HyperControl for Pro Tools User Guide
HyperControl for Pro Tools | Axiom Pro What is HyperControl? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 HyperControl Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Pro Tools 7.4 Software: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HyperControl for Pro Tools | Axiom Pro | 1 What is HyperControl? HyperControl is a powerful new technology that automatically maps your Axiom Pro controls (i.e., knobs, buttons, sliders 1, etc.) to the on-screen controls of Pro Tools and all of its RTAS or TDM plug-ins and virtual instruments. This helps you make music more quickly since you no longer have to perform the tedious and time-consuming task of assigning MIDI controls.
HyperControl for Pro Tools | Axiom Pro | 2 HyperControl Requirements Pro Tools 7.4 Software: Please note that HyperControl requires Pro Tools version 7.4 or later. Earlier versions of Pro Tools do not support HyperControl technology. To learn more about upgrading your Pro Tools software, please visit http://www.digidesign.com.
HyperControl for Pro Tools | Axiom Pro | 3 HyperControl Installation ✓ OTE: If Pro Tools is running, close the application before beginning the HyperControl installation procedure. The N instructions below will indicate when Pro Tools should be launched. 1. HyperControl technology requires an Axiom Pro “personality” file to be present in one of the Pro Tools sub-folders. Pro Tools 8 users: Pro Tools version 8.0 and above already includes the personality files required by Axiom Pro.
HyperControl for Pro Tools 2 | | Axiom Pro Windows XP, Vista and Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) users: When using Axiom Pro class-compliant (i.e. without installing the M-Audio driver) in Windows XP/Vista or in Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger), the Axiom Pro MIDI ports will not be displayed with their proper port names. Windows XP or Vista users: Please follow the driver installation instructions found in the printed Quick Start Guide. Mac OS X 10.
HyperControl for Pro Tools | | Axiom Pro 5 HyperControl with Axiom Pro Hardware 9 6 10 8 2 1 3 4 5 7 1. Slider Buttons 4 – These buttons let you select, record arm, mute, or solo tracks within Pro Tools. By default, these buttons select channels, however, pressing the Flip button 4 lets you step through three other functions: record arm, mute, solo.
HyperControl for Pro Tools | Axiom Pro | 6 4. Flip Button 5 – Axiom Pro can operate in two different modes when using HyperControl: Mixer Mode and Instrument Mode. The functionality of the Flip button varies depending on the mode that you are in (the “F1” F-Key selects the mode; see the “F-Keys” section below for more information). Mixer Mode: When Axiom Pro is in Mixer Mode, the flip button determines the function of the Slider buttons 1 .
HyperControl for Pro Tools 7. | Axiom Pro Transport Controls – These buttons map to the Pro Tools Transport and provide other useful functions. Axiom Pro Control Functionality within Pro Tools Rewind. Tapping this button will skip to the beginning of the previous bar (or time/sample delineation, if the Main Counter is set to show time or samples). Holding this button will rewind the Pro Tools transport until the button is released. Fast Forward.
HyperControl for Pro Tools | Axiom Pro | 8 8. F-Keys – These buttons let you navigate through Pro Tools and let you accomplish several other tasks without using a mouse or computer keyboard. ✓ A xiom Pro 25 Users: Due to space limitations, Axiom Pro 25 does not feature dedicated F-Keys. Instead, the Soft-Keys on the bottom row can be converted to F-Keys by pressing the “F-Keys” Function button on the top row.
HyperControl for Pro Tools | Axiom Pro | 9 9. Load Button – This button brings up a prompt allowing you to load stored Axiom Pro patches. Loading of patches is covered in the “Function Buttons and Soft Keys” section of the Axiom Pro User Guide. Save Button – This button brings up a prompt allowing you to save the current settings of your Axiom Pro. Saving of patches is covered in the “Function Buttons and Soft Keys” section of the Axiom Pro User Guide.
HyperControl for Pro Tools | Axiom Pro | 10 Why do I need patches? Doesn’t HyperControl assign controls automatically? HyperControl technology automatically handles the assignment of most Axiom Pro controls and—in many cases—you will not need to load or save any Axiom Pro patches. However, there are some cases in which you may need to use customized patches: 1. Using external MIDI hardware. If you are using Pro Tools to control hardware MIDI devices (synthesizers, samplers, etc.
HyperControl for Pro Tools 10. | Axiom Pro | 11 Edit Button – This button lets you enter and exit Edit Mode. When using HyperControl, many of the Axiom Pro controls (i.e., buttons, knobs, transport controls, etc.) are automatically assigned to the on-screen controls of your software. However, you can customize the numerical keypad 12 and performance controls (the drum pads, keyboard zones, sustain/expression pedals, etc.) to your personal preference by using Edit Mode.
HyperControl for Pro Tools | Axiom Pro | 12 12. Numerical Keypad 7– The numerical keypad buttons can be programmed to send MIDI commands as well as ASCII keystrokes (just like a computer keyboard). These ASCII keystrokes can correspond to your audio application’s “keyboard shortcuts” allowing you to access various features of your software straight from Axiom Pro (i.e., without having to touch your computer keyboard).
HyperControl for Pro Tools | Axiom Pro | 13 Using Pro Tools with HyperControl General Overview HyperControl is designed to let you intuitively control Pro Tools, its plug-ins, and its virtual instruments with little or no use of your computer’s mouse or keyboard.
HyperControl for Pro Tools | | Axiom Pro 14 HyperControl Display and Soft-Keys HyperControl can control Pro Tools from any window within the DAW regardless of whether the “Edit,” “Mix,” or plug-in/virtual instrument window is currently selected. However, Axiom Pro is ideally suited to control Pro Tools when in a sequencing environment (i.e.
HyperControl for Pro Tools | Axiom Pro | 15 Mixer Mode The HyperControl menus are as follows: 1. “Home” Page This is the default “Home” page of HyperControl. On the Home page, the Encoder knobs of Axiom Pro are assigned to control the pan position of your selected Pro Tools mixer channels.
HyperControl for Pro Tools | Axiom Pro | 16 2. “Ins” Page If you have loaded an insert plug-in on your selected Pro Tools mixer track, pressing this button displays the parameters of that plug-in and will allow you to control the plug-in using the Encoder knobs. In the example shown above, the D-Verb plug-in is loaded into track “Vox Lead” of Pro Tools. If you would like to increase the Wet/Dry level of the plug-in, turn Encoder Knob E3.
HyperControl for Pro Tools | Axiom Pro | 17 4. “Chan” Page Whereas the “Home” and “Sends” HyperControl pages provide a global overview of one parameter across a bank of eight Pro Tools tracks, this page provides a detailed view of all parameters on one specific Pro Tools channel.
HyperControl for Pro Tools | | Axiom Pro 18 Instrument Mode Axiom Pro can operate in two different modes when using HyperControl: Mixer Mode and Instrument Mode. The previous sections of this User Guide have covered Mixer Mode. This section covers Instrument mode and describes how HyperControl and Axiom Pro can be used to give you “hands-on” control over your virtual instrument plug-ins. To use Instrument Mode, you must first: 1. Create an Instrument Track within Pro Tools. 2.
HyperControl for Pro Tools | Axiom Pro | 19 Using Instrument Mode: The parameters of your virtual instrument are listed on screen and are automatically mapped to the eight Encoder knobs of Axiom Pro. The parameters in the left column are mapped to Encoder knobs of the top row whereas the right column parameters are mapped to Encoder knobs on the bottom row. Pressing Soft-Key 2 (Plugin) allows you to show or hide the virtual instrument’s window on your computer monitor.
HyperControl for Pro Tools | Axiom Pro | 20 Changing HyperControl assignments (Pro Tools 8 only) Users of Pro Tools 8.0 (and higher) can change HyperControl assignments by using the “Learn” button at the top of each plug-in or virtual instrument window. To do this: 1. Click the “Learn” button. 2. Click on an on-screen control within the plug-in or virtual instrument window. 3. Move one of the hardware controls (buttons, knobs, sliders, etc.) of Axiom Pro.
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