® Artist Series and Pro Tools Guide Version 11.
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Contents Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 System Requirements and Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 About www.avid.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 7. Automation and Mixing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Enabling and Suspending Automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Selecting Track Automation Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Advanced Automation Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 1: Introduction The Avid® EUCONTM (Extended User Control) adapter enables fully integrated control of Pro Tools® from EUCON-compatible control surfaces. In Pro Tools 10 and higher, over 500 Pro Tools commands, shortcuts, and other functions are EUCONized and available for Touchscreen and Soft Key assignment via EuControl software. Default Application Sets are installed with EuControl software, and these provide default assignments for you to start using immediately.
About This Guide This guide explains how to enable EUCON and use Artist Series control surfaces with Pro Tools. If you are installing an Artist Series controller for the first time, start with the following resources: • For EuControl software and Artist Series hardware installation, see the printed documentation that came with your controller. • For complete information on your unit and EuControl software, see the electronic PDF version of its User Guide.
About www.avid.com The Avid website (www.avid.com) is your best online source for information to help you get the most out of your system. The following are just a few of the services and features available. Product Registration Register your purchase online.
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Chapter 2: Software Configuration Before you proceed, make sure you have completed the following: • Installed Pro Tools or Pro Tools HD version 10.0 or higher • Installed the latest EuControl software and attached your Artist Series hardware For instructions for EUCON on Pro Series systems (such as MC Pro and System 5), see the User Guide for your system, available from our website at (www.avid.com/proseriessupport).
2 Launch Pro Tools. 3 Choose Setup > Peripherals, and click the Ethernet Controllers tab. 4 Select Enable EUCON. Enabling EUCON in the Peripherals dialog 5 Click OK. You do not need to configure any other Ethernet Controllers settings. These settings do not apply to EUCON. Using Artist Series controllers with Pro Tools version 8.x and lower utilized the HUI (MIDI Controller) protocol. This is no longer necessary with Pro Tools 9.0 and higher.
Confirm Installation To confirm installation and communication: 1 Make sure you have enabled EUCON as explained in “Enabling EUCON in Pro Tools” on page 5. 2 Open a session if one is not already open. 3 Verify the Mix window displays a blue-green border around Pro Tools tracks that are currently banked to your controller. Color outlines in the Mix window showing eight Pro Tools tracks banked to Artist Mix See the Pro Tools Installation Guide for Pro Tools optimization recommendations.
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Chapter 3: Basics This chapter shows you the basics of using Artist Transport, Artist Mix, and Artist Control with Pro Tools. Along the way you will start to become familiar with the default Application Sets for the Soft Keys (Artist Transport and Artist Control) and the Touchscreen (Artist Control only). EuControl Basics How to use EuControl software to view and customize assignments and hardware settings (see “EuControl Basics” on page 10).
EuControl Basics EuControl software lets you see which controllers are communicating, configure their layout (fader order), and customize Soft Keys and other controls. This section provides a few basic instructions about EuControl software. For information on each of the tabs and settings available in EuControl software, see the User Guide for your Artist Series controller. To jump directly to Pro Tools basics, see “Using the Transport” on page 20.
4 To show assignments 7–12, click Shift so that it is enabled. Soft Keys tab in EuControl Settings (Artist Transport) Viewing EuControl Settings on Artist Transport On Artist Transport, you can use the SHOW key to view assignments on the unit. To view assignments on the controller display: 1 Press the SHOW key. 2 Press any Soft Key, Transport, or numeric key on Artist Transport and its assignment is shown in the display.
3 Click the Soft Keys tab. The currently assigned Soft Keys are shown. Soft Keys tab in EuControl Settings (Artist Transport shown) If the EuControl Settings window doesn’t look the same as the picture above, check the Section menu located in the upper left of the EuControl Settings window. If necessary, click it and choose Softkeys. 4 Select the key you want to customize by clicking it on-screen, or pressing it on the controller.
6 To reassign the currently selected key, click a different command. For example, click Clear Clip Indicators in the second (middle) list in the Details area. You can also click to make a new selection in the leftmost Details list (such as File Menu, Edit Menu, and so on) to access other choices. A new assignment shown in the Command Editor Your assignment is now made. EuControl software retains your assignments until you Quit (Mac) or Exit (Windows) the EuControl application.
Adding a New Touchscreen Soft Key on Artist Control Artist Control provides a Touchscreen as well as 12 Soft Keys. The Touchscreen provides multiple pages, each with 24 Soft Keys in the Touchscreen. Soft Keys Page 1 HOME SOFT KEYS END Touchscreen The 12 Soft Keys below the Touchscreen provide multiple pages of additional commands that follow the Touchscreen.
To reassign a Touchscreen key on Artist Control: 1 2 Make sure EuControl is running, then launch Pro Tools. Open the EuControl Settings window by doing the following: • On Mac, click the EuControl icon at the upper right of your screen and choose EuControl Settings. – or – • On Windows, click the EuControl icon in the System tray (or select EuControl Settings from the Start menu). 3 Click the Soft Keys tab. The currently assigned Soft Keys for page 1 (HOME) are shown.
After you add a EUCON command, choices appear in the Details area. The Details area showing commands 6 Click File Menu in the left-most list (level 1) within the Details area. The middle area of the Details area now shows all File Menu commands.
7 In the Details area, do the following: • Click to select Bounce in the middle (level 2) Details list. Selecting Bounce reveals choices for Bounce to Disk and Bounce to QuickTime Movie in the third (right-most) Details list. – and – • Click Bounce to Disk in the right-most list (level 3). The Command List updates to show the new assignment. Selecting Bounce to Disk command 8 Close the Soft Key Command Editor and return to the EuControl Settings window.
Do To All and Do To Selected Pro Tools provides the following keyboard shortcuts to let you apply actions to all or all selected tracks. To apply an action to all tracks: Hold Option (Mac) or Alt (Windows) while performing the action to any track. To apply an action to all selected tracks: 1 Select one or more tracks 2 Hold Option+Shift (Mac) or Alt+Shift (Win) and perform the action to any selected track.
2 Perform the action you want to apply to all track. For example, to mute all tracks, press any lit track ON key. Do To All is not latching; it disables itself after any action. To latch this function so that it remains enabled, double-press the Soft Key quickly. Be careful when putting Do to All or Do To Selected in latching mode to avoid unintended changes from subsequent actions to all tracks or all selected tracks.
Using the Transport Artist Control, Artist Transport, and Artist Mix provide standard Pro Tools functions such as Play, Stop, Rewind, Fast-Forward, Record, and others as available on each unit. Transport Controls The following figures identify the default controls on each unit. Artist Transport On Artist Transport, Transport controls are arranged above the Jog wheel and Shuttle ring.
Artist Control On Artist Control, Transport controls are located above the Jog wheel. 4 5 3 REC OP ST PL AY 2 FF 1 REW SHU TTLE JOG ZOOM VERT ZOOM HORIZ Transport controls on Artist Control 1 Rewind Moves the play cursor earlier. 2 Fast Forward Moves the play cursor later. 3 Stop Stops playback. 4 Play Starts playback. 5 Record Toggles the Pro Tools Transport (master) record state on (armed) or off.
6 Stop Stops playback. 7 Play Starts playback. 8 Record Toggles the Pro Tools Transport (master) record state on (armed) or off. Using the Transport Controls Playback To play from the current location: Press PLAY. To stop playback: Press STOP. Session Time Navigation To rewind or fast-forward: Press REW or FFW. To jump to the beginning of the session (Artist Transport only): Press RTZ (return to zero).
Recording To record arm the Pro Tools Transport: Press Record. For additional recording features, see Chapter 4, “Recording.” Banking Faders To navigate to and display other tracks across the faders, use the BANK and NUDGE keys. On Artist Control, these keys are in the Navigation section above the Transport controls.
If you nudge or bank beyond the first and last tracks, the display above unused track will be blank. HOME and Track Banking To reset faders to the default bank on Artist Control or Artist Mix: Press and hold the SHIFT key, and press
To adjust track pan: 1 If unlit, press the PAN key so that it stays lit. SOLO ON SOLO ON SOLO ON SOLO ON SOLO ON SOLO ON SOLO ON SOLO ON 2 Rotate the encoder below the name of the track you want to pan. Stereo tracks default to Left pan. 3 To adjust right side pan on stereo tracks, press the lit PAGE> key and rotate the encoder for the desired track. The display shows R Pan above stereo tracks and the
Flipping Encoder Parameters to Faders on Artist Mix (Only) Artist Mix lets you “flip” pan, plug-in, and send parameters to control them from the faders. Flipping plugins to the faders lets you control eight parameters simultaneously (or more, if your system includes more than one Artist Mix). The following example shows how to flip plug-in parameters to faders. Flip also works with pan and sends. To flip plug-in controls to faders using Artist Mix: 1 Select a track that already has a plug-in inserted.
To deselect all selected tracks: Hold Option key (Mac) or Alt (Windows) on your computer keyboard and press any lit track SEL key. To select a range of tracks: 1 Press the SEL key on the first track (usually, the left-most track you want to include in the selection). 2 Hold the Shift key on your computer keyboard and press the SEL key on the last (right-most) track. All tracks between the two are selected. To select non-adjacent tracks (add to a selection): 1 Press the SEL key to select any track.
The Touchscreen shows the input assignment for the currently selected next to Encoder 8. no input HOME SOFT KEYS END Soft Encoder for current input assignment. 3 Press Encoder 8 (the one showing no input, or the current input assignment, if any). 4 The first three Soft Encoders now display no input, interface, and bus. 5 Press Soft Encoder 1, 2, or 3 to select the following as desired: no input (encoder 1) Assign no input source to the track.
2 In the Soft Encoders, press the Mix Encoder. If it is not shown, press BACK until is appears. Mix HOME SOFT KEYS END Soft Encoder for Mix The Touchscreen shows the output assignment for the currently selected track next to Encoder 1. 3 Press Encoder 1 (the one showing the current assignment, if any). The first three Soft Encoders now display the next level of choices for output assignment.
2 In the Encoders, press the Mix encoder. The Touchscreen shows the output assignment for the currently selected track. 3 Press Encoder 1 (the one showing the current assignment, if any). The first three Encoders now display the next level of choices for output assignment. 4 Press Soft Encoder 1 to select no output. 5 Press BACK (each press returns you up one level), or press SHIFT+BACK/TOP to jump back to the top view. 6 Repeat these steps and choose a new output path.
4 Press the encoder below the desired output assignment as follows: Display no output output bus Soft Encoder 1 2 3 • If you select no output, the assignment is made and that encoder ON key lights. • If you select output or bus, Output bus and internal bus choices are listed above each Soft Encoder. Press the < PAGE and/or PAGE> keys to navigate to other output choices. 5 When the desired output is displayed, press its Soft Encoder. That encoder ON key lights.
4 Press the encoder for Instrument. The encoders now let you assign MIDI Input, MIDI Output, and adjust MIDI Pan and MIDI Volume on the selected Instrument track. For example, to assign MIDI Input press the encoder displaying All (the encoders show available MIDI Input choices), then select an available MIDI Input by pressing its encoder. Similarly, to adjust MIDI Pan rotate the Pan encoder.
Scroll to Track Scroll to Track is a fast way to bring a specific track on-screen (this is useful in large sessions with many tracks). To use Scroll to Track: 1 In the Touchscreen go to Page 1 (the Home page) and press SHOW/HIDE TRACKS. 2 Press Scroll to Track. The Touchscreen displays the Scroll to Track panel, with keys replicating the numeric keypad. (On-screen, the Scroll to Track dialog is displayed). 3 Use the Touchscreen keys to enter a track number. 4 Press OK.
4 On Page 1, press the Soft Key GRP EDIT. Touchscreen HOME page The Touchscreen shows Soft Keys specific to working with Groups. 5 To create a group of the currently selected tracks, do any of the following: • To create a Mix/Edit Group, press the key MIX/EDIT GROUP. • To create an Edit Group, press EDIT GROUP. • To create a Mix Group, press MIX GROUP. On-screen, the Pro Tools Create Group dialog appears. 6 Configure the Create Group dialog as desired.
Existing Group names are listed in the Soft Encoders, starting with the Group in encoder 1. Green LEDs next to Soft Encoders indicate Group membership for the currently selected track. 3 Press the Soft Encoder for a Group to add the current track to it (the green LED is lit), or remove the track from the group (no green LED). To enable or suspend a Group using the Soft Encoders: 1 Press the GROUP encoder to enter Group mode. Group names fill as many Soft Encoders as necessary.
• In the top two rows of the Touchscreen, press the button for the Group you want to modify (such as c:Group 3). If you have renamed a Group, its name is displayed along with its letter designation (such as 3: DRUMS). To navigate to other Groups, press the appropriate button in the bottom row (such as ALL–11, or 12–23). 3 On-screen, the Modify Groups dialog appears. Use the mouse to configure the settings for Tracks, Attributes, and Globals as desired.
Group Spill Group Spill lets you quickly bring all tracks in a particular group to the faders. Before using Group Spill, it is recommended that you create a Pro Tools Memory Location (Marker) and configure it to store and recall Track Show/Hide status, so you can quickly return to the previous view (unspill). You can create and recall Memory Locations from Artist Control (see “Using Markers (Memory Locations)” on page 48).
To add or remove tracks from a Group using Artist Mix: 1 Press SHIFT+AUX/GROUP. The display shows above each encoder (or the letter designation of the last edited group). All tracks are members of the group by default. 2 Press the lit PAGE> keys to show other available Groups across the display. As you navigate to other Groups, track ON keys light to indicate track membership in the currently displayed Group.
Chapter 4: Recording This chapter explains how you can perform many Pro Tools recording tasks from Artist Series units. Select and Record Enable Tracks This section explains how to use track and deck record enable commands. To record enable a track: Press the track REC key. To record enable additional tracks: Hold the Shift key on your computer keyboard and press additional track REC keys.
Loop Record, Quick Punch, and Other Record Modes Artist Transport and Artist Control can access all available Pro Tools recording modes. You can use keyboard modifiers in combination with the Transport buttons, or use Soft Keys. Commands are also available in EuControl software to let you cycle through available modes. Some of the features are only available on Pro Tools HD.
DestructivePunch (Pro Tools HD Only) Artist Control provides default keys for DestructivePunch. On Artist Transport, you can reassign one of the 12 Soft Keys for DestructivePunch in EuControl. To prepare tracks for DestructivePunch: 1 From Page 1 of the Touchscreen, press MENU > OPTIONS > DestructivePunch. 2 Record enable the tracks you want to punch by pressing their track REC switches. 3 In the Touchscreen, press Prepare DPE Tracks.
Additional Recording Features Artist Control give you direct access to many additional controls related to recording. Not all features are available on all systems (some require Pro Tools HD or Pro Tools with Complete Production Toolkit). On Artist Transport, you can reassign its Soft Keys for any of the available recording commands described below. To access additional recording commands on Artist Control: From Page 1 of the Touchscreen, press the TRANS key.
Chapter 5: Editing This chapter explains how you can perform many Pro Tools editing tasks from Artist Control and Artist Transport. It would be impossible to describe every Pro Tools editing feature in this guide, so instead we have chosen to highlight a few of the most frequently used commands. Before proceeding, read the following overview so you can start to become familiar with how the default assignments are organized.
The primary Editing page includes the following commands and functions in the upper rows of its default (factory) Touchscreen assignments. • Group and Ungroup Clips • Loop and Unloop Clips • Duplicate, Repeat, Consolidate Clip, Heal Separation • Restore Last Selection • Identify/Remove Sync Point • Edit Lock/Unlock • Trim Lock/Unlock • Mute/Unmute Clip • Zoom Toggle • Trim Top and Trim Tail Additional buttons are provided in the bottom row of the Touchscreen to take you to more editing commands.
Selecting Edit Tools and Edit Modes One of the most frequent tasks in Pro Tools is selecting different Edit Tools (such as the Grabber, Selector, Trimmer and their variants) and Edit Modes such as Slip mode and Grid modes. This section shows how you can use the Soft Keys on Artist Control to access Edit Tools and modes. On Artist Transport, you can reassign any of its 12 Soft Keys to provide access to Edit commands.
To change Edit Modes using the Soft Keys: 1 Press SHIFT +SOFTKEYS/HOME to return the Soft Keys to their first (home) page. 2 Press the SOFT KEYS V (down) key once to navigate the Soft Keys to the second page. The Soft Keys display now shows Edit Modes in the upper row. 3 Press the Soft Key for the desired Edit Mode (Shuffle, Slip, Spot, or Grid). To toggle between Absolute and Relative Grid mode, press the Grid Soft Key again.
Zoom Horizontally To zoom horizontally: 1 Press the ZOOM HORIZONTAL key, or assign a key to Zoom Horizontal using EuControl software. 2 Spin the Jog wheel to the left to zoom out horizontally (show more session time), or to the right to zoom in. Zoom Verticaly (Adjust Track Height) To adjust track height (zoom vertically): 1 Place the cursor in the tracks you want to adjust. 2 Press the ZOOM VERTICAL key (on Artist Control, press SHIFT+ZOOM HORIZ), or assign a key to it using EuControl software.
Using Markers (Memory Locations) Pro Tools Markers let you store and navigate to specific locations in your session (such as to mark the beginning of a verse, or the beginning of dialog). They also let you navigate to selections in the timeline (such as an entire verse, or complete scene), store and recall track height and show/hide status, and more. Any controller with a numeric keypad such as the Artist Transport can create and recall (go to) Memory Locations.
Using Markers on Artist Control To create a Marker in Pro Tools with Artist Control: 1 Navigate the Touchscreen to Page 1 (HOME), then press MEM LOC to go to the Memory Locations/Markers page. 2 Begin Pro Tools playback, or place the Edit cursor at the desired location in the session. 3 When playback reaches the desired location, press CREATE in the Touchscreen. 4 On-screen, configure the New Memory Location dialog as desired.
To delete a Marker using Artist Control: Be careful when deleting Markers. There is no confirmation dialog or opportunity to cancel; once you select a marker to delete, it is deleted. 1 From the Touchscreen Page 1 (HOME) press MEM LOC. 2 Press DELETE (the button starts to flash). 3 Press the Touchscreen button for the marker you want to delete (such as ).
Recalling Layouts EuControl software lets you store and recall assignments of specific tracks as Layouts. Layouts let you assign specific tracks to specific faders, and have those fader strips ignore banking and nudging (ensuring that the specific tracks remain available for as long as the Layout is active). Artist Control provides a page of Touchscreen Soft Keys for selecting and recalling Layouts.
To recall a Layout from Artist Control: 1 From the Touchscreen Page 1 (HOME) press LAYOUTS. 2 Press a Soft Key in the upper part of the Touchscreen to select an available Layout. (Layouts are listed by their name as shown in the Layouts tab of EuControl software). Tracks assigned in the selected Layout appear on their assigned faders. 3 To exit a Layout, recall the Layout we recommended creating above that stores all fader strips .
Clip Gain Artist Control includes clip gain commands in its default Touchscreen assignments. These include commands to show/hide clip gain and info, and buttons to let you use the jog wheel to raise and lower clip gain values. On Artist Transport you can reassign Soft Keys to provide access to clip gain commands and use the wheel to adjust clip gain values.
To increase or decrease clip gain up or down using the wheel: 1 Select one or more clips in the timeline. 2 From Page 1 (HOME) of the Touchscreen, press CLIP GAIN. 3 Press Clip Gain WHEEL. 4 Turn the wheel clockwise to increase clip gain; turn it counter-clockwise to decrease clip gain. Bypassing Clip Gain To bypass clip gain: 1 Select one or more clips in the timeline. 2 From Page 1 (HOME) of the Touchscreen, press CLIP GAIN. 3 Press Bypass Clip Gain.
Chapter 6: Plug-ins and Sends This chapter explains how to assign and adjust plug-ins and sends on tracks. Working with Plug-in Inserts This section shows you how to work with plug-ins using Artist Control or Artist Mix. Working with Plug-ins on Artist Control To access and edit a plug-in on Artist Control: 1 Bank to and select the desired track by pressing its SEL key. 2 Press the INSERTS encoder.
The first page of parameters for that plug-in are mapped across the encoders. 5 Press PAGE> (or ) to enter CONFIG mode. Insert slots are displayed in the Touchscreen (a, b, c, and so on), and both PAGE keys flash. 4 Press the encoder next to the desired insert slot.
Working with Plug-ins on Artist Mix This section shows how to use the switches on Artist Mix to access any plug-in inserted on a track. To access and edit a plug-in on Artist Mix: 1 Bank to and select the desired track. 2 Press the INSERTS key. SOLO ON SOLO ON SOLO ON SOLO ON SOLO ON SOLO ON SOLO ON SOLO ON Artist Mix INSERTS key If no plug-in is inserted in the current slot, the slot letter appears in lower-case (a, b, c, and so on).
4 Press the encoder below the slot in which you want to insert a plug-in (such as slot a). The display above the first three encoders show the next level of choices as available on your system, including default EQ or DYN plug-ins, if applicable. 5 Do one of the following: • Press the encoder below no insert to leave that slot unassigned. • Press plug-in to see a list of plug-in Categories (such as EQ, Dynamics, and other) or Manufacturers.
Using the EQ and DYN Keys You can use the EQ and DYN keys on the Artist Mix and Artist Control to quickly access inserted EQ or dynamics plug-ins. To access an EQ or dynamics plug-in directly: 1 Bank to display a track with an EQ (or dynamics) plug-in inserted. 2 Press the EQ (or DYN) key. The display shows the names of any inserted EQ or dynamics plug-ins, regardless of their slot location (a–f). 3 Press the encoder below the EQ or dynamics plug-in you want to edit.
6 Press the available (lit) encoder. All available Settings files appear by the encoders. A green dot indicates which preset is currently selected. Press a flashing PAGE key () to display the previous or next 8 Settings files. 7 To select a Settings file, or to navigate through a folder of Settings files, press its encoder. 8 Press both PAGE keys () again to exit.
Working with Sends This section shows how you can assign and adjust Pro Tools sends. Some Artist Series hardware and documentation use the term “AUX” for the Pro Tools term “sends.” Do not confuse references to “AUX” with Pro Tools Auxiliary Input tracks. Working with Sends on Artist Control Assigning Sends To assign sends on Artist Control: 1 Select one or more tracks. 2 Press the Sends Soft Encoder. The first five Soft Encoders show slots a–e, including any sends already assigned in that slot.
8 When the desired output or bus is displayed, press the Soft Encoder for the desired choice. A green dot appears indicating that send bus is now assigned to the currently selected tracks. To assign the send to all selected tracks, hold Option+Shift (Mac) or Alt+Shift (Windows) and press the encoder. To assign the send on all tracks, hold Option (Mac) or Alt (Windows). Opening and Editing Sends on Artist Control To access and edit a send on Artist Control: 1 Select a track with send already assigned.
5 Hold Command+Control (Mac) or Control+Start (Windows) and touch the Send name in the Touchscreen. To toggle all sends in that same slot (a–j) on all selected tracks, hold Option+Shift (Mac) or Alt+Shift (Windows) and touch the Send name. To toggle all sends in that slot on all tracks, hold Option (Mac) or Alt (Windows). Working with Sends on Artist Mix Assigning Sends on Artist Mix To assign a send on Artist Mix: 1 Select a track. 2 Press the AUX key.
Opening and Editing Sends on Artist Mix To access and edit a send (Artist Mix): 1 Bank to and select the desired track. 2 Press the AUX key. Send assignments in slot A are displayed in the track LCD display. 3 To view other sends, press PAGE> until it is displayed (such as Bus 1–2). 4 To adjust send level, rotate the encoder directly below the desired send. SEL ON ON SOLO Send level encoder on Artist Mix To mute the send: Press the ON key in the encoder row directly below the desired send.
Making Sends Inactive or Active on Artist Mix To toggle a send between active and inactive: 1 Bank to and select the desired track. 2 Press the AUX key. 3 Use the keys to navigate the display until the desired send is shown. 4 Hold Command+Control (Mac) or Control+Start (Windows) and press the encoder row SEL key for the desired send.
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Chapter 7: Automation and Mixing This chapter shows many of the ways you can control automation settings and how to pan in multichannel for surround. Nearly all Pro Tools automation commands and options, including advanced features such as Preview and Capture and several Preference settings specific to automation, are available through EUCON. For a complete list of all available commands, see the Pro Tools EUCON Guide.
Selecting Track Automation Modes Artist Control and Artist Mix let you put tracks into specific automation modes directly from the fader strips. Artist Control also provides Touchscreen Soft Keys for each available mode. To select the track Automation mode from the fader strips on Artist Control or Artist Mix: 1 Hold SHIFT while pressing the REC/AUTO key on a track. 2 Press SHIFT+REC/AUTO again to cycle to the next available automation mode (such as Off, Read, Latch, or Touch).
Advanced Automation Features The AUTO ADV page provides most Pro Tools advanced automation features. This page and its sub-pages also provide many basic automation commands for convenience. Some of the advanced automation features described here are only available with Pro Tools HD. To access advanced automation features: In Page 1 (HOME) of the Touchscreen, press AUTO ADV. The AUTO ADV page appears.
AUTO PREF Provides access to Pro Tools Preference settings for automation, as well as commands to Clear Trim, Coalesce/Convert Clip Gain, and for Trim Playlist and Composite Playlists. Press BACK to re- turn to the previous page. SNAP (Snapshot) Provides available snapshots to select (such as Snap1, Snap 2, and so on). Soft Keys at the bottom of the page let you navigate to additional banks of snapshots (such as 13–24, 25–36, and so on).
Waveform View To show the waveform for a track in the Edit window: Hold Command+Control (Mac) or Control+Start (Windows) and press the track SEL key. Track Automation Views Track Volume To show volume automation for a track in the Edit window: Hold Control+Command (Mac) or Control+Start (Windows) and touch the track fader. Track Pan To show track pan automation in the Edit window: 1 Press the PAN key to have pan on the encoders.
Plug-In Automation Showing Plug-in Automation To show automation for a continuous plug-in parameter: 1 Press the INSERTS key (Artist Mix) or the INSERTS Soft Knob (Artist Control). 2 Display the desired plug-in parameter using the encoders and keys. (See “Working with Plugin Inserts” on page 55.) 3 Hold Control+Command (Mac) or Ctrl+Start (Windows) and touch the encoder for the desired plug-in parameter.
Using VCAs With Pro Tools HD you can add VCA Master tracks to your session, show tracks in groups assigned to a VCA, and set Preferences for VCAs. Creating VCA Master Tracks and Assigning Groups to VCAs To create a new VCA using the New Tracks command on Artist Control: 1 In Page 1 (HOME) of the Touchscreen, press NEW TRACKS. 2 In the NEW TRACKS page, press TYPE until the New Tracks dialog shows VCA MASTER. 3 Configure other settings as desired, then press the OK Soft Key (or click OK on-screen).
4 To mute, solo, or adjust level for each member of the group, do the following: • To mute a member of the group, touch its Soft Encoder in the Touchscreen. A green indicator below the Soft encoder is lit when the track is unmuted, and off when the track is muted. • To solo a member of the group, hold SHIFT and touch its Soft Encoder in the Touchscreen. A yellow indicator above the Soft Encoder is list when the track is soloed, and off when it is not.
Preferences for VCAs and Trim Automation The following Pro Tools Preferences and command for VCAs and Trim automation are available as Soft Keys. These are provided in the default Soft Keys on Artist Control, and are available when reassigning Soft Keys on Artist Transport. To access Preference settings for VCAs on Artist Control: 1 In Page 1 (HOME) of the Touchscreen, press AUTO ADV, then press AUTO PREF.
Multichannel Panning for Surround You can use Artist Control or Artist Mix to pan in multichannel for surround sound. Surround Panning on Artist Control In surround sessions, the Touchscreen lets you use the Soft Encoders to pan tracks in surround. The Touchscreen surround panner is not fully supported at this time. Use the encoders instead as described below. To pan in surround using the Soft Encoders: 1 Press a track SEL key to select a track assigned to a multichannel path (such as a 5.1 output bus).
Mixdown (Bouncing to Disk and Exporting Tracks) When you are ready to mix down you can use the default Soft Keys on Artist Control. To bounce a mix from the current session: 1 From Page 1 (HOME) of the Touchscreen, press MENU > FILE > BOUNCE TO... 2 Do either of the following: • To bounce to disk, press Bounce to Disc. • To bounce to Quicktime, press Bounce to QT Movie. It is sometimes helpful to turn the faders off. See “Turning Faders Off” on page 77.
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Index Numerics Write to All Enabled 69 Write to Current 69 9-Pin Remote 42 A B Abort Record 42 active and inactive tracks 32 active/inactive plug-ins 58 plug-ins Artist Control 56 sends 62 sends, Artist Mix 65 Artist Control input and output routing 27 plug-ins 55 Artist Mix input and output routing 30 plug-ins 57 Artist Transport 11 markers 48 Auto Ins Punch 42 AUTO PREF 70 AutoJoin 69 AutoMatch 69 automation 68 Clear Trim 70 Clear Trim Automation 75 Coalesce Trim Automation 75 Composite Playlist 70
E L Edit Lock/Unlock 44 Edit Modes 46 Edit/Tool Mode Keyboard Lock 46 editing Smart tool 45 Enable Tab to Transients 42 encoders 25 EUCON 1 EuControl customizing 10 EuControl Settings window 10 Export MIDI 77 Export Selected Tracks as AAF/OMF 77 Export Session Info as Text 77 Export Sibelius 77 Extend Selection 44 Link Timeline/Edit Selection 44 Link Track/Edit Selection 44 Loop (clips) 44 Loop Record 40, 42 Low Latency Monitoring 42 M Mark In and Out 44 Markers 48 Master Input Monitor (Input Only Mode)
R Record (Transport) 20, 21, 22 recording 39 abort 42 DestructivePunch 41 half-speed record 42 loop recording 42 low latency monitoring 42 modes 40 TrackPunch 40 Restore Last Selection 44 Rewind 20, 21 RTZ3 20, 21 S samples 44 Satellite 42 Scroll to Track 33 SEL (Assign) 26 selecting tracks 26 sends 64 assigning 61, 63 level, pan, mute, pre/post 62 Separate 44 Separate Clip 44 Set Record Tracks to Input Only (Master Input Monitor) 42 SHOW 11 showing and hiding tracks 32 Shuffle 46 Shuttle 46 Slip 46 Smart
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