The Ultimate Guide to Programming Timecode in Eos!

Welcome to this livestream covering lots of topics around timecode, from hardware, software, interfaces, macros, and time coding a show. Based on Eos 3.3.3 *** UPDATE *** With regards to the macro editor, there are two "timecode" keywords found using search, but only one using the on screen softkeys. One has an underscore after the word "timecode_" -- the difference between these two is the one with the underscore is used exclusively for goto timecode related macros, while the prior keyword is for all other uses of timecode. This is as of 3.3.3, and will also be expected to still exist in 3.3.4, but hopefully resolved soon after -- look for EOS-57643 in future release notes to indicate when this has been resolved. 0:00 Introduction 1:21 ETC Timecode hardware 6:40 Third party hardware (DoreMIDI, Scarlet Audio Interface, Dante) 13:00 Timecode generation (Repere, qlabs, CuePoints, LTC Wave files) 18:25 Using LTC track in Reaper 20:15 Using MTC timecode in Reaper (and loopMIDI) 24:14 Setting up EOS to receive MTC 31:46 Troubleshooting: Dropped timecode 34:30 Loading the Hamilton Example 51:00 Building timecode macros (** some bad examples, skip to 1:11:30) 1:01:40 Using direct selects to trigger macros 1:04:00 ETC TK vs Elgato Streamdeck w/ Companion for macro tiggers 1:06:45 Dealing with sound delay from programming to real venues 1:08:40 Figuring out some macros are broken 1:11:30 Fixed Macros 1:15:00 Events auto numbering (they are not static) 1:17:00 Merging show control event lists 1:18:30 Discussing linear playback 1:22:00 New GoTo Timecode (see notes) 1:33:00 Difference between silent and disable event 1:36:00 Timecode sync / pickup time 1 second 1:40:00 Diagnostic tab (Tab 99) 1:40:48 Review event list after programming session 1:49:00 Show control approaches for dance recitals 1:51:00 Show control approaches for house of worship 1:56:00 Quick look at some Hamilton cue triggers 1:58:00 Wrap up and please subscribe 1:59:00 Bonus -- free run internal timecode *** Non-sponsored, non-affiliate direct links *** ETC Show Control Gateways: https://www.etcconnect.com/Products/Networking/Response-MIDI-Gateway/Features.aspx DoreMIDI: https://www.doremidi.cn/en/h-col-125.html Scarlet 4i4 Interface: https://focusrite.com/products/scarlett-4i4 Reaper DAW: https://www.reaper.fm CuePoints: https://cuepoints.com LoopMidi: https://www.tobias-erichsen.de/software/loopmidi.html Hamilton Programming Project: https://www.etcconnect.com/Hamilton/ *** Important Note *** Eos 3.3.3 was released publicly in October 2025, but between this recording and late October it was pulled from the website for containing a bug that could impact larger shows. So as of right now the 3.3.3 GoTo Timecode feature is no longer publicly available, but I would expect in a few weeks to see 3.3.4 released which will contain this feature. This channel provides education UNOFFICIAL training on the ETC EOS Lighting Software and Consoles, including Nomad, Apex 10 and ETC Ion XE. Subscribe to stay up to date with our new content.