User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Installation QuickStart
- Welcome to 003 and 003 Rack
- Windows Configuration
- Mac Configuration
- Launching and Configuring Pro Tools LE
- 003 Top Panel
- 003 Operating Modes
- 003 Top Panel Overview
- Display Section
- Fader Section
- Console/Channel View Section
- Transport and Navigation Controls
- Automation Section
- Modifiers Section
- Mic/DI Input Controls
- Monitor Section
- 003 Rack Front Panel
- 003 and 003 Rack Back Panels
- Making Studio Connections
- Getting Sound In and Out of Your 003 or 003 Rack
- Connecting a Microphone
- Connecting Instruments to 003 or 003 Rack
- Connecting Equipment with Digital Ins and Outs
- Word Clock
- Using External Effects Devices
- Monitoring and Recording from Alternate Sources
- Recording from a Digital Device
- Connecting a Recorder for Mixdowns
- MIDI Connections
- Common Tasks with Pro Tools LE
- Pro Tools Mode with 003
- Saving a Session
- Working in Console View
- Working in Channel View
- Display Options in Console and Channel View
- Navigating and Editing Values in Entry Fields
- Working with Tracks
- Assigning Pro Tools Paths (Input, Output, Sends, Inserts)
- Working with Output Windows
- Recording
- Navigating in the Edit Window
- General Editing
- Working With Memory Locations
- Controlling Track Display on the Control Surface
- Working with Automation
- 003 Top Panel Shortcuts
- Configuring MIDI Studio Setup (Windows Only)
- Configuring AMS (Mac OS X Only)
- Utility Mode (003 Only)
- Hard Drive Configuration and Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
003 & 003 Rack Getting Started Guide56
Analog Inputs
Mic Inputs 1–4
These are balanced, three-conductor XLR con-
nectors for microphone-level analog inputs.
Gain is controlled by the corresponding Input
Gain control (located on the top panel of 003,
and on the front panel of 003 Rack). The source
(Mic, Line, or DI) is chosen using the Mic/DI
switch.
DI Inputs 1–4
The DI (“Direct Inject” or “Direct Interface”) In-
puts are balanced connectors for guitars and
other instrument level sources that support
1/4-inch TS connections. Operating levels for
these inputs are fixed at +4 dBu.
Gain is controlled by the corresponding Input
Gain knob (located on the top panel of 003, and
on the front panel of 003 Rack). The source
(Mic, Line, or DI) is chosen using the Mic/DI
switch.
Phantom Power Switches
These switches apply 48V phantom power to
Mic Inputs 1–2 and Mic Inputs 3–4 channel
pairs, respectively. Enable these switches for mi-
crophones that require phantom power to oper-
ate.
Figure 3. 003 back panel
Mic and DI Inputs 1–4
Analog Inputs 5–8 (and Level switches)
Kensington Lock port
Link indicator
Analog Outputs 1–8
Main and Alt
FireWire ports
Monitor Outputs
Aux In
MIDI In
MIDI Outs
Footswitch
Optical I/O
S/PDIF I/O
Word Clock
AC power connector
Power switch
(and Phantom Power switches)
The XLR connectors on Inputs 1–4 are
wired specifically to match the impedance
of microphones. Do not use these XLR con-
nectors for line inputs; use the 1/4-inch con-
nectors instead.
For more information, see “Phantom
Power” on page 64.