User`s guide

Chapter 1: Introduction 1
chapter 1
Introduction
MachineControl™ is special purpose software
for Pro Tools that enables serial communication
with remote audio and video machines.
MachineControl lets you integrate TDM-
equipped Pro Tools systems with external 9-pin
or V-LAN machines.
MachineControl Components
Your MachineControl package includes:
◆
MachineControl Installer Diskette.
◆ One Remote mode cable (female 9-pin)
◆
One serial-to-9-pin Serial Control Cable
(male 9-pin) for Macintosh systems
Features
MachineControl can be installed for either Re-
mote, or standard Serial, machine communica-
tion.
Remote Mode
Configures Pro Tools to operate in machine em-
ulation mode. Pro Tools can then be controlled
by machines and edit controllers using standard
9-pin Sony Remote Protocol for playback, cue-
ing, and record-arming of tracks. Remote mode
requires a Digidesign Universal Slave Driver
(USD), and use of the special Remote mode ca-
ble.
Serial Control Mode
Serial Control mode allows Pro Tools to control
track arming, synchronization, and transport
features of tape machines, hard disk recorders,
any other systems through standard 9-pin Sony
Remote Protocol.
With a USD
Track Arming Lets you arm tracks of external
machines from within Pro Tools, for layback
and transfer configuration. Features include in-
dividual record-enables for up to 48 external
tracks, with selectable record protocol and
mode. Machine profiles preconfigure track arm-
ing for most machine types.
Serial Time Code Enables Pro Tools to locate,
chase, and synchronize to incoming serial time
code.
All Systems
On all MachineControl-equipped systems, with
or without a USD, MachineControl enables the
following Pro Tools features:
Pro Tools Transport Master The Pro Tools Trans-
port lets you select Pro Tools or a machine as the
transport master. The transport master is the de-
vice that will be driven by Pro Tools Transport