Deck offers a special preference that allows you to set
how often the Metro screens update when they are in
the background. (It also controls how often the Deck
1. Make sure that Deck and Metro are configured to
run together.
The programs are set at the factory to run
correctly together, but you can review these
settings by reading through “Setting the Deck
Connections on the Metro Setup menu” on page
90.
2. Create a new session in Deck, then switch to
Metro and create a new Metro document. You can
accomplish this by selecting New from the File
menu in both programs.
3. Drag the Bars setting on any track in the Metro
Tracks window to set the number of click bars you
want.
You can set this to any number you desire. You
can use a short setting as a basic count in. Set the
bars count to a high number (600, for example) if
you want a long period of click.
4. Click the dialog door in the lower right-hand
corner of the Metro tempo setting area in Metro’s
Transport window.
5. Use the Metro Tempo dialog to enter the tempo
you desire. Then click the OK button.
6. You have now set the tempo of the click (and the
start tempo of the Metro MIDI file as a whole.)
Now you just need to turn the metronome on.
7. Click the Metro Metronome icon to turn on the
MIDI click.
The click is now on. It can be set to trigger any MIDI
device, or to play a number of sounds using your
Macintosh speaker or Macintosh audio output jack.
Whenever the click is turned on, it will automatically
play when you hit your Deck play button. For more
information about editing and configuring the Metro
metronome, consult your Metro user’s guide.
Deck and Metro share a common tempo setting and
exchange tempo maps. To change the shared tempo,
set the tempo in Metro as described above. Changing
the tempo in Deck will not automatically change the
tempo in Metro, but Metro will change the tempo in
Deck. Note that Deck does support MIDI file playback
in tenths of a BPM, but does not yet allow entry in
tenths.
Remember, the Metro Transport window can be set to
two different sizes. If you can’t find the Tempo and
Metronome setting areas, click the Transport window’s
grow box to reveal all of the Transport controls.