Specifications

MachineControl Guide20
Setting Up a MachineControl
Device for Deck Control
This section covers the basic steps for setting up
a MachineControl device for Serial Deck Con-
trol mode.
To set up a MachineControl device:
1 In Pro Tools, choose Setup > Peripherals, and
click the Synchronization tab.
2 Configure your synchronization peripheral
(device) as necessary. If you are using a
SYNC I/O, it is automatically detected and con-
figured by Pro Tools.
3 Click the Machine Control tab in the Periph-
erals dialog.
4 In the 9-pin Serial section, select the Enable
option.
5 Select the 9-pin MachineControl port from
the Port pop-up menu. The available choices
will depend on your platform and configura-
tion.
6 If necessary, select Sony 9-pin from the Ma-
chine Type pop-up menu.
After you select a port, Pro Tools automatically
polls the port to see what kind of machine is
connected. This process is referred to as auto de-
tection. One of the following will occur:
• If the machine is recognized, Pro Tools
loads the corresponding Machine Type and
Node. This includes the corresponding
track layout and automatically enters the
name of that machine into the Machine
Track Arming window.
• If the machine is not recognized, the “Ge-
neric 1” personality is automatically
loaded.
7 If you want to choose a different machine pro-
file (for example, to use a different track layout),
select it from the Machine Type pop-up menu.
8 Set machine pre-roll for use in Transport =
Pro Tools. (See “Machine Pre-Roll” on page 21
for more information.)
Configuring MachineControl for 9-pin Serial Deck
Control
Pro Tools lets you define and save custom
machine profiles. See “Remote Track Arm-
ing” on page 31 for more information.
Machine pre-roll is set in the Machine Con-
trol window. This is different than the main
Transport pre-roll that is set in the Trans-
port window.