audio_Engine handles the sound playback FX is the interface you will be working in 4 To set up your sound card go into Audio_Engine Click the Settings button to open the available settings U DSP lt This should be left as is Unsupported lt This is where you select your audio driver On windows ASIO is preferred on Macintosh CoreAudio is preferred Leave the rest in section as is nL RLI RLI RL 4 gt lt Set your sampling rate to either 44 1 or 48 kHz The I O Vector Size and Signal Vector Size will determine the system s latency Lower is better although performance will be dependent upon computer hardware Leave the rest as is TTA AS Neptunvn 6 N 7650 Verda
28. s from the system to listen to for creating the bounce Left and right side of the audio file are selected separately using the dropdown menus Click Activate to choose a name for the resulting file and where on the hard drive to place it After having Activated bounce TTA FX will record anything going to the two selected outputs the next time playback is started When playback is stopped the bounce function is automatically de activated TTA AS Neptunvn 6 N 7650 Verdal NORWAY Tel 47 92605403 25 e mail post tta sound com http www tta sound com 4 7 STAGETRACKER EVENT LINES This section applies to Stagetracker FX Effects Engine users only Integration of the Stagetracker FX Effects Engine with the Tracking Engine software allows the user to remove audio sources from tracking control and to place them at static positions or to move them automatically between pre programmed positions These static positions and movements are programmed in the Effects Engine via the use of Stagetracker Event Lines Each Stagetracker Event Line can be associated with only one Matrix input To create a Stagetracker Event Line click Events Add Stagetracker Event Line This will create a blank Stagetracker Event Line The first thing to do is to select the Matrix input that this Stagetracker Event Line will control A Stagetracker Event is a point placed on a Stagetracker Event Line Create a Stagetracker Event by simply l
29. s will allow edits to be made Ctrl click again to disable edit and set the value to the value you just typed TTA AS Neptunvn 6 N 7650 Verdal NORWAY Tel 47 92605403 18 e mail post tta sound com http www tta sound com 4 3 4 THE MIXER Each cue has its own mixer where you can adjust the individual volume of each of the Audio Event Lines within the cue Unless overridden by automation 600 Wind Mixe Audio Event 1 Audio Event 2 Audio Event 3 Audio Event 4 Audio Event 5 In addition to giving access to volume pan routing etc the mixer also allows you to set the master output volume for the cue To access the mixer select Mixer Cues gt Mixer View Shortcut Ctrl m 4 3 5 MIDI OUT Every Play Cue can send out a MIDI message The device selected in Configure User Preferences will be used as the output for the message Use the dropdown menus to select the type of message and values you wish to send This message will be sent when the cue is triggered from the Production View TTA AS Neptunvn 6 N 7650 Verdal NORWAY Tel 47 92605403 19 e mail post tta sound com http www tta sound com 4 4 EVENT EDITING 4 4 1 MUTE All Audio Event Lines may be muted individually Use the mute button or right click anywhere in the Audio Event Line not on an actual Audio Event and select Mute to mute the audio from the Event Line Shortcut m Several Audio Event Lines may be m
30. spacebar should a cue need to be triggered manually You can have an infinite amount of cues in your list All cues are numbered to make it easier to jump around in the cue list Play Cues are given an integer increase Stop Cues are given a decimal increase To play through the cue list use the Play Stop button on bottom of the screen Shortcut Spacebar This will launch the currently selected cue and auto select the next cue in the list The next cue can be made to start automatically by setting a Follow On from the previous cue or by setting it to be triggered from an external MIDI source If the next cue has not been set to start automatically TTA FX will wait for the user to hit the spacebar again to trigger the next cue Multiple cues can be running at the same time the only restriction being that the total number of sound files playing simultaneously cannot exceed 16 3 4 1 CHANGE THE CUE ORDER Move up Will move the currently selected cue one step up Cues Move Up Shortcut Ctrl up arrow Move down Will move the currently selected cue one step down Cues Move Down Shortcut Ctrl down arrow Select next cue Will select and load the next cue Cues Select Next Cue Shortcut Alt down arrow Select previous cue Will select and load the previous cue Cues Select Previous Cue Shortcut Alt up arrow Other tools that can be mentioned in this view are the self explanatory Rename Cue and Duplicat
31. uirements 1 5Ghz CPU or better Minimum 1GB RAM 2GB RAM recommended Good quality sound card installed Multi output sound card is required to make use of TTA FX s 16 possible outputs TTA AS Neptunvn 6 N 7650 Verdal NORWAY Tel 47 92605403 5 e mail post tta sound com http www tta sound com 2 INSTALLATION 2 1 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Macintosh platform Double click the TTA_FX pkg file to install the software The default location for the installation is Applications TTA FX Add the file FX to the Mac s dock for easy access to the software Windows platform Double click the TTA_FX_installer exe file and follow the instructions to install the software onto your hard drive The default location will be C TTA FX You will need to have Java JRE 5 0 installed on your computer to run the software This can be downloaded here http java sun com javase downloads index_jdk5 jsp 2 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Connection to TTA FX will be determined by the sound card installed in the computer on which the software is running Factors to consider are the audio format analog or digital the type of connection to use jack XLR ADAT etc and the number of inputs and outputs available For optimal performance a sound card with 2 or more inputs and 16 outputs is recommended To achieve maximum control over the audio from TTA FX it is recommended that the outputs are connected to a mixing console If y
32. uted at the same time to allow the user to listen to only the desired Audio Event Lines 4 4 2 SOLO Solo works in a similar way to mute for all Audio Event Lines Use the solo button or right click anywhere in the Audio Event Line not on an actual Audio Event and select Solo to solo the selected Event Line Shortcut s Several Audio Event Lines may be soloed at the same time to allow the user to listen to only the desired Audio Event Lines 4 4 3 AUTOMATION CURVES 4 4 3 1 VOLUME Selecting the volume automation in the automation dropdown menu places a blue overlay over the Audio Event Line indicating that you are now in volume automation mode Automation can also be accessed by right clicking in the Audio Event Line not on an actual Audio Event and select Automation Volume The vertical axis ranges from mute to 12dB down to up and the horizontal axis controls the timing of the automation TTA AS Neptunvn 6 N 7650 Verdal NORWAY Tel 47 92605403 20 e mail post tta sound com http www tta sound com To add automation points click anywhere within the blue area Hold your mouse pointer directly above a point to see its numerical dB value move an automation point click the point and drag You will delete any point you pass when dragging points To delete a single point ctrl click the point you wish to delete delete all points right click and select Remove Automation Data Note th
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