Specifications

MachineControl Guide30
Identifying Your Machine
When you configure Pro Tools for MachineCon-
trol, it automatically loads the track arming pro-
file for the identified machines. For more infor-
mation on basic Pro Tools settings for
MachineControl, see “Configuring Pro Tools for
MachineControl” on page 9.
If Pro Tools does not recognize your machine, or
if you want your machine to emulate a different
type of device (for example, to use a different
track layout), you can load a generic machine
profile.
For maximum flexibility, use Track Arming Pro-
files to create, customize, and manage multiple
machine descriptions (see “Creating a Track
Arming Profile” on page 30).
Creating a Track Arming
Profile
The Create Track Arming Profile window pro-
vides extensive control over Pro Tools Track
Arming. You can customize arming, track nam-
ing, and mapping, and save configurations for
different machines as Track Arming Profile files.
These Profiles can be imported to quickly recon-
figure Track Arming as needed for future
projects. You can also test track mapping, and
remap tracks if needed.
Use the Create Track Arming Profile feature to
create profiles for machines that may not be in-
cluded with Pro Tools, and to manage multiple
profiles.
To create a machine Track Arming Profile:
1 Choose Setups > Create Machine Track Arm-
ing Profile.
If you are using a generic machine profile,
be sure to double-check record behavior us-
ing non-essential tapes before using Machi-
neControl’s remote track arming functions.
When you create a new Track Arming Pro-
file, a Stop command is sent to any con-
nected machine to protect elements on tape.
Create Track Arming Profile
Load
Profile
Track
Arm
buttons
Save Profile
Machine ID
Profile settings