mantis wrote:I honestly dont see the big issue though. Serato (and other companies) offer a free download of their time code cd (
http://serato.com/controlcd/downloads ) to anyone and everyone. There is absolutely no issue at all. Its a crucial part of the software which helps certain users of the software control certain features.
Actually, Serato and Virtual DJ (Numark Cue) are the ONLY company I'm aware of that offers a download of their timecode.
Here's a list of companies that do NOT offer downloads of their time code:
M-Audio Torq - They use a modified version of Ms. Pinky's timecode and our rules were to pull it off the forum if it was posted.
Ms. Pinky - They own their own timecode but they don't post it online.
Native Instruments - Yep, you mentioned that you own Traktor but you can't download the timecode from them. They actually licensed the timecode from N2IT - although that might have changed, in the end, you still can't download the timecode signal.
Final Scratch - The first DVS software, released as a joint product between Native Instruments and Stanton didn't have downloads of time code.
PCDJ Reflex - Again, using a modified Ms. Pinky engine, they never allowed the download of the time code signal.
DJDecks - While the product is being 'integrated' into Virtual DJ they never had their own time code and didn't allow downloads of others from their site.
Mixxvibes - But you already knew that didn't you?

There are a few others if I dug around, but as a general rule, time code media isn't available for download from the companies themselves.
Hannes wrote:sorry to hear that, but a mp3-timeocde wont get you nowhere.
you need the uncompressed version.
Actually, the MP3 version works quite nicely. I've actually ripped the time code CDs as MP3s, put them on a thumb drive and then used a Numark Director D2 media player to control playback of Torq using it as time code. I've done similar actions using CDs burned from MP3s. While the original uncompressed or lossless files would be preferred, MP3s will work. The 'speed' side of the signal typically falls between 1 KHz and 3KHz - well within the working range of MP3. The other side varies but it's also well into the 'working' range of MP3.
Degrading the signal might cause issues if you drop to a low enough bit rate/sample rate, but for the most part, it will work. Just throwing it out as an FYI....
