Avid Technology Eleven Rack User Manual

User Guide

Version 8.0.1

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Product features, specifications, system requirements, and availability are subject to change without notice.

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Communications and Safety Regulation Information

Eleven Rack

Compliance Statement This model Digidesign Eleven Rack complies with the following standards regulating interference and EMC:

• FCC Part 15 Class B

• EN 55103-1 E1 Class B

• EN 55103-2 E1 Class B

• AS/NZS 3548 Class B

• CISPR 22 Class B

Radio and Television Interference

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

We Digidesign,

2001 Junipero Serra Boulevard, Suite 200

Daly City, CA 94014 USA

tel: 650-731-6300

declare under our sole responsibility that the product

Eleven Rack

complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules.

Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Communication Statement

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or locate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Any modifications to the unit, unless expressly approved by Digidesign, could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

CE Compliance Statement:

Digidesign is authorized to apply the CE (Conformité Europénne) mark on this compliant equipment thereby declaring conformity to EMC Directive 89/336/EEC and Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC.

Safety Statement

This equipment has been tested to comply with USA and Canadian safety certification in accordance with the specifications of UL Standards: UL60065 7th /IEC 60065 7th and Canadian CAN/CSA C22.2 60065:03. Digidesign Inc., has been authorized to apply the appropriate UL & CUL mark on its compliant equipment.

Warning

Important Safety Instructions

1) Read these instructions.

2) Keep these instructions.

3) Heed all warnings.

4) Follow all instructions.

5) Do not use this apparatus near water.

6) Clean only with dry cloth.

7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

8) Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

9) Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

10) Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

11) Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

12) Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.

13) Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

14) The apparatus shall not be exposed to drippings or splashing and no objects filled with liquids (such as vases) shall be placed on the apparatus. Warning! To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or mositure.

15) The apparatus should be connected to a properly-grounded (earthed) receptable.

16) The mains switch is located on the front of the Eleven Rack. It should remain accessible after installation.

Part I Playing Guitar through Eleven Rack

Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Quick Start Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

System Requirements and Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Getting Around This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Conventions Used in This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Chapter 2. Hardware Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Eleven Rack Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Eleven Rack Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Chapter 3. Exploring Rigs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Rig Select Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Rig Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Selecting Rigs Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

What’s In A Rig? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Rig View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Rig Device and Utility Settings in Rig View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Signal Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Control Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Saving Your Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

The Amps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

General Amp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

The Speaker Cabinets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

The Microphones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

The Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

General Effects Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Don’t Forget to Save!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Chapter 4. Eleven Rack Live Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Basic Live Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Using an Amp Onstage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Effects and Foot Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

External Foot Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Display Mode and Visibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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Part II Setting Up and Using Pro Tools With Eleven Rack

Chapter 5. Installing Pro Tools on Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Installation Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Installing Pro Tools LE and Connecting Eleven Rack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Launching Pro Tools LE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Additional Software on the Pro Tools Installer Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Uninstalling Pro Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Chapter 6. Installing Pro Tools On Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Installation Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Installing Pro Tools LE and Connecting Your Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Launching Pro Tools LE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Additional Software on the Pro Tools Installer Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Uninstalling Pro Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Chapter 7. Pro Tools Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Starting Up or Shutting Down Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Configuring Pro Tools LE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Optimizing a Mac System for Pro Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Optimizing a Windows System for Pro Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Chapter 8. Eleven Rack Studio Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Listen to Your Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Analog Audio Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Digital Audio Input and Output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

MIDI Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Using Eleven Rack with a Pro Tools|HD or M-Powered System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Chapter 9. Eleven Rack with Pro Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Pro Tools LE Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

The Eleven Rack Control Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Accessing the Eleven Rack Control Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Rig View Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Master Control Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Recording Guitars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Embedding Rig Settings in Audio Regions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Re-Amping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Controlling Eleven Rack Parameters with MIDI Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

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Part III Reference

Chapter 10. User Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Exploring the User Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

User Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Chapter 11. Controlling Eleven Rack with MIDI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Eleven Rack MIDI CC Controllers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Chapter 12. Hard Drive Configuration and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Avoid Recording to the System Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Supported Drive Formats and Drive Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Formatting an Audio Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Partitioning Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Defragmenting an Audio Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Using Mac Drives on Windows Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Hard Disk Storage Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Chapter 13. Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Backing Up Your Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Common Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Performance Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Before You Call Digidesign Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Chapter 14. Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

About the Pro Tools Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

About www.digidesign.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

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Part I: Playing Guitar through Eleven Rack

Chapter 1: Introduction

To get started playing guitar with Eleven Rack:

Quick Start Instructions

You’ve Got Eleven Rack, You’ve Got Your Guitar. What’s Next?

Eleven Rack is a high-quality audio and MIDI interface, with classic guitar amp and effects processing built right in. This means that Eleven Rack is useful both when recording, and when playing guitar live or in practice.

At home or in the studio, you can plug guitars, microphones, and other instruments into Eleven Rack, and record directly into Pro Tools. You can use the amp and effects modelling capabilities of Eleven Rack to process signals as you record them, or to process previously recorded audio.

1 Connect outputs from Eleven Rack to your

monitors or headphones:

• If you’re connecting to self-powered studio

Eleven Rack Main outputs (back panel)

– or –

• If you’re using a pair of headphones, con-

monitors, a stereo power amp and speakers, or mixer inputs, use the Main outputs.

nect them to the Phones output.

When away from the computer, you can use Eleven Rack as a standalone guitar processor, sending classic guitar tones straight to a venue’s PA system, to a guitar amp, or both. You can also simply plug in a pair of headphones and practice by yourself.

You’re probably excited to start playing with your new Eleven Rack right away, so let’s get started!

Phones output (front panel)

2 Connect your guitar to the Guitar Input on

the front panel of Eleven Rack.

Guitar input (front panel)

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3 Connect the power cable and set the Power

switch to On. The Eleven Rack logo will appear. As Eleven Rack warms up, check your guitar to make sure that its volume is turned up.

4 When the name of the first Rig is displayed,

try playing your guitar. How’s it sound? You may want to adjust the output volume of Eleven Rack by turning the Volume knob on the front panel.

Volume knob (front panel)

5 You can browse through Eleven Rack’s various

preset sounds, called Rigs, by turning the Scroll wheel.

Scroll wheel (front panel)

6 Try adjusting the lit Control Knobs to change

the featured amp or effects settings. You can see what kind of control each knob is assigned to on the display.

System Requirements and Compatibility

To use Eleven Rack with Pro Tools, you need.

• One of the following:

• A qualified Mac or Windows computer (when using Eleven Rack with Pro Tools LE)

– or –

• A qualified Pro Tools|HD ning Pro Tools HD 8.0.1 software or higher (when using Eleven Rack as an external signal processing device)

• DVD drive for Installation disc

• Internet access for registration purposes

Avid can only assure compatibility and provide support for hardware and software it has tested and approved.

For complete system requirements and a list of qualified computers, operating systems, hard drives, and third-party devices, refer to the latest information on the Digidesign website:

www.digidesign.com/compatibility

system run-

7 Try pressing the Effects Bypass buttons, like

Dist, Mod, Delay, and Rev, to toggle the various effects on and off.

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Getting Around This Guide

There are two main ways to use Eleven Rack. In Part 1, we’ll cover using Eleven Rack as a live guitar processor, and in Part 2, we’ll get into how to use Eleven Rack as an audio and MIDI interface, and effects processor with Pro Tools.

Conventions Used in This Guide

Digidesign guides use the following conventions to indicate menu choices and key commands:

Convention Action

Part 1: Eleven Rack for Guitar

You’re looking at it. In Part 1, we take you through the hardware features of Eleven Rack in Chapter 2, “Hardware Overview,” show you how to edit and create your own Rigs in Chapter 3, “Exploring Rigs,” and teach you how to use Eleven Rack as a live guitar processor in Chapter 4, “Eleven Rack Live Setup.”

Part 2: Working With Pro Tools LE

In Part 2, you can learn how to set up and use Eleven Rack as part of a Pro Tools system. We cover installation details in Chapter 5, “Installing Pro Tools on Mac,” and Chapter 6, “Installing Pro Tools On Windows,” setting up your studio in Chapter 8, “Eleven Rack Studio Setup,” and getting the most out of Eleven Rack with Pro Tools in Chapter 9, “Eleven Rack with Pro Tools.”

Part 3: Reference

In Part 3, we get into the technical details behind the scenes. Learn all about Eleven Rack’s User Options in Chapter 10, “User Options,” and how to control Eleven Rack with MIDI in Chapter 11, “Controlling Eleven Rack with MIDI.” Hard drive setup for Pro Tools, general troubleshooting and how to get help with Eleven Rack are covered in Appendixes C, D, and E.

File > Save Choose Save from the File

Control+N Hold down the Control key

and press the N key

Control-click Hold down the Control key

and click the mouse button

Right-click Click with the right mouse

button

The names of Commands, Options, and Settings that appear on-screen are in a different font.

The following symbols are used to highlight important information:

User Tips are helpful hints for getting the most from your Pro Tools system.

Important Notices include information that could affect your data or the performance of your system.

Shortcuts show you useful keyboard or mouse shortcuts.

Cross References point to related sections in this guide and other Digidesign guides.

Chapter 1: Introduction 5

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Chapter 2: Hardware Overview

Scroll

Effects Control

Mic input and controls

Power

switch

Vol ume knob

Edit/Back and Save buttons

SW1 and SW2 buttons

wheel

buttons

Control knobs

Tap Tempo

and Tuner button

Phones

output

Guitar

input

Output

To Am p

1 (L)

Eleven Rack Front Panel

Figure 1. Eleven Rack front panel

The Eleven Rack front panel provides the following:

Power Switch

Use the heavy-duty Power switch to turn Eleven Rack on and off. Eleven Rack will take a few seconds to warm up. When the Rig name appears on the display, you’re ready to rock.

Volume Knob

Turning the Volume knob will simultaneously adjust the output level of the Main outputs and the Headphone outputs.

Edit/Back and Save Buttons

Use the Edit/Back button to enter Rig View, which gives you access to the inner workings of the current Rig (preset). When in Rig View or any other special mode, press Edit/back to step backwards to the previous view. When you’re satisfied with the changes you’ve made, press the Save button to save your settings.

For more information on Rig View, see Chapter 3, “Exploring Rigs.”

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User Options Mode

Hold the Edit/Back button to enter User Options mode, where many settings that change the behavior and configuration of Eleven Rack can be found.

For information on User Options mode, see Chapter 10, “User Options.”

To access the built-in guitar tuner, hold the Tap Tempo/Tuner button down for one second. The display shows the Tuner view.

Tuner view

SW1 and SW2 Buttons

Use the SW1 and SW2 buttons to toggle various switched behaviors and navigate through editing views in Eleven Rack. The part of the display next to the SW1 and SW2 buttons shows the current function of the buttons.

When one of the SW buttons are actively usable in the current screen, they will be lit.

Scroll Wheel

Use the Scroll wheel to browse through Rigs, and navigate through sections in Rig View, along with other miscellaneous scrolling tasks throughout Eleven Rack.

Effects Control Buttons

Use the Effects Control buttons to toggle effects on and off by type. Press and hold any of the effects buttons to access the controls for that effect. Pressing the FX1 and FX2 buttons simultaneously toggles the Wah effect on and off.

Tap Tempo/Tuner Button

Tap the Tap Tempo/Tuner button at quarternote intervals to set the current Rig’s FX tempo. Time-based effects like Delay and Tremolo can be set to synchronize with the new tempo. If you want to save the new tempo setting with the current Rig, press the Save button.

The guitar signal can be muted by pressing SW1. The reference pitch can be adjusted by turning the lit Control knob.

When you’re finished tuning, press any button to return to the previous screen.

Mic Input and Controls

Use the Mic input to record and/or process miclevel signals. Controls for preamp gain, phantom power, and pad are provided.

About Phantom Power

Dynamic microphones (such as a Shure SM57) do not require phantom power, but are not harmed by it. Most condenser microphones (like an AKG C3000) do require phantom power to operate.

Although phantom power is safe for most microphones, it is possible to damage some ribbon mics with it. Always turn off phantom power and wait at least ten seconds before connecting or disconnecting a ribbon microphone.

If you are not sure about the phantom power requirements for your microphone, consult your microphone’s documentation or contact the manufacturer.

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Control Knobs

Output To Amp 1 (L)

Use the Control knobs to access amp and effects controls, as well as other settings throughout Eleven Rack. The controls are pre-assigned, depending on the current mode. The knobs light up in different colors, depending on their state:

Amber The current knob is assigned to an amp, cab, or FX loop parameter.

Green The current knob is assigned to an effects parameter.

Red The current knob is positioned differently than the assigned control’s saved position in the current Rig. You can match the knob position to the saved parameter by turning the knob until it lights Amber or Green again.

When a Control knob isn’t active in the current screen, it is not lit.

Phones Output

The Phones output is a 1/4-inch TRS jack that drives a pair of headphones with the same signal that is being sent out of the Main outputs of Eleven Rack. This can be either the output of the current Rig when using Eleven Rack, or the output of Pro Tools or other applications when using Eleven Rack as an audio interface.

The headphone output level is adjusted in tandem with the Main volume when you turn the Volume knob on the front panel of Eleven Rack or adjust the Main volume from within Pro Tools. If you want the headphone volume to differ from that going to your speakers, you can adjust the Headphone Offset setting in User Options mode.

For more information on Headphone Offset, see“Headphone Volume” on page 94.

The Output To Amp 1 (L) is one of two outputs specifically designed for connecting to the input of a guitar amplifier. Since most amplifier input jacks are located on the amp’s front panel, we put one of these jacks on the front panel of Eleven Rack for easy patching.

The other Output to Amp jack is located on the back of Eleven Rack. It can be used independently of Output 1, or along with it for stereo amplifier configurations. The Output to Amp jacks can output a live guitar signal in real time as you play, or a pre-recorded signal from Pro Tools, for re-amping purposes.

You can select from specific points in the signal chain to feed each Output To Amp jack. This lets you choose the amount of processing you want on the output signal.

Guitar Input with True-Z

The Guitar input is a 1/4” TS, instrument-level input. Designed for electric guitars, the jack also works well with bass and acoustic guitars with pickups, or even vintage electric pianos.

Most recent keyboards have line-level outputs and shou ld be con nected t o the Line inputs on the back panel of Eleven Rack.

Eleven Rack features a special variable-impedance circuit called True-Z, which automatically changes the input impedance of the Eleven Rack guitar input depending on which amp or effects model is first in the signal chain of the current Rig.

True-Z alters the frequency response of your guitar signal by loading your pickups in the same manner as plugging into a real amp or effect. This feature can also be manually controlled and saved as part of a Rig setting.

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Eleven Rack Back Panel

FX Loop

Main output

I/O

Output To

AES/EBU

AC power input

USB

S/PDIF

Exp. Pedal/

MIDI I/O

Line input

digital I/O

port

digital I/O

Footswitch input

Amp 2 (R)

Figure 2 identifies each port on the back panel of the Eleven Rack.

Figure 2. Eleven Rack back panel

The Eleven Rack back panel provides the following:

FX Loop I/O

The FX Loop I/O is a pair of 1/4-inch TRS inputs and outputs, which can be used to insert a mono or stereo external effects processor into the guitar signal. A switch is provided to adjust the signal level to be suitable for either a line-level effects processor (Rack FX) or a guitar-level effects processors (Stompbox FX).

Main Outputs

The Main output section includes a stereo, XLR, line-level analog output pair. Connect these to studio monitors, a power amp, mixer, or PA system.

The Gnd Lift switch is useful for suppressing hum in some situations, but should usually be left switched off unless it is really needed.

Output To Amp 2 (R)

The Output To Amp 2 (R) is one of two outputs specifically designed for connecting to the input of a guitar amplifier or effect. It can be used independently of Output 1 (located on the front panel), or along with it for stereo amplifier configurations.

Digital Inputs and Outputs

AES/EBU

The AES/EBU In and Out ports are balanced three-conductor XLR connectors that can run at up to 24-bit, 96 kHz resolution.

The AES/EBU format is used in many professional digital converters, recorders, and signal processors.

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S/PDIF

MIDI I/O

The S/PDIF In and Out ports are unbalanced two-conductor phono (RCA) connectors that can run at up to 24-bit, 96 kHz resolution.

The Sony/Philips Digital Interface Format (S/PDIF) is used in many professional and consumer CD recorders and DAT recorders. To avoid RF interference, use 75-ohm coaxial cable for S/PDIF transfers and keep the cable length to a maximum of 10 meters.

Eleven Rack can use either AES/EBU or S/PDIF, but not both at once. For information on switching between digital formats, see “Digital Format” on page 58.

AC Power Input

The AC power input accepts a standard IEC power cable (one is included with Eleven Rack). The power supply in Eleven Rack is universal, so wherever you go, all you need is a standard IEC power cable with the correct plug for your region.

The MIDI In and MIDI Out ports are standard 5-pin MIDI ports, each providing 16 channels of MIDI input or output. These ports can interface with a variety of MIDI devices

When Eleven Rack is used as a standalone processor, the MIDI jacks are used to communicate with MIDI foot controllers, sending and receiving program changes and continuous controller data.

Exp Pedal/Ext Footswitch Input

The Exp Pedal/Ext Footswitch input supports an expression pedal or a momentary footswitch (single or dual). You can control sweepable parameters (like Wah, Volume and Multi FX) with an expression pedal, or switchable settings (like Rig switching, amp channel switching, and effects on/off) with a footswitch.

Line Inputs

The Line inputs accept one stereo or two mono line-level analog signals. The Level switch lets you choose between +4 or –10 dBV, for compatibility with professional and consumer gear.

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Chapter 3: Exploring Rigs

Overview

Eleven Rack is a powerful guitar signal processor that delivers the tone of a wide variety of amplifiers, speaker cabinets, microphones, and effects units. The combination of all of this gear and their control settings make up a Rig.

Eleven Rack comes loaded with over 100 Rigs that showcase the range of tones our collection of amps and effects can achieve. The built-in Rigs are a good place to start, but the power of Eleven Rack really comes into play when you create your own.

You can audition, manage, edit and create Rigs right from the front panel of Eleven Rack. When using Eleven Rack with Pro Tools LE, the builtin Eleven Rack Control window offers another convenient way to do this work.

For details on working with Rigs from within Pro Tools, see “The Eleven Rack Control Window” on page 76.

Rig Select Mode

When you turn on Eleven Rack, it’s already in Rig Select mode. In this mode, you can turn the Scroll wheel to select a Rig. Pressing the SW 1 button will cycle the display through these three display modes:

•Default mode

•Simple mode

• Details mode

Default Mode

This mode shows the Rig number and name, and provides a set of amp or effects controls that you can change without entering Rig View.

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Simple Mode

Rig name

Rig Bank

Rig number

This mode shows the Rig number and name in the largest type possible. Perfect for seeing from across a dark stage.

Details Mode

This mode lists the amp, cabinet, and effects models that are used in the current Rig, plus their on/off status.

The 208 Rigs in Eleven Rack are arranged into two sets of 26 banks, each containing four Rigs. Each bank is marked with a letter, from A to Z. For example, the third preset in bank D is referred to as D3. Banks with lowercase letters are factory presets, and those with uppercase letters are the user banks.

User Rigs and Factory Rigs

By default, all 104 user Rigs are copies of the 104 factory Rigs. This gives you a place to start when you set out to make your own Rigs. As you scroll through, notice that when you get past the end of the uppercase (user) Rigs, you’ll then begin to see the lowercase (preset) Rigs.

The user Rigs are yours to edit, change, copy, and mangle as you see fit. The preset Rigs will always stay the same. If you make changes to a preset Rig and want to save it, you can save it as a new User Rig.

Rig Organization

Eleven Rack has storage for 208 Rigs. Half of these are factory presets, and the other half are user-editable Rigs. You can also save and store an unlimited number of your favorite Rigs as plug-in settings files on your computer.

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Selecting Rigs Live

When using Eleven Rack in live performance situations, we recommend using a footswitch accessory or a dedicated MIDI foot controller to switch from Rig to Rig.

For information on using a footswitch accessory, see “External Pedals” on page 93, and see “Eleven Rack MIDI CC Controllers” on page 95 for information on using a MIDI foot controller.

What’s In A Rig?

Figure 3. Eleven Rack Rig devices

Each Rig in Eleven Rack contains the following devices for processing your guitar signal, and each of them has settings you can control:

• Amplifier

• Speaker cabinet and microphone

• Seven simultaneous effects (such as Wah, Distortion, Modulation, and Reverb)

•Volume pedal

• FX Loop

In addition, there are a group of “Utility” settings in each Rig:

• Input, which lets you manipulate the True-Z input impedance circuitry

• Output, which lets you change the Rig volume, To Amp output volume, and switch the Rig output between mono and stereo

• Tempo, which lets you set the Rig tempo

• Pedal, which lets you configure an external footswitch or expression pedal accessory

• Display, which lets you set the device whose controls are displayed in Rig Select view (like Amp, Mod, or FX1)

Rig View

Rig View is a special editing mode you access by pressing the Edit/Back button on the front panel of Eleven Rack. When you’re done editing, press the Edit/Back button again to get back to the main Rig Select mode.

If you make changes you want to save, be sure to use the Save button before switching to a different Rig. For details, see “Saving Your Work” on page 19.

In Rig View, you can access every aspect of the current Rig, from the amp, cabinet, and microphone type, all the way to choosing effects, and changing their order in the signal chain.

Rig View

Once you’ve entered Rig View, you’ll see a selection of icons, each representing a different device or utility setting within the current Rig. Turn the Scroll wheel to select the element you want to access.

As you scroll through the list, certain functions will be assigned to the lit Control Knobs, like choosing the type of amp or effect you want to use.

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Page Indicator

In Eleven Rack’s editing screens, a Page indicator appears on the display if there is more than one page of controls. The Page indicator shows the number of pages, as well as the name of the page you’re viewing. Turn the Scroll wheel to switch between pages.

When playing Eleven Rack through a guitar amp, it is recommended that you bypass the Cab and Mic simulations. Unless the guitar amplifier has a very flat frequency response, its own speakers will affect the tone and make Cab and Mic simulation unneccessary.

Effects

Page indicator, showing page two of four

Rig Device and Utility Settings in Rig View

This section describes the functions of the device and utility settings pages found in Rig View.

If the device or setting you select in Rig View has additional controls, pressing SW1 (labeled CONTROLS) takes you to a special Control page for that device. When you’re finished, press Edit/Back to go back to Rig View.

For more details on working in Control pages, see “Control Pages” on page 19.

Amplifier, Cabinet, and Microphone

AMP

Turn the lit Control knob to select the type of simulated amp you want to use. Press CONTROLS to access additional amp settings.

VOL

Press CONTROLS to access a Control page where you can adjust the position and minimum volume of the Volume pedal, using the lit Control knobs.

WAH

Turn the lit Control knob to select the type of Wah pedal you want to use. Press CONTROLS to access a Control page, where you can adjust the position of the Wah pedal.

DIST

Turn the lit Control knob to select the type of Distortion effect you want to use. Press CON- TROLS to access additional settings for the chosen Distortion effect.

MOD

Turn the lit Control knob to select the type of Modulation effect you want to use. Press CON- TROLS to access additional settings for the chosen Modulation effect.

CAB

Turn the lit Control knobs to select the type of cabinet and microphone you want to use. Press SW1 to bypass the cab and mic simulations. Press SW2 to toggle the microphone position on or off-axis.

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FX1 and FX2

The FX1 and FX2 pages let you choose two additional effects not found in the other categories (such as compressor or graphic EQ) as well as a variety of modulation effects, using the lit Control knob. Press CONTROLS to access additional settings for the chosen effect.

REV

OUTPUT

Turn the lit Control knob to select the type of Reverb effect you want to use. Press CONTROLS to access additional settings for the chosen Reverb effect.

DLY

Turn the lit Control knob to select the type of Delay effect you want to use. Press CONTROLS to access additional settings for the chosen Delay effect.

FX LOOP

Press CONTROLS to access a Control page where you can adjust the gain and blend settings of the FX Loop, using the lit Control knobs.

Effects and the FX Loop can be moved to different locations in the signal chain of the Rig. For that reason, when an effect or the FX Loop is selected in Rig View, SW2 is labeled MOVE. For more details, see “Signal Routing” on page 18.

Utility Settings

INPUT

Turn the lit Control knob to manipulate the True-Z impedance circuitry in Eleven Rack. When set to Auto, the input impedance is determined by the first active effect or amp in the signal chain. You can also choose a specific load value to best match your pickups.

Turn the lit Control knob to set the output level of the Rig (known as the Rig volume). Press CONTROLS to access a Control page, where you can set the volume of the signals feeding the To Amp outputs. Press MONO to toggle between stereo or mono output.

The Rig volume setting is a tonally transparent volume control, intended for making fine adjustments to the relative volume levels of different Rigs.

The To Amp output volume settings let you optimize signal level for the amp(s) or external processors you are sending signal to.

DISPLAY

Turn the lit Control knob to specify what controls are displayed in the Default view of Rig Select mode.

TEMPO

Turn the lit Control knob to set the Rig tempo. Any amp or effects settings that have a control set to sync to a specific subdivision of Rig tempo will lock to this tempo.

Press MIDI to toggle sync of Rig tempo to incoming MIDI clock (from the MIDI input of Eleven Rack) on or off.

Press FINE to toggle fine tempo editing mode on or off. In this mode, turn the Scroll wheel to adjust the Rig tempo in tenths of a BPM, rather than the coarse adjustments that are made with the Control knob. Press FINE again to return to the normal mode.

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PEDAL

Turn the lit Control knob to choose the parameter controlled by an external expression pedal, if attached. The following choices are available:

Wah Lets you control the sweep of the Wah effect.

Volume Pedal Lets you control the sweep of the Volume Pedal effect.

Rig Volume Lets you control the overall Rig volume.

Signal Routing

The position of many of the devices in the signal chain can be changed. The order that effects units are plugged into each other can make a large difference in the sound you get.

Most effects can be moved anywhere before or after the amp and cabinet models. The FX Loop can be moved to one of four places; the beginning of the chain, before the amp and cab, after the amp and cab, or before the final output.

Multi FX Lets you control up to four different amp and/or effects parameters at once. Press FX-Sel for options. There are four pages of options, each one addressing one parameter that is to be controlled.

On each page, set the device you want to control and the parameter you want to sweep. The Toe and Heel settings govern the range of the control that is able to be swept.

If you set the Heel number higher than the Toe number, the control can be swept in reverse.

None No parameter will be affected when the pedal is moved.

For information on how to toggle Eleven Rack between expression pedal and footswitch control, see “External Pedals” on page 93.

To move an effect:

1 Turn the Scroll wheel to select the effect you

want to move.

1 Press SW2 to enter Move mode.

2 Turn the Scroll wheel to move the effect to a

different position in the signal chain.

3 Press SW2 again to keep the change, or SW1 to

cancel the move.

Controls Takes you to a page with additional controls for the selected element. Press Edit/Back to return to Rig View when you’re finished.

Move Lets you move an effect or the FX loop to a different point in the signal chain.

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Control Pages

When there are additional controls available for the device or utility setting you’ve selected, pressing SW1 (labeled CONTROLS) takes you to a special editing screen for that device, called a Control page.

If there is more than one page of controls available for the current device or utility setting, a Page indicator is displayed. Turn the scroll wheel to switch between pages. You can also use the Scroll wheel to scroll quickly through all of the Control pages in the current Rig.

When you’re finished editing, press Edit/Back to go back to Rig View.

Saving Your Work

Control page for Green JRC OD effect

The Control knobs that are assigned to controls in the current device will light amber, if you’re editing Amp, Cab, or FX Loop settings, or green, if you’re editing an effect. The display shows what parameter each knob is assigned to, and each knob’s current setting.

When you turn a knob away from its saved setting, it will light red, to show you that the setting has changed. If you want to return a control to its saved setting, turn the knob until it goes back to amber or green.

SW1 and SW2 are assigned to various functions, like BYPASS, which toggles the current element on and off, and other switched behaviors, like BRIGHT (bright switch) and TREMOLO (tremolo on/off).

Individual effects may be toggled on and off at any time by pressing the corresponding Effects Control button on the front panel of Eleven Rack. The Wah effect can be toggled on and off by pressing FX1 and FX2 simultaneously.

When you’re done editing the current Rig, you may want to save its settings, or save the new settings to a different user Rig without affecting the current Rig.

Keep in mind, if you switch to another Rig before saving your work, the edits you’ve made will be lost.

Save page

To save the new settings to the current Rig:

1 Press the Save button. The display will show

the Save View.

2 Press Save again to save the updated settings

to the current Rig.

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To create a new Rig with the new settings:

1 Press the Save button. The display will show

the Save View.

2 Turn the scroll wheel to select a preset Rig that

you don’t mind overwriting.

3 Choose a name for your new Rig, using the lit

Control knobs and SW switches:

• The first lit knob moves the cursor from left to right.

• The second knob lets you choose an uppercase letter from A-Z.

• The third knob lets you choose an lowercase letter from a-z.

• The fourth knob lets you choose a number or symbol.

• SW1 lets you insert a space.

• SW2 lets you delete an unwanted character.

4 Press Save again to save the new Rig.

The Amps

‘59 Tweed Lux

Based on a classic late-50s tube combo amp with a single 12-inch speaker and a pair of 6V6 tubes delivering 15 watts, the ‘59 Tweed Lux model is the picture of vintage simplicity. With just a simple treble-cutting tone control, the Tweed Lux delivers crunchy clean sounds when used with single-coil pickups, and fat leads when driven with humbucking pickups.

The inputs on this model are “jumped” so you can feed both the Instrument and Mic inputs in parallel.

’59 Tweed Bass

This section takes you through all of the emulated amplifiers available in Eleven Rack, and touches on any special features and controls each amp offers.

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Based on a late-50s low-wattage tube bass combo amp, the ‘59 Tweed Bass model has a tight bass response and a warm, twang-friendly high-end. Along with controls for Bass, Middle (midrange), and Treble, a negative feedback Presence control also allows for more tweaking of the high-end frequencies.

Just like the Tweed Lux, the Tweed Bass is also “jumped” so you can feed both the Bright and Normal inputs in parallel.

’64 Black Panel Lux Vibrato and Normal

The amp we based the ‘64 Black Panel Lux Vibrato and Normal models on is regarded by some as the ultimate small club amp. A 60s tube combo with a single 12-inch ceramic-magnet speaker and a pair of 6V6s putting out just over 20 watts, this amp has long been a standard in the studio as well as onstage.

At low volumes its crisp, clean high-end has been favored by country rockers, but push the amp past 7 with a humbucking pickup, and you’ve got an amazingly dynamic lead tone. For Eleven, we’ve modeled both channels of this classic blackface-era amp.

The Lux Vibrato model has two gain stages and the tremolo effect is toggled using SW2. Lux Normal has a single gain stage and tremolo is always on, unless the Intensity control is rolled all the way off.

’66 AC Hi Boost

Originally released in 1958, the British amp we based our ‘66 AC Hi Boost model upon went through a few design changes that would eventually define the sound of British pop/rock in the ‘60s.

First available as a modification mounted in the back of the amp, the “Top Boost” circuit added an extra tube and controls for Treble and Bass. It became so popular that it eventually became a part of the standard componentry of the amp.

The glassy high-end and chime of the AC Hi Boost lends a classic propulsion to rhythm guitar parts, and at higher gain settings, singing lead tones are a snap to achieve.

For our model, we’ve “jumped” the Normal and Brilliant channels. The Cut (presence) control is active on both channels. However, just like the original, the Treble and Bass controls are only part of the Brilliant channel, and have no effect on the Normal channel.

Go to the second Control page and press SW2 to toggle the tremolo on and off.

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’67 Black Panel Duo

’69 Plexiglas

Without a doubt, the blackface-era amp we based our ‘67 Black Panel Duo model upon is considered one of the greatest combo amps ever made. With two 12-inch ceramic-magnet speakers and a quartet of 6L6 tubes pushing 80 watts, no concert stage has been complete without one since it was introduced in the late 60s.

One of the main reasons for the amp’s popularity is that it can maintain classic vintage clean sounds even at high volume levels. Another special Black Duo feature is the inclusion of a Bright switch.

For our model, just like the original, as you turn the Volume knob up, the Bright switch has less of an effect. Dial the Volume knob around 3 or 4 with the Bright switch on, and you’ll get that ultra-clean snap that it’s famous for.

On the first Control page, SW2 is set to toggle the Bright switch on and off. On the second page, SW2 toggles vibrato on and off.

Based on one of the most highly sought-after high-volume amplifiers of the late 1960s, our ‘69 Plexiglas model delivers no-nonsense British crunch. The original amp's dual 4x12 cabinets and 100-watt head offered unprecedented volume and power for the time, helping to usher in the era of the Guitar God.

For our model, we’ve based it on the legendary 100-watt 1968/69 version. We’ve also “jumped” both channels, for further gain.

’82 Lead 800

Based on the early-80s descendent of the amp we based our Plexiglas model upon, the ‘82 Lead 800 adds a higher-gain cascaded preamp design and a master volume control. Unlike the highvolume heads of the 60s, which needed to be on 10 to achieve an overdrive sound, this amp could conjure up real distortion at any volume level, and that made it very popular in the burgeoning 80s heavy metal scene.

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’85 M-2 Lead

which leads to a rounder, thicker sound. The Bright switch circuit has progressively less effect as the gain is raised, and no effect when the preamp is set to 10.

Toggle the Bright switch on and off with the SW2 button.

Based on a classic mid-80s high-end tube combo amp, the ‘85 M-2 Lead model delivers hotrodded overdrive and searing solo tones. With a full complement of tone controls and independent input volume, overdrive and master volume controls, the gain structure can be tweaked to your heart's content.

The M-2 Lead emulation is based on the lead channel with the fat, bright, and gain boost options on.

‘89 SL100 Drive, Crunch, and Clean

Our ‘89 SL100 model is based on a late-80s highgain 100-watt tube head, which was popular for its singing sustain and clear articulation. The Bright switch on the Clean and Crunch models boosts the high-end for lead lines and cutting tones.

For the Drive model, we simulated a bright switch modification that was popular for this amp. Set to Normal, the amp is stock. With Bright engaged, the treble boost that would normally happen at lower gain settings is removed,

’92 Treadplate Modern and Vintage

Released in 1989, the amp that inspired our ‘92 Treadplate Modern and Vintage models seemed cooler than a high-performance racecar. With more tone-tweaking options and distortion than any amp before it, the amp became the industry standard for players looking to achieve a massive sound.

With the ability to run on either 6L6 or EL34 tubes, this amp offered a choice between either tube or silicon diode rectifier circuits. On top of that, an AC power selection switch offered a Bold or a Spongy option, which would drop the voltage like a Variac for a more “brown” sound.

For our Treadplate, we modeled two different channels and selected the appropriate rectifier and AC power switch setting. For Treadplate M (for Modern), we set it on the Red channel using 6L6s, a silicon rectifier, and the Bold power setting for a tight, aggressive tone. For Treadplate V (for Vintage), we modeled the orange channel with 6L6s, a tube rectifier, and the spongy power setting for a more fluid lead tone.

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DC Modern Overdrive and DC Vintage Crunch

Rather than base these two models on any two specific amps, we blended the characteristics and features of many of our favorite amps to create a couple of absolute monsters.

The Modern model augments a modified highgain British amp flavor with a Bright switch and classic American-style Tremolo. The Vintage model combines tonal attributes of 50s and 60sera American tube amps, with added gain potential and a Bright switch.

On the first Control page, SW2 is set to toggle the Bright switch on and off. On the second page, SW2 toggles vibrato on and off.

When you view the Amp controls, a Page indicator is displayed to show you which page of controls you’re viewing. Turn the Scroll wheel to switch pages.

Amp Control page

Tremolo Controls

Some amps, like the ‘64 Black Panel Lux Vibrato, ‘66 AC Hi Boost , and DC Modern Overdrive, feature authentic Tremolo circuits. Here’s what those controls do:

Digidesign Eleven Rack is not affiliated with, sponsored, or endorsed by the makers of the amplifiers that are emulated in this product.

General Amp Controls

The Amp controls can be accessed in the Default view of Rig Select mode, or by selecting the AMP device in Rig View and pressing CONTROLS. There are two pages of controls for every amp. These controls are configured and named to closely match the amps we modeled for Eleven Rack.

Speed Lets you set the speed of the Tremolo effect’s amplitude modulation.

Sync When set to a rhythmic value, the SYNC control sets the Tremolo’s speed to cycle at the selected rhythmic interval, in sync with the Rig tempo. When set to “OFF”, the speed is not synchronized and can be manually set with the SPEED control.

Depth Sets the amount of amplitude modulation.

When using Eleven Rack with Pro Tools, you can choose to sync tremolo and other effects to either the Rig tempo or the tempo of the Pro Tools session. For more details, see “Rig Tempo” on page 79.

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Noise Gate Controls

Each of the amps in Eleven Rack has a Noise Gate, which can be used to suppress noise coming from the instrument before the signal reaches the amp model. Noise can be especially problematic when boosted heavily at high-gain settings. Its controls are:

Noise Gate Lets you set the threshold of the Noise Gate. Adjust this control until you find a good balance between effective gating and cutting off the signal prematurely on sustained notes.

Rel Sets the release time for the envelope that runs the Noise Gate. A longer release time can sound more natural, while a shorter release can help to rein in a really noisy signal.

The Noise Gate remains usable even when the amp model has been bypassed.

Amp Output

The amp models in Eleven Rack are so faithful to the classics they’re based on that the output level can increase significantly as the preamp, volume or master controls are cranked. Also, from one amp the next, output levels will vary depending on their design.

The OUTPUT control lets you compensate for those differences with no coloration added to the tone you’re getting.

The amp output volume can also be accessed in Rig View, by selecting AMP and manipulating the Amp Out Vol Control knob.

Bypass

The Bypass control toggles the amp simulation on and off, leaving any effects in the Rig unchanged.

The Speaker Cabinets

This section describes all of the emulated speaker cabinets available in Eleven Rack.

The Cab page in Rig View

1x12 Black Lux

This cab model is based on the original speaker and cabinet that match the Lux Vibrato and Lux Normal amp models. With a single 12-inch ceramic speaker in an open back cabinet, it offers a bright, warm, dynamic sound.

1x12 Tweed Lux

This cab model is based on the original speaker and cabinet that match the Tweed Lux amp model. With a single 12-inch alnico speaker in an open-back cabinet, it offers mellow, sweet warm tones with a hint of vintage grit.

2x12 AC Blue

This cab model is based on the original speakers and cabinet that match the AC Hi Boost amp model. With two British ceramic 12-inch speakers in an open-back cabinet, it offers chimey, mid-focused tones.

2x12 Black Duo

This cab model is based on the original speakers and cabinet that match the Black Duo amp model. With two ceramic 12-inch speakers in an open-back cabinet, it offers bright, full-range tones.

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4x10 Tweed Bass

Dyn 409

This cab model is based on the original speakers and cabinet that match the Tweed Bass amp model. With four alnico 10-inch speakers in an open-back cabinet, it offers warm, bright, tones with tight bass.

4x12 Classic 30

This cab model is based on a classic 1960s 4x12 British closed-back cabinet. The classic 30 watt speakers we modeled for this unit give it a wide frequency response and major power.

4x12 Green 25Watt

This cab model is based on a classic 1960s 4x12 British closed-back cabinet. The vintage 25 watt speakers we modeled for this unit give it a smooth, thick tone, perfect for soulful leads.

The Microphones

This section describes all of the emulated microphones available in Eleven Rack.

Dyn 7

Based on a large-diaphragm American dynamic microphone, the Dyn 7 model has a smooth, powerful tone quality.

Based on a midsize-diaphragm German dynamic mic, the Dyn 409 offers a detailed midrange and a focused, tight pickup pattern.

Dyn 421

Based on a large-diaphragm German dynamic mic, the Dyn 421 model offers deep bass, solid mids, and smooth treble.

Cond 67

Based on a classic German tube condenser mic, the Cond 67 model offers a warm, crisp sound.

Cond 87

Based on a solid-state German condenser mic, the Cond 87 model lacks the fuzzy tube warmth of Cond 67, but retains a high level of treble detail and nuanced midrange.

Ribbon 121

Based on a modern ribbon microphone, the Ribbon 121 model offers rounded, sweet highs and mids, and solid, deep lows.

Digidesign Eleven Rack is not affiliated with, sponsored, or endorsed by the makers of the speaker cabinets or microphones that are emulated in this product.

Dyn 57

Based on a midsize-diaphragm American dynamic mic, the Dyn 57 model has a classic aggressive tone with a bright edge and pronounced mids.

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The Effects

This section takes you through the effects available in Eleven Rack.

Wah Effects

Black Wah

Volume Pedal

The Volume Pedal is a sweepable volume control. You can use it to fade notes or chords in and out, or to vary the volume of your signal in real time, for timbral or rhythmic effects.

The Volume Pedal is most useful when controlled with an expression pedal or MIDI foot controller.

For more information about using an expression pedal or MIDI foot controller, see “External Foot Controllers” on page 38.

Black Wah is a standard wah pedal effect, offering a sweepable resonant filter that lets you add animation and special timbral effects to the guitar signal.

Like the Volume Pedal, wah effects like Black Wah are particularly useful when controlled with an expression pedal or MIDI foot controller.

Shine Wah

Shine Wah works and sounds similar to Black Wah, but with a vintage-style filter circuit and sweep response.

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Distortion Effects

Tri-Knob Fuzz

The pedal that inspired Tri-Knob Fuzz was a transistor-based unit, originally popular with lead guitarists searching for ever-higher gain in the 70s. It shone again in the 90s grunge rock scene, probably pushed further into woolly grind than its makers would have ever anticipated.

Vol ume Sets the overall output volume of the effect.

Sustain Sets the gain of the fuzz circuit.

Tone Changes the tonal balance of the effect,

from deep and full of sub-bass to high and shrill.

Green JRC Overdrive

Green JRC Overdrive was inspired by a low-gain 70s overdrive pedal, loved by blues and bluesrock players the world over for its sweet, singing sting. I t can be used to simply drive an amp’s input section into gentle clipping, or supply some dirty glow of its own.

Modulation Effects

Flanger

BlackOp Distortion

Inspired by an 80s-era op-amp-based distortion pedal, BlackOp Distortion offers massive crunch and power. Its hard-clipping drive can squeeze aggressive rhythm and lead tones out of softsounding vintage amps, and create surprisingly hard-edged tones when paired with more modern amps.

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Originating from the act of pressing on the flanges of tape reels, and becoming even more popular with the advent of analog pedals, the Flanger effect can be coaxed into bell-like resonant sweeps, or add a silky, shimmering sheen. This effect works well when positioned before or after the amplifier in the signal chain.

Pre-Dl Sets the amount of pre-delay, which changes the phase relationship between the dry signal and the delayed signal, with timbral results.

Depth Sets the amount of delay. The higher the setting, the more “jet-engine” artifacts will be introduced.

Fdback Sets the amount of signal fed back into the modulated delay. Higher settings introduce more ringing, whistling artifacts.

Chorus/Vibrato Toggles the effect between Chorus and Vibrato.

When set to CHORUS, the Rate and Depth controls are inactive. Likewise, when set to VIBRATO, the Chorus control will not function.

C1 Chorus/Vibrato

Based on a heavyweight late-70s analog chorus/vibrato pedal, CI Chorus/Vibrato offers warm, liquid modulation effects. In Chorus mode, the signal is routed through a modulated short delay, which is mixed with the dry signal, creating a washy, doubled sound.

In Vibrato mode, the dry signal is absent and there is more control over the depth of pitch modulation, allowing for everything from an understated “wobble” to wacky, synth-like pitch modulation.

Chorus Sets the intensity and speed of the Chorus effect, only when the Chorus/Vibrato switch is set to Chorus.

U Phaser

The psychedelic-era phaser that inspired our U Phaser effect was traditionally paired with an expression pedal that could be used to vary the rate of pitch modulation over time. Like the C1, you can choose to run it as a Chorus, with the modulated and dry signals mixed together, or in Vibrato mode, which leaves the pitch-modulated signal alone, with rippling, disorienting effects.

Chorus/Vibrato Toggles the dry signal on (Chorus) and off (Vibrato).

Depth Sets the depth of the Vibrato effect, only when the Chorus/Vibrato switch is set to Vibrato.

Rate Controls the Vibrato rate, only when the Chorus/Vibrato switch is set to on.

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Orange Phaser

Based on a more basic analog phaser, Orange Phaser offers a more subtle, warm phasing effect.

Speed Controls the Phaser effect’s rate of modulation.

Sync Synchronizes the modulation rate to the Rig tempo by a specific rhythmic subdivision.

Reverb Effects

Blackpanel Spring Reverb

Blackpanel Spring Reverb was inspired by a classic outboard tube-driven spring reverb. It can add a surfy twang and dark, warm ambience to your signal.

Mix Controls the blend between dry and reverbed signal.

Roto Speaker

Inspired by the rotating speaker cabinets that made classic tonewheel organs roar, Roto Speaker offers added motion and vintage grit.

Speed Sets the speed of the rotating speaker effect, in three increments, Slow, Fast, and Brake (stopped).

Balance Sets the blend between the upper and lower rotors of the rotating speaker.

Type Chooses between various types of rotary speakers.

Decay Controls the length of the reverb’s decay.

Tone Applies a high-cut EQ, making the reverb

tone darker.

Eleven SR

A smooth, clean digital reverb, Eleven SR is based on the popular Reverb One Pro Tools plug-in from Digidesign.

Pre-Dly Sets the amount of pre-delay, which changes the time relationship between the dry signal and the reverbed signal. As this setting is turned higher, the apparent size of the synthesized reverb “room” grows larger.

Type Selects from a variety of different reverb types.

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Delay Effects

Tape Ec ho

Inspired by the ultimate vintage solid state tape echo unit, Tape Echo supplies supple, crunchy echoes, and can, with a flick of the wrist, can be pushed into swells of wild self-oscillation, each repeat more murky, dusty, and gritty than the next. A classic.

Rec Lev Controls the signal level running to the tape circuitry. Higher settings create a more distorted tone color.

Head Simulates the alignment (or misalignment) of the tape head with the tape, which affects the tone of the delay.

BBD Delay

When “bucket brigade” analog delays arrived in the mid-70s, their relatively small size and solidstate reliability made them a godsend to tape loop-addled guitarists. It went on to become a classic of its own, with a smooth, round delay sound and a Chorus-Vibrato mode that let it double as a modulation effect.

Input Sets the input level to the delay effect. Cranked up, it can push the signal into useful distortion.

Mod Switches the modulation effect between Vibrato (only the delayed signal is passed) and Chorus (both the dry and delayed signal are passed.)

Wow Controls the amount of wow and flutter in the tape mechanism. Lower settings minimize fluctuations of pitch and tone color, and higher settings accentuate it.

Hiss For some serious authenticity in your tape echo tone, this switch Toggles modeled analog tape hiss in or out of the signal. With high feedback settings, the tape hiss can push the echo into self-oscillating mayhem.

Depth Controls the level of modulation of the delayed signal.

Noise Toggles modeled analog hiss in or out of the signal.

When Hiss or Noise is turned on in one of the delay effects and the feedback level is sufficiently high, the delay will self-oscillate and make noise, even when bypassed. If this occurs, turn down the feedback control.

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EQ & Compressor Effects

Graphic EQ

Useful for simple frequency sculpting, a good Graphic EQ can find a place in almost any pedalboard. Graphic EQ can wring a variety of tones out of other pedals, such as when placed before Distortion effects. The EQ can also be used as a signal booster when positioned in front of amps.

Gray Comp

General Effects Controls

Sync

The time-based effects in Eleven Rack (such as Chorus, Delay and Flanger) can be set to synchronize with Rig or Session tempo. When the Sync control on these effects is set to a rhythmic subdivision of the incoming tempo, the effect will lock to it. When Sync is set to Off, the Rate or Delay control on the effect will take over, and the rate of modulation or delay can be set by hand.

Delay+ & Fine

These two controls are included in both delay effects. Delay+ quadruples the available delay time, for when longer echoes are needed. Fine switches the delay’s Rate control into a fine-adjust mode, where the delay time can be set by the millisecond with the Scroll wheel. Press Fine again to return to normal mode.

Inspired by a well-loved solid-state 70s compresso r ped al, Gray Com p can add singing sustain to leads or lend power and girth to chunky rhythm guitar parts.

Sustain Sets the threshold, and thus, the amount of compression, in the Compressor effect.

Level Sets the overall output volume of the effect.

Digidesign Eleven Rack is not affiliated with, sponsored, or endorsed by the makers of the effects that are emulated by this product.

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Don’t Forget to Save!

Remember, when you’ve got things tweaked just right, make sure to save your settings. If you switch to a different Rig before saving, you’ll lose your changes. To simply save the current state of the Rig you’re working on to the same Rig memory location, press the Save button, then press it again.

See “Saving Your Work” on page 19 for more details.

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MIDI Foot Controller

Footswitch or

Expression Pedal

Effects

PA Mixer

In live performance or practice, Eleven Rack can be used as a standalone guitar preamp and processor, connected to an amplifier and/or direct to a PA system. This chapter will describe how to make the necessary connections.

Figure 4. Eleven Rack Live Setup

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Basic Live Setup

PA Mixer

Figure 5. Eleven Rack connected directly to the PA mixer

Plugging in Your Guitar

Connect your guitar to the Guitar input on the front of Eleven Rack with a 1/4” TS cable.

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Connecting Eleven Rack to a PA System

The simplest way to play live with Eleven Rack is to connect it directly to the PA mixer using the Main XLR outputs. When doing so, it is recommended to tell the person running the PA system that you are providing a line-level signal, rather than a mic-level signal, so that they can correctly set the input on the console.

If a buzz or hum occurs, try toggling the Gnd Lift switch.

Using an Amp Onstage

PA Mixer

Figure 6. Eleven Rack connected to the PA mixer and an onstage amplifier

In some cases, having an amplifier onstage can be handy for monitoring or tone reasons. Eleven Rack makes it easy to feed your signal to both a PA mixer and an amp.

Connecting Eleven Rack to a Guitar Amplifier

The Output To Amp outputs on Eleven Rack can be connected to one or more guitar amplifiers using standard 1/4” TS cables.

• If using a single, mono amplifier, use the Output To Amp 1 (L) output.

• If using two amplifiers, or an amp with stereo inputs, connect each Output To Amp output to a separate amp or channel input.

Sending the Correct Signal

Eleven Rack lets you choose the point in the signal path that feeds each Output To Amp jack. If you’re using an amplifier with a distinct tone of its own, you may want to send it a signal with little processing (for example, only the effects) so the sound of the amp can ring through clearly.

If you prefer to use the amp simulations in Eleven Rack to set your tone, you will want to send the signal just after the amp simulation, but before the cabinet simulation, to your amplifier.

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To set the type of signal to send to the amp:

1 Press and hold the Edit/Back button to show

the User Options mode.

2 Scroll to Outputs To Amp with the Scroll wheel.

3 Press SW1 to enter the Outputs To Amp

screen.

4 Choose the output you plan to use to feed the

amp, with the Scroll wheel.

5 Set the Signal control to one of the following,

using the first lit Control knob:

• Rig Input (no processing)

• Amp Input (pre-amp effects only)

• Amp Output (effects and amp simulation)

6 Press Edit/Back twice to leave User Options

mode.

The signal level running to each Output To Amp output can be set on a per-rig basis in the Output section in Rig View or in the Eleven Rack Control window. For more details, see “OUTPUT” on page 17, or “Output to Amp Selectors” on page 80.

Because Eleven Rack simulates various preamps and tone circuits, you may want to bypass your amp’s preamp and tone circuitry by plugging into the amplifier’s effects return jack(s), if available, rather than the standard input(s). If your amp does not have an effects loop, try setting the amp controls for maximum transparency (EQ flat, gain stages set to clean.)

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Effects and Foot Controllers

Figure 7. Effects and foot controller connections

Connecting Effects

Use the FX loop jacks to connect stomp boxes, rack effects or other external processors to the live guitar signal. These can be either rack or stompbox effects, or a combination thereof, in mono or stereo. The FX Loop accepts 1/4” plugs.

To connect external effects to Eleven Rack:

1 Connect the FX Loop Send output on Eleven

Rack to the input of your first (or only) effects unit. If the unit is mono, use the Left/Mono output. If the unit is stereo, use both outputs.

2 Connect the output of the final (or only) ef-

fects unit to the FX Loop Return input on Eleven Rack. If the unit is mono, use the Left/Mono input. If the unit is stereo, use both inputs.

If using a combination of mono and stereo effects, it is usually best to put the mono effects units first in the chain, with the final mono unit connected to the mono input on the first stereo unit.

3 If using a line-level rack effect, toggle the Rack

FX/Stompbox FX switch to the Rack FX position. If using a guitar-level stompbox effect, toggle the switch to the Stompbox FX position.

If using a combination of guitar-level (stompbox) and line-level (rack) effects, it may be preferable to put the guitar-level unit(s) first in the chain. If your line-level unit(s) have guitar-level outputs available, the order is not important. See your effects unit(s) documentation for more details.

The User Options and Rig View modes in Eleven Rack contain a variety of settings that control the behavior of the FX loop. For more information, see “The Amps” on page 20 and “FX Loop” on page 93.

External Foot Controllers

Eleven Rack has a 1/4” TRS input that can accept input from an expression pedal or a single or dual momentary footswitch.

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Expression Pedal

MIDI Foot Controller

An expression pedal can be used to control continuously variable parameters within Eleven Rack, such as volume or wah position.

In addition to commonly-used expression pedals, a standard volume pedal with a “Y” adapter cable (two 1/4-inch TS plugs to one 1/4-inch TRS plug) can be used, though keep in mind that the taper of the potentiometer in a volume pedal is exponential, rather than linear as in an expression pedal.

Momentary Footswitch

(Single or Dual)

Most single or dual momentary footswitches can be used to toggle various switched functions within Eleven Rack, such as effects on/off and cycling through rigs.

Choose a momentary footswitch with a 1/4-inch TS (single switch) or 1/4-inch TRS (dual switch) connection.

For more information on the use of pedals and footswitches with Eleven Rack, “External Pedals” on page 93.

You can connect a MIDI foot controller to the MIDI input on Eleven Rack, providing control over a larger range of simultaneous parameters.

For details on Eleven Rack controls you can control with a MIDI foot controller, see “Eleven Rack MIDI CC Controllers” on page 95.

Display Mode and Visibility

When playing live, you may find it easier to keep track of what Rig is selected by switching the display to Simple mode.

For information on switching display modes, “Rig Select Mode” on page 13.

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Part II: Setting Up and Using Pro Tools With Eleven Rack

Chapter 5: Installing Pro Tools on Mac

This chapter contains information for Mac systems only. If you are installing Pro Tools on a Windows computer, see Chapter 6, “Installing Pro Tools On Windows.”

If you’re installing or upgrading Pro Tools HD to work with Eleven Rack, please refer to the Setup Guide for your system.

Before installing this version of Pro Tools, refer to the Read Me information included on the Pro Tools Installer disc.

Installation Overview

Installation of the Eleven Rack on a Mac includes the following steps:

Installing Pro Tools LE and Connecting Eleven Rack

Before connecting your Eleven Rack to the computer, you need to install Pro Tools LE software.

Do not start this procedure with your Eleven Rack connected to your computer.

To install Pro Tools LE on Mac OS X:

1 Make sure you are logged in as an Administra-

tor for the account where you want to install Pro Tools.

For details on Administrator privileges in Mac OS X, see your Apple OS X documentation.

1 “Installing Pro Tools LE and Connecting

Eleven Rack” on page 41.

2 “Launching Pro Tools LE” on page 43.

3 Configuring your system for improved perfor-

mance (see Chapter 7, “Pro Tools Configuration”).

4 Making audio connections to the Eleven Rack

(see Chapter 8, “Eleven Rack Studio Setup”).

The Pro Tools Installer disc includes additional software for your system. For more information, see “Additional Software on the Pro Tools Installer Disc” on page 43.

2 Insert the Pro Tools LE Installer disc in your

DVD drive.

3 On the Installer disc, locate and double-click

Install Pro Tools LE.mpkg.

Install Pro Tools LE.mpkg icon

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4 Follow the on-screen instructions to proceed

with installation.

5 Click Continue each time you are prompted.

6 At the Installation Type page, do one of the

following:

• To install all Pro Tools application files and free plug-in suites (and associated content), leave the default Installation options selected and click Continue.

– or –

• Select (or deselect) a custom configuration of Installation options (see “Installation Options” on page 42) and click Continue.

7 Click Install.

8 If prompted, enter your Administrator pass-

word and click OK to authenticate the installation.

9 Follow the remaining on-screen instructions.

10 When installation is complete, click Restart.

11 After the computer has started, connect the

small end of the included USB cable to the USB port on Eleven Rack and connect the other end to any available USB port on your computer.

Eleven Rack may not function properly if connected to a USB hub. If you need to use a hub for other USB peripherals, connect the hub to a separate USB port; Eleven Rack must be connected to a dedicated port on the computer in order to function properly.

Installation Options

Pro Tools LE Options

To install a subset of Pro Tools software and plug-ins (and associated content), click the reveal triangle for the Pro Tools LE option in the installer, and deselect any of the following options that you do not want installed.

Application Files (Required for Pro Tools) Installs the Pro Tools application and supporting library files needed to run Pro Tools. This option also installs the Digidesign CoreAudio Driver. This option must be selected to install Pro Tools.

DigiRack Plug-Ins Installs free plug-ins including DigiRack plug-ins, free Bomb Factory plug-ins, TL Utilities, and Digidesign D-Fi and Maxim plug-ins.

Pro Tools Creative Collection Installs a set of free RTAS effects plug-ins and virtual instrument plug-ins (including over 4 GB of associated sample content). For more information, see the Cre- ative Collection Plug-ins Guide.

Additional Options

The Pro Tools installer provides the following additional options to install along with Pro Tools software and plug-ins.

Digidesign CoreAudio Driver This option installs the Digidesign CoreAudio Driver, which lets you use qualified audio interfaces with third-party applications that support the CoreAudio Driver standard.

Avid Video Engine This option lets you integrate

Avid

video peripherals (such as the Avid Mojo®

with your Pro Tools system).

MIDI I/O Driver The MIDI I/O

™

Driver is required if you are using the Digidesign MIDI I/O interface.

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Launching Pro Tools LE

When launching Pro Tools LE the first time, you are prompted to enter an authorization code to validate your software. The code begins with the letters “DIGI”.

To authorize Pro Tools LE software:

1 Make sure Eleven Rack is connected to your

computer.

2 Click the Pro Tools LE icon in the Dock (or

double-click the application icon in the Pro Tools folder inside the Digidesign folder).

3 Enter the authorization code in the dialog

(making sure to type it exactly as printed, and observing any spaces and capitalization), then click Validate. (Your authorization code is located on a sticker on the Pro Tools LE DVD wallet.)

4 Use the Quick Start dialog to do one of

the following:

• Create a new session from template.

• Create a new blank session.

• Open any other session on your system.

Additional Software on the Pro Tools Installer Disc

The Pro Tools LE Installer disc provides additional software for your system, including audio drivers (for playing other audio applications through your Digidesign hardware) and a Pro Tools demo session.

Check your Pro Tools Installer disc for additional software and installers.

Third-Party Applications and Plug-ins

Your Pro Tools package also includes several free applications and plug-ins from selected Digidesign Third Party developers. Once you've completed your Pro Tools installation, you can install these separately. Go to the Additional Files/3rd Party Content folder on the Pro Tools LE Installer disc.

Eleven Rack CoreAudio Driver

The Eleven Rack CoreAudio Driver is a multi-client, multichannel sound driver that allows CoreAudio compatible applications to record and play back through Digidesign hardware.

Quick Start dialog

For more information on the Quick Start dialog and session templates, see the Pro Tools Reference Guide (Help > Pro Tools Reference Guide).

The Eleven Rack CoreAudio Driver is installed by default when you install Pro Tools.

For information on configuring the Eleven Rack CoreAudio Driver, see the

Audio Drivers Guide

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Core-

Standalone Eleven Rack CoreAudio Driver

The Eleven Rack CoreAudio Driver can be installed as a standalone driver on Mac systems that do not have Pro Tools software installed. The standalone version of this driver is available on the Pro Tools Installer disc (in the Additional Files Folder).

For information on installing and configuring the standalone version of the Eleven Rack CoreAudio Driver, see the CoreAudio Drivers Guide.

Pro Tools Demo Session

The Pro Tools LE Installer disc includes a demo session that you can use to verify that your system is working.

The demo session for Pro Tools LE is named “Filtered Dream.”

Before installing the demo session to your audio drive, make sure the drive is configured as described in “Formatting an Audio Drive” on page 100.

The demo session can be opened by doubleclicking the Filtered Dream.ptf file (located in the Filtered Dream Demo Session folder).

Uninstalling Pro Tools

If you need to uninstall Pro Tools software from your computer, use the Uninstaller application.

To remove Pro Tools from your computer:

1 Make sure you are logged in as an Administra-

tor for the account where Pro Tools is installed.

For details on Administrator privileges in Mac OS X, see your Apple OS X documentation.

2 Go to Applications/Digidesign/Pro Tools/

Pro Tools Utilities and double-click Uninstall Pro Tools.

3 Click Continue to proceed with the uninstall.

4 Choose the type of uninstall you want to per-

form:

To install the demo session:

1 Insert the Pro Tools LE Installer disc into your

DVD drive.

2 On the Pro Tools LE Installer disc, locate and

open the Additional Files/Pro Tools Demo Sessions Installer folder.

3 Double-click Install demo session.pkg.

4 Follow the on-screen instructions.

5 When prompted, select your audio drive as

the install location and click Next to begin the installation. When installation is complete, click Close.

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Safe Uninstall Leaves certain plug-ins and system files needed for compatibility with some Avid products. Use Safe Uninstall if you are using an Avid application or preparing to update to a CS (customer support) release.

Clean Uninstall Removes all Pro Tools files, including system files, Digidesign plug-ins, and MIDI patch names. Use Clean Uninstall whenever you are preparing to upgrade, or to troubleshoot from a clean system.

5 Click Uninstall.

6 Enter your Administrator password and click

OK.

7 Click Finish to close the Installer window.

Chapter 6: Installing Pro Tools On Windows

This chapter contains information for Windows systems only. If you are installing Pro Tools on a Mac computer, see Chapter 5, “Installing Pro Tools on Mac.”

If you’re installing or upgrading Pro Tools HD to work with Eleven Rack, please refer to the Setup Guide for your system.

Before installing this version of Pro Tools, refer to the Read Me information included on the Pro Tools LE Installer disc.