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contents Chapter 1. Working with MIDI Control Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 MIDI Control Surface Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Connect Your MIDI Control Surface to the MIDI Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Configuring Your System for a MIDI Control Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Configuring Pro Tools. . . . .
Chapter 3. Mackie HUI Control Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 WINDOW Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Analog Monitoring Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Level Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 4. JL Cooper CS-10 MIDI Control Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Fader Switch Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Additional Switch Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Rotary Knob Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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chapter 1 Working with MIDI Control Surfaces MIDI control surfaces add hands-on control to Pro Tools functions. You can use a MIDI control surface to adjust on-screen faders and knobs, activate transport controls, or scrub and shuttle in Pro Tools.
MIDI Control Surface Terms Here are a few terms that apply to the use of a MIDI control surface with Pro Tools: Bank A group of similar controls (such as faders, rotary controls, or switches) that are arranged in discrete channel strips. With a control surface, you can operate one bank of controls at a time. Bank Size or Bank Width Corresponds to the number of controls on your MIDI control surface.
Configuring Your System for a MIDI Control Surface Windows Connect and configure your MIDI interface according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Your MIDI ports will appear in the Pro Tools Peripherals dialog as source and destination choices for MIDI Control Surface communication. Macintosh OS X Connect and configure your MIDI interface according to the manufacturer’s instructions. 3 Double-click on your MIDI control surface’s icon.
6 Enable the appropriate Channels for the Receives and Transmits options. Refer to Table 2 below for control surface channel requirements. Table 2. Channel Requirements for control surfaces Control Surface MIDI Channel CM Labs MotorMix 1 Mackie HUI 1 JL Cooper CS–10 16 Peavey PC–1600 any 7 To select an icon for the device, click the im- age—the window expands to show images for various MIDI devices (such as keyboards, modules, interfaces, and mixers)—and select the desired icon.
Configuring OMS for Your MIDI Control Surface (Macintosh OS 9 Only) The following are basic instructions for configuring your MIDI control surface in OMS. If you are not familiar with OMS, OMS devices, or how to configure OMS Setup, refer to the OMS documentation included on the Pro Tools CD-ROM. To configure your MIDI control surface in OMS: 1 In your OMS Studio Setup, click on your MIDI control surface’s icon and choose Studio > MIDI Device Info.
Deselect the “Use Apple SerialDMA driver when available” option and click OK. 13 Save the changes to your current Studio Setup document. 14 Pro Tools supports use of up to four MIDI control surfaces at the same time. If you use multiple control surfaces, make sure that none of the control surfaces are assigned to the same MIDI port and channel. 4 Additionally, if you are using the PC–1600, choose a MIDI channel in the Source Port submenu in the Receive From pop-up menu to receive data.
8 Click OK. You can configure additional MIDI control surfaces (for a total of four) by repeating the above steps. Make sure that none of the control surfaces are assigned to the same MIDI source and destination ports or channels in the Pro Tools Peripherals dialog. Enabling Active in Background (Mac OS 9 Only) If you are using the Mackie HUI, make sure Active in Background is selected in the Pro Tools Operations menu.
Overview of Control Surface Parameters In addition to on-screen fader and knob control, your MIDI control surface can access basic Pro Tools commands for creating selections and regions, setting zoom views and Memory Locations, and enabling online or offline status, along with some modifier key controls whose functions correspond to their computer keyboard equivalents. The switch functions for supported MIDI control surfaces are listed in the chapters for the respective control surfaces.
Toggling Input Status You can toggle at any time between Auto Input Monitor and Input Only modes by pressing Option+K (Macintosh) or Alt-K (Windows) on your computer keyboard. “Pass Through Null” Fader Automation In order to activate automation recording in the Touch or Latch Automation modes, the fader or other control must first match or “pass through” the current automation playlist value. This pass-through-null feature does not apply to the Mackie HUI.
Global Modifier Keys All modifier keys act in a reciprocal fashion, meaning the modifier can be held down on either the control surface or the computer keyboard (such as the SHIFT switch on the MotorMix or the HUI). Similarly, you can use the keyboard’s modifier keys in conjunction with control surface switches (such as Mute, Solo, or Record Ready) for all keyboard modifier operations.
Controlling Plug-Ins Pro Tools lets you control plug-ins from MIDI control surfaces enabled in the Peripherals dialog. When editing plug-in settings, the associated track name is outlined in red in the Pro Tools Mix window. Since some plug-ins have more controls than a single MIDI control surface, these plug-ins are controlled through a collection of control pages.
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chapter 2 CM Labs MotorMix The MotorMix by CM Labs is a mixing and editing control surface designed to interface seamlessly with Pro Tools. Dedicated MotorMix controls allow easy navigation through Pro Tools functions, including mixing, editing, grouping, plug-in control, and automation. Communication between the MotorMix and Pro Tools is bidirectional, which means that control surface movements from the MotorMix are reflected on-screen in Pro Tools, and changes in Pro Tools are mirrored on the MotorMix.
Controls and Displays LCD Displays important text and graphic information regarding controls and controller values. Eight Faders Moving a fader on the MotorMix will move the corresponding fader in the Mix window in Pro Tools. Similarly, when you move a fader in Pro Tools, using the mouse or automation, the corresponding fader on the MotorMix will move. Eight Rotary Pots Send relative control data and are not motorized. The pots add or subtract to the current setting in Pro Tools.
LCD Rotary Pots Select switches VIew Selector Rotary Selector Multi Controls Multi switches Burn Switches Solo switches Mute switches Left Function switches Right Function switches Motorized Faders Figure 1.
Communication with MotorMix Here are some general guidelines for communication between MotorMix and Pro Tools: When Pro Tools automation is moving the faders on the MotorMix, you can still make level changes by touching the MotorMix fader and executing the move you desire. MotorMix disengages the fader motor so you can make level changes, but it reengages the motor the moment you stop touching the fader.
To enter Fader Punch Mode: Panning 1 Press the SHIFT switch twice in rapid succes- The Rotary Pots default to controlling panning. When you open a session, the Rotary Selector display will read “P” for PAN. Panning is graphically represented in the lower row on the LCD. The dash in the center of the channel LCD indicates PAN center position. sion and the switch’s LED starts flashing. 2 Start playback. 3 Press the BURN switch above the fader you want to Punch In.
Transport Controls To move to the previous memory-locate position: ■ PLAY Press this switch to activate playback in Pro Tools. The LED will be lit to indicate Pro Tools is playing. STOP Press this switch to stop. The LED will be lit to indicate Pro Tools is stopped. F FWD Press this switch to activate Fast Forward. The LED will be lit to indicate Pro Tools is in fast foreword. REWIND Press this switch to activate Rewind. The LED will be lit to indicate Pro Tools is rewinding.
To activate a transport function when in Locate mode: Press a SELECT switch under the desired Transport function displayed in the LCD: RTZ, END, LOOP, PUNCH, LOCAT. ■ To use autolocate when in Locate mode: OUT Pressing the SELECT switch under OUT in the LCD will audition to the Punch Out pointer with pre-roll. POST Pressing the SELECT switch under POST in the LCD will audition from the Punch Out pointer with post-roll.
Parameter Control Mode Parameter Control mode allows you to control automation-enabled parameters of Pro Tools plug-ins with from the MotorMix. When in Parameter Control mode, the LCD will display plug-in parameter names and settings. The top LCD row and the SELECT switches will control switchable parameters. The lower LCD row and Rotary Pots control continuously variable parameters. The corresponding SELECT switch and the Rotary Pot will be just below the parameter values displayed on the LCD.
Plug-In Bypass Press the FX BYPS switch to assign the MULTI switches to function as Plug-In Bypass switches. The green LED in the MULTI switch indicates that all the Plug-Ins on that channel are bypassed. Controlling Sends To control Sends: 1 Rotate the Rotary Selector clockwise and the Rotary Selector display will read “SA” for Send A.
For example, rotate the Rotary Selector to select Send A, “SA,” and press a channel’s MULTI switch to mute Send A on that channel. The green LED in the channel’s MULTI switch indicates that Send A is muted. Use the Rotary Selector to select other sends to mute or unmute. Flip Mode for Sends In Flip mode, the channels faders and mutes then “flip” to become the send level and mute controls.
To globally reactivate playback and recording of automation: 2 Press any of the SELECT switches below the Press the SUSPEND switch a second time. 3 Press the WINDOW switch to close the win- ■ LCD to open or close a window. dow and exit. Groups To open the Pro Tools Session Status window: 1 Press SHIFT+STATUS. To create a group: 1 Press and hold the SHIFT switch. To close the Pro Tools Session Status window: 2 Enable each SELECT switch for the channels ■ Press SHIFT+STATUS again.
will return to unity. Use the DEFAULT switch in conjunction with the ALL switch to revert to the default settings for all parameters of a specific type (for example, reverting all faders to unity). UNDO Pressing the UNDO switch will undo the previous action. The UNDO switch’s LED will light when an undo-able function has been exicuted. SAVE Pressing the SHIFT+SAVE (UNDO) switches will cause the SAVE switch’s LED to start flashing, indicating that a Save is pending.
chapter 3 Mackie HUI Control Surface The Mackie HUI (Human User Interface) is a dedicated mixing and editing control surface designed to interface seamlessly with Pro Tools. Dedicated HUI controls allow easy navigation through Pro Tools functions, including mixing, editing, grouping, plug-in control, and automation. Communication between HUI and Pro Tools is bidirectional, which means that control surface movements from HUI are reflected on-screen in Pro Tools, and changes in Pro Tools are mirrored on HUI.
DSP Edit/Assign section Switch Matrix section • DSP Edit/Assign area for assigning • Switch Matrices for master inserts and editing plug-in parameters control of automation • Data encoders with fixed or velocity-sensimodes, group status and tive response editing • Display with selectable brightness Select/Assign section • Assign/Edit switches for sends, pan, Input, and Output • SELECT/ASSIGN display (single, four character LED dot-matrix type) for current pan, send, input or output status • Default switc
Communication with HUI WINDOW Switches Here are some general guidelines for communication between HUI and Pro Tools: Pro Tools On-Screen Dialog Warnings Certain dialog messages that appear on-screen in Pro Tools will also appear in the HUI display. You must close these dialogs before continuing work with the HUI. Pro Tools “Lost Communication” Message If Pro Tools loses communication with the HUI, it will display “OFFLINE” in its Time Counter Display.
Plug-In Window The ALT switch opens or closes the Plug-In window for the currently selected plug-in, as indicated in the DSP/EDIT display by the flashing insert on the INSERTS view, or by the currently active plug-in on the PARAM view. When a plug-in is selected for editing on HUI, the corresponding Plug-In window opens in Pro Tools. Only a single plug-in can be opened and edited at a time.
Level Meters Transport Controls 0 AUDITION 2 4 LEVEL PRE IN OUT POST ON LINE LOOP QUICK PUNCH STOP PLAY RECORD MIC 6 RTZ END 8 10 14 TALKBACK REWIND FAST FWD 20 30 40 50 60 Transport Switches The HUI has eight stereo, 12-segment LED ladders for output level indication of individual channels. Meters match the peak reading features in Pro Tools (clip hold and separate peak hold). Press the F1 switch in the Function keys section to clear clipped meters and last held peaks indications.
Fast Forward/Rewind Settings Link or Unlink Edit and Timeline When the Audio During Fast Forward/Rewind option is selected in the Operation Preferences, you will hear scanned audio (as on a CD player) during rewind and fast forward. You can link or unlink the Edit and Timeline selections from HUI. If the Audio During Fast Forward/Rewind option is not selected, you can continuously rewind or fast forward by holding down the corresponding switch.
Footswitch Control There are two footswitch inputs on the HUI rear panel for transport control. Footswitch #1 performs the following functions: If Pro Tools is playing back, press Footswitch #1 to stop. ◆ The IN and OUT switches can be used to mark In and Out edit points during playback. These switches also work with the AUDITION switch to audition In/Out edit points. You can leave an audition mode at any time, and go to any other audition mode or transport command.
To manually enter selection start and end times: 1 Press ALT/FINE+IN or OUT in the Audition switch matrix. 2 Enter values on the numeric keypad. This enters a Start or End time according to the Grid/Time Display value used in Pro Tools. 3 Press the Left or Right Arrows to cycle through the numeric fields in the Start and End counters in the Pro Tools Transport window. Press the Up or Down Arrows to increase or decrease the current numeric field value. Press CLR to clear the counters.
Host Communication Status LED To define a Memory Location or Marker: When Pro Tools is communicating properly with the HUI, the far-right decimal point LED in the Time Code Display will flash. ■ Rude Solo Light The Rude Solo Light flashes whenever there is at least one channel in the current session that is soloed. Numeric Keypad During playback or recording, press ENTER. To recall a Memory Location or Marker: ■ Press the decimal key once. ■ Press a Memory Location or Marker number.
Scrub Mode Shuttle Mode The HUI Scrub wheel supports Pro Tools positional scrubbing. To enable Shuttle mode: 1 Make sure playback in Pro Tools is stopped. To enable Scrub mode: 1 Make sure playback in Pro Tools is stopped. 2 Press SCRUB. 3 Rotate the Scrub wheel clockwise to scrub forward and counterclockwise to scrub backward. The start position for Scrubbing is the current selection start point, or current cursor position if there is no selection.
Scrub/Shuttle “Lock Out” Behavior When scrub or shuttle is engaged, only certain controls are available: ◆ Channel faders, Mute and Solo switches ◆ Scrub/Shuttle wheel and switches Any transport switch (disengages Scrub and Shuttle modes) ◆ ◆ ENTER (creates a Memory Location) To SCRUB or SHUTTLE from the selection end point, press OPTION/ALL+SCRUB or SHUTTLE.
If “Insertion Follows Scrub/Shuttle” is not selected: ■ Press SCRUB or SHUTTLE and turn the wheel to keep your current selection and move the cursor outside of the selection. ■ Press SHIFT/ADD and turn the wheel to clear the current selection and create a new one. The new selection starts wherever you first press SHIFT/ADD. ■ Release SHIFT/ADD to move the cursor outside the new selection. ■ Press SHIFT/ADD additional times to trim the new selection as needed.
To save the changes in a session: 1 Press SAVE. The SAVE switch LED flashes when first pressed, indicating the Save process has been armed. You can directly select an Edit Tool or Edit mode using key combinations with numbers on the HUI Numeric Keypad: Key Combination Edit Mode or Tool 2 Do one of the following: EDIT MODE+1 Shuffle mode To complete the Save process, press the SAVE switch again.
Edit Tool Selection The Trimmer, Grabber, and Pencil each have different tool options available from their popup menus in the Edit window in Pro Tools. These different tool options can also be selected from HUI. EDIT Switches EDIT CAPTURE SEPARATE CUT COPY PASTE DELETE To select an Edit tool from HUI: While pressing EDIT TOOL, do one of the following: • Press 3 on the numeric keypad to select and cycle through the Trimmer tools.
Zoom Switch Quadrant Marking In and Out The Up and Down Arrows can be used as markin and mark-out controls. You can also do this with the HUI “In” and “Out” switches in the AUDITION switch row. ZOOM/SEL Moving the Edit Cursor and Edit Selection to Adjacent Tracks This switch group consists of four arrows plus the ZOOM/SEL switch, which cycles the switch quadrant through three different modes. The Up and Down Arrows can also be used to move the Edit cursor to the next or previous track.
To adjust the zoom view: ◆ Left Arrow: Decreases horizontal zoom ◆ Right Arrow: Increases horizontal zoom ◆ Up Arrow: Increases vertical zoom ◆ Down Arrow: Decreases vertical zoom Zoom Presets You can store and recall Zoom Presets from HUI. To recall a Zoom Preset from HUI: ■ While pressing OPTION/ALL, press the Zoom Preset’s number on the numeric keypad.
To extend the edit selection: SHIFT/ADD+Up Arrow extends the selection to the previous track. ◆ SHIFT/ADD+Down Arrow extends the selection to the next track. ◆ OPTION/ALL+Up Arrow removes the selection from the topmost track. ◆ OPTION/ALL+Down Arrow removes the selection from the bottommost track. ◆ Navigating On-Screen View of Pro Tools You can also use the switch quadrant to navigate the Pro Tools on-screen view.
Bank Swapping and Channel Scrolling BANK CHANNEL Bank swapping and channel scrolling behavior is mirrored in Pro Tools. Pro Tools channels are banked into view automatically (unless this function is disabled in Pro Tools Preferences). Bank members are shown on-screen with highlighted channel names. Channel Fader Strip and Select/Assign sections The Channel Fader Strip section is used with the global SELECT/ASSIGN switch section located to the left of the channel strips.
The channel faders are used for level control of disk tracks, master faders, auxiliary inputs, and MIDI tracks. Gain calibration ranges from infinity (bottom of fader travel) to +6 dB (top of fader travel). The HUI channel fader tapering scheme provides resolution of 8.8 dB per MIDI value in the –60 to –70 dB range, and 2.5 dB per MIDI value in the –70 to –100 dB range. This results in smooth fade outs to silence at low level.
Pre/Post Send Display Displays the pre or post status of an individual send when changing it with the channel’s V-SEL switch. Level display Displays level in dB on the when you press ALT/FINE and move a fader. Numeric PAN position Displays numeric pan value when you press ALT/FINE and move the channel’s V-POT while in pan display mode. Assigning MIDI Outputs HUI supports the ability to assign multiple outputs to a Pro Tools track.
Display of Inactive Items SELECT Switch The @ symbol indicates inactive status for the following items: SELECT • Inputs • Outputs • Sends • Inserts • Tracks • Plug-Ins, when unavailable or missing • Paths that are inactive in the I/O Setup dialog When a channel is selected, its SELECT switch LED lights. Selected channels remain selected even when not displayed in the current bank view. To select multiple channels: ■ While pressing a channel’s SELECT switch, press SELECT switches on additional channels.
REC/RDY Switch REC/RDY The REC/RDY (Record Ready) switch enables a track for recording. The REC/RDY switch LED flashes when engaged (Record-ready) and remains lit when Pro Tools begins recording (Record). MASTER REC/RDY Switch This switch acts as a REC/RDY master for disk tracks. If no channels are record-enabled, this switch enables all tracks. If any disk track in the session is enabled for recording, the MASTER REC/RDY switch flashes.
Pro Tools Solo and Mute Preferences The following Pro Tools preferences are related to solo and mute behavior: Solo Safe Locks out Solo Safe channels from implied mute state when other channels are soloed. Latch Solo Switches Determines whether pressing the SOLO switch on additional channels adds to the current solo selection (known as additive or latch on soloing), or only one channel may be soloed at a time. This is defined in the Pro Tools Operation Preferences.
Automation modes are abbreviated in the channel LED scribble strip as follows. 1 Select multiple channels by pressing their SE- Scribble Strip Abbreviation LECT switches. Using the BANK switches, you can select channels in other banks. Write Wrt 2 Press OPTION/ALL+SHIFT/ADD and an Auto- Touch Tch Latch Ltch Trim Trim Read Read Off Off Automation Mode mation mode switch (WRITE, TOUCH, LATCH, TRIM, READ, or OFF). All selected channels change to the selected mode.
SUSPEND Switch You cannot bypass Hardware I/O inserts from Pro Tools. To monitor playback without a hardware insert, either set the Insert Type Selector to “No Insert” or use a bypass switch on the hardware device itself. SUSPEND The SUSPEND switch in the Select/Assign section globally suspends all automation recording and playback. When automation is suspended, the SUSPEND switch LED flashes. Master BYPASS Switch To suspend automation, the Pro Tools transport must be stopped.
When only some of the plug-in inserts on a channel are bypassed, pressing the INSERT switch for the first time turns off bypass on all plug-in inserts for the channel. Pressing the INSERT switch a second time bypasses all plug-ins. To change the bypass status of all plug-in inserts on all channels, press OPTION/ALL+ any INSERT switch. PAN/SEND V-POT Encoder ◆ ◆ To change the bypass status of all plug-ins on all selected channels, press OPTION/ALL+SHIFT/ADD+ any INSERT switch.
Adjusting Channel Pan To edit pan positions on channels: STATUS/GROUP Switches STATUS/GROUP 1 Press the PAN switch in the Select/Assign sec- tion. 2 When the PAN switch is first enabled, a stereo channel’s V-POT defaults to control the left channel pan (or the single pan control on mono channels). The SELECT/ASSIGN LED displays “Pan.” 3 On stereo channels, press the PAN switch a second time to edit the right channel pan. The SELECT/ASSIGN LED displays “PanR,” and the PAN switch LED flashes.
MONITOR Switch SUSPEND Switch Press the MONITOR switch to display monitor assignment on the channel scribble strips. Monitor mode is changed in the Pro Tools Operations menu. Suspend Groups To view the Monitor status of the current bank: ■ Press the MONITOR switch. The current monitor status of channels is displayed: • Auto: Auto Input mode All Mix groups can be temporarily suspended by pressing SUSPEND in the Status/Group section. Pressing this switch again returns to the previous Group status.
Working with Sends and Plug-Ins Send and I/O Assignment The routing of sends and I/Os can be assigned from HUI. Destinations can be assigned on a single channel or a group of channels at once. To assign the destinations of sends or I/Os on all channels: 1 Press ASSIGN in the Select/Assign section. 2 Press a SEND switch (A–E) or INPUT/OUTPUT switch. 3 Rotate a channel V-POT to cycle through a list of source (or destination) choices.
About I/O and SampleCell Labels Instead of using the default I/O Label names for your audio inputs, outputs, busses, or SampleCell II cards, you can change them in Pro Tools to 4 character names that work better on the HUI. The I/O labels that you create in Pro Tools are mirrored in the HUI display. You can also save these names as your default labels by clicking the Save As Default button in the Pro Tools I/O Labels dialog.
5 If you have selected an insert assigned to a plug-in, its first page of parameters is displayed for editing. The INSERT/PARAM switch LED lights, indicating the display is in Parameter mode. Pressing the INSERT/PARAM switch toggles back to the Insert Display mode. Selecting an Insert by DoubleClicking the INSERT Switch Double-clicking an INSERT switch directly accesses the first assigned insert for editing.
Send Level Editing There are five SEND switches (labeled A–E), a SHIFT (“flip”) switch, and a PAN switch that let you edit channel pan, send level or send pan from the V-POT. The SEND A-E labels can apply to either the five sends or the five inserts, depending on function. The HUI Sends view mirrors the on-screen sends view. If the current send is a stereo send, the scribble text for the send flashes. To edit send levels: 1 Press one of the five SEND switches.
DEFAULT Switch QuickMode DEFAULT To return all channel strip send levels or pans to their default settings: ■ Press OPTION/ALL+DEFAULT+ any channel strip’s V-SEL switch. To return all selected channel strip send levels or pans to their default settings: This switch returns a channel strip’s faders and V-POTS to their default settings. The default settings for fader position is “0” (or unity) gain; for pan, the default is centered.
DSP Edit/Assign Display DSP SELECT Switches and V-POT Encoders SELECT The DSP Edit/Assign display is a two-line by 40character vacuum fluorescent display. This display shows information about individual channel inserts, plug-in parameters (for plug-in editing), and messages about Pro Tools or HUI status. When a channel is selected via its INSERT switch in the fader section of HUI, the display shows one of the following: ◆ The names of the current inserts (Insert Display mode).
for finer control of setting values. In velocity-sensitive mode, the speed at which you sweep through encoded values depends on how quickly you turn the knob. The rotary encoders on the HUI channel strips (which are used for adjusting send levels and pan controls) operate in fixed mode only. Assigning Plug-Ins and Hardware I/O Inserts ASSIGN Switch ASSIGN The rotary encoders in the DSP Edit/Assign section can behave in a fixed or velocity-sensitive manner (the default setting is velocity sensitive).
4 When a menu choice is reached, you can con- firm the assignment in one of two ways: • Press the ASSIGN switch to confirm all of your assignments at once. • Press the SELECT switch beneath the insert in the display to confirm your choice. This confirms the assignment for that insert, and leaves you in Assign mode. You can cancel at any time by pressing the F8/Escape switch.
The rotary encoders in the DSP Edit/Assign section can behave in a velocity-sensitive or fixed manner. To toggle the rotary encoder mode, press the F5 switch. The BYPASS switch in the DSP Edit/Assign section functions differently from the Master BYPASS switch in the Select/Assign section. See “Master BYPASS Switch” on page 49.
SCROLL Encoder Pot and INSERT/PARAM Switch Automation Enable Switches AUTO ENABLE INSERT PARAM SCROLL Pressing the INSERT/PARAM switch toggles the display between Insert Display mode (LED is off)—which displays the plug-in selection on an insert—and Parameter mode (LED is lit), which displays the plug-in parameter pages for editing. The SCROLL pot is used with the INSERT/PARAM switch. In INSERT display mode, turning the SCROLL pot toggles the display between Inserts #1–4 and Insert #5 only.
To enable an automation mode: Current Trim Mode Display While pressing the AUTO switch on the channel that you want to automate, press an Automation mode switch. In TRIM automation mode, the scribble strips display the mode name with the letter T before it. For example, TRIM/Touch mode is “TTch.” The channel’s AUTO switch LED will light for Read mode, and flash for Write, Touch or Latch mode. The Automation mode will also be briefly displayed on the selected channels.
Automation can only be written while Pro Tools is in play or half-speed play or record. You cannot write automation while Pro Tools is stopped, fast forwarding or rewinding. Automating Plug-Ins Selection of parameters for automation must be made in Pro Tools software.
To add additional automation, follow the above procedure using Touch mode. This will allow you to add new automation only when you actually move a control. It will not erase previous automation data unless you move the control at that point in the session. F8/ESC serves as an Escape (ESC) switch to cancel out of any assignment mode or on-screen modal dialog. The HUI’s F8/ESC switch cannot cancel a Bounce operation. To cancel a Bounce operation, press Escape on your computer’s alpha keyboard.
Troubleshooting and Diagnostics HUI provides a built-in, comprehensive diagnostic test upon startup. You can confirm that your HUI is fully functional by running this test. Startup Test As HUI initializes during startup, it goes through a series of diagnostics. Once these internal tests are complete, HUI displays a message and its current firmware version. In addition, HUI has a series of built-in tests designed to let you confirm that it is working properly.
chapter 4 JL Cooper CS-10 MIDI Control Surface The JL Cooper CS-10 and CS-102 units are eightfader control surfaces. The CS-102 can also accommodate up to seven CS-10x expander modules (each containing eight faders) for a total of 64 faders. Pro Tools supports a maximum of 32 faders using an expanded CS-102 and CS-10x configuration. The maximum configuration would be a single CS-102 and three CS-10x units.
Fader Switch Status LEDs Since the CS-10 was designed, some newer modes for the switches above the faders have been added to the MIDI Control Surface Personality file for the CS-10. These modes use status LEDs to indicate the current function for the row of switches. The status LEDs are next to the Master Status button.
Switch Function SHIFT+ Up Arrow Zooms in vertical view (amplitude axis) SHIFT+ Down Arrow Zooms out vertical view (amplitude axis) OPTION+ Memory Location switches: Sets Memory Location points when the current active mode for the fader switches is “Memory Locations” SHIFT+ Memory Location Switches Extends the current selection when the current mode for the fader switches is “Memory Locations” (Same as SHIFT-click.
Transport Switches Fast Forward and Rewind Settings ◆ Rewind ◆ Fast Forward ◆ Play ◆ Stop If the Audio During Fast Forward/Rewind option is not selected, you can continuously rewind or fast forward by holding down the corresponding switch. You can also rewind or fast forward incrementally by repeatedly clicking the corresponding switch.
Scrolling the Edit and Mix Windows To scroll the Edit or Mix window: Hold down the COMMAND switch, and press an arrow key on any hardware control surface to scroll the frontmost window one page in the indicated direction. ■ To scroll to the session start or end: COMMAND+OPTION+Left Arrow scrolls to session start; COMMAND+OPTION+Right Arrow scrolls to session end.
Insertion Follows Scrub/Shuttle Preference How you work with CS-10’s Scrub/Shuttle wheel depends on whether you select the “Edit Insertion Follows Scrub/Shuttle” Operation preference in Pro Tools. If “Insertion Follows Scrub/Shuttle” is selected: ■ Press the Scrub switch or the Shuttle switch and move the wheel to clear the current selection and move the cursor. ◆ You can freely move between scrub and shuttle modes. The current scrub or shuttle position is retained.
chapter 5 Peavey PC–1600 MIDI Control Surface The Peavey PC–1600 is a fully programmable MIDI control surface with 16 channel faders and 16 switches. Although the PC–1600 has a data wheel, it currently can only send control surface values corresponding to one of the 16 faders. Therefore, scrub and shuttle functions are not supported on this control surface.
Eight Volume + Eight Send #4 Levels To cycle through the switch modes: ◆ Faders #1–8 control volume for the eight tracks in the current bank ■ Press the Change Mode switch (Switch 16) to cycle through the switch modes. ◆ Faders #9–16 control Send #4 levels for the eight tracks in the current bank ■ While pressing the OPTION switch (Switch 9), press the Change Mode switch (Switch 16) to cycle through the switch modes in reverse order.
Functionality for Switches #9–16 Switches #9–16 have the same functionality for all seven presets: ◆ Switch 9: Option ◆ Switch 10: Shift ◆ Switch 11: Control Switch 16: Cycles through the switch modes (Mute, Solo, Track Record-Arming, Selection, and Memory Location) Transport Control of External Devices The PC–1600 can be used to control devices other than Pro Tools, such as the Alesis ADAT or serial (9–pin) machine control transports (using the MachineControl option for Pro Tools).
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appendix a Using Other MIDI Control Surfaces If you do not have any of the currently supported MIDI control surfaces, you can use a third-party control surface (such as the JL Cooper FaderMaster) and program its controls to function like a JL Cooper CS-10. This allows you to use any MIDI control surface that allows reprogramming of its MIDI protocol. You can then access Pro Tools with that MIDI protocol and adopt the CS-10’s functional personality.
Wheel Data Table 2. Wheel Data Wheel data is in the form of “2’s complement” with the 6th bit as the sign bit. Positive numbers are sent for clockwise rotation. These numbers represent the wheel counts accumulated since the last transmission (such as relative position count), similar to what a computer mouse transmits. The resolution is approximately 180 counts per revolution, and transmissions are sent at about 10 milliseconds intervals when the wheel is being turned.
LED Data All messages from the computer to the control surface are transmitted using SysEx commands as follows: F0h 15h 15h 00h cc vv F7h In this case, cc means LED number, and vv means value. Table 3.
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E Edit mode switches on HUI 37 Edit Tool switches on HUI 37 external devices controlled from CS-10 70 controlled from HUI 30 controlled from PC-1600 75 F fader on HUI 42 on MotorMix 16 fader automation pass through null 9 Fader switch on CS-10 67 fast-forward settings 10 on CS-10 70 Flip mode on HUI 56 footswitch on HUI 31 function switches on CS-10 68 on PC-1600 74 G global modifier switches 10 Group switches on HUI 51 groups membership status on HUI 43 on HUI 43, 52 suspending 52 H half-speed playback
Status switches 51 Suspend switch 47, 49 Talkback 28 transport controls 29 troubleshooting 66 V-SEL switch 50 Window switches 27 working with plug-ins 54, 57 Zoom mode 39 I I/O labels 54 inactive, display of 45 input source 43 Insert switch on HUI 49 inserts assigning on HUI 54, 55, 59 editing on HUI 54 Is Controller (OMS) 5 J jog 35 L level display 44 level meters pre/post fader select 29 Loop Record on HUI 30 M MachineControl 30, 35, 70 Memory Locations 33, 36, 69, 72 meters 29 MIDI Control Surfaces 1
navigation on HUI 39 nudging by channel 8 null point on CS-10 68 numeric keypad on HUI 33 Phase switch on HUI 51 Plug-In window on HUI 28 plug-ins assigning on HUI 54, 59 automating 11 automating on HUI 64 bypassing on HUI 61 comparing on HUI 61 controlling on MotorMix 19 editing on HUI 60 inserting on HUI 62 on CS-10 69 on HUI 54, 57 page scrolling on HUI 62 pages 11 pre/post fader metering 29 Pre/Post Roll setting on HUI 31 pre/post send display 44 preferences muting 47 solo 47 presets on PC–1600 73 O
scribble strip on HUI 43 scrolling 10 on CS-10 71 on HUI 28 Scrub mode on HUI 34 Scrub/Shuttle and MachineControl 35 creating selections on CS-10 71 creating selections on HUI 35 on CS-10 71 on HUI 33 preferences and CS-10 72 preferences and HUI 35 Select switch on HUI 45 Select/Assign section on HUI 52 Selection mode on HUI 40 sends assigning on HUI 53, 55 destination 43 editing levels on HUI 56 Flip mode on HUI 56 muting on HUI 56 on CS-10 69 panning on HUI 56 pre/post display 44 pre/post on HUI 56 pre/po
