JLCooper ES-4-100 MIDI User Manual

ES-4/100 & ES-8/100

MIDI Desktop Automation Controllers

Users Manual

Second Edition

ES-4/100 and ES-8/100 MIDI Automation Controllers
User’s Manual, Second Edition, Part Number 932495
Copyright ©2010
JLCooper Electronics
142 Arena Street
El Segundo, CA 90245 USA
[phone]
www.jlcooper.com
All rights reserved worldwide.

ES-4/100 and ES-8/100, FaderMaster Professional, FaderMaster Pro,
FaderMaster, FaderMaster-4/100, MCS-3800, MCS-3400, MCS-3000, MCS­3000x and MCS-3000 Series are the property of JLCooper Electronics.

All other product names are the property of their respective owners.

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Welcome

Thank you for purchasing the ES-4/100 or ES-8/100. Continuing
in the tradition of JLCooper’s FaderMaster Professional, the ES­4/100 and ES-8/100 retain the feel and control of high quality;
100mm long throw faders and adds touch sensitive, motorized
automation. The ES-4/100 and ES-8/100 deliver this in a compact,
durable desktop package.

Like the FaderMaster Professional, JLCooper’s design philosophy
is to give you the feel and control over your art that technology has
taken away. Modern hardware and software products are loaded
with so many features, but simply lack the tactile user-interface to
quickly and intuitively use these features.

The growing use of computer-based automation has necessitated
the development of a professional mix interface. No longer will
one-fader-at-a-time “mouse mixing” suffice in today’s fast paced,
high profile projects. The faders themselves must have the feel that
the professional video editor or audio engineer demands.

All these qualities have been combined to put you back in control
and give you new opportunities for creative freedom in the studio
or on-stage.

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Table of Contents

Welcome ......................................................................................... 3

Introduction.................................................................................... 5

Features...................................................................................... 5

Interface..................................................................................... 5

Controls...................................................................................... 6

System Requirements ..................................................................... 7

Installation ..................................................................................... 8

Unpacking.................................................................................. 8

Physical Setup............................................................................ 8

Hookup....................................................................................... 8

Configuration ............................................................................ 8

Operation........................................................................................ 9

Faders......................................................................................... 9

Function Select ........................................................................ 10

Applications.................................................................................. 10

Using the ES-4/100 and ES-8/100 with Pro Tools ................ 11

Care and Service .......................................................................... 15

Troubleshooting ........................................................................... 16

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Introduction

The ES-4/100 and ES-8/100 are 8-channel automation controllers.
They can control stand -alone MIDI equipment or, computer-based
applications such as audio editing, music production, video editing,
animation and scientific visualization.

Features

• Controls MIDI, audio, video and animation applications

• 4 or 8 100mm touch sensitive, motorized faders

• 8 virtual faders available via bank switching (ES-4/100)

• Select, Solo, Mute and Aux keys

• Implements all functions of JLCooper MCS-3000x

• Physically compatible with MCS3S and

other MCS-Pro series products in the deep chassis

• Durable, compact all-metal construction

• Single captive cable minimizes footprint

• HUI emulation

Interface

The ES-4/100 and ES-8/100 MIDI come with a standard MIDI
interface that connects to any device that has a MIDI interface.

Note: Most PC sound cards and newer PC systems with
built in sound capability have a MIDI port on the Joystick
connector. You can obtain a MIDI-Joystick Adapter
(JLCooper Part Number 920109) that will allow you to
connect your ES-4/100 or ES-8/100 to your computer via
the joystick port.

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Controls

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Figure 1 – Control Location

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