Specifications

MIDI Control Surfaces Guide 2
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 sur-
face. For example, the MM-16 and DC-16 each
have 16 continuous-belt faders, while the Mo-
torMix, HUI and the CS-10 each have eight fad-
ers. You can use more than one control surface
to create a wider bank.
Bank Swap The process by which Pro Tools lets
you switch control from one on-screen bank of
channel strip faders to another.
Global Controls Controls that perform single
functions that never change. For example, the
transport switches or the Jog/Shuttle wheel af-
fect all tracks, and do not change when you
switch banks.
Control Surface Focus When you select a Plug-In
or Output window for editing on a control sur-
face, it becomes the
control surface focus . This dis-
tinction is indicated by a colored outline sur-
rounding the top panel of the window in
Pro Tools.
In Pro Tools, you can mix MIDI control surface
types, and have them act as a single bank. For
example, you could use a HUI, MM-16 or
DC-16, CS-10 and PC-1600 together at the same
time, which would create a MIDI control surface
console that is 48 channels wide. If you swap
banks with this extended console, you will be
switching 48 faders at a time.
Pro Tools supports use of multiple control sur-
faces of the same type, and can duplicate con-
trols from either control surface. However, only
the control surface assigned to the first MIDI
Control Surface position (in the Peripherals dia-
log) can have access to plug-in editing.
Connect Your MIDI Control
Surface to the MIDI Interface
The following are basic instructions for connect-
ing your MIDI control surface to your MIDI in-
terface. Refer to the manufacturer’s documenta-
tion for more details regarding the specifics of
connecting the MIDI cables to and from your
MIDI control surface.
To connect a MIDI control surface to the MIDI
interface:
1 Connect a MIDI cable between the MIDI OUT
port on your MIDI control surface and the MIDI
IN port on your MIDI interface.
2 Connect a MIDI cable between the MIDI IN
port on your MIDI control surface and the MIDI
OUT port on your MIDI interface. If you have a
multi-port MIDI interface, take note of which
MIDI port the control surface is connected to.
If you have a Digi 002 or Digi 001 system, you
do not necessarily need a MIDI Interface be-
cause you can use the MIDI IN and MIDI OUT
ports of the Digi 002 or Digi 001 to connect
your MIDI control surface.
For more information about the built-in
MIDI interface of the Digi 002 and
Digi 001, see the Getting Started Guide for
your system.