Pro Tools MIDI Controllers Guide Version 5.0 for Macintosh and Windows Digidesign Inc. 3401-A Hillview Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304 USA tel: 650·842·7900 fax: 650·842·7999 Technical Support (USA) 650·842·6699 650·856·4275 Product Information 650·842·6602 800·333·2137 Fax on Demand 1-888-USE-DIGI (873-3444) World Wide Web www.digidesign.com Digidesign FTP Site ftp.digidesign.
Copyright This User’s Guide is copyrighted ©1999 by Digidesign, a division of Avid Technology, Inc. (hereafter “Digidesign”), with all rights reserved. Under copyright laws, this manual may not be duplicated in whole or in part without the written consent of Digidesign. DIGIDESIGN, AVID and PRO TOOLS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Digidesign and/or Avid Technology, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
contents Chapter 1. Working With MIDI Control Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 MIDI Controller Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Configuring Your System for a MIDI Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Using the Mackie HUI with a Sequencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DEFAULT (QuickMode) switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Working with Plug-Ins: Using the DSP EDIT/ASSIGN Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Assigning Plug-Ins and Hardware I/O Inserts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Editing Plug-In Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Automation . . . . . . . . . . . .
Appendix A. Using Other MIDI Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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chapter 1 Working With MIDI Control Surfaces Pro Tools allows you to use a MIDI control surface (or MIDI controller) to move multiple Pro Tools controls at once. For example, you can use a MIDI control surface to adjust on-screen faders and knobs, activate transport controls, or scrub and shuttle in Pro Tools.
These files are installed in the Controllers folder within the DAE Folder. Pro Tools scans the MIDI Controller Personalities folder whenever you open the Peripherals dialog and assign a MIDI controller. Installing OMS To install OMS on your system, refer to the Pro Tools Hardware Installation Guide for instructions, or refer to the OMS documentation included on the Pro Tools CD-ROM.
1 In OMS, create a new device for your con- trol surface. Make sure Is Controller and Is Multitimbral are selected. 2 Make sure Receives and Sends for MIDI Time Code, MIDI Beat Clock, and MIDI Machine Control are deselected. 3 Under Receive Channels, select the channel for sending and receiving data from the MIDI controller. Refer to the table below for control surface channel requirements.
☞ For more information on recording MIDI and enabling input devices, refer to the Pro Tools Reference Guide. Configuring Pro Tools (Windows and Macintosh) 1 If you are using the Mackie HUI, make sure Active in Background is selected in the Pro Tools Operations menu. 2 Choose Setups > Peripherals and click MIDI Controllers. 3 In the MIDI Controllers field, choose your MIDI controller device name from the Type pop-up menu.
modules), or if you are using multiple devices of the same type in series, choose the appropriate number of channel strips from the pop menu under “# Ch’s.” 7 Click OK. You can configure additional MIDI controllers (for a total of four) by repeating the above steps. Make sure that none of the controllers are assigned to the same MIDI source and destination ports or channels in the Pro Tools Peripherals dialog or in OMS.
To avoid this behavior, disable HUI as an input device in the sequencer’s Options or Preference dialogs. In StudioVision, for example, select the Enable Input Devices command from the Setups menu, and deselect HUI. Removing a MIDI Controller To remove an enabled MIDI controller: 1 Choose Setups > Peripherals and click MIDI Controllers. 2 Under MIDI Controllers, choose None from the Type pop-up menu for the controller you wish to remove. 3 Repeat as needed to remove additional controllers.
Triangular AutoMatch LEDs on a channel strip When fader position and data match, the track will begin writing automation and will stop writing automation when you stop moving the fader and the Touch Timeout has expired (Touch mode), or when playback stops (Latch mode). You do not have to manually “null” the fader to match the preexisting automation level at the punch-in point before playback begins. This pass-through null feature does not apply to the Mackie HUI or the Penny & Giles MM-16/DC-16.
If your system also includes an external transport video or audio tape machine, be sure to configure it in the Peripherals page of the Preferences dialog. Scrolling the Edit and Mix Windows from a Controller To scroll the Edit or Mix window: ■ Hold down the Command key, then press an arrow key on any hardware controller. The arrow keys will then scroll the Edit or Mix window (whichever is frontmost) one page in the direction specified by the arrow.
☞ Plug-In page tables for each of the Digide- sign Plug-Ins are included in online format on the Pro Tools Installer CD-ROM. An Important Note About Third-Party Plug-Ins Plug-Ins from some of Digidesign’s Development Partners may need to be updated for compatibility with the automation capabilities of Pro Tools, as well as controllerbased Plug-In editing and Librarian functionality. Plug-In control paging behavior is determined by the Plug-In software, not by the Pro Tools application.
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chapter 2 Mackie HUI Controller The Mackie HUI™ (Human User Interface) is a dedicated mixing and editing controller designed to interface seamlessly with Pro Tools. Dedicated HUI controls allow easy navigation through Pro Tools functions, including mixing, editing, grouping, Plug-In control, and automation. Communication between HUI and Pro Tools is bidirectional, meaning controller movements from HUI are reflected on-screen in Pro Tools, and changes in Pro Tools are mirrored on HUI.
DSP EDIT/ASSIGN section Switch Matrix section • DSP EDIT/ASSIGN area for assigning • Switch Matrices for master inserts and editing Plug-In parameters control of automation • Data encoders with fixed or velocity-sensimodes, group status and tive response editing • Display with selectable brightness SELECT/ASSIGN section • Assign/Edit switches for Sends, Pan, Input, and Output • SELECT/ASSIGN display (single, four character LED dot-matrix type) for current pan, send, input or output status • Default switc
Communication with HUI Here are some general guidelines for communication between HUI and Pro Tools: Pro Tools On-screen Dialog Warnings Certain dialog messages that appear onscreen in Pro Tools will also appear in the HUI display. You must close these dialogs before continuing work with the HUI. Pro Tools “Lost Communication” Message If Pro Tools loses communication with the HUI, it will display “OFFLINE” in its Time Counter Display.
Inserts/Sends Editor The ALT switch opens/closes the Inserts/Sends Editor for the currently selected Plug-In, as indicated in the DSP/EDIT display by the flashing insert on the INSERTS view, or by the currently active Plug-In on the PARAM view. When a Plug-In is selected for editing on HUI, the corresponding Inserts/Sends Editor for the Plug-In also opens in Pro Tools. Only a single Plug-In can be opened and edited at a time.
RTZ (Return-To-Zero) Sets playback cursor to the beginning of the session Level Meters END (Go-To-End) Sets playback cursor to the end of the session 0 2 ONLINE Places Pro Tools online/offline (LED is lit when Pro Tools is online) 4 6 8 10 14 20 LOOP Toggles Loop Playback mode (LED is lit when Loop Playback is enabled) in the Pro Tools Operations menu 30 40 50 60 The HUI has eight stereo, 12-segment LED ladders for output level indication of individual channels.
◆ Bars/Beats: To start of previous/next bar ◆ Min/Sec: Moves in one-second steps ◆ Timecode: Moves in one-second steps ◆ Feet.Frames: Moves in one-foot steps ◆ Samples: Moves in one-second steps In addition, there are these shortcuts for transport functions: To cycle through available transport master types: ■ Hold down the CTRL/CLUTCH switch and press the ONLINE switch. When Serial Machine is transport master, you can also jog or shuttle the deck by turning the Scrub/Shuttle wheel.
port window. Press the Up and Down Arrows to increase or decrease the current numeric field value. Press CLR to clear the counters. AUDITION, PRE/POST, IN/OUT Switches 4 To confirm the entered time value, press AUDITION RTZ PRE END IN OUT POST ON LINE LOOP QUICK PUNCH ENTER. To enter the same value for both pre- and post-roll, press OPTION/ALL + ENTER. – or – The AUDITION switch is used with the PRE/POST and IN/OUT switches to play currently selected audio.
AUDITION Functions To audition an edit point, press AUDITION and PRE, IN, OUT or POST. Time Counter Display & Rude Solo Light Playback continues until AUDITION is pressed again or until another transport button is pressed. PRE Plays audio starting at the pre-roll point up to the beginning of the selection. IN Plays audio starting at the beginning of the selection and lasting the length of the post-roll amount. OUT Plays audio starting before the selection end point by the pre-roll amount.
Numeric Keypad LOCATE/NUMERICS CLR = / * 7 8 9 - 4 5 6 + 1 2 3 E N T E R 0 . Setting Pre/Post Roll ◆ You can set pre-/post-roll times by pressing cALT/FINE + PRE or POST, and entering values with the Numeric Keypad. Scrub/Shuttle Wheel REWIND FAST FWD STOP PLAY RECORD The Numeric Keypad is used for storing and recalling memory locations, data entry (such as counter values), and confirming an editing operation.
The start position for Scrubbing is the current selection start point, or current cursor position if there is no selection. To begin scrubbing from the selection end point, press OPTION/ALL + SCRUB. At any time during scrubbing, press the Left or Right Arrow to move to the selection start/end. Normal scrub resolution is dependent on the current zoom level. To get a fixed “fine scrub” resolution regardless of current zoom level, press cALT/FINE while scrubbing.
When Serial Machine is transport master, you can do the following: If “Insertion Follows Scrub/Shuttle” is selected: ■ Press SCRUB and turn the wheel to jog the external machine. ■ Press SCRUB or SHUTTLE and move the wheel to clear the current selection and move the cursor. ■ Press SHUTTLE and turn the wheel to shuttle the external machine. ■ To leave either mode, press SCRUB or SHUTTLE again, or press any other transport switch.
To define a selection using a combination of scrub/shuttle functions: 1 Press SHUTTLE to enter shuttle mode. Keyboard Shortcuts Section 2 Shuttle along the timeline. When you get to roughly the selection in-point, hold down SHIFT/ADD. 3 Continue shuttling down the timeline. When you get to roughly the out-point, release SHIFT/ADD. Your “rough selection” is now defined. 4 Press SCRUB to enter scrub mode. 5 Press the Left Arrow key to move the scrub position to the selection start.
EDIT MODE and EDIT TOOL Switches The EDIT MODE and EDIT TOOL switches access the primary Edit function modes and tools: EDIT MODE Cycles through the four edit modes: Shuffle, Slip, Spot, and Grid. EDIT TOOL Cycles through the main edit tools: Zoom, Trim, Select, Grabber, Smart Tool, Scrub, and Pencil. Smart Tool Press EDIT TOOL + 7 (on the numeric keypad) to select the Smart Tool.
Zoom Switch Quadrant ◆ OPTION/ALL + Right Arrow (or the OUT transport switch): Centers the right side of the on-screen waveform selection in the Edit Window. Marking In/Out ZOOM/SEL The Up and Down Arrows can be used as mark-in and mark-out controls. You can also do this with the HUI “In” and “Out” switches in the AUDITION switch row. This switch group consists of four arrows plus the ZOOM/SEL switch, which allows the switch quadrant to change its function to one of three modes.
2 Hold down the Left Arrow switch and To move the edit selection: move the wheel to adjust the selection inpoint. Up Arrow: Moves the selection to the previous track 3 Hold down the Right Arrow switch and Down Arrow: Moves the selection to the next track move the wheel to adjust the selection outpoint. You can you define on-screen selections for editing, or move your set selection length around the screen.
Navigating On-screen View of Pro Tools The switch quadrant also allows for navigation of the Pro Tools on-screen view. The following switch functions apply to all three switch modes (Navigation mode, Zoom mode, and Selection mode): Bank Swapping and Channel Scrolling BANK CHANNEL To scroll the session view one window at a time: cALT/FINE + Up Arrow: Scrolls the frontmost window upward Bank-swapping and channel-scrolling behavior is mirrored in Pro Tools.
Channel Fader AUTO REC/RDY ALL SEND A SOLO SEND B BYPASS SEND C MUTE CTRL/CLUTCH “Clutch” Mode with Faders To disengage faders from any Mix groups, holding down the CTRL/CLUTCH switch. After releasing the CTRL/CLUTCH switch, the fader obeys group behavior again.
porarily displays a parameter name or value, and then reverts to the channel name. Level display Displays level in dB on the when you press cALT/FINE and move a fader. The channel scribble strip also displays the following information: Numeric PAN position Displays numeric pan value when you press cALT/FINE and move the channel’s V-POT while in pan display mode.
REC/RDY Switch To record-enable selected tracks only: Press OPTION/ALL + SHIFT/ADD + the REC/RDY switch on any of the selected tracks. ■ REC/RDY SOLO and MUTE Switches The REC/RDY (Record Ready) switch enables a track for recording. The REC/RDY switch LED flashes when engaged (Recordready) and remains lit when Pro Tools begins recording (Record). SOLO MUTE MASTER REC/RDY Switch This switch acts as a REC/RDY master for disk tracks. If no channels are record-enabled, this switch enables all tracks.
Pro Tools Solo and Mute Preferences The following Pro Tools preferences are related to solo and mute behavior: Solo Safe Locks out Solo Safe channels from implied mute state when other channels are soloed. Latch Solo Switches Determines whether pressing the SOLO switch on additional channels adds to the current Solo selection (known as additive or latch on soloing), or only one channel may be soloed at a time. This is defined in the Pro Tools Operation Preferences.
Automation modes are abbreviated in the channel LED scribble strip as follows: • Wrt: Auto Write • Tch: Auto Touch • Ltch: Auto Latch • Trim: Auto Trim • Read: Auto Read • Off: Auto Off 2 Press OPTION/ALL + SHIFT/ADD and an Selecting Automation Modes All Channels There are three ways to change automation modes: on individual channels, on multiple channels across several banks, and on all channels. This method changes the automation mode of all channels on all banks.
SUSPEND Switch To bypass Plug-Ins on all channels: Enable the Master BYPASS switch (so its LED is lit), and press OPTION/ALL + the INSERT switch on any channel. ■ SUSPEND The SUSPEND switch in the SELECT/ASSIGN section globally suspends all automation recording and playback. When automation is suspended, the SUSPEND switch LED flashes. ▲ To suspend automation, the Pro Tools trans- ▲ You cannot bypass Hardware I/O inserts from Pro Tools.
INSERT switch LED flashes Some but not all of the Plug-In inserts on the channel are bypassed. V-SEL Switch 3 Do one of the following: To toggle the bypass status on/off for all Plug-In inserts on a channel, press any INSERT switch on that channel. ◆ When only some of the Plug-In inserts on a channel are bypassed, pressing the INSERT switch for the first time turns off bypass on all Plug-In inserts for the channel. Pressing the INSERT switch a second time bypasses all Plug-Ins.
PAN/SEND V-POT Encoder Adjusting Channel Pan To edit pan positions on channels: 1 Press the PAN switch in the SELECT/AS- SIGN section. 2 When the PAN switch is first enabled, a PAN/SEND When used with the switches in the SELECT/ASSIGN section, the PAN/SEND V-POT is used to edit channel pan, send levels and send pan settings (in FLIP mode, explained later in this chapter). For fine adjustments, hold down the cALT/FINE switch while turning a channel V-POT.
STATUS/GROUP Switches PHASE Switch Functionality for the PHASE switch has not been implemented. STATUS/GROUP AUTO GROUP MONITOR CREATE PHASE SUSPEND These switches are used to show and change group status and carry out grouping functions, using the channel scribble strips. AUTO and GROUP Switches MONITOR Switch The MONITOR switch allows you to show monitor assignment on the channel scribble strips. Monitor mode is changed in the Pro Tools Operations menu.
Working with Groups In addition to viewing channel status, you can create, enable, and suspend groups from the switch matrix. To create a group: 1 Select two or more channels by pressing SHIFT/ADD + the SELECT switches on the channels. 2 In the STATUS/GROUP switch matrix, press CREATE. The next available default group name is indicated. 3 Do one of the following: Press ENTER on the HUI Numeric Keypad to accept the default group name and ID.
Working with Sends and Plug-Ins Send and I/O Assignment The routing of Sends and I/Os can be assigned from HUI. Destinations can be assigned on a single channel or a group of channels at once. ▲ Assignments cannot be made when Pro Tools is playing back or recording. If you are in ASSIGN mode and start playback or recording in Pro Tools, the ASSIGN process is cancelled.
About I/O and SampleCell Labels Instead of using the default I/O Label names for your audio inputs, outputs, busses, or SampleCell II cards, you can change them in Pro Tools to 4 character names that work better on the HUI. The I/O labels that you create in Pro Tools are mirrored in the HUI display. You can also save these names as your default labels by clicking the Save As Default button in the Pro Tools I/O Labels dialog.
5 If you have selected an insert assigned to a Plug-In, its first page of parameters is displayed for editing. The INSERT/PARAM switch LED lights, indicating the display is in Parameter mode. Pressing the INSERT/PARAM switch toggles back to the Insert Display mode. 6 To edit additional pages of parameters in Parameter mode, turn the SCROLL encoder pot to go to the next page. The selected Plug-In remains displayed until another insert is selected.
Send Level Editing ▲ Keyboard shortcuts for ALL and ALL SE- There are five SEND switches (labeled A-E), a SHIFT (“flip”) switch and a PAN switch which let you edit channel pan, send level or send pan from the V-POT. The SEND A-E labels can apply to either the five sends or the five inserts, depending on function. The HUI SENDS view mirrors the on-screen sends view. If the current send is a stereo send, the scribble text for the send flashes.
DEFAULT (QuickMode) switch To return a channel strip’s send level or pan to its default setting: 1 Press a SEND (A-E) or PAN switch in the SELECT/ASSIGN section. 2 Press DEFAULT + any channel strip’s DEFAULT This switch returns a channel strip’s faders and V-POTS to their default settings. The default settings for fader position is “0” (or unity) gain; for pan, the default is centered. ▲ The DEFAULT switch obeys grouped behav- ior.
◆ Plug-In parameter pages for editing a Plug-In on that channel (PARAM display mode). Working with Plug-Ins: Using the DSP EDIT/ASSIGN Section The display also shows special modal dialog messages. See “Troubleshooting & Diagnostics” on page 50 for details. Display Brightness ASSIGN SELECT SELECT SELECT SELECT INSERT PARAM The HUI display brightness is adjustable in four levels. To toggle the display between these four brightness levels, hold OPT/ALL and then press INSERT/PARAM.
four encoders represent the controls in a Plug-In interface. Controls are mapped to pages (or logical groups) of controls. Generally, the switches control switched parameters (for example, EQ band in/out controls). The encoders control continuously variable parameters (such as gain), or parameters that contain several discrete choices (such as choosing different reverb algorithms in a reverb Plug-In).
Assigning Plug-Ins and Hardware I/O Inserts ASSIGN Switch ASSIGN The HUI allows you to assign Plug-Ins or Hardware I/O inserts. 4 When a menu choice is reached, you can confirm the assignment in one of two ways: ◆ Press the ASSIGN switch to confirm all of your assignments at once. – or – ◆ Press the SELECT switch beneath the insert in the display to confirm your choice. This confirms the assignment for that insert, and leaves you in ASSIGN mode.
Editing Plug-In Parameters When a Plug-In insert is selected for editing, its first page of control parameters is shown in the HUI display. Individual parameters can then be edited using the switches and V-POTs in the DSP EDIT/ASSIGN section. When the HUI is used to edit Plug-In settings, the associated track name is outlined in red in the Pro Tools Mix window. To edit an assigned Plug-In on a channel: The rotary encoders in the DSP EDIT/ASSIGN section can behave in a velocity-sensitive or fixed manner.
▲ The BYPASS switch in the DSP EDIT/AS- SIGN section functions differently from the Master BYPASS switch in the SELECT/ASSIGN section. See “Master BYPASS Switch” on page 32. SCROLL Encoder Pot and INSERT/PARAM Switch INSERT PARAM Bypass of Individual Inserts in Insert Display Mode If Insert Display mode is enabled, you can bypass a Plug-In by holding down the BYPASS switch (in the DSP EDIT/ASSIGN section), and pressing the SELECT switch directly under the Plug-In insert in the display.
Keyboard Shortcuts Automation F2 F1 F3 AUTO ENABLE F4 AUTO MODE ◆ Press OPTION/ALL + any of the AUTO ENABLE switches to toggle all parameters to the state of that switch. F5 F7 F6 STATUS/GROUP F8/ESC EDIT READ TOUCH AUTO PAN SEND LATCH WRITE MONITOR CREATE CUT COPY PLUG IN SEND MUTE TRIM OFF PHASE SUSPEND PASTE DELETE GROUP CAPTURE Press cALT/FINE + any enabled switch to change the state of the switch that is pressed and set the other five to the opposite state.
▲ Changing automation mode obeys grouped behavior. To temporarily disable grouped behavior, press CTRL/CLUTCH when making the AUTO status change, or suspend groups. TRIM Automation Mode (TDM Systems Only) Enabling Automation: Channel and Send Pan Enabling pan automation from HUI will turn both channel and send pan on if both are currently disabled. If one or both automation parameters are disabled, pressing AUTO/ENABLE PAN switch will enable both.
long as the switch or button for that control is pressed or touched. tion button in the Plug-In Inserts/Sends Editor. For example, if you have just written a series of mute on/off states on a channel in quick succession, the manual method for clearing this automation data would require you to move to the Edit window, choose automation playlist for Mute, select the mute automation data, and delete it. 3 Choose the Plug-In parameters that you want to automate and click Add.
F-Keys (Function Keys) F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 Troubleshooting & Diagnostics F7 F8/ESC Eight Function Key switches (labeled F1F8/ESC) are available. Currently available assignments include: ◆ F1 clears clipped meters and last held peaks simultaneously. ◆ F2 activates/deactivates the Relay (GPO) outputs on the rear panel of HUI. (See the Mackie HUI User’s Guide included with your HUI for information on how to use the Relay outputs.) Relay #1 is activated by pressing the transport PLAY switch.
5 Once the initial startup routine is suc- cessfully completed, HUI will display “Welcome to HUI” in its display. With the comprehensive diagnostics included in your HUI, you can determine definitively whether or not HUI (on its own) is working properly. ◆ Contact Mackie Designs if your problem lies with your HUI hardware. ◆ Contact Digidesign if you have problems with Pro Tools software or MIDI services (such as MIDI interface or OMS connections).
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chapter 3 JL Cooper CS-10 MIDI Controller The JL Cooper CS-10 and CS-102 units are eight-fader controllers. The CS-102 can also accommodate up to seven CS-10x expander modules (each containing eight faders) for a total of 64 faders. Pro Tools supports a maximum of 32 faders using an expanded CS-102/CS-10x configuration. The maximum configuration would be a single CS-102 and three CS-10x units.
◆ When target channel strip mode is enabled, all four LEDs will be lit. This mode allows you to choose which channel strip in a bank is affected when the pan and five sends knobs are moved. The target channel strip is indicated by a red outline around the channel strip name. Vertical Null LEDs The position of the CS-10’s faders may not correspond with Pro Tool’s on-screen fader positions.
Rotary Knob Functions When controlling a TDM configuration, the six rotary knobs on the CS-10 main unit control: ◆ Pan and five Sends – or – ◆ Six Plug-In Controls in the active Plug-In window. When in the top mapping page, the rotary knobs edit pan and five sends. The top page is indicated by the letters “PA” appearing in the two-character LED. ▲ While the CS-10 allows you to edit the vari- ous send levels using the rotary controls, you have no access to Send Mutes.
In addition, the following special modes are supported with modifier keys: ◆ Shift + Play: Half-speed playback ◆ Shift + Rewind: Return-to-Zero ◆ Shift + FF: Go-to-End ◆ Shift + Stop: Aborts recording pass ◆ Control (F6) + F9: Cycles thru master transport mode (Pro Tools, Serial Machine Control, or ADAT) Fast Forward/Rewind Settings If the Audio During Fast Forward/Rewind option is not selected, you can continuously rewind/fast forward by holding down the corresponding switch.
Keyboard Shortcuts ◆ Scrub switch located to the left of the Scrub/Shuttle wheel: toggles Scrub mode on/off ◆ Shuttle switch located to the right of the Scrub/Shuttle wheel: toggles Shuttle mode on/off Press the Transport’s Stop button to exit Scrub or Shuttle mode ◆ Hold down the Command key (F7) to scrub at a fixed fine resolution, regardless of the current zoom settings.
◆ You can freely move between scrub and shuttle modes. The current scrub/shuttle position is retained. ◆ If you enter scrub or shuttle but don’t move the wheel or mouse, you can exit scrub/shuttle without affecting the current selection. To define a selection using a combination of scrub/shuttle functions: 1 Press the Shuttle switch to enter shuttle mode. 2 Shuttle along the timeline. When you get to roughly the selection in-point, hold down the Shift switch. 3 Continue shuttling down the timeline.
chapter 4 Penny & Giles MM-16/DC-16 MIDI Controllers The Penny & Giles MM-16 and DC-16 controllers work with Pro Tools as 16-channel strip controllers. There are separate Personalities for the MM-16 and DC-16. These controllers have unique continuous fader belt controls, and ladder-styled LED displays embedded within each belt to indicate levels at all times. Working with the MM-16 or DC-16 is very similar to working on a touch-sensitive motorized-fader control surface.
MM-16 If you have an MM-16, you may require an updated firmware version from Penny & Giles to ensure that the various LEDs on the front panel light correctly when used with Pro Tools. A few of these LEDs have different MIDI system-exclusive codes from the DC-16, and some LEDs may not turn on/off unless you have installed the updated firmware.
When a belt is moved, its assigned control is identified on the bottom row of the twoline LCD. ▲ When the belts are controlling Send levels, the switches automatically control corresponding Send Mutes regardless of the current switch mode. To cycle through the switch modes: 1 Press the Switch Mode switch (labeled Send on the MM-16). 2 To cycle through the switch modes in re- verse order, hold down the Option switch (5 on the MM-16) and press the Switch Mode switch (Send on the MM-16).
◆ Option-Bank Right: Bank scrolls to the right by a single channel strip ◆ Shift-Bank Left (Left Arrow on MM-16): Zooms in horizontal view (time axis) Shift-Bank Right (Right Arrow on MM-16): Zooms out horizontal view (time axis) ◆ To move through Plug-In control pages: ◆ Control (labeled 8 on MM-16) = Control (Macintosh) or Ctrl (Windows); provides temporary “clutch” for groups ▲ Not all of these modifier keys allow you to perform the same operations as their counterparts on the computer keyboard.
Transport Control of External Devices Keyboard Shortcuts The MM-16/DC-16 can be used to control devices other than Pro Tools, such as the Alesis ADAT® or serial (9-pin) machine control transports (using the MachineControl™ option for Pro Tools). ◆ Scrub (labeled Edit on MM-16): Enables Scrub mode To cycle through available transport master types (Pro Tools, Serial Machine, ADAT), hold down the Control switch (labeled 8 on MM-16) and press the Online switch (labeled STOP on the MM-16).
Creating Selections Using the Scrub/Shuttle Wheel keep the current selection. As you move the wheel, the selection is expanded or trimmed. You can create and modify on-screen selections using the Scrub/Shuttle wheel. If “Insertion Follows Scrub/Shuttle” is not selected: To create selections using the Scrub/Shuttle wheel: ■ Press the Scrub switch (labeled Edit on MM-16) or Shuttle switch (labeled Unit on MM-16) on the MM-16/DC-16.
2 Shuttle along the timeline. When you get to roughly the selection in-point, hold down the Shift switch. 3 Continue shuttling down the timeline. When you get to roughly the out-point, release the Shift key. Your “rough selection” is now defined. 4 Press the Scrub switch (labeled Edit on MM-16) to enter scrub mode.
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chapter 5 Peavey PC-1600 MIDI Controller The Peavey PC-1600 is a fully programmable MIDI controller with 16 channel faders and 16 switches. Although the PC-1600 has a data wheel, it currently can only send out controller values corresponding to one of the 16 faders. Therefore, Scrub and Shuttle functions are not supported on this controller. Preset Modes For your convenience, there are seven, custom preset modes for the PC-1600 to control Pro Tools.
Eight Volume + Eight Send #4 Levels To cycle through the switch modes: Faders #1-8 control volume for the eight tracks in the current bank Press the Change Mode switch (Switch 16) to cycle through the switch modes. Faders #9-16 control Send #4 levels for the eight tracks in the current bank Hold down the Option switch (Switch 9) and press the Change Mode switch (Switch 16) to cycle through the switch modes in reverse order.
Functionality for Switches #9-16 Switches #9-16 have the same functionality for all seven presets: ◆ Switch 9: Option ◆ Switch 10: Shift ◆ Switch 11: Control Switch 16: Cycles through the switch modes (Mute, Solo, Track Record-Arming, Selection, and Memory Location) ◆ When the Edit window is the current active window: ◆ Shift (Switch 10) + Switch 12: Zooms out horizontal view (time axis) ◆ Shift (Switch 10) + Switch 13: Zooms in horizontal view (time axis) ◆ Shift (Switch 10) + Switch 14: Zooms in ve
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appendix a Using Other MIDI Controllers If you do not have any of the currently supported MIDI controllers, you can a use a third-party controller (such as the JL Cooper FaderMaster™) and program its controls to function like a JL Cooper CS-10. This allows you to use any MIDI controller that allows reprogramming of its MIDI protocol. You can then access Pro Tools with that MIDI protocol and adopt the CS-10’s functional personality.
Wheel Data Wheel Data cc Name vv cc Name vv 0Eh F5 switch 00=release, 7Fh=depressed 49h Frequency Range 0 to 7Fh 4Ah Bandwidth Range 0 to 7Fh 0Fh F6 switch 00=release, 7Fh=depressed 4Bh Send 1 Range 0 to 7Fh 10h F7 switch 00=release, 7Fh=depressed 4Ch Send 2 Range 0 to 7Fh 4Dh Pan Range 0 to 7Fh 60h Whee 2s complement /7 bits data 11h F8 switch 00=release, 7Fh=depressed 12h F9 switch 00=release, 7Fh=depressed 13h REW switch 00=release, 7Fh=depressed 14h FF switch
LED Data cc Name vv 11h 10s 7-Segment Digit (see below) 12h Record LED 00=off, 7Fh=on 13h Decimal pt to right 00=off, 7Fh=on of 10s digit 14h Decimal pt to right 00=off, 7Fh=on of 1s digit For the 7-segment LEDs, Bit 0= segment a, Bit 1= segment b, and so on. In each case, a set bit turns the segment on.
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Flip mode on HUI 40 Footswitch HUI 16 Function switches on Cooper 54 on HUI 50 on Peavey 68 Plug-In editing 45 Record Ready mode 29 Record Safe mode 30 Rotary encoders 34, 42, 43, 45 Scribble Strip 27 Select swtich 28 Select/Assign section 36 Solo 29 Solo Safe mode 30 Status switches 35 Suspend switch 30 Suspend swtich 32 Talkback 14 transport 15 troubleshooting 50 using with an OMS sequencer 5 V-SEL switch 33 WINDOW Switches 13 G Global modifier switches 7 Group status 28 Group switches (HUI) 35 Groups o
General Information 6 parameters 5 removing 6 Terminology 1 using other 71 MIDI Machine Control 16, 56 MIDI Monitor Mode (HUI) 51 Modifier switches (HUI) 23 Monitor Status 28 Monitor switch (HUI) 35 Monitoring on HUI 14 Mute Follows Mix Groups preference 30 on HUI 29 Pro Tools preferences 30 N Navigation (HUI) 24 Null Point on Cooper 54 Numeric Keypad on HUI 19 O Open Music System (OMS) 2 Output Destination 28 P Pan automating on HUI 48 controls on HUI 34 position 28 Peavey Function switches 68 Preset Mo
and MachineControl 20 creating selections on Cooper 57 creating selections on HUI 21 creating selections on Penny & Giles 64 on Cooper 56 on HUI 19 on Penny & Giles 63 preferences and Cooper 57 preferences and HUI 21 preferences and Penny & Giles 64 Select switch (HUI) 28 Select/Assign section (HUI) 36 Selection Mode (HUI) 24 Send Destination 28 Sends assigning on HUI 37, 39 editing levels on HUI 40 Flip mode on HUI 40 muting on HUI 40 on Cooper 55 pan on HUI 40 pre/post on HUI 40 Pre/Post-Fader settings on
