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contents

Chapter 1. Working with MIDI Control Surfaces

MIDI Control Surface Terms

Configuring Your System for a MIDI Control Surface

General Information for All MIDI Control Surfaces

Chapter 2. CM Labs MotorMix

Controls and Displays

Communication with MotorMix

Faders and Rotary Pots

Transport Controls

Memory Locations

Monitor Mode

Controlling Plug-Ins

Controlling Sends

Automation

Groups

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Pro Tools Navigation and Tool Selection

Additional Switches

Computer Keyboard Modifier Keys

Troubleshooting

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Chapter 3. Mackie HUI Control Surface

WINDOW Switches

Analog Monitoring Section

Level Meters

Transport Controls

AUDITION, PRE/POST, and IN/OUT Switches

Time Counter Display and Rude Solo Light

Numeric Keypad

Scrub/Shuttle Wheel

Keyboard Shortcuts Section

Zoom Switch Quadrant

Bank Swapping and Channel Scrolling

Channel Fader Strip and Select/Assign sections

Master BYPASS Switch

V-SEL Switch

Adjusting Channel Pan

STATUS/GROUP Switches

Working with Groups

Select/Assign section

Working with Sends and Plug-Ins

Selecting and Editing Inserts and Plug-Ins

Send Level Editing

Fader Flip mode

DEFAULT Switch

Working with Plug-Ins: Using the DSP Edit/Assign Section

Assigning Plug-Ins and Hardware I/O Inserts

Editing Plug-In Parameters

Automation

Automating Plug-Ins

Function Keys

Known Issues with HUI and Pro Tools

Troubleshooting and Diagnostics

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Chapter 4. JL Cooper CS-10 MIDI Control Surface

Fader Switch Functions

Additional Switch Functions

Rotary Knob Functions

Transport Switches

Scrolling the Edit and Mix Windows

Scrub and Shuttle Wheel

Creating Selections Using the Scrub/Shuttle Wheel

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Chapter 5. Peavey PC–1600 MIDI Control Surface

Preset Modes

Function Switches

Transport Control of External Devices

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Chapter 6. Penny & Giles MM-16 and DC-16 MIDI Control Surfaces

Fader Belt Switch Functions

Additional Switch Functions

Transport Switches

Scrub and Shuttle Functions

Creating Selections Using the Scrub/Shuttle Wheel

Resetting the Penny & Giles MM-16 or DC-16

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Chapter 7. JL Cooper MCS-Panner

Installation and Configuration

MCS-Panner

Using the MCS-Panner

Adjusting Other Parameters

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Appendix A. Using Other MIDI Control Surfaces

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MIDI Control Surfaces Guide

chapter 1

Working with MIDI Control Surfaces

MIDI control surfaces add hands-on control to Pro Tools functions. You can use a MIDI control surface to adjust on-screen faders and knobs, activate transport controls, or scrub and shuttle in Pro Tools.

Supported Control Surfaces

Pro Tools supports the following MIDI control surfaces:

• CM Labs MotorMix™

• JL Cooper CS-10™ series

• JL Cooper MCS-Panner™

• Mackie Design’s HUI™ Control Surface

• Peavey PC-1600™

• Penny & Giles MM-16™ and DC-16™

New MIDI control surface features are provided through the latest Control Surface Personality ﬁles installed with Pro Tools.

The Penny & Giles MM-16 and DC-16 are not supported on Pro Tools|HD systems. Pro Tools 6.0 or later no longer supports and will not install the Penny & Giles MM16 and DC-16 Control Surface Personality Files.

MIDI Control Surface Personalities

low Pro Tools to communicate with the MIDI control surface.

These files are correctly installed in the Controllers directory (folder):

• Macintosh OS X: Applications/Digidesign/ Pro Tools/Controllers

• Macintosh OS 9: System Folder/DAE Folder/ Controllers

•Windows XP: Program Files/Digidesign/DAE Folder/Controllers

Pro Tools scans the Controllers directory (folder) whenever you open the Peripherals dialog to assign a MIDI control surface.

are files that al-

MIDI Controllers page of the Peripherals dialog

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MIDI Control Surface Terms

Here are a few terms that apply to the use of a MIDI control surface with Pro Tools:

Bank

A group of similar controls (such as faders, rotary controls, or switches) that are arranged in discrete channel strips. With a control surface, you can operate one bank of controls at a time.

Bank Size or Bank Width

number of controls on your MIDI control surface. For example, the MM-16 and DC-16 each have 16 continuous-belt faders, while the MotorMix, HUI and the CS-10 each have eight faders. You can use more than one control surface to create a wider bank (for example, you can control up to 64 channels using four Penny & Giles control surfaces).

Corresponds to the

Pro Tools supports use of multiple control surfaces of the same type, and can duplicate controls from either control surface. However, only the control surface assigned to the first MIDI Control Surface position (in the Peripherals dialog) can have access to plug-in editing.

Conﬁguring Your System for a MIDI Control Surface

Windows

Connect and configure your MIDI interface according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Your MIDI ports will appear in the Pro Tools pop-up menus for MIDI port source and destination.

Bank Swap

you switch control from one on-screen bank of channel strip faders to another.

Global Controls

functions that never change. For example, the transport switches or the Jog/Shuttle wheel affect all tracks, and do not change when you switch banks.

Control Surface Focus

or Output window for editing on a control surface, it becomes the tinction is indicated by a colored outline surrounding the top panel of the window in Pro Tools.

In Pro Tools, you can mix MIDI control surface types, and have them act as a single bank. For example, you could use a HUI, MM-16 or DC-16, CS-10 and PC-1600 together at the same time, which would create a MIDI control surface console that is 48 channels wide. If you swap banks with this extended console, you will be switching 48 faders at a time.

The process by which Pro Tools lets

Controls that perform single

When you select a Plug-In

control surface focus

. This dis-

Macintosh OS X

Connect and configure your MIDI interface according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Before using a MIDI control surface with Pro Tools, configure it as a device in the Apple Audio MIDI Setup application (AMS). See “Configuring AMS for Your MIDI Control Surface” on page 3. Then, in Pro Tools, enable your MIDI Control Surface in the Peripherals dialog (Setups > Peripherals) and as an Input Device (MIDI > Input Devices).

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Macintosh OS 9

Connect and configure your MIDI interface according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Before using a MIDI control surface with Pro Tools, you must first configure it as a device in the Opcode Open Music System application (OMS), then enable it in the Pro Tools Peripherals dialog and enable it as an Input Device in Pro Tools (MIDI > Input Devices).

In the OMS preferences, Run MIDI In Background must be enabled, and the Apple Serial DMA driver option must be deselected for Pro Tools to properly communicate with MIDI devices. See “Configuring OMS for Your MIDI Control Surface” on page 5.

To install OMS on your system, refer to the OMS documentation included on the Pro Tools CD-ROM.

Connect Your MIDI Control Surface to the MIDI Interface

The following are basic instructions for connecting your MIDI control surface to your MIDI interface. Refer to the manufacturer’s documentation for more details regarding the specifics of connecting the MIDI cables to and from your MIDI control surface.

To connect a MIDI control surface to the MIDI interface:

Connect a MIDI cable between the MIDI OUT port on your MIDI control surface and the MIDI IN port on your MIDI interface.

Connect a MIDI cable between the MIDI IN port on your MIDI control surface and the MIDI OUT port on your MIDI interface. If you have a multi-port MIDI interface, take note of which MIDI port the control surface is connected to.

If you have a Digi 001 system, you do not necessarily need a MIDI Interface because you can use the MIDI IN and MIDI OUT ports of the Digi 001 to connect your MIDI control surface.

For more information about the built-in MIDI interface of the Digi 001, see the Getting Started with Digi 001 Guide.

Conﬁguring AMS for Your MIDI Control Surface

(Macintosh OS X Only)

The following are basic instructions for conﬁguring your MIDI control surface in the Apple Audio MIDI Setup application (AMS).

To conﬁgure your MIDI control surface in AMS:

Launch the Apple Audio MIDI Setup (Applica-

tions/Utilities/).

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In Pro Tools, select Setups > Edit MIDI Studio Setup.

Select the MIDI Devices tab.

Double-click on your MIDI control surface’s

icon.

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If there is no icon for your MIDI control surface, choose MIDI Devices > Add New External Device; then, do the following:

• Double-click the New External Device icon.

• Select or type the Manufacturer for your MIDI control surface.

• Select the or type the Model for your MIDI control surface.

•Type the Device Name for your MIDI control surface.

Click More Properties.

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Click the Basic tab.

Enable Receive and Transmit MIDI Channels

Enable the appropriate Channels for the Receives and Transmits options. Refer to Table 1 below for control surface channel requirements.

Table 1. Channel Requirements for control surfaces

Control Surface Channel

CM Labs MotorMix 1

Mackie HUI 1

JL Cooper CS–10 16

Connect the MIDI control surface to the cor-

rect port on the MIDI interface:

• Click the MIDI control surface icon’s output and drag onto the input for the port or MIDI interface. A “cable” will be drawn to indicate the connection.

• Click the MIDI control surface icon’s input and drag onto the output for the port or MIDI interface.

Connecting the MIDI control surface to the correct port or MIDI interface in Audio MIDI Setup

Pro Tools supports use of up to four MIDI control surfaces at the same time. If you use multiple control surfaces, make sure that none of the control surfaces are assigned to the same MIDI port and channel.

Peavey PC–1600 any

To select an icon for the device, click the image—the window expands to show images for various MIDI devices (such as keyboards, modules, interfaces, and mixers)—and select the desired icon.

To use your own custom icons, place tiff image files in /Library/Audio/MIDI Devices/ Generic/Images.

Click OK when you are done.

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Conﬁguring OMS for Your MIDI Control Surface

(Macintosh OS 9 Only)

The following are basic instructions for configuring your MIDI control surface in OMS. If you are not familiar with OMS, OMS devices, or how to configure OMS Setup, refer to the OMS documentation included on the Pro Tools CD-ROM.

To conﬁgure your MIDI control surface in OMS:

In your OMS Studio Setup, click on your MIDI control surface’s icon and choose Studio > MIDI Device Info.

– or –

If there is no icon for your MIDI control surface, choose Studio > New Device.

Make sure the Is Controller option is selected.

Make sure the Receives and Sends boxes for MIDI Time Code, MIDI Beat Clock, and MIDI Machine Control are deselected.

Under Receive Channels, select the channel for sending and receiving data from the MIDI control surface. Refer to the table below for control surface channel requirements.

Channel Requirements for control surfaces

Control Surface Channel

In the OMS Setup window, connect the MIDI control surface to the correct OMS port location or MIDI interface. Drag the MIDI control surface icon onto the icon for the port or MIDI interface to which you are connecting. Arrows between the MIDI control surface and the MIDI interface signify a connection has been made.

If you have a MIDI interface with multiple ports, a number will be displayed to the left of the arrows connecting the MIDI control surface icon to the MIDI interface icon. This number indicates the port number that the device is connected to on the MIDI interface. Verify that the correct port number is displayed; if not, click the port number, type the correct number, and press Return.

You can change the MIDI control surface icon to match the visual look of your control surface by clicking the icon and choosing the Device Icon command in the Studio menu.

CM Labs MotorMix 1

Mackie HUI 1

Penny & Giles (all) 16

JL Cooper CS–10 16

Peavey PC–1600 any

Click OK.

Connecting the MIDI control surface to the correct port or MIDI interface in the OMS Setup window

Choose Edit > OMS MIDI Setup.

Select the “Run MIDI in background” option

and click OK.

Choose Edit > Preferences.

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Deselect the “Use Apple SerialDMA driver

when available” option and click OK.

Save the changes to your current Studio

Setup document.

Conﬁguring Pro Tools

If you are using the Mackie HUI, make sure Active in Background is selected in the Pro Tools Operations menu.

To conﬁgure Pro Tools for your MIDI control surface:

Choose Setups > Peripherals and click on

MIDI Controllers.

Choose your MIDI control surface device

name from the Type pop-up menu.

Choose the MIDI control surface’s source port

from the Receive From pop-up menu.

Choosing the source port for a MIDI control surface

Additionally, if you are using the PC–1600, choose a MIDI channel in the Source Port submenu in the Receive From pop-up menu to receive data. The MM-16, DC-16 and the CS–10 main unit always transmit on MIDI channel 16, and the optional eight fader CS–10

expander

units always transmit on MIDI channel 15.

Choose a destination port from the Send To pop-up menu.

Choosing the type of MIDI control surface

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Choosing the destination port for a MIDI control surface

6 If you are using the PC–1600, choose a MIDI

channel in the Destination Port submenu in the Send To pop-up menu to transmit data. The MM-16, DC-16 and the CS–10 main unit always receive on MIDI channel 16, and the optional eight fader CS–10

expander units always re-

ceive on MIDI channel 15.

To enable an input device:

1 Choose MIDI > Input Devices.

7 If your MIDI control surface has more than

eight channel strips (such as JL Cooper’s CS–10 with additional CS–10

expansion 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.

8 Click OK.

You can configure additional MIDI control surfaces (for a total of four) by repeating the above steps. Make sure that none of the control surfaces are assigned to the same MIDI source and destination ports or channels in the Pro Tools Peripherals dialog.

Enabling Input Devices

(Macintosh Only)

On the Macintosh, you must enable the MIDI control surface as an input device in Pro Tools.

MIDI Input Enable dialog

2 Select the MIDI control surface.

3 Click OK.

When you add a device in Apple Audio MIDI Setup on Macintosh OS X, or in OMS Setup on Macintosh OS 9, while Pro Tools is running, it will be automatically enabled as an input device. If you want to prevent MIDI data from a control surface reaching Pro Tools, you can disable a control surface as an input device.

For more information on recording MIDI and enabling input devices, refer to the Pro Tools Reference Guide.

Testing Connections

Move a fader or knob on your MIDI control surface, and the corresponding on-screen control should move. If your system does not seem to be responding correctly, first check all MIDI connections and settings. If there is still a problem, repeat the installation and configuration steps.

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Pro Tools Display of Banks

In the Pro Tools Mix window, the channel strips corresponding to a “bank width” of faders are highlighted in color. The number of faders in a bank will correspond to your control surface type, and to the number of channels specified in the #Ch’s pop-up menu.

Each control surface choice in the Peripherals dialog has an identifying color associated with it. Pro Tools places a colored outline around the channel strips in any bank that is the control focus of your control surface. If you enable additional control surfaces, Pro Tools will outline the channel strips with the color that corresponds to the numbered control surface (1–4) in the Peripherals dialog.

your control surface. If you disconnect your MIDI control surface and continue to use Pro Tools, reconfigure Pro Tools to reflect this change.

To remove an enabled MIDI control surface:

1 Choose Setups > Peripherals and click MIDI

Control Surfaces.

2 Under MIDI Control Surfaces, choose None

from the Type pop-up menu for the control surface you want to remove.

3 Repeat as needed to remove additional control

surfaces.

4 Click OK when you have ﬁnished.

Overview of Control Surface Parameters

In addition to on-screen fader and knob control, your MIDI control surface can access basic Pro Tools commands for creating selections and regions, setting zoom views and Memory Locations, and enabling online or offline status, along with some modifier key controls whose functions correspond to their computer keyboard equivalents. The switch functions for supported MIDI control surfaces are listed in the chapters for the respective control surfaces.

Removing a MIDI Control Surface

As long as your MIDI control surface is enabled in the Peripherals dialog, Pro Tools will automatically scan the ports for your MIDI control surface each time the program launches.

With the exception of the Mackie HUI, if enabled control surfaces are not found, Pro Tools will continue to behave as if they are connected. For example, bank outlines will still appear for

General Information for All MIDI Control Surfaces

Using Multiple Control Surfaces

You can use any combination of up to four different types of MIDI control surfaces simultaneously. Each control surface will be indicated in Pro Tools using color outlines of the Track Name in the Mix and Edit windows, or controls (such as with plug-ins) associated with each device.

Outlines are also colored to identify the currently focused insert, send, or track. When more than one control surface is active on a given track, that track name in the Edit and Mix windows will be highlighted in white.

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MIDI Control Surface Width and Bank Swapping

“Pass Through Null” Fader Automation

In the Peripherals dialog, the #Ch’s pop-up menu indicates the number of fader channels for your MIDI control surface. Once this is set, bank swapping is optimized for the current control surface conﬁguration.

In Pro Tools you can swap banks of 8 to 64 channel strips at a time (depending on the type of MIDI control surface and total number of faders available), or shift the bank over one channel strip at a time.

Pro Tools shows which tracks are currently under remote control by outlining the Track Name in the Edit and Mix windows in the color designated under the MIDI Controllers tab in the Peripherals dialog.

Each MIDI control surface type has its own controls for bank swapping. These commands are covered in the chapters for the respective control surfaces.

Toggling Input Status

You can toggle at any time between Auto Input Monitor and Input Only modes by pressing Option+K (Macintosh) or Alt-K (Windows) on your computer keyboard.

In order to activate automation recording in the Touch or Latch Automation modes, the fader or other control must first match or “pass through” the current automation playlist value.

This pass-through-null feature does not apply to the Mackie HUI or the Penny & Giles MM-16 and DC-16. The HUI has touchsensitive faders that will overwrite automation data as soon as they are moved, and the MM-16 and DC-16 use continuous belt controls, where the relative position of the faders always matches the automation playback level.

In the Touch and Latch Automation modes, the auto-matching LEDs on individual channels in the Mix window indicate which direction a fader needs to be moved to match the current automation data.

AutoMatch LEDs

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

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(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.

keyboard’s modifier keys in conjunction with control surface switches (such as Mute, Solo, or Record Ready) for all keyboard modifier operations.

The Peavey PC–1600 can cause automation recording and playback to become inaccurate during rapid fader moves. This is a limitation of the PC–1600. The Peavey controller samples its fader movement at a fairly low rate that can sometimes cause it to miss fader positions used for nulling.

Automating Switched Controls

When automating switched controls (such as mutes or plug-in bypasses), automation data is written for as long as the switch or button for that control is pressed or touched.

For example, if you have just written a series of mute on and off states in quick succession on a channel, 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.

In Pro Tools, you don't have to perform all of these steps. Instead, you can perform another automation pass on the track and press the Mute switch when it reaches the state you want to keep. As long as you keep the Mute switch depressed, Pro Tools erases the underlying changes in mute state that occur until you press Stop.

Global Modiﬁer Keys

All modifier keys act in a reciprocal fashion, meaning the modifier can be held down on either the control surface or the computer keyboard (such as the SHIFT switch on the MotorMix or the HUI). Similarly, you can use the

Disengaging Faders from Mix Groups

The Control keys on both the computer keyboard and the Mackie HUI serve as a clutch for disengaging a fader from a Mix group. However, the Control key on the computer keyboard and the CONTROL switch on the HUI are not reciprocal. You must press the CONTROL switch on the control surface to move a control surface fader independently of its Mix group.

Transport Fast Forward/Rewind Settings

When the Audio During Fast Forward/Rewind option is selected in the Operation Preferences, you will hear scanned audio during rewind and fast forward.

If the Audio During Fast Forward/Rewind option is not selected, you can continuously rewind or fast forward by holding down the corresponding switch. You can also rewind or fast forward incrementally by repeatedly clicking the corresponding switch. The size of these increments depends on which Display mode is currently selected:

◆ Bars/Beats: To start of previous or 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

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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 Control Surface

To scroll the Edit or Mix windows:

■ Press and hold the Command key, then press

an arrow key on any hardware control surface. The arrow keys will then scroll the Edit or Mix window (whichever is frontmost) one page in the direction speciﬁed by the arrow.

To scroll to session star t or end:

1 Make sure the Edit window is the active win-

dow on-screen.

2 Press and hold the Command and Option

keys on your keyboard and then press the Left arrow on any control surface to scroll to session start, or press the Right arrow on any control surface to scroll to session end.

If you use the above commands when the Mix window is the active window, it will shift to the first and last bank of faders, respectively.

Controlling Plug-Ins

Pro Tools lets you control plug-ins from MIDI control surfaces enabled in the Peripherals dialog. When editing plug-in settings, the associated track name is outlined in red in the Pro Tools Mix window.

Since some plug-ins have more controls than a single MIDI control surface, these plug-ins are controlled through a collection of control pages. The MIDI control surface defines a “page size” based on its number of controls, and the plug-in controls are grouped accordingly into pages of this size.

In many cases, there will be a one-to-one relationship between the number of controls and the number of pages. Some plug-ins have an odd number of controls, or have controls that don’t allow a page break where controls would logically be grouped together. In these cases, there may be plug-in pages that contain “blank” locations where a given control is not active.

The plug-in parameters that a control surface is able to access in the current page will be highlighted blue. Automatable plug-in controls are shown in red when in any write Automation mode (Auto Write, Auto Touch, or Auto Latch), and will turn green when in Auto Read.

Managing Multiple Plug-In and Output Windows

You can use a maximum of two MIDI control surfaces to control one Plug-In window and one Output window simultaneously. You can also use an Ethernet controller for a maximum possible total of three simultaneous control targets.

Each of up to three control surfaces will be assigned a color to indicate on-screen which control surface is affecting which window.

When opening multiple windows, press Shift while opening a new window to move the control surface focus to the new window. Only one open window at a time can be the control surface focus.

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Automating Plug-In Controls

Pro Tools can automate any plug-in control, as long as the plug-in supports automation.

For instructions on automating plug-ins, refer to the Pro Tools Reference Guide.

On all supported MIDI Control Surfaces except the Mackie HUI, there is no distinction between continuous controls (that vary in level over many steps), and switched controls (that have only on and off states). On these control surfaces, you use faders or knobs to set values for switched controls on plug-ins.

Plug-in controls are generally mapped from the top left to the bottom right of the plug-in. Some controls may be inactive for certain pages, but each control will appear over the range of pages supported for that plug-in.

Plug-in page tables for each of the Digidesign plug-ins are included in online format on the Pro Tools Installer CD-ROM.

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 control surface-based plugin editing and Librarian functionality. Plug-in control paging behavior is determined by the plug-in software, not by the Pro Tools application. Contact the manufacturer of your plug-in for information about automation support in Pro Tools.

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chapter 2

CM Labs MotorMix

The MotorMix by CM Labs is a mixing and editing control surface designed to interface seamlessly with Pro Tools. Dedicated MotorMix controls allow easy navigation through Pro Tools functions, including mixing, editing, grouping, plug-in control, and automation.

Communication between the MotorMix and Pro Tools is bidirectional, which means that control surface movements from the MotorMix are reflected on-screen in Pro Tools, and changes in Pro Tools are mirrored on the MotorMix.

Key features of MotorMix include eight motorized faders, eight rotary pots, back lit LCD display, and LED illuminated switches. The MotorMix supports dedicated Pro Tools functions, including controls for window selection, groups, editing and transport control. Additionally, you can use multiple MotorMix units to customize your control surface needs.

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Controls and Displays

LCD Displays important text and graphic information regarding controls and controller values.

Eight Faders Moving a fader on the MotorMix will move the corresponding fader in the Mix window in Pro Tools. Similarly, when you move a fader in Pro Tools, using the mouse or automation, the corresponding fader on the MotorMix will move.

Eight Rotary Pots Send relative control data and are not motorized. The pots add or subtract to the current setting in Pro Tools. The bottom row of the LCD indicates graphic and numeric data for the current pot setting. These pots are control Pan, Send levels, and plug-in parameters depending on the setting of the Rotary Selector.

Rotary Selector Used in conjunction with the Rotary Selector display to select what the Rotary Pots are controlling. The Rotary Pots default to controlling panning. Rotating the Rotary Selector functions to assign the Rotary Pots to controlling Send levels. The Rotary Selector display will indicate what the rotary pots are controlling: P = Panning, SA = Send A, SB = Send B, SC = Send C, Sd = Send D, SE = Send E.

View Controls Advance or decrement the channel display using the Left and Right VIEW arrows. Eight channels at a time will be displayed in the upper row of the LCD (limited to 5 characters per channel) with the Track Names you have assigned in Pro Tools. Enable the BANK switch to advance or decrement the channel display eight channels at a time. Disable the BANK and GROUP switches to advance or decrement the channel display one channel at a time.

Select Switches Use the SELECT switches to select one or more channels for grouping or plugin control, and provide access to many other Pro Tools features. They are also used to make selections that appear on the LCD. For example, press the AUTO ENBL switch and push the select switches to make enable Automation in Pro Tools.

Multi Switches and Controls Function to Bypass plug-ins, Mute Sends, and toggle between preand post-fader for Sends. The eight MULTI switches are just below the Rotary Pots. The four MULTI Control switches with green and yellow LEDs just below the Rotary Selector determine the function of the MULTI switches.

Burn Switches Function to record enable channels. The eight BURN switches are just below the eight MULTI switches. Below the View controls are three switches, three red LEDs, and three yellow LEDs used to assign the BURN switches. For example, if the red LED next to the REC/RDY label is lit, the BURN switches become channel record enable switches. When the red LED in the BURN switch is blinking or lit, that indicates the channel is record enabled or recording.

Solo Switches Solos corresponding channel in Pro Tools. When a Solo is engaged, the green LED lights.

Mute Switches Mutes the corresponding channel in Pro Tools. When a Mute is engaged, the red LED lights.

Function Switches Enable the MotorMix to control different functions in Pro Tools. The Function switches are on the left and right of the faders. All 16 of these switches have a green LED. The SHIFT switch at the lower left is used to shift the panel switches to make secondary selections.

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LCD

Rotary Pots

Select switches

VIew Selector

Multi switches

Burn Switches

Mute switches

Left Function switches

Figure 1. MotorMix

Motorized Faders

Rotary Selector

Multi Controls

Solo switches

Right Function switches

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Communication with MotorMix

Here are some general guidelines for communication between MotorMix and Pro Tools:

Pro Tools On-Screen Dialog Warnings

When dialog messages appear on-screen in Pro Tools you will also be notiﬁed in the MotorMix LCD that Pro Tools has a dialog on-screen. You must close these dialogs before continuing work with the MotorMix. Use the ENTER switch on the MotorMix to OK the on-screen dialog or use the ESCAPE switch to cancel.

When Pro Tools automation is moving the faders on the MotorMix, you can still make level changes by touching the MotorMix fader and executing the move you desire. MotorMix disengages the fader motor so you can make level changes, but it reengages the motor the moment you stop touching the fader.

To keep the fader stationary with the motor disengaged, press and hold the SHIFT switch. The motor will remain disengaged as long as the SHIFT switch is held down. Holding the SHIFT switch down will also allow you to make very small fader movements quite slowly by keeping the fader motor disengaged during the small fader movements.

Pro Tools “Lost Communication” Message

If Pro Tools loses communication with the MotorMix, turn off power to the MotorMix, wait a few seconds, and then turn the MotorMix back on again. If communication problems persist, check connections to the MotorMix.

If you are not using the MotorMix, deselect it under the MIDI Controllers tab in the Peripherals dialog.

Faders and Rotary Pots

Faders

Moving a fader on the MotorMix moves the corresponding fader in Pro Tools. Similarly, when you move a fader in Pro Tools, using the mouse or automation, the corresponding fader on the MotorMix will move.

To set a channel fader to its default setting (unity for audio channels and 127 for MIDI channels):

1 Press and hold the DEFAULT switch.

2 Press the channel SELECT switch.

To set all channel faders to their default settings:

1 Press and hold the ALL switch.

2 Press and hold the DEFAULT switch.

3 Press any channel SELECT switch.

Fader Punch Mode

Another option that allows you to disengage the fader motor is to Punch In the individual faders. Punching In a fader will completely disengage the motor on that fader without having to hold the SHIFT button.

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To enter Fader Punch Mode:

1 Press the SHIFT switch twice in rapid succes-

sion and the switch’s LED starts ﬂashing.

2 Start playback.

3 Press the BURN switch above the fader you

want to Punch In. The yellow functB LED lights indicating that one or more faders are punched in.

To Punch Out an individual fader :

■ Press the BURN switch above the fader you

want to Punch Out.

Panning

The Rotary Pots default to controlling panning. When you open a session, the Rotary Selector display will read “P” for PAN. Panning is graphically represented in the lower row on the LCD. The dash in the center of the channel LCD indicates PAN center position.

If a channel is in stereo, the pot will be the left balance control. Push the Rotary Selector down, and the Rotary Selector display will read “Pr” for PAN right. The rotary pots will now be the right panning control on any stereo channels. Push a second time to return to PAN.

To Punch Out all faders:

■ Press either the SHIFT or write/functB switch.

– or –

■ Pressing any of the Transport switches (PLAY,

STOP, F FWD, REWIND).

To exit Fader Punch Mode:

■ Press the ﬂashing SHIFT button twice in rapid

succession.

The LED will stop flashing.

The SHIFT switch still performs its normal functions while in Fader Punch mode.

Rotary Pots

The eight Rotary Pots control panning, Send levels (see “Controlling Sends” on page 21), and Plug-In parameters (see “Controlling Plug-Ins” on page 19). The Rotary Selector is used in conjunction with the Rotary Selector display to select what the Rotary Pots are controlling.

To set a channel pan to center :

1 Select PAN using the Rotary Selector.

2 Press and hold the DEFAULT switch.

3 Press the channel MULTI switch.

To set all channel pans to center :

1 Select PAN using the Rotary Selector.

2 Press and hold the ALL switch.

3 Press and hold the DEFAULT switch.

4 Press any channel MULTI switch.

Send Levels

Rotate the Rotary Selector clockwise and the Rotary Selector display will read “SA” for Send A. Send levels are graphically represented in the lower row of the LCD. The lower LCD row will be blank on a channel if no Send is assigned for that channel. Turn the rotary selector again to select Sends B through E. See “Controlling Sends” on page 21 for more information.

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Transport Controls

PLAY Press this switch to activate playback in Pro Tools. The LED will be lit to indicate Pro Tools is playing.

STOP Press this switch to stop. The LED will be lit to indicate Pro Tools is stopped.

F FWD Press this switch to activate Fast Forward. The LED will be lit to indicate Pro Tools is in fast foreword.

REWIND Press this switch to activate Rewind. The LED will be lit to indicate Pro Tools is rewinding.

Transport Mode

To move to the previous memory-locate position:

■ Press the LAST switch.

Locate Mode

Locate mode provides control over certain transport and memory location functions in Pro Tools. When in Locate mode, the bottom row of the LCD displays the current time and five locate controls:

RTZ Pressing the SELECT switch under RTZ displayed in the LCD will locate the beginning of the session.

END Pressing the SELECT switch under END displayed in the LCD will locate the end of the session.

Press SHIFT+TRANSPORT to enter Transport mode. The bottom row of the LCD will show five transport controls and the current time. Press a SELECT switch to activate a transport function. The REW and FFWD controls are momentary in this mode.

The RECORD switch is the master record enable. Press the TRANSPORT switch again to exit Transport mode.

Memory Locations

To create memor y locations:

1 Press the ENTER switch. The New Memory Lo-

cation dialog will open in Pro Tools.

2 Press the ENTER switch again or press ESCAPE

to cancel.

To move to the next memor y-locate position:

■ Press the NEXT switch.

LOOP Pressing the SELECT switch under LOOP displayed in the LCD enables Loop Playback in Pro Tools.

PUNCH Pressing the SELECT switch under PUNCH displayed in the LCD enables Punch Record in Pro Tools.

LOCAT Pressing the SELECT switch under LOCAT displayed in the LCD opens the Memory Locations window in Pro Tools.

To use the Locate function on the MotorMix:

1 Choose Setups > Preferences.

2 Select the Operation tab.

3 Select Classic for the Numeric Keypad mode

preference.

4 Click Done.

To enter Locate mode:

■ Press SHIFT+LOCATE on the MotorMix.

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To activate a transpor t function when in Locate mode:

■ Press a SELECT switch under the desired

Transport function displayed in the LCD: RTZ, END, LOOP, PUNCH, LOCAT.

To use autolocate when in Locate mode:

1 Press the SELECT switch under LOCAT dis-

played in the LCD. The Memory Locations window will open.

OUT Pressing the SELECT switch under OUT in the LCD will audition to the Punch Out pointer with pre-roll.

POST Pressing the SELECT switch under POST in the LCD will audition from the Punch Out pointer with post-roll.

To enable Monitor mode:

■ Press SHIFT+MONITOR.

2 Press one or two number switches (SELECT

switches) on the MotorMix to indicate the desired Memory Location.

3 Press the “.” switch (the MUTE switch on

channel 8) to locate the speciﬁed Memory Location.

To exit Locate mode:

■ Press the STOP switch.

Monitor Mode

Monitor mode on provides controls for Audition functions in Pro Tools. When in Monitor mode, the bottom row of the LCD will display the current time and five Punch Monitor controls:

AUD Pressing the SELECT switch under AUD in the LCD will audition the punch pointer.

PRE Pressing the SELECT switch under PRE in the LCD will audition to the Punch In pointer with pre-roll.

IN Pressing the SELECT switch under IN in the LCD will audition from the Punch In pointer with post roll.

To audition punch in and punch out points when in Monitor mode:

1 Press the SELECT switch under AUD in the

LCD.

2 Press the SELECT switch under PRE, IN, OUT,

or POST in the LCD.

The punch point will be auditioned using the pre-roll or post-roll specified in the Pro Tools Transport window.

To exit Monitor mode:

■ Press the F FWD switch.

Controlling Plug-Ins

Press the PLUG-IN switch to assign the eight Rotary Pots to control plug-in parameters. When a plug-in has more than eight parameters, use the Rotary Selector to select other parameters. When plug-ins are being controlled by the MotorMix, the upper row of the LCD will display the parameter name, such as “Freq” or “Gain,” and the lower row of the LCD indicates the value of the current plug-in parameter setting.

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Parameter Control Mode

Compare

Parameter Control mode allows you to control automation-enabled parameters of Pro Tools plug-ins with from the MotorMix. When in Parameter Control mode, the LCD will display plug-in parameter names and settings. The top LCD row and the SELECT switches will control switchable parameters. The lower LCD row and Rotary Pots control continuously variable parameters. The corresponding SELECT switch and the Rotary Pot will be just below the parameter values displayed on the LCD. Rotate the Rotary Selector to move between parameter pages. The upper left of the LCD displays plug-in page or label.

To control a plug-in:

1 Be sure that the plug-in parameters you want

to control are automation-enabled.

2 On the MotorMix, select a channel with a

plug-in assigned by pressing its SELECT switch.

3 Press the PLUG IN switch to enable Plug-In

mode.

In Plug-In mode:

• Use the LCD, Rotary Pots, Rotary Selector, and SELECT switches to control plug-ins in Pro Tools.

• The Rotary Selector display will read “IN” For Insert Control mode or “PA” for Parameter Control mode.

• Push the selector to toggle between Insert and Parameter control.

• Press the SELECT Multi Control switch to use the MULTI switches to select another channel to work on without exiting Plug-In mode.

To compare the current plug-in settings with previous settings:

■ Press SHIFT+COMPARE switch.

This operation is available only if the Compare button is highlighted in the Plug-in window in Pro Tools.

Insert Control Mode

Insert Control mode allows you to assign Inserts from the MotorMix. When in Insert Control mode, there is an LCD page for Inserts 1–4 and one for Insert 5. Rotate the Rotary Selector to select either page. The top row of the LCD will display both the insert page and the current channel being controlled. The lower LCD row will display either “no insert” or a shorthand label for a specific plug-in. If no label is flashing, that plug-in is being controlled by the MotorMix. Pick an insert to control by pressing the corresponding SELECT switch, and Parameter Control mode will become active.

To assign Inser ts:

1 Enable the SELECT switch for the channel to

which you want to assign a plug-in.

2 Press the PLUG IN switch to enter Plug-In

mode.

3 Press SHIFT+ASSIGN and the LCD display in-

serts 1-4. Press the Rotary Selector to select insert 5 for assignment.

4 Rotate an even numbered Rotary Pot to select

a plug-in for the speciﬁc insert (Rotary Pot 2 for Insert 1, Rotary Pot 4 for Insert 2, Rotary Pot for Insert 3, and Rotary Pot 8 for Insert 4).

5 Press the ASSIGN switch again to complete as-

signments for that insert.

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Plug-In Bypass

Send Pre and Post Assign

Press the FX BYPS switch to assign the MULTI switches to function as Plug-In Bypass switches. The green LED in the MULTI switch indicates that all the Plug-Ins on that channel are bypassed.

Controlling Sends

To control Sends:

1 Rotate the Rotary Selector clockwise and the

Rotary Selector display will read “SA” for Send A.

2 Turn the rotary selector again to select Sends B

through E.

Send levels are graphically represented in the lower row of the LCD. The lower LCD row will be blank on a channel if no Send is assigned for that channel.

To set a channel send to unity:

1 Select any send (A–E) using the Rotary Selec-

tor.

2 Press and hold the DEFAULT switch.

3 Press any channel MULTI switch.

To set a channel send to unity for all channels:

1 Select any send (A–E) using the Rotary Selec-

tor.

2 Press and hold the ALL switch.

To assign the MULTI switches to function as Send pre- and post-fader toggle controls:

■ Press the PRE/PST switch.

For example, rotate the Rotary Selector to select Send A, “SA,” and press a channel’s MULTI switch to toggle between pre- and post-fader for Send A on that channel. The channel’s MULTI switch LED is lit when the Send is pre-fader, and the it is not lit when the Send is post-fader. The LCD will briefly display “Pre” or “Post” when toggling between these two settings. Use the Rotary Selector to select other sends to mute or unmute.

Pressing the Rotary Selector will also enable the PRE/PST MULTI Control mode.

Assign Mode

To enter Assign mode:

1 Press SHIFT+ASSIGN. The ASSIGN switch LED

will start ﬂashing.

2 Rotate the selector to select SEND A through

SEND E, or any channel Inputs (IN) or Outputs (OUT).

3 Use a channel’s Rotary Pot to change the

Send, Input, or Output assignments for that channel.

4 Press ASSIGN ﬁnalize assignments or ESCAPE

to cancel.

3 Press and hold the DEFAULT switch.

4 Press any channel MULTI switch.

You can similarly use the DEFAULT and ALL switches in Flip mode. See “Flip Mode for Sends” on page 22.

Send Mute

To assign the MULTI switches to function as send mute controls:

■ Press the S MUTE switch.

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For example, rotate the Rotary Selector to select Send A, “SA,” and press a channel’s MULTI switch to mute Send A on that channel. The green LED in the channel’s MULTI switch indicates that Send A is muted. Use the Rotary Selector to select other sends to mute or unmute.

Automation

To enable Automation:

1 Press the AUTO ENBL switch to display the au-

tomation enable choices in the LCD.

Flip Mode for Sends

In Flip mode, the channels faders and mutes then “flip” to become the send level and mute controls. The top row of the LCD displays the Send assignments and the MULTI switches control the send pre- and post-fader settings.

To enter Flip mode:

1 Rotate the Rotary Selector so that the Rotary

Pots are controlling sends.

2 Press the Rotary Selector.

3 Pressing a channel’s MULTI switch will toggle

the Send between pre- and post-fader. The channel MULTI switch LED is lit when the Send is pre-fader, and the it is not lit when the Send is post-fader. The LCD will brieﬂy display “Pre” or “Post” when toggling between these two settings.

4 Move the channel faders to control pre or post

levels for Sends.

5 Use the channel MUTE switches to mute

sends.

6 Rotate the Rotary Selector to control any of

the other sends in Flip mode.

Pan settings and channel plug-in bypasses cannot be accessed while in Flip mode.

To exit Flip mode:

■ Press the selector to return to Rotary Pot con-

trol.

2 The SELECT switch LEDs below the LCD show

the current enable states. Press any of the SELECT switches below the LCD to make a selection.

3 Press the AUTO ENBL switch to exit.

Automation Mode

To enter Automation mode:

1 Press SHIFT+MODE to display the current Au-

tomation mode choices in the LCD. The SELECT switch LEDs below the LCD show the current mode.

2 Rotate the Rotary Pots to make a selection.

3 Press the ALL switch and rotate a Rotary Pot to

change all channels to the same state.

If your are playing back Pro Tools automation tracks while in Punch or Latch automation mode, you can Punch In a fader by pressing the BURN switch above that fader. The BURN switch LED will light and remain lit as long as the fader motor is disengaged. To Punch Out the fader, press the BURN switch again. The LED will go out and the motor will engage.

Suspend Automation

To globally suspend playback and recording of automation:

■ Press SUSPEND. The SUSPEND switch LED

will start ﬂashing.

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To globally reactivate playback and recording of automation:

■ Press the SUSPEND switch a second time.

2 Press any of the SELECT switches below the

LCD to open or close a window.

3 Press the WINDOW switch to close the win-

dow and exit.

Groups

To create a group:

1 Press and hold the SHIFT switch.

2 Enable each SELECT switch for the channels

you want to group.

3 With SHIFT still depressed, press the CREATE

switch. The Pro Tools Group dialog box will appear.

4 Press the ENTER switch to complete the pro-

cess or ESCAPE to exit without grouping.

5 Use the GROUP switch under the VIEW sec-

tion of the MotorMix to enable and disable groups. The GROUP switch LED is lit when the groups are enabled.

With groups enabled, press and hold the SHIFT switch then hold the GROUP switch down. The top row of the LCD will show the channel group assignments.

To open the Pro Tools Session Status window:

1 Press SHIFT+STATUS.

To close the Pro Tools Session Status window:

■ Press SHIFT+STATUS again.

Edit Tools

To select an edit tool in the Edit window in Pro Tools:

■ Press SHIFT+Tools.

– or –

Press the ESCAPE switch.

Additional Switches

ALL Applies the current action across all channels. For example, press ALL and then a MUTE switch, and all channels will be muted or unmuted.

Pro Tools Navigation and Tool Selection

Windows

To open or close a par ticular Pro Tools window:

1 Press the WINDOW switch to display the Pro

Tools window choices (Mixer, Memory Locations, Edit, Setup, Transport, and Insert Editor) in the LCD screen. The SELECT switches LEDs indicate open windows.

ALT/FINE This switch is used to display attenuation settings for channels and sends, as well as pan values. For example, press and hold SHIFT+ALT/FINE and move a fader to display its attenuation settings in the top LCD row for that channel. Move a Rotary Pot, and the PAN setting or SEND attenuation will appear in the top LCD row on that channel.

DEFAULT Pressing the DEFAULT switch and another switch will revert the switches focused parameter in Pro Tools to its default value. For example, press the DEFAULT switch and then a channel’s Select switch and that channel’s fader

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will return to unity. Use the DEFAULT switch in conjunction with the ALL switch to revert to the default settings for all parameters of a specific type (for example, reverting all faders to unity).

UNDO Pressing the UNDO switch will undo the previous action. The UNDO switch’s LED will light when an undo-able function has been exicuted.

SAVE Pressing the SHIFT+SAVE (UNDO) switches will cause the SAVE switch’s LED to start flashing, indicating that a Save is pending. Pressing SAVE a second time will Save your Pro Tools session and the LED will stop flashing. To cancel a pending Save, press the ESCAPE switch.

SHIFT This switch functions just like the Shift modifier key on your computer keyboard. It also functions in conjunction with other switches on the MotorMix.

ENTER This switch duplicates the Enter key on the computer keyboard. It can also be used to OK dialogs in Pro Tools, when present, and create Memory Locations.

Computer Keyboard Modiﬁer Keys

Most of the computer keyboard modifier keys such as Control, Shift, Alt, and so on, also perform their usual Pro Tools functions in conjunction with MotorMix. For example, pressing the Option key on the keyboard and then one of the channel MUTE switches on the MotorMix will mute all channels.

Troubleshooting

If MotorMix does not respond properly, run the built in self-test in MotorMix. Connect the MIDI output directly into the MIDI input on MotorMix and apply power. The MotorMix will move all 8 faders, blink the LEDs and the LCD display, and test the MIDI input and output. If the test passes, double-check the configuration of OMS and Pro Tools (Macintosh OS 9 only), and also double check that your MIDI interface is functioning correctly.

ESCAPE This switch is used to exit or cancel processes before completion. It can also be used to dismiss dialogs, when present, and select Edit Tools in the Edit window.

The CONFIGURE and UTILITY switches currently have no functionality in conjunction with Pro Tools.

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chapter 3

Mackie HUI Control Surface

The Mackie HUI (Human User Interface) is a dedicated mixing and editing control surface 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, which means that control surface movements from HUI are reflected on-screen in Pro Tools, and changes in Pro Tools are mirrored on HUI.

Key features of HUI include:

Tactile and Visual interfacing

◆ Eight motorized, touch-sensitive faders with

fader bank and channel selectors

◆ Illuminated V-POTs (virtual rotary potenti-

ometers) control channel routing, pans, sends, and other values

◆ High resolution, LED scribble strip on each

channel displays channel identiﬁcation and assignments

◆ Stereo LED meters on each channel

Dedicated Pro Tools Functions

◆ Switches for window selection, groups, edit-

ing and transport control

◆ Dedicated modiﬁer key switches for Macin-

tosh and Windows

◆ Numeric keypad

Navigation and Cursor Controls

◆ Scrub/Shuttle wheel with operation mode

switches

◆ Zoom/Navigation/Selection cursor switch

matrix

◆ Time Counter display

Plug-In Control

• Dedicated Plug-In section for assigning and editing DSP plug-ins

• High resolution 40x2 display for plug-in parameters

Studio Integration

◆ Analog control room monitoring section,

talkback control, mic preamps

For audio connections, control room functions, and information on the rear panel, refer to the Mackie HUI User’s Guide.

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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 switch for resetting faders and V-POTs

• Master Record Ready, Insert Bypass, and Send Mute switches

• Bank/Channel navigation switches

Window section

• Switches to select active Pro Tools window

SEND A

SEND B

SEND C

SEND D

SEND E

PAN

ASSIGN

INPUT

OUTPUT

CHANNEL

WINDOW

TRANSPORT

EDIT

MIX

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

UNDO SAVE

EDIT MODE

SHIFT/ADD

CTRL/CLUTCH

DSP Edit/Assign section

• DSP Edit/Assign area for assigning inserts and editing plug-in parameters

• Data encoders with ﬁxed or velocity-sensitive response

• Display with selectable brightness

REC/RDY

INSERT

PAN/SENDPAN/SENDPAN/SENDPAN/SENDPAN/SENDPAN/SENDPAN/SEND

AUTO AUTOAUTO

SOLOSOLO

SOLOSOLOSOLOSOLO

MUTE MUTE

SELECT

SELECT-ASSIGN

BANK

REC/RDY

REC/RDY ALL

BYPASS

MUTE

SHIFT

SUSPEND

DEFAULT

ASSIGN

ALT

STATUS

MEM-LOC

EDIT TOOL

OPTION/ALL

ALT/FINE

REC/RDY

INSERT

V-SEL

V-SEL V-SEL V-SEL V-SEL V-SEL V-SEL V-SEL

AUTO AUTO AUTO

AUTO

SOLO

MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE

MUTE

SELECT

SELECT SELECT SELECT

2 4 6 8 10 14 20 30 40 50 60

REC/RDY

INSERT

2 4 6

8 10 14 20 30 40 50 60

REC/RDY

INSERT

PAN/SEND

AUTO

SOLO

MUTE

SELECT

SELECT SELECT

ASSIGN

COMPARE

BYPASS

AUTO ENABLE AUTO MODE

READ TOUCH

MUTE

FADER

LATCH

PAN

SEND

PLUG IN SEND MUTE

TIME CODE

FEET BEATS

CONTROL ROOM

INPUT 1

1:1 DISCRETE MONO

INPUT 2

MAX

MASTER VOLUME

INPUT 3

MUTE

LEVEL

MIC

TALKBACK

ZOOM

Switch Matrix section

• Switch Matrices for master control of automation modes, group status and editing

SELECT

DSP EDIT/ASSIGN

F3 F4 F5

WRITE

TRIM

OFF

SPKR 1

SPKR 2

PHONES/ SPKR 3

DIM

AUDITION

RTZ

ENDINON LINE

FAST FWD STOP PLAY

REWIND

MONITOR

RUDE SOLO LIGHT

OUTPUT 1

OUTPUT 2

OUTPUT 3

PRE

SELECT

AUTO

PHASE SUSPEND

CAPTURE

GROUP

CUT

CREATE

PASTE

LOCATE/NUMERICS

CLR

789

456

123

OUT

LOOP

QUICKPUNCH

INSERT PARAM

SCROLL

F8/ESC

EDITSTATUS/GROUP

SEPARATE

COPY

DELETE

E N T E R

POST

RECORD

SCRUB

SHUTTLE

Keyboard Shortcuts section

• Global Modiﬁer keys

• Edit mode and tool switches

•Save and Undo

Figure 2. Mackie HUI

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Eight Channel Fader Strips

•Touch-sensitive motorized faders

• Stereo LED meters for level indication

• Channel SELECT switches

•Four-character scribble strip LED dot-matrix displays

• MUTE switches

• SOLO switches

• Automation switches for enabling channel automation

•PAN/SEND V-POT Data Encoders with LED rings

• Secondary V-POT SELECT switches

• INSERT switches for plug-in for editing or bypass

• REC/RDY (Record Ready) switches

Master section

• Time Counter Display/Solo Indicator

• Analog Monitoring Section

• Numeric Keypad

• Audition, Pre/Post, and In/Out switches

•Transport switches

• Scrub/Shuttle wheel

• Zoom/Navigation Cursor Switch

Matrix

Communication with HUI

Here are some general guidelines for communication between HUI and Pro Tools:

WINDOW Switches

WINDOW

Pro Tools On-Screen Dialog Warnings

Certain dialog messages that appear on-screen 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. If this occurs, turn off power to the HUI, wait a few seconds, and then turn on the HUI again. If communication problems persist, check connections to the HUI.

When Pro Tools has reestablished communications with the HUI, the far-right decimal point LED in the Time Code Display will flash, indicating that communication has been established and is valid.

If you are not using the HUI, deselect it in the MIDI control surfaces field in the Peripherals dialog.

Active in Background Message

In most setups, the Pro Tools Active in Background option should be selected in the Operations menu.

If this option is not selected and another application is brought to the foreground, a warning will appear in the HUI display. Select Operations > Active in Background, and HUI activity will be restored.

TRANSPORT

EDIT

MIX

ALT

STATUS

MEM-LOC

The WINDOW switches control the display of on-screen windows in Pro Tools:

MIX and EDIT Bring the window to the foreground. The switch LEDs light to indicate the currently active window.

TRANSPORT Opens or closes the Transport window.

ALT Opens or closes the floating window for the currently selected plug-in.

STATUS Opens or closes the Session Setup window.

MEM LOC Opens or closes the Memory Locations window.

The Transport, Memory Location, Session Setup and Inserts/Sends windows are all floating windows. The switches for these windows also bring an open window to the foreground. Pressing its switch closes the window if a floating window is already in the foreground.

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Plug-In Window

The ALT switch opens or closes the Plug-In window 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 Plug-In window opens in Pro Tools. Only a single plug-in can be opened and edited at a time.

You can edit a selected plug-in using the DSP Edit/Assign section on the HUI, regardless of whether or not the floating window for the currently selected plug-in is open.

Analog Monitoring Section

CONTROL ROOM

INPUT 1

INPUT 2

INPUT 3

1:1 DISCRETE MONO

MUTE

LEVEL

MASTER VOLUME

MIC

SPKR 1

SPKR 2

MAX

PHONES/

DIM

SPKR 3

OUTPUT 1

OUTPUT 2

OUTPUT 3

Scrolling the Edit and Mix Windows

To scroll the Edit window:

■ While the Edit window is in the foreground,

press ALT/FINE+Left or Right Arrow to scroll one page in either direction.

To scroll the Mix window:

■ While the Mix window is in the foreground,

press ALT/FINE+Left or Right Arrow to scroll one page in either direction.

To scroll to session star t or end:

■ Press ALT/FINE+OPTION/ALL+Left Arrow to

scroll to session start.

■ Press ALT/FINE+OPTION/ALL+Right Arrow to

scroll to session end.

TALKBACK

The analog monitoring section provides standard control room, studio cue, talkback, and alternate two-track source monitoring capability. Up to three stereo input sources, and output to any of three stereo destinations are supported. In addition, it can supply a special discrete surround mix monitor mode for 5.1 or LCRS surround mixing.

To configure and use the analog monitoring section with the rest of your studio, refer to the Mackie HUI User’s Guide.

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Level Meters

Transport Controls

2 4 6

8 10 14 20 30 40 50 60

The HUI has eight stereo, 12-segment LED ladders for output level indication of individual channels.

Meters match the peak reading features in Pro Tools (clip hold and separate peak hold). Press the F1 switch in the Function keys section to clear clipped meters and last held peaks indications. Mono channels activate the left side of the meter pair only.

The HUI level meters follow the Pro Tools setting for Pre or Post Fader metering.

Multichannel Metering

Soloed Multichannel Track Display

You can temporarily display the multichannel outputs of a given track during playback. While pressing the OPTION button, press a track’s SOLO switch to solo up to eight streams of a track.

When a multichannel track is soloed in this manner, the left side channel meters will display the levels of each component of the multichannel output. Multichannel tracks up to 7.1 in width (8 channels) can be temporarily soloed and fully metered in this way.

The meters will revert to normal upon release of the OPTION and SOLO buttons.

AUDITION

LEVEL

MIC

TALKBACK

RTZ

ENDINON LINE

FAST FWD STOP PLAY

REWIND

PRE

OUT

POST

QUICKPUNCH

LOOP

RECORD

Transport Switches

The Transport switches correspond to transport functions in Pro Tools.

RTZ (Return-To-Zero) Sets playback cursor to the beginning of the session

END (Go-To-End) Sets playback cursor to the end of the session

ONLINE Places Pro Tools online or offline (LED is lit when Pro Tools is online)

LOOP Toggles Loop Playback mode (LED is lit when Loop Playback is enabled) in the Pro Tools Operations menu

QUICKPUNCH Toggles QuickPunch recording mode (LED is lit when QuickPunch is enabled) in the Pro Tools Operations menu

REWIND Rewinds the session from the current cursor position

FAST FORWARD Fast-forwards the session from the current cursor position

STOP Stops playback or recording

PLAY Begins playback from current cursor posi-

tion

RECORD Arms Pro Tools for recording (LED flashes)

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Fast Forward/Rewind Settings

Link or Unlink Edit and Timeline

When the Audio During Fast Forward/Rewind option is selected in the Operation Preferences, you will hear scanned audio (as on a CD player) during rewind and fast forward.

◆ Bars/Beats: Moves to start of previous or next

bar

◆ Min/Sec: Moves in one-second increments

◆ Timecode: Moves in one-frame increments

◆ Feet.Frames: Moves in one-foot increments

◆ Samples: Moves in one-sample increments

In addition, there are these shortcuts for transport functions:

◆ SHIFT/ADD+PLAY: Initiates half-speed play-

back

◆ SHIFT/ADD+STOP: Aborts the current record

pass

◆ SHIFT/ADD+FAST FORWARD: Go-To-End

◆ SHIFT/ADD+REWIND: Return to zero

◆ CTRL/CLUTCH+RECORD: Cycles through

record modes (normal, QuickPunch, Loop)

◆ CTRL/CLUTCH+ONLINE: Cycles through

available machine master choices, as displayed in the Transport window

You can link or unlink the Edit and Timeline selections from HUI.

To link or unlink the Edit and Timeline selections from HUI:

■ While pressing SHIFT/ADD, press slash (/) on

the numeric keypad for HUI.

Loop Record Mode

To place Pro Tools into Loop Record mode, press CTRL/CLUTCH+LOOP.

Loop Record mode is indicated by a loop graphic on the Record button in the Transport window.

Transport Control of External Devices

The HUI can be used to control devices other than Pro Tools, such as the Alesis ADAT® via MIDI Machine Control, or serial (9-pin) machine control transports (using the MachineControl™ option for Pro Tools).

To cycle through available transpor t master types:

■ While pressing the CTRL/CLUTCH switch,

press the ONLINE switch.

When Serial Machine is transport master, you can also jog or shuttle the deck by turning the Scrub/Shuttle wheel.

The HUI RECORD switch LED reflects the state of the device under control.

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Footswitch Control

There are two footswitch inputs on the HUI rear panel for transport control.

The PRE and POST switches activate pre-roll and post-roll. These switches also work with the AUDITION switch to audition around various edit areas.

Footswitch #1 performs the following functions:

◆ If Pro Tools is playing back, press Footswitch

#1 to stop.

◆ If Pro Tools is recording, press SHIFT/ADD

and Footswitch #1 to abort the recording.

◆ If Pro Tools is stopped, press Footswitch #1 to

start playback.

◆ Press SHIFT/ADD and Footswitch #1 to start

half-speed playback.

Footswitch #2 performs the following functions:

◆ Press Footswitch #2 to toggle the Pro Tools

record state on or off.

◆ Press CTRL/CLUTCH and Footswitch #2 to cy-

cle through available record modes (destructive or nondestructive).

AUDITION, PRE/POST, and IN/OUT Switches

AUDITION

RTZ

PRE

END

ON LINE

OUT

LOOP

POST

QUICKPUNCH

The IN and OUT switches can be used to mark In and Out edit points during playback. These switches also work with the AUDITION switch to audition In/Out edit points.

You can leave an audition mode at any time, and go to any other audition mode or transport command.

Setting Pre and Post Roll

To enter a pre-roll or post-roll time:

1 Press ALT/FINE+PRE or POST.

2 Enter values on the numeric keypad. This en-

ters a pre-roll or post-roll time according to the Grid/Time Display value.

3 Press the Left and Right Arrows to cycle

through the numeric ﬁelds in the Pre-Roll or Post-Roll counters in the Pro Tools Transport window. Press the Up and Down Arrows to increase or decrease the current numeric ﬁeld value. Press CLR to clear the counters.

4 To conﬁrm the entered time value, press EN-

TER. To enter the same value for both pre-roll 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. Playback continues until AUDITION is pressed again or until another transport button is pressed.

Press F8/ESC to abort numeric entry and leave the times unchanged.

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To manually enter selection star t and end times:

1 Press ALT/FINE+IN or OUT in the Audition

switch matrix.

2 Enter values on the numeric keypad. This en-

ters a Start or End time according to the Grid/Time Display value used in Pro Tools.

3 Press the Left or Right Arrows to cycle through

the numeric ﬁelds in the Start and End counters in the Pro Tools Transport window. Press the Up or Down Arrows to increase or decrease the current numeric ﬁeld value. Press CLR to clear the counters.

4 To conﬁrm the entered time value, press the

ENTER switch. (To enter the same value for both Start and End times, press the OPTION/ALL+ENTER).

– or –

In addition, there are these shortcuts for audition functions:

◆ Press ALT/FINE+OPTION/ALL, and PRE or IN

to play audio starting at the pre-roll point, continuing through the selection start, and ending after the selection start point by the post-roll amount.

◆ Press ALT/FINE+OPTION/ALL. and OUT or

POST to play audio starting before the selection end point by the pre-roll amount, continuing through the selection end point, and ending after the selection end point by the post-roll amount.

Time Counter Display and Rude Solo Light

Press the F8/ESC switch to abort numeric entry and leave the times unchanged.

AUDITION Functions

To audition an edit point, press AUDITION and PRE, IN, OUT or POST.

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.

POST Plays audio starting at the end of a selection and lasting the length of the post-roll amount.

TIME CODE

FEET

BEATS

RUDE

SOLO

LIGHT

This eight-character, seven-segment LED display shows the current session time position in standard formats, as selected in the Pro Tools software (you cannot select time formats with HUI).

Three LEDs positioned next to the display indicate the current time display mode:

◆ TIME CODE: SMPTE format

◆ FEET: Feet and Frames

◆ BEATS: Bars and Beats

◆ All indicator LEDs off: Minutes/Seconds or

Samples (depending on the Time Display mode chosen)

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Host Communication Status LED

When Pro Tools is communicating properly with the HUI, the far-right decimal point LED in the Time Code Display will flash.

Rude Solo Light

The Rude Solo Light flashes whenever there is at least one channel in the current session that is soloed.

Numeric Keypad

To deﬁne a Memor y Location or Marker:

■ During playback or recording, press ENTER.

To recall a Memor y Location or Marker:

■ Press the decimal key once.

■ Press a Memory Location or Marker number.

■ Press the decimal key again.

To Set Pre or Post Roll

■ Press ALT/FINE+PRE or POST, then enter val-

ues with the Numeric Keypad.

LOCATE/NUMERIC S

CLR

789

456

123

E N T E R

The Numeric Keypad is used for storing and recalling Memory Locations, data entry (such as counter values), and confirming an editing operation. It also supports all Numeric Keypad modes (Classic, Transport and Shuttle) in the Operation preferences.

Refer to the Pro Tools Reference Guide for details on Numeric Keypad modes.

◆ For dialog messages, press ENTER for OK, and

F8/ESC for Cancel.

◆ Press ENTER to enter numeric values into

Pro Tools counters or displays. Press F8/ESC to cancel numeric entry and leave settings unchanged.

◆ Press Forward Slash (/) to move between ﬁelds

for Start, End, and Length times in the Edit Window.

Scrub/Shuttle Wheel

FAST FWD STOP PLAY

REWIND

This wheel controls Scrub and Shuttle functions. Pressing the SCRUB and SHUTTLE switches next to the Scrub/Shuttle wheel enables each mode.

When used in conjunction with the Zoom/Navigation/Selection switch quadrant, you can create and adjust region selections with the Scrub/Shuttle wheel.

RECORD

SCRUB

SHUTTLE

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Scrub Mode

Shuttle Mode

The HUI Scrub wheel supports Pro Tools positional scrubbing.

To enable Scrub mode:

1 Make sure playback in Pro Tools is stopped.

2 Press SCRUB.

3 Rotate the Scrub wheel clockwise to scrub for-

ward and counterclockwise to scrub backward.

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 or end, respectively.

Normal scrub resolution is dependent on the current zoom level. To get a fixed “fine scrub” resolution regardless of current zoom level, press ALT/FINE while scrubbing.

To enable Shuttle mode:

1 Make sure playback in Pro Tools is stopped.

2 Press SHUTTLE.

3 Rotate the Shuttle wheel clockwise to shuttle

forward and counterclockwise to shuttle backward.

The start position for Shuttling is the current selection start point, or current cursor position if there is no selection.

To begin shuttling from the selection end point, press OPTION/ALL+SHUTTLE. At any time during shuttling, press the Left or Right Arrow to move to the selection start or end.

To exit Shuttle mode, do any of the following:

■ Press STOP or SHUTTLE.

■ Press the Spacebar.

■ Press Escape (F8/ESC).

■ Press any other transport switch.

To exit Scrub mode, do any of the following:

■ Press STOP or SCRUB.

■ Press the Spacebar.

■ Press Escape (F8/ESC).

■ Press any other transport switch.

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Shuttle Lock Mode

Press CTRL/CLUTCH and a number on the Numeric Keypad to place the HUI in Shuttle Lock mode. The SHUTTLE switch LED lights while in Shuttle Lock mode. This mode uses the Numeric Keypad to control shuttle speed (0–9; “0” is off), as well as the plus (+) and minus (–) switches to control the playback direction. The wheel can also be used to adjust these parameters while in Shuttle Lock. Press STOP or SHUTTLE to exit Shuttle Lock mode.

Scrub/Shuttle “Lock Out” Behavior

When scrub or shuttle is engaged, only certain controls are available:

◆ Channel faders, Mute and Solo switches

◆ Scrub/Shuttle wheel and switches

◆ Any transport switch (disengages Scrub and

Shuttle modes)

◆ ENTER (creates a Memory Location)

Scrub/Shuttle Operation using Serial Machine Control

You can also use the Scrub/Shuttle wheel to scrub (jog) or shuttle an external, serial machine control-capable deck if you are using the Digidesign MachineControl software option.

To SCRUB or SHUTTLE from the selection end point, press OPTION/ALL+SCRUB or SHUTTLE.

To modify the end of an existing selection:

■ While pressing SHIFT/ADD and OPTION/ALL,

press SCRUB or SHUTTLE and use the Scrub/Shuttle wheel to make your modiﬁcations.

To modify the beginning of an existing selection:

■ While pressing SHIFT/ADD, press SCRUB or

SHUTTLE and use the Scrub/Shuttle wheel to make your modiﬁcations.

You can navigate to the start or end of your selection at any time by pressing the Left or Right Arrow keys.

When Serial Machine is transport master, you can do the following:

■ Press SCRUB and turn the wheel to jog the ex-

ternal machine.

■ Press SHUTTLE and turn the wheel to shuttle

the external machine.

■ To leave either mode, press SCRUB or SHUT-

TLE again, or press any other transport switch.

Creating Selections Using the Scrub/Shuttle Wheel

You can create and modify on-screen selections using the Scrub/Shuttle wheel.

To create selections using the Scrub/Shuttle wheel:

■ While pressing SHIFT/ADD, press SCRUB or

SHUTTLE. The start position is the current selection’s start point, or current location of the cursor if there is no selection.

Insertion Follows Scrub/Shuttle Preference

How you work with the Scrub/Shuttle wheel depends on whether you select the “Edit Insertion Follows Scrub/Shuttle” Operation preference in Pro Tools.

If “Insertion Follows Scrub/Shuttle” is selected:

■ Press SCRUB or SHUTTLE and move the wheel

to clear the current selection and move the cursor.

■ Press SHIFT/ADD before pressing SCRUB or

SHUTTLE, or before moving the wheel, to keep the current selection. As you move the wheel, the selection is expanded or trimmed.

■ While pressing SHIFT/ADD and OPTION/ALL,

press SCRUB or SHUTTLE and use the Scrub/Shuttle wheel to further modify the end of your selection.

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If “Insertion Follows Scrub/Shuttle” is not selected:

■ Press SCRUB or SHUTTLE and turn the wheel

to keep your current selection and move the cursor outside of the selection.

■ Press SHIFT/ADD and turn the wheel to clear

the current selection and create a new one. The new selection starts wherever you ﬁrst press SHIFT/ADD.

■ Release SHIFT/ADD to move the cursor out-

side the new selection.

5 Press the Left Arrow key to move the scrub po-

sition to the selection start.

6 Press SHIFT/ADD (to retain the selection), and

scrub the selection in-point until you reach the desired location.

7 Press the Right Arrow key to move the scrub

out-point to the selection end.

8 Press SHIFT/ADD (to retain the selection), and

scrub the selection out-point until you reach the desired location.

■ Press SHIFT/ADD additional times to trim the

new selection as needed.

Scrub/Shuttle Tips

◆ At any time during scrubbing or shuttling,

you can press the Left or Right Arrow to move the current scrub position to the selection start or end.

◆ You can freely move between scrub and shut-

tle modes. The current SCRUB or SHUTTLE position is retained.

◆ If you enter scrub or shuttle but don’t move

the wheel or mouse, you can exit Scrub or Shuttle mode without affecting the current selection.

To deﬁne a selection using a combination of SCRUB or SHUTTLE functions:

1 Press SHUTTLE to enter Shuttle mode.

2 Shuttle along the timeline. When you get to

roughly the selection in-point, press 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.

Capturing Memory Locations

When working with Scrub and Shuttle functions, you can do the following:

◆ Memory Locations can be captured at any

time by pressing the ENTER key on the HUI numeric keypad.

◆ Press the Up Arrow to free the cursor without

capturing a Memory Location.

Keyboard Shortcuts Section

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

UNDO SAVE

Save and Undo Switches

The UNDO switch will Undo or Redo the last edit operation. Its LED is lit when Undo is available for use after an operation. Its LED flashes when Redo is available.

The SAVE switch LED is lit if the session has changed from its currently saved state.

4 Press SCRUB to enter Scrub mode.

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To save the changes in a session:

1 Press SAVE. The SAVE switch LED ﬂashes

when ﬁrst pressed, indicating the Save process has been armed.

2 Do one of the following:

■ To complete the Save process, press the SAVE

switch again.

■ To abort the Save process, press the F8/ESC

switch.

EDIT MODE and EDIT TOOL Switches

The EDIT MODE and EDIT TOOL switches access the primary Edit function modes and tools:

Key Combination Edit Mode or Tool

EDIT MODE+1 Shufﬂe mode

EDIT MODE+2 Slip mode

EDIT MODE+3 Spot mode

EDIT MODE+4 Grid mode

EDIT TOOL+1 Selects Zoom tool

EDIT TOOL+2 Selects Scrub tool

EDIT TOOL+3 Selects Trim tool

EDIT TOOL+4 Selects Select tool

EDIT TOOL+5 Selects Grabber tool

EDIT TOOL+6 Selects Pencil tool

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.

Refer to the Pro Tools Reference Guide for details on Edit Tool functions.

You can directly select an Edit Tool or Edit mode using key combinations with numbers on the HUI Numeric Keypad:

EDIT TOOL+7 Selects Smart tool

Edit Tool Selection

The Trimmer, Grabber, and Pencil each have different tool options available from their pop-up menus in the Edit window in Pro Tools. These different tool options can also be selected from HUI.

To select an Edit tool from HUI:

While pressing EDIT TOOL, do one of the following:

• Press 3 on the numeric keypad to select and cycle through the Trimmer tools.

• Press 5 on the numeric keypad to select and cycle through the Grabber tools.

• Press 6 on the numeric keypad to select the Pencil tool and cycle through the Pencil Shapes.

The toolbar in the Pro Tools Edit window displays the currently selected Edit tool.

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Extending Region Selections

Pro Tools provides several key commands for changing or extending region selections in the Edit window. When the HUI arrow keys are in region navigation mode:

◆ CONTROL+Left Arrow: Selects the previous

region.

◆ CONTROL+Right Arrow: Selects the next re-

gion.

◆ CONTROL+SHIFT+Left Arrow: Extends the se-

lection to include the previous region.

◆ CONTROL+SHIFT+Right Arrow: Extends the

selection to include the next region.

Zoom Switch Quadrant

ZOOM/SEL

This switch group consists of four arrows plus the ZOOM/SEL switch, which cycles the switch quadrant through three different modes.

Navigation Mode

EDIT Switches

EDIT

CAPTURE

CUT

PASTE

SEPARATE

COPY

DELETE

Pro Tools edit functions are accessible from the HUI. These are CAPTURE, SEPARATE, CUT, COPY, PASTE and DELETE.

Modiﬁer Key Switches

At the bottom of the Keyboard Shortcuts section there are the global Modiﬁer switches: SHIFT/ADD, OPTION/ALL, CTRL/CLUTCH and ALT/FINE. These modify the action of other switches. For example, while pressing the OPTION/ALL switch, you can press the SOLO witch to solo all channels.

All modifier switches are reciprocal between the computer keyboard and the HUI.

In Navigation mode, the ZOOM switch LED is off. The switch quadrant acts as region/edit/track location selector.

To position the edit cursor:

◆ Left Arrow: Moves the edit cursor to previous

region boundary or sync point.

◆ Right Arrow: Moves the edit cursor to next re-

gion boundary or sync point.

To extend the edit selection:

◆ Press SHIFT/ADD to extend the selection

◆ SHIFT/ADD+Left Arrow will select the preced-

ing region boundary

◆ SHIFT/ADD+Right Arrow will select the for-

ward region boundaries

To center selection points on-screen:

◆ OPTION/ALL+Left Arrow (or the IN transport

switch): Centers the left side of the current onscreen waveform selection in the Edit Window.

◆ OPTION/ALL+Right Arrow (or the OUT trans-

port switch): Centers the right side of the onscreen waveform selection in the Edit Window.

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Marking In and Out

The Up and Down Arrows can be used as markin and mark-out controls. You can also do this with the HUI “In” and “Out” switches in the AUDITION switch row.

To adjust the zoom view:

◆ Left Arrow: Decreases horizontal zoom

◆ Right Arrow: Increases horizontal zoom

◆ Up Arrow: Increases vertical zoom

◆ Down Arrow: Decreases vertical zoom

Moving the Edit Cursor and Edit Selection to Adjacent Tracks

The Up and Down Arrows can also be used to move the Edit cursor to the next or previous track. In addition, you can move or extend Edit selections to the next or previous track.

To move the Edit cursor or an Edit selection to the previous or next track from HUI:

1 Make sure the ZOOM/SEL switch is in Naviga-

tion mode. If necessary, press the switch until it becomes unlit.

2 Press UP or DOWN to move the cursor or se-

lection to the previous or next track.

To extend an Edit selection to the previous or next track from HUI:

1 Make sure the ZOOM/SEL switch is in Naviga-

tion mode. If necessary, press the switch until it becomes unlit.

2 While pressing SHIFT/ADD, press UP or

DOWN to extend the selection to the previous or next track.

Zoom Presets

You can store and recall Zoom Presets from HUI.

To recall a Zoom Preset from HUI:

■ While pressing OPTION/ALL, press the Zoom

Preset’s number on the numeric keypad.

To store a Zoom Preset from HUI:

■ While pressing SHIFT/ADD, type the Zoom

Preset’s number on the numeric keypad.

Selection Mode

In Selection mode, the ZOOM switch LED flashes. In this mode you can create and adjust waveform selections in conjunction with the Scrub/Shuttle Wheel.

To make a selection:

1 Press the ZOOM/SEL switch until the center

switch LED ﬂashes.

2 Press the Left Arrow switch and move the

wheel to adjust the selection in-point.

Zoom Mode

Press the Zoom switch once to enter Zoom mode. The ZOOM switch LED lights to indicate Zoom mode. The switch quadrant controls the waveform zoom display.

3 Press the Right Arrow switch and move the

wheel to adjust the selection out-point.

You can you define on-screen selections for editing, or move your set selection length around the screen.

If you have defined a selection in which you want to perform a series of fader and pan moves, you can use the Pro Tools Loop Playback mode to rehearse them over selection.

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Selection Tips

These tips can also be helpful in making your selection:

◆ Press ALT/FINE to scrub at a ﬁxed ﬁne resolu-

tion, regardless of the current zoom settings.

◆ Press SHIFT/ADD to make a new selection

while scrubbing or shuttling. Release SHIFT/ADD to complete the selection.

◆ Press OPTION/ALL to begin scrubbing or

shuttling from the end of a selection.

Once you have finished making a selection, you can adjust it using the following keyboard shortcuts while still in Scrub or Shuttle mode:

To position the edit cursor at a selection’s edge:

◆ Double-click the Left Arrow to position the

cursor at the current selection’s left edge.

◆ Double-click the Right Arrow to position the

cursor at the current selection’s right edge.

To move the edit selection:

◆ Up Arrow: Moves the selection to the previous

track.

◆ Down Arrow: Moves the selection to the next

track.

To adjust selection points:

◆ Left Arrow+Scrub/Shuttle wheel adjusts the

selection IN point.

◆ Right Arrow+Scrub/Shuttle wheel adjusts the

selection OUT point.

◆ Left Arrow+Right Arrow+Scrub/Shuttle wheel

adjusts the selection’s time position while retaining its duration.

To extend the edit selection:

◆ SHIFT/ADD+Up Arrow extends the selection

to the previous track.

◆ SHIFT/ADD+Down Arrow extends the selec-

tion to the next track.

◆ OPTION/ALL+Up Arrow removes the selec-

tion from the topmost track.

◆ OPTION/ALL+Down Arrow removes the se-

lection from the bottommost track.

Navigating On-Screen View of Pro Tools

You can also use the switch quadrant to navigate the Pro Tools on-screen view. The following switch functions apply to all three switch modes (Navigation mode, Zoom mode, and Selection mode):

To scroll the session view one window at a time:

◆ ALT/FINE+Left Arrow: Scrolls the frontmost

window to the left.

◆ ALT/FINE+Right Arrow: Scrolls the frontmost

window to the right.

◆ ALT/FINE+Up Arrow: Scrolls the frontmost

window upward.

◆ ALT/FINE+Down Arrow: Scrolls the frontmost

window downward.

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To scroll to the beginning, end, top, or bottom of the session view:

◆ OPTION/ALL+ALT/FINE+Left Arrow: when

the Edit window is in the foreground, scrolls to the beginning of the session.

◆ OPTION/ALL+ALT/FINE+Right Arrow: when

the Edit window is in the foreground, scrolls to the end of the session.

◆ OPTION/ALL+ALT/FINE+Up Arrow: when the

Edit window is in the foreground, scrolls to the top of the session.

◆ OPTION/ALL+ALT/FINE+Down Arrow: when

the Edit window is in the foreground, scrolls to the bottom of session.

Bank Swapping and Channel Scrolling

BANK

To swap channels to the left or right eight at a time:

■ Press the left or right BANK arrow switches

To bank swap to the far-left or far-right bank position in a session:

■ Press OPTION/ALL+left or right BANK or

CHANNEL switch.

CHANNEL

Bank swapping and channel scrolling behavior is mirrored in Pro Tools. Pro Tools channels are banked into view automatically (unless this function is disabled in Pro Tools Preferences). Bank members are shown on-screen with highlighted channel names.

To scroll channels to the left or right one at a time:

■ Press the left or right CHANNEL arrow

switches

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Channel Fader Strip and Select/Assign sections

The Channel Fader Strip section is used with the global SELECT/ASSIGN switch section located to the left of the channel strips.

Channel Fader

The channel faders are used for level control of disk tracks, master faders, auxiliary inputs, and MIDI tracks. Gain calibration ranges from infinity (bottom of fader travel) to +6 dB (top of fader travel). The HUI channel fader tapering scheme provides resolution of 8.8 dB per MIDI value in the –60 to –70 dB range, and 2.5 dB per MIDI value in the –70 to –100 dB range. This results in smooth fade outs to silence at low level.

SEND A

SEND B

SEND C

SEND D

SEND E

PAN

ASSIGN

INPUT

OUTPUT

SELECT-ASSIGN

BANK

CHANNEL

REC/RDY ALL

BYPASS

MUTE

SHIFT

SUSPEND

DEFAULT

ASSIGN

AUTO

SOLO

MUTE

PAN/SEND

AUTO

SOLO

MUTE

SELECT

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.

Moving Grouped Faders

The ﬁrst fader in a mix group touched in any single mix operation becomes the group master. When the group master is established, faders that are in the same mix group and not concurrently touched will also move in a relative fashion. However, faders that are in the same mix group and concurrently touched are temporarily disengaged from the group, and will move independently of the mix group. Once a fader that is temporarily disengaged is released, it will resume following the mix group master’s movements.

When the group master is released, if there are any faders in the mix group that are concurrently being touched, the fader that was touched earliest in time becomes the new group master. Subsequent moves of this new group master will cause all other untouched faders in the mix group to follow.

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Channel Scribble Strip LED Display

Pre/Post Send Display Displays the pre or post status of an individual send when changing it with the channel’s V-SEL switch.

The scribble-strip LED display shows an abbreviated version of the channel name that appears in Pro Tools. In certain cases during edit operations, the scribble strip temporarily displays a parameter name or value, and then reverts to the channel name.

The channel scribble strip also displays the following information:

Automation Status To display current automation mode for the channel, press the channel strip AUTO switch, or the master AUTO switch in the STATUS/GROUP switch matrix.

Group Membership Status To display the Group ID for the channel, if any, press the GROUP switch in the STATUS/GROUP switch matrix.

Global Disk Track Monitor Status To display whether Pro Tools is in “Auto Input” or “Input Only” mode on all channel scribble strips, press the MONITOR switch in the STATUS/GROUP switch matrix.

Channel Strip Input Source To display the current input source for all channel strips, press the master INPUT switch in the Select/Assign section.

Level display Displays level in dB on the when you press ALT/FINE and move a fader.

Numeric PAN position Displays numeric pan value when you press ALT/FINE and move the channel’s V-POT while in pan display mode.

Assigning MIDI Outputs

You can view and assign channel outputs for MIDI tracks. You can also assign multiple MIDI channels to a single track.

To assign MIDI outputs from HUI:

1 Press ASSIGN+OUTPUT.

2 Use the Rotary Data Encoder for the track to

select the MIDI device and channel.

3 While the channel is selected, press the V-SEL

switch.

If assigning multiple MIDI channels, perform steps 2 and 3 while pressing SHIFT/ADD.

4 When MIDI output assignment is completed,

press the Master ASSIGN switch to conﬁrm and exit Assign mode.

Channel Strip Output Destination To display the current output source status for all channel strips, press the OUTPUT switch in the Select/Assign section.

Send Destination To display send destination status for any send on all channel strips, press any master SEND switch (A–E) in the Select/Assign section.

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Assigning Multiple Outputs

Display of Inactive Items

HUI supports the ability to assign multiple outputs to a Pro Tools track.

To assign an additional output to a channel:

1 Press the master ASSIGN and OUTPUT

switches (in the Select/Assign section).

2 On the appropriate channel, rotate the en-

coder until it displays the additional output you want to assign. The currently assigned output (if any) is indicated with the > symbol (for example, “>Out 1–2”).

3 Press CTL|CLUTCH + ASSIGN to conﬁrm the

additional output assignment. Use the channel Assign/Mute or master Assign switch as needed:

■ The channel Assign/Mute switch conﬁrms the

setting and leaves HUI in Assign mode. Use this to continue assigning other channels.

■ Pressing the master ASSIGN switch conﬁrms

and exits Assign mode. Use this when you are through assigning channel outputs.

Display of Multiple Assignments

The @ symbol indicates inactive status for the following items:

• Inputs

• Outputs

• Sends

• Inserts

•Tracks

• Plug-Ins, when unavailable or missing

• Paths that are inactive in the I/O Setup dialog

Inactive Outputs

HUI uses two symbols to display the different inactive states possible for outputs.

@ Indicates that only one output is assigned, and it is currently inactive. (For example, @Out 1–2.)

* Indicates more than one output is assigned, at least one of which is inactive. (For example, *Out 1–2.)

Multiple output assignments are indicated with “+” in front of the assigned path’s names. For example, +Out 1–2.

Other symbols indicate inactive status (see “Inactive Outputs” on page 44).

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SELECT Switch

REC/RDY Switch

SELECT

When a channel is selected, its SELECT switch LED lights. Selected channels remain selected even when not displayed in the current bank view.

To select multiple channels:

■ While pressing a channel’s SELECT switch,

press SELECT switches on additional channels.

To deselect a single channel:

■ Press SHIFT/ADD+ the SELECT switch on the

channel.

To select or deselect multiple channels:

■ Press SHIFT/ADD+SELECT switches on addi-

tional channels.

To select or deselect all channels:

■ Press OPTION/ALL+ any SELECT switch.

To change the SELECT state of a channel, and change all other channels to the opposite state:

■ Press ALT/FINE+ any lit SELECT switch.

REC/RDY

The REC/RDY (Record Ready) switch enables a track for recording. The REC/RDY switch LED flashes when engaged (Record-ready) and remains lit when Pro Tools begins recording (Record).

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. If any disk track in the session is enabled for recording, the MASTER REC/RDY switch flashes. If any tracks are recordenabled, pressing the MASTER REC/RDY switch disables all tracks.

To record enable all tracks:

■ Press OPTION/ALL+ any REC/RDY switch that

is not record-enabled. This record-enables all tracks up to the maximum number of voices available for recording in your system.

To disable all tracks for recording:

■ Press OPTION/ALL+ any REC/RDY switch that

is already record-enabled.

To toggle all enabled REC/RDY switches on and off:

■ Press the Master REC/RDY ALL switch located

in the Select/Assign section.

To record enable selected tracks only:

■ Press OPTION/ALL+SHIFT/ADD+ the

REC/RDY switch on any of the selected tracks.

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SOLO and MUTE Switches

SOLO

MUTE

When the MUTE and SOLO switches are enabled, their LEDs light.

Soloed channels flash the MUTE switch LEDs on all other channels that are not explicitly muted. The MUTE switch LEDs on channels that are explicitly muted when others are soloed are lit continuously.

To enable Solo or Mute on multiple channels:

◆ OPTION/ALL+SOLO: Enables or clears Solos

on all channels.

◆ OPTION/ALL+SHIFT/ADD+SOLO: Enables or

clears Solos on all selected channels.

◆ OPTION/ALL+MUTE: Enables or clears mutes

on all channels.

◆ OPTION/ALL+SHIFT/ADD+MUTE: Enables or

clears mutes on all selected channels.

These keyboard shortcuts do not apply to send mutes when using the V-SEL switch.

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.

Solo/Mute Follow Mix Groups Determines whether soloing or muting individual members of a mix group changes the status of the entire group, or only of the individual member. If this preference is enabled, an individual member can still be changed independently of its group by pressing the CTRL/CLUTCH switch. This is defined in the Pro Tools Automation Preferences.

Solo Safe and Record Safe Modes

Channels can be placed into Solo or Record Safe modes in which they are locked out from implied mute or record states. Solo Safe channels can still be muted.

To enable or clear Solo or Record Safe on a channel:

■ Press ALT/FINE+ the SOLO or REC/RDY

switch on the channel.

The SOLO or REC/RDY switch on the HUI flashes briefly to indicate the channel is in Solo Safe or Record Safe mode. Pro Tools grays out the associated Solo or Record button on-screen.

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To enable or clear Solo or Record Safe status on multiple channels:

◆ OPTION/ALL+ALT/FINE+SOLO or REC/RDY

on any channel enables or clears Solo Safe or Record Safe status on all channels.

◆ OPTION/ALL+ALT/FINE+REC/RDY ALL en-

ables or clears Record Safe status on all channels.

◆ SHIFT/ADD+OPTION/ALL+ALT/FINE+SOLO

or REC/RDY on any channel enables or clears Solo Safe or Record Safe status on only selected channels.

Automation modes are abbreviated in the channel LED scribble strip as follows.

Automation Mode

Write Wrt

Touch Tch

Latch Ltch

Trim Trim

Read Read

Scribble Strip Abbreviation

AUTO and SUSPEND Switches

AUTO

AUTO Switch

The AUTO switch changes the channel’s automation mode, when used in combination with the Automation mode section switches: WRITE, TOUCH, LATCH, TRIM, READ, and OFF.

The channel strip AUTO switch LED light s to indicate the various automation modes:

Red (ﬂashing) Pro Tools is armed for automation in one of three modes: Write, Touch, or Latch.

Red (lit continuously) Pro Tools is writing automation in one of the three modes: Write, Touch, or Latch.

Green (lit continuously) Automation Read mode is enabled.

Off Off

Selecting Automation Modes

There are three ways to change automation modes: on individual channels, on multiple channels across several banks, and on all channels.

Individual Channels

This method is quickest for changing the automation mode of individual channels within the same bank.

To change automation mode on a channel:

■ While pressing an Automation mode switch

(WRITE, TOUCH, LATCH, TRIM, READ, or OFF), press the channel’s AUTO switch.

Multiple Channels

This method is quickest for changing the automation mode for a discontiguous selection of channels, or for channels that are on different banks.

Off Automation playback is disabled.

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To change automation mode on multiple channels:

1 Select multiple channels by pressing their SE-

LECT switches. Using the BANK switches, you can select channels in other banks.

2 Press OPTION/ALL+SHIFT/ADD and an Auto-

mation mode switch (WRITE, TOUCH, LATCH, TRIM, READ, or OFF). All selected channels change to the selected mode.

When you select channels, they obey Mix group behavior. To suppress group behavior, press the CTL/CLUTCH switch, or suspend groups using the SUSPEND switch.

SUSPEND Switch

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 transport must be stopped.

All Channels

This method changes the automation mode of all channels on all banks.

To change automation mode on all channels:

■ While pressing OPTION/ALL, press an Auto-

mation mode switch.

TRIM Mode

(TDM Systems Only)

Pro Tools TDM systems allow you to adjust (or trim) existing Track Volume and Send Level automation data in real time.

Trim mode works with the other automation modes (Read, Touch, Latch, and Write) to affect how existing automation data is trimmed.

See “Trim Automation Mode” on page 63 for details on using Trim mode with the HUI. Refer to the Pro Tools Reference Guide for more information on Trim mode.

INSERT Switch

INSERT

You can execute the following functions with the INSERT switch:

To edit a single Plug-In:

■ Press the INSERT switch on the corresponding

channel to show it in the DSP Edit/Assign display. In this mode, only one insert may be accessed at a time.

To bypass or enable all Plug-Ins on all inserts for a channel:

■ Enable the Master BYPASS switch (so its LED is

lit) and press the INSERT switch on that channel.

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.

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You cannot bypass Hardware I/O inserts from Pro Tools. To monitor playback without a hardware insert, either set the Insert Type Selector to “No Insert” or use a bypass switch on the hardware device itself.

Master BYPASS Switch

BYPASS

The Master BYPASS switch in the Select/Assign section globally changes the INSERT switches into BYPASS switches for all plug-ins on a channel, allowing you to bypass all plug-in inserts for the selected channel in a single operation.

To bypass all Plug-In inser ts on a channel:

1 Press the master BYPASS switch in the Se-

lect/Assign section (not the DSP Edit/Assign section). Its LED lights to indicate master bypass mode is enabled.

2 In Master Bypass mode, the INSERT switch for

each channel in the current bank displays one of three bypass states:

INSERT switch LED is unlit None of the plug-in inserts on the channel are currently bypassed.

INSERT switch LED is lit All of the plug-in inserts on the channel are bypassed.

INSERT switch LED ﬂashes Some but not all of the plug-in inserts on the channel are bypassed.

3 Do one of the following:

◆ To toggle the bypass status on or 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.

◆ To change the bypass status of all plug-in in-

serts on all channels, press OPTION/ALL+ any INSERT switch.

◆ To change the bypass status of all plug-ins on

all selected channels, press OPTION/ALL+SHIFT/ADD+ any INSERT switch.

The Master BYPASS switch in the Select/Assign section functions differently from the BYPASS switch in the DSP Edit/Assign section. See “BYPASS Switch” on page 61.

V-SEL Switch

V-SEL

The V-SEL (“V-POT SELECT“) switch serves several functions:

◆ Assigns send or I/O routing for an individual

channel.

◆ Acts as a Send Mute switch when the Master

MUTE switch in the Select/Assign section is engaged (LED is lit).

◆ Selects pre or post status for the send. While

in Flip mode, the V-SEL switch continues to control send pre or post operation regardless of the current state of the master MUTE/PREPOST switch.

◆ Selects fader or V-POT to revert to default set-

ting, when used with the DEFAULT (QuickMode) switch.

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PAN/SEND V-POT Encoder

Adjusting Channel Pan

To edit pan positions on channels:

1 Press the PAN switch in the Select/Assign sec-

tion.

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, press the ALT/FINE switch while turning a channel V-POT.

The V-POT is also used to assign send and I/O routing for individual channels. See “DSP SELECT Switches and V-POT Encoders” on page 58.

The V-POT acts as a virtual knob, with LED ring lights that represent the “knob value” for send levels and pan settings. When showing send levels, the V-POTs display a continuous series of LEDs.

When showing pan position, an individual LED from the ring lights to indicate relative pan position, while a special “6 o’clock” LED lights to indicate a centered pan position.

2 When the PAN switch is ﬁrst enabled, a stereo

channel’s V-POT defaults to control the left channel pan (or the single pan control on mono channels). The SELECT/ASSIGN LED displays “Pan.”

3 On stereo channels, press the PAN switch a

second time to edit the right channel pan. The SELECT/ASSIGN LED displays “PanR,” and the PAN switch LED ﬂashes.

The V-POT LED collar indicates pan position with a single LED. The 6 o’clock LED in the collar of the V-POT encoder lights when the pan setting is centered. If there is no pan associated with a channel (such as a Master Fader), none of the collar LEDs on its V-POT will light.

The rotary encoders on the HUI channel strips (which are used for adjusting send levels and pan controls) are not velocity sensitive; they operate in fixed mode only.

See “Rotary Knob Settings” on page 58 for more details regarding velocity-sensitive features of the V-POTs.

The V-POTs audibly click when assigning send and I/O destinations, as well as when editing insert assignments and plug-in parameters in the DSP Edit/Assign section. This audible click functionality can be enabled or disabled by pressing the F3 switch in the F-key switch section.

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STATUS/GROUP Switches

STA TUS/GROUP

AUTO

GROUP

MONITOR Switch

Press the MONITOR switch to display monitor assignment on the channel scribble strips. Monitor mode is changed in the Pro Tools Operations menu.

MONITOR

PHASE SUSPEND

CREATE

These switches are used to show and change group status and carry out grouping functions, using the channel scribble strips.

AUTO and GROUP Switches

The AUTO and GROUP switches allow you to show the current automation mode or grouping status of a bank of channels.

To view the Automation status of the current channel bank:

■ Press the AUTO switch. The channel LED

scribble strips display the automation mode for each channel.

To view the Group status of the current channel bank:

■ Press the GROUP switch. The channel LED

scribble strips display the Group ID letter. A lowercase letter indicates the channel is a member of one group; an uppercase letter indicates the channel is a member of multiple groups, with the topmost group ID displayed.

PHASE Switch

Functionality for the PHASE switch has not been implemented.

To view the Monitor status of the current bank:

■ Press the MONITOR switch. The current mon-

itor status of channels is displayed:

• Auto: Auto Input mode

• Inpt: Input Only mode

• Aux: Channel is an Auxiliary Input

• MIDI: Channel is a MIDI track

• Mstr: Channel is a Master Fader

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.

◆ Type a name, select a different Group ID, or

overwrite an existing group deﬁnition, and press ENTER.

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SUSPEND Switch

Suspend Groups

All Mix groups can be temporarily suspended by pressing SUSPEND in the Status/Group section. Pressing this switch again returns to the previous Group status. When SUSPEND is enabled, the SUSPEND switch LED flashes. When SUSPEND is disabled, the LED turns off.

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.

The SUSPEND switch LED mirrors the state of the Mix groups, but ignores Edit groups.

Select/Assign section

Pan, Input/Output, Sends

REC/RDY ALL

SEND A

BYPASS

SEND B

SEND C

MUTE

SEND D

SHIFT

SELECT-ASSIGN

SEND E

PAN

ASSIGN

SUSPEND

DEFAULT

INPUT

ASSIGN

OUTPUT

BANK

CHANNEL

The V-POT encoder function for active channels is assigned from the SELECT/ASSIGN switch section. You can also change send or I/O destinations from this section. I/O destinations for individual channels can be shown in the SELECT/ASSIGN LED. Only one of the SELECT/ASSIGN switches can be active at a time.

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.

To assign sends or I/Os on a single channel:

1 Press ASSIGN in the Select/Assign section.

2 Press a SEND switch (A–E) or INPUT/OUTPUT

switch.

3 Rotate the channel V-POT to cycle through a

list of source (or destination) choices, which appear in the scribble strip display. The V-SEL switch ﬂashes to indicate that the original assignment, if any, has been changed.

4 When a menu choice is reached, you can ﬁ-

nalize the assignment in one of two ways:

◆ Press ASSIGN to conﬁrm all of your assign-

ments at once.

– or –

◆ Press the channel’s V-SEL switch. This con-

ﬁrms the assignment for that channel, and leaves you in Assign mode.

You can cancel at any time by pressing the F8/Escape switch.

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To assign the destinations of sends or I/Os on all channels:

1 Press ASSIGN in the Select/Assign section.

2 Press a SEND switch (A–E) or INPUT/OUTPUT

switch.

3 Rotate a channel V-POT to cycle through a list

of source (or destination) choices.

4 Press OPTION/ALL+ASSIGN or V-SEL to con-

ﬁrm the assignments for all channels.

You can cancel at any time by pressing the F8/Escape switch.

To assign the destinations of sends or I/Os on a selection of channels:

1 Press ASSIGN in the Select/Assign section.

2 Press a SEND switch (A–E) or INPUT/OUTPUT

switch.

3 Rotate a channel V-POT to cycle through a list

of source (or destination) choices.

4 Press OPTION/ALL+SHIFT/ADD+ASSIGN or

V-SEL to conﬁrm the assignments for all selected channels.

You can cancel at any time by pressing the F8/Escape switch.

If a new send or I/O choice has been made and a channel’s V-SEL switch is flashing, you cannot swap banks or scroll channels. Once the new assignment has been confirmed or cancelled, you can then do this.b

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.

Refer to the Pro Tools Reference Guide for details on creating custom I/O Labels in Pro Tools.

Pre-Fader or Post-Fader Switching for Sends

The V-POT V-SEL switch acts as a pre/post switch for the currently active send. As pre/post status is toggled, the channel’s scribble strip indicate “PRE” or “POST” (as long as the V-SEL switch is held down). Newly-created sends default to post-fader (V-SEL switch LED is turned off).

This functionality is available while in Flip mode. Pre/post switching is not available when HUI is in Assign mode, or if the master MUTE switch is operating on the V-SEL switches, or while Pro Tools is playing or recording.

◆ To toggle a send pre-fader or post-fader, press

the V-SEL switch on its channel.

◆ To toggle a send pre-fader or post-fader for all

channels, press OPTION/ALL+V-SEL.

◆ To toggle a send pre-fader or post-fader for all

selected channels, press OPTION/ALL+SHIFT/ADD+V-SEL.

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Selecting and Editing Inserts and Plug-Ins

There are three methods for selecting plug-in or Hardware I/O inserts for editing: using the INSERT switch with the DSP Edit/Assign display, using the INSERT switch with the SEND A–E switches, and by double-clicking the INSERT switch.

Selecting an Insert Using the DSP Edit/Assign section

In this method, the INSERT switch is used to begin the process, but the plug-in is selected in the DSP Edit/Assign section.

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 Pa-

rameter mode, turn the SCROLL encoder pot to go to the next page.

The selected plug-in remains displayed until another insert is selected.

To reassign the insert to a different plug-in or Hardware I/O, refer to “Assigning Plug-Ins and Hardware I/O Inserts” on page 59.

To select an inser t using the DSP Edit/Assign display section menu:

1 Press a channel strip INSERT switch.

2 The names of the ﬁrst four inserts for that

channel appear in the DSP Edit/Assign display area. To access Insert #5, turn the SCROLL pot to go to the next page of inserts. The name of the last insert accessed during the current session ﬂashes in the display. If no insert was accessed in the session, Insert #1 ﬂashes.

3 To select a particular insert for editing, press

the SELECT switch under an insert listed in the display.

4 If the insert is the currently ﬂashing item in

the display, double-click the channel’s INSERT switch, or press the DSP Edit/Assign section’s INSERT/PARAM switch to conﬁrm the choice. To select an insert other than the currently ﬂashing item, press the SELECT switch under the insert listed in the display.

Selecting a Send Using the SEND A–E Switches

Use the INSERT switch in conjunction with the SENDS A–E switches in the Select/Assign section to quickly access a send.

To select a send:

1 Press a channel strip INSERT switch.

2 Press one of the SEND A–E switches in the Se-

lect/Assign section. The SENDS A–E switches correspond to Pro Tools Sends 1–5.

3 Send level and pre/post fader routing are now

accessible for the send. Relative send levels are shown by the LED rings around each channel’s V-POT.

To reassign the send to a different output or bus, refer to “Send and I/O Assignment” on page 52.

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Selecting an Insert by DoubleClicking the INSERT Switch

Double-clicking an INSERT switch directly accesses the first assigned insert for editing. If the insert is assigned to a plug-in, the first control parameter page of the plug-in is displayed.

Plug-ins that are engaged are shown in lowercase letters; plug-ins that are bypassed are shown in uppercase letters.

To select an inser t:

■ Double-click a channel strip INSERT switch.

The channel’s ﬁrst assigned insert is accessed for editing.

– or –

■ Double-click a channel strip INSERT switch

multiple times to cycle through any inserts on the channel.

To assign a different plug-in or Hardware I/O to the insert, refer to “Assigning Plug-Ins and Hardware I/O Inserts” on page 59.

INSERT Switch Edit Focus and Bank Swapping

As channels are bank swapped using the Bank and Channel switches, the edit focus for the INSERT stays with its original channel, even though it may not be part of the currently displayed bank of channel strips.

Send Level Editing

There are five SEND switches (labeled A–E), a SHIFT (“flip”) switch, and a PAN switch that 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.

To edit send levels:

1 Press one of the ﬁve SEND switches. The

switch’s LED lights, and the SELECT/ASSIGN LED display shows the name of the activated switch.

2 Adjust the V-POT on an individual channel to

edit levels for the selected send (a send must already be assigned to the channel).

3 To show the destination of a particular send

on all channels, press any master SEND switch (A–E) in the Select/Assign section. The destinations appear in each channel’s scribble strip.

For an additional method of editing send level, send pan and send mute, see “Fader Flip mode” on page 56.

Send Muting

When the master mute switch is lit, the V-SEL switches act as mute switches for the currently active send. In this mode, if a send is muted, its channel V-SEL switch LED lights. If the send is not muted, or if there is no active send (no destination), the LED remains unlit.

Keyboard shortcuts for ALL and ALL SELECTED channels using the shortcut modifier keys do not function on send mutes.

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Fader Flip mode

Normally, the HUI channel faders control track volume while the rotary data encoders are used for pan, send level and send pan settings. In Flip mode, these functions are remapped.

To enter Flip mode:

■ Press SHIFT. The scribble strip displays “FLIP”

and the SHIFT switch ﬂashes.

For the currently selected SEND (A–E), send levels are mapped to the faders, send pan controls to the rotary encoders and send mutes to the channel MUTE switches. The names of the current sends are displayed in the scribble strips.

Send Pan in Flip mode

With stereo sends, the PAN switch lights when controlling left pan and flashes when controlling right send pan. To change which send pan is being controlled, press the PAN switch.

Send Pre/Post in Flip mode

While in Flip mode, the V-SEL switch controls send pre/post operation (regardless of the current state of the master MUTE/PREPOST switch).

DEFAULT Switch

QuickMode

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 behavior. To temporarily disable grouped behavior, press CTRL/CLUTCH while pressing DEFAULT, or suspend groups.

To return a channel strip fader to its default setting:

■ Press DEFAULT+ the channel strip’s SELECT

switch.

To return all channel strip faders to their default settings:

■ Press OPTION/ALL+DEFAULT+ any channel

strip’s SELECT switch.

To return all selected channel strip faders to their default settings:

■ Press OPTION/ALL+SHIFT/ADD+DEFAULT+

any selected channel strip’s SELECT 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 Se-

lect/Assign section.

2 Press DEFAULT+ any channel strip’s V-SEL

switch.

To return all channel strip send levels or pans to their default settings:

■ Press OPTION/ALL+DEFAULT+ any channel

strip’s V-SEL switch.

To return all selected channel strip send levels or pans to their default settings:

■ Press OPTION/ALL+SHIFT/ADD+DEFAULT+

any selected channel strip’s V-SEL switch.

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To return a Plug-In to its default setting:

■ Press DEFAULT+ the COMPARE switch in the

DSP EDIT/ASSIGN area.

The plug-in returns to either the Factory Setting or the User Setting default, depending upon which is selected in the “Settings Preference” in the Plug-In Librarian pop-up menu.

Working with Plug-Ins: Using the DSP Edit/Assign Section

SELECT

ASSIGN

COMPARE

BYPASS

SELECT SELECT

SELECT

DSP EDIT/ASSIGN

SELECT

INSERT PARAM

SCROLL

When a channel is selected via its INSERT switch in the fader section of HUI, the display shows one of the following:

◆ The names of the current inserts (Insert Dis-

play mode).

◆ Plug-in parameter pages for editing a plug-in

on that channel (Parameter display mode).

The display also shows special modal dialog messages. See “Troubleshooting and Diagnostics” on page 66 for details.

Display Brightness

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.

When HUI goes offline, it reverts to the lowest level to preserve its display.

This section is used to assign plug-ins and Hardware I/O inserts, and to edit plug-in parameters.

DSP Edit/Assign Display

The DSP Edit/Assign display is a two-line by 40character vacuum fluorescent display. This display shows information about individual channel inserts, plug-in parameters (for plug-in editing), and messages about Pro Tools or HUI status.

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DSP SELECT Switches and V-POT Encoders

for ﬁner control of setting values. In velocity-sensitive mode, the speed at which you sweep

through encoded values depends on how quickly you turn the knob.

SELECTSELECT

Under the HUI display, there are four sets of SELECT switches and V-POT encoders. The SELECT switch and V-POT encoder have different functions depending on whether the display is currently in Insert display mode or Parameter display mode:

◆ In Insert mode, the SELECT switch is used to

select an insert for editing or assignment. The V-POT encoder is used in Assign mode to choose from a list of plug-ins or Hardware I/O pairs for assignment.

◆ In Parameter mode, these controls are used for

plug-in editing. The four switches and 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).

Rotary Knob Settings

Many of the rotary encoders on the HUI can operate in ﬁxed or velocity-sensitive modes. In ﬁxed mode, a single complete turn of the knob goes through the entire range of values, independent of how quickly you turn it. When moving rotary encoders in ﬁxed mode, you can hold ALT/FINE

The rotary encoders on the HUI channel strips (which are used for adjusting send levels and pan controls) operate in fixed mode only.

The rotary encoders in the DSP Edit/Assign section can behave in a fixed or velocity-sensitive manner (the default setting is velocity sensitive). To toggle the rotary encoder mode, press the F5 switch.

Automation Mode Indicator

If a plug-in parameter is enabled for automation (Touch, Latch, or Write), the 6 o’clock position LED (located in the bottom center of the V-POT LED collar) flashes. If automation data for the plug-in control is being recorded, the 6 o’clock LED lights.

Touch Time-Out for V-POT Editing

Since V-POTs are not touch-sensitive, when you stop moving them, Pro Tools continues to write automation for the Touch Timeout period. After the Touch Timeout period, writing of automation stops and the automation data returns to its previous automation value.

In addition, you can stop the writing of automation by stopping the Pro Tools transport.

You may want to use Latch mode to record plugin parameter automation changes using a V-POT. With Latch Automation, you can begin writing automation (by moving a V-POT) at any point during an automation pass, and the V-POT will not time out in the middle of the pass because you are not moving it.

Refer to the Pro Tools Reference Guide for details on automating plug-ins.

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Assigning Plug-Ins and Hardware I/O Inserts

ASSIGN Switch

ASSIGN

4 When a menu choice is reached, you can con-

ﬁrm the assignment in one of two ways:

• Press the ASSIGN switch to conﬁrm all of your assignments at once.

• 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.

You can assign plug-ins or Hardware I/O inserts from HUI.

NOTE: 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.

To assign a Plug-In or Hardware I/O on a single channel:

1 Press the INSERT switch on the channel. The

INSERT switch LED lights, the associated track name is outlined in red in the Mix window.

2 Press the ASSIGN switch in the DSP Edit/As-

sign section (not in the Select/Assign section). The ASSIGN switch LED ﬂashes.

If you are in Assign mode and you press the INSERT switch on another channel strip, the Assign process is cancelled.

3 Under the insert that you want to assign, ro-

tate the V-POT encoder to choose a plug-in or Hardware I/O pairs.

When you rotate the V-POT encoder, its accompanying SELECT switch flashes, indicating the insert is being assigned or edited. (The switch will not flash if the assignment is unchanged.)

You can cancel at any time by pressing the F8/Escape switch.

5 Press the SELECT switch directly under a

newly assigned plug-in, and its ﬁrst control parameter page appears in the display for editing. You can switch between viewing insert selections and parameter pages by pressing the INSERT/PARAM switch.

To assign a Plug-In or Hardware I/O on all channels:

1 Follow steps 1–3 above.

2 Press OPTION/ALL+ASSIGN in the DSP

Edit/Assign area (or the SELECT switch beneath the insert that you are editing).

To assign a Plug-In or Hardware I/O on all selected channels:

1 Select channels by holding down SHIFT/ADD

and pressing SELECT on the channels.

2 Press ASSIGN in the DSP Edit/Assign section.

3 Follow steps 1–3 above.

4 Press OPTION/ALL+SHIFT/ADD+ASSIGN in

the DSP Edit/Assign section.

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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:

1 Select a plug-in insert using one of the three

methods described in “Selecting and Editing Inserts and Plug-Ins” on page 54. The INSERT/PARAM switch LED is lit, indicating the display is in Parameter mode.

– or –

If you just finished assigning a plug-in on an insert, press the INSERT/PARAM switch LED to enable Parameter mode (LED is lit), if necessary.

2 Rotate the SCROLL encoder pot to ﬁnd the

plug-in parameter you want to edit.

3 Do one of the following:

◆ If the parameter is a switched parameter press

the SELECT switch under the parameter in the display to toggle its state.

◆ If the parameter is continuously variable, or

has stepped values, rotate the V-POT encoder under the parameter in the display to adjust its setting. The LED ring around the V-POT indicates parameter settings or levels. Numeric parameter values are shown in the display. If a parameter amount exceeds four digits, the end of the parameter value string is truncated.

The rotary encoders in the DSP Edit/Assign section can behave in a velocity-sensitive or fixed manner. To toggle the rotary encoder mode, press the F5 switch.

DSP Parameter Value Display

When in parameters view, holding the OPTION key while changing a DSP parameter value via the encoder causes the value to be temporarily displayed as a full 9 character value in the DSP scribble display.

COMPARE Switch

COMPARE

Compare edited plug-in parameter settings to the original settings with the COMPARE switch, which mirrors the Compare button in a Pro Tools plug-in.

The COMPARE switch will function only in plug-ins that are visible on-screen. Use the ALT switch to open the currently active plug-in.

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BYPASS Switch

Bypass of Selected Plug-Ins in Parameter Mode

BYPASS

The BYPASS switch in the DSP Edit/Assign section serves two functions:

◆ In Insert Display mode, as a bypass switch for

any plug-in insert

◆ In Parameter mode, as a Master Bypass for the

currently selected plug-in

The BYPASS switch in the DSP Edit/Assign section functions differently from the Master BYPASS switch in the Select/Assign section. See “Master BYPASS Switch” on page 49.

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. When switching bypass status for individual plug-ins in this manner, the BYPASS switch LED will not light.

If a plug-in is selected for editing and Parameter mode is enabled, pressing the BYPASS switch (in the DSP Edit/Assign section) engages the Master Bypass control for the selected plug-in. In this case, the BYPASS switch LED will light. When switching plug-ins, the BYPASS switch LED will indicate the bypass state of the currently selected plug-in.

SCROLL Encoder Pot and INSERT/PARAM Switch

INSERT PARAM

SCROLL

Pressing the INSERT/PARAM switch toggles the display between Insert Display mode (LED is off)—which displays the plug-in selection on an insert—and Parameter mode (LED is lit), which displays the plug-in parameter pages for editing.

The SCROLL pot is used with the INSERT/PARAM switch. In INSERT display mode, turning the SCROLL pot toggles the display between Inserts #1–4 and Insert #5 only. In PARAM display mode, rotating the SCROLL pot cycles through the control parameter pages for the currently active plug-in. When scrolling through plug-in parameter pages, the HUI will display which page is currently being viewed, and how many pages there are for the plug-in.

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Automation

Automation Mode Switches

AUTO MODE

AUTO ENABLE AUTO MODE EDITSTATUS/GROUP

FADER

PAN

PLUG IN SEND MUTE

MUTE

SEND

F3 F4 F5

READ TOUCH

WRITE

LATCH

TRIM

OFF

AUTO

MONITOR

PHASE SUSPEND

CAPTURE

PASTE

F8/ESC

SEPARATE

COPY

CUT

DELETE

GROUP

CREATE

The Switch Matrix contains switches for global Automation Enabling, Automation mode, group creation, querying status, and editing. The top row of F-keys (Function keys) are assigned to specific functions.

Automation Enable Switches

AUTO ENABLE

FADER

PAN

PLUG IN SEND MUTE

These switches globally enable automation for FADER, MUTE, PAN, SEND, SEND MUTE and PLUG-IN. These correspond to the same Automation Enable functions in Pro Tools.

MIDI track volume, pan and mute can be automated just like audio tracks. MIDI volume and pan automation is recorded as control surface data. When automating mutes on a MIDI track, it is stored as Pro Tools automation data only.

Keyboard Shortcuts

◆ Press OPTION/ALL+ any of the Automation

Enable switches to toggle all parameters to the state of that switch.

◆ Press ALT/FINE+ any enabled switch to

change the state of the switch that is pressed and set the other ﬁve to the opposite state.

MUTE

SEND

READ

LATCH

TRIM

TOUCH

WRITE

OFF

These switches are used for arming automation on individual or groups of channels. The switch modes are Read, Touch, Latch, Write, and Off.

To enable an automation mode:

■ While pressing the AUTO switch on the chan-

nel that you want to automate, press an Automation mode switch.

The channel’s AUTO switch LED will light for Read mode, and flash for Write, Touch or Latch mode. The Automation mode will also be briefly displayed on the selected channels.

To arm all channels for automation:

■ Press OPTION/ALL+ an Automation mode

switch.

To arm all selected channels for automation:

■ Press OPTION/ALL+SHIFT/ADD+ an Automa-

tion mode switch.

Changing Automation mode obeys grouped behavior. To temporarily disable grouped behavior, press CTRL/CLUTCH when making the Automation status change, or suspend groups.

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Trim Automation Mode

(TDM Systems Only)

Toggling On and Off

To toggle the TRIM mode on or off for a particular track, selection of tracks or group, press the track’s AUTO switch while pressing the master TRIM switch.

Displaying Trim values

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. If both are on, pressing AUTO/ENABLE PAN will turn them both off.

To display trim delta value instead of the absolute parameter value while adjusting Volume or Send Level TRIM automation, press ALT/FINE while moving the control.

Current Trim Mode Display

In TRIM automation mode, the scribble strips display the mode name with the letter T before it. For example, TRIM/Touch mode is “TTch.”

When a track is trim-enabled, its AUTO switch LED color displays the automation state in the following manner:

• During TRIM recording, the LED lights solid orange.

• When in TRIM Read mode, the LED ﬂashes green and orange.

• When in any recordable Automation mode (i.e. Trim Write, Trim Latch, or Trim Touch), the LED ﬂashes red and orange.

Write to Start, End or All

In Pro Tools you can write current automation values from any insertion point forward (or backward) to the end (or beginning) of a selection or track, or to an entire selection or track during an automation pass. You can also write trim delta values in the same way.

Automation can only be written while Pro Tools is in play or half-speed play or record. You cannot write automation while Pro Tools is stopped, fast forwarding or rewinding.

• CTRL/CLUTCH+RTZ: Write to Start

• CTRL/CLUTCH+END: Write to End

• CONTROL+SHIFT+RTZ or CONTROL+SHIFT+ END: Write to All

•To suppress the warning dialog that appears with this command, press the OPTION/ALL switch while choosing the command.

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Switched Controls and Automation with HUI

Pro Tools treats switched controls such as mutes and send mutes as touch sensitive controls. Automation data is written for as long as the switch or button for that control is pressed or touched.

For example, if you have just written a series of mute on and 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.

In Pro Tools, you don't have to perform all of these steps. Instead, you can perform another automation pass on the track and press the Mute switch when it reaches the state you want to keep. As long as you keep pressing the Mute switch, Pro Tools overwrites the underlying mute data on the track with the current state of the switch until you press Stop.

On the Mackie HUI, this behavior also applies to plug-in-switched controls (in the DSP Edit/Assign section of HUI). Any of these four switches will work in the same manner.

Automating Plug-Ins

Selection of parameters for automation must be made in Pro Tools software.

To record automation data for a Plug-In:

1 Press the PLUG-IN switch in the Automation

Enable section (below the DSP Edit/Assign section). The PLUG-IN switch LED will light, indicating that automation for plug-ins is armed.

2 The HUI does not support arming of plug-in

controls. You must arm controls on-screen in Pro Tools. Click the Automation button in the Plug-In window.

3 Choose the plug-in parameters that you want

to automate and click Add. Only the parameters that you choose here will be automatable. Click OK to close this dialog.

4 Press the AUTO switch on the channel con-

taining the plug-in, and select an automation mode in the Automation mode switch section. For an initial automation pass, you may want to choose Write mode.

Once a parameter is armed for automation, the 6 o’clock position LED on the corresponding V-POT will flash if the channel is placed into any Automation Write mode (Write, Touch or Latch).

5 Press Play to begin writing automation. Move

the V-POTs and SELECT switches to change the plug-in parameters.

6 When you have ﬁnished, press Stop.

7 Press the RETURN TO ZERO switch and then

press PLAY to listen to your automation pass.

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To add additional automation, follow the above

procedure using Touch mode. This will allow you to add new automation only when you actually move a control. It will not erase previous automation data unless you move the control at that point in the session.

Function Keys

F3 F4 F5

Eight Function Key switches (labeled F1–F8/ESC) are available. Currently available assignments include:

F1 clears clipped meters and last held peaks simultaneously.

F8/ES

F8/ESC serves as an Escape (ESC) switch to cancel out of any assignment mode or on-screen modal dialog.

The HUI’s F8/ESC switch cannot cancel a Bounce operation. To cancel a Bounce operation, press Escape on your computer’s alpha keyboard.

Known Issues with HUI and Pro Tools

HUI Remains Active During Waveform Computation

Even though HUI may appear to be locked out while Pro Tools computes waveform overviews, it will still function and continue to control Pro Tools.

F2 activates or 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. Relay #2 is activated by pressing the transport RECORD switch.

F3 enables or disables the audible click indication for the HUI V-POT encoders.”

F4 displays the version number of the current HUI MIDI personality file installed on the host computer.

F5 toggles the DSP Edit/Assign V-POTs between ﬁxed and velocity sensitive response.

MIDI Timepiece

Because of the density of MDI data transmitted between Pro Tools and HUI, intermittent communication problems may be encountered with a MIDI Timepiece. This MIDI interface is not recommended for use with Pro Tools and a HUI.

MIDI Timepiece II

When power cycling a HUI that is connected to a MIDI Timepiece II, the MIDI Timepiece II may get into a confused state (all MIDI outputs become lit). To return to normal operation, power cycle the MIDI Timepiece II.

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Troubleshooting and Diagnostics

5 Once the initial startup routine is successfully

completed, HUI will display “Welcome to HUI” in its display.

HUI provides a built-in, comprehensive diagnostic test upon startup. You can confirm that your HUI is fully functional by running this test.

Startup Test

As HUI initializes during startup, it goes through a series of diagnostics. Once these internal tests are complete, HUI displays a message and its current firmware version.

In addition, HUI has a series of built-in tests designed to let you confirm that it is working properly. HUI, Pro Tools, your MIDI interface and setup, AMS (Mac OS X only) or OMS (Mac OS 9 only), and your computer all work together to create a unified system. These diagnostics allow you to confirm that HUI is operating properly.

To place HUI in diagnostic mode:

1 Immediately after turning on the power

switch, press the OPTION/ALL and SHIFT/ADD switches.

2 In diagnostic mode, all LEDs on the HUI con-

trol panel should be lit. Take notice of any LEDs that fail to illuminate.

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.

When calling Mackie or Digidesign Customer Support, be sure to indicate that you are using a HUI with Pro Tools. Provide the technician with a report of your problems and results of the diagnostic tests.

MIDI Monitor Mode

MIDI Monitor mode displays the last several MIDI messages transmitted or received by HUI. The data appears in hexadecimal code on its display. To gain access to MIDI Monitor mode, press the F4 switch while pressing the OPTION/ALL switch. To leave MIDI monitor mode, press the OPTION/ALL switch and press the F4 switch again.

3 Rotate the MASTER VOLUME pot in the Ana-

log Monitoring section to control the speed of the channel fader travel. Make sure that the channel faders are responding to servo control.

4 Press Footswitch #2 to exit the test routine. If

you do not have a footswitch connected, power down HUI, wait a few moments, and then power on HUI.

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chapter 4

JL Cooper CS-10 MIDI Control Surface

The JL Cooper CS-10 and CS-102 units are eightfader control surfaces. The CS-10 commodate up to seven CS-10 ules (each containing eight faders) for a total of 64 faders. Pro Tools supports a maximum of 32 faders using an expanded CS-10 conﬁguration. The maximum conﬁguration would be a single CS-10

and three CS-10x units.

can also ac-

expander mod-

and CS-10x

While Pro Tools supports a maximum of 32 faders with these units, you can use the Left and Right Arrows on the CS-10

or CS-10x to easily bank swap the faders to control an entirely different set of tracks.

Fader Switch Functions

The switches that appear directly above the fader strips control one of the following modes:

Solo Changes the solo state of tracks.

Mute Changes mute state of tracks.

Memory Location Recalls or sets Memory Loca-

tions.

Track Selection Selects tracks on-screen for editing and other procedures.

Track Record Arming Changes record status of tracks.

Target Channel Strip Assigns a Target Track for setting pan and send routing.

When the fader switches control mutes, any track that is currently muted as a result of another track being soloed will have its associated switch LED flash.

To cycle through the different switch modes:

■ Press the Master Status button (located di-

rectly above the vertical nulling LEDs).

– or –

■ While pressing the OPTION switch (F5), press

the Master Status button to cycle through the switch modes in reverse.

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Fader Switch Status LEDs

Since the CS-10 was designed, some newer modes for the switches above the faders have been added to the MIDI Control Surface Personality ﬁle for the CS-10. These modes use status LEDs to indicate the current function for the row of switches. The status LEDs are next to the Master Status button.

◆ Track Record-Enable mode is indicated when

both Solo and Select LEDs (the top and bottom status LEDs respectively) are lit.

◆ When Target Channel Strip mode is enabled,

all four LEDs will be lit. In this mode, you can use the Target Channel Strip switch 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.

Ver tical Null LEDs

The position of the CS-10’s faders may not correspond with Pro Tool’s on-screen fader positions. When you move a fader, it will not actually affect the volume control until the fader has passed through the on-screen position, or null point. The vertical null LEDs on the CS-10 indicate which direction the last touched fader must be moved in order to pass through the null. Alternatively, you can also watch the on-screen AutoMatch indicators.

Additional Switch Functions

Switch Function

F1 Sets selection start point

F2 Sets selection end point

F3 Capture region or regions

F4 Separate region or regions

F5 Option key

F6 Control key

F7 Command key

F8 Cycles through selection

of Edit tools

F9 Toggles Online or Ofﬂine status

Left Arrow Bank swaps channel strips

to the left

Right Arrow Bank swaps channel strips

to the right

OPTION+ Left Arrow

OPTION+ Right Arrow

SHIFT+ Left Arrow

SHIFT+ Right Arrow

Scrolls bank to the left by a single channel strip

Scrolls bank to the right by a single channel strip

Zooms out horizontal view (time axis)

Zooms in horizontal view (time axis)

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Switch Function

SHIFT+ Up Arrow

SHIFT+ Down Arrow

OPTION+ Memory Location switches:

SHIFT+ Memory Location Switches

Zooms in vertical view (amplitude axis)

Zooms out vertical view (amplitude axis)

Sets Memory Location points when the current active mode for the fader switches is “Memory Locations”

Extends the current selection when the current mode for the fader switches is “Memory Locations” (Same as SHIFT-click.)

To use Memory Locations, set Pro Tools Preferences so that Memory Locations are auto-named. This way when you create a Memory Location during playback or recording, you will not have to stop to name the location.

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 parameters 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.

By holding down the OPTION switch (F5) and pressing the Up or Down Arrows, you can navigate through plug-in control parameter pages, and use the rotary knobs to edit the various plug-in parameters.

To cycle through the Plug-In control pages:

◆ Up Arrow: Go to previous page

◆ Down Arrow: Go to next page

◆ OPTION (F5)+Up Arrow: Go to ﬁrst page (LED

will display “PS” for pan plus ﬁve sends)

◆ OPTION (F5)+Down Arrow: Go to last page

(LED will display “Fx,” where x = last page)

After changing pages, the two-character LED will show the current page symbols until a fader is moved. The LED will then revert to showing the fader’s current level in dB values.

Editing Sends and Plug-Ins with the CS-10

On the JL Cooper CS-10 control surface, the send and pan controls are in a center section and not on a per-track basis. As a result, the CS-10 uses the notion of the “focused” track. The focused track is the one that the send and pan controls will affect. This focused track is always within the currently selected bank.

When using the CS-10, the focused track is outlined in green in Pro Tools, while the target track for plug-in editing is outlined in red. In the event a track is both the focus of send or pan editing and the target of plug-in editing, the focus takes precedence and the outline will be green.

While you can edit the various send levels using the CS-10’s rotary controls, you have no access to send mutes. You must control send muting using the mouse.

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Transport Switches

The CS-10 has five, standard transport control switches:

◆ Rewind

◆ Fast Forward

◆ Play

◆ Stop

◆ Record

Holding down the CONTROL switch (F6) and pressing the Record switch cycles through the various recording modes (Loop Record, Destructive Record, and QuickPunch).

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 trans-

port mode (Pro Tools, Serial Machine Control, or ADAT)

Fast Forward and Rewind Settings

◆ Bars/Beats: To start of previous or 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

Transport Control of External Devices

The CS-10 can be used to control devices other than Pro Tools, such as the Alesis ADAT the ADAT Bridge and MMC) or serial (9-pin) machine control transports (using the MachineControl™ option for Pro Tools). If you have either of these installed, the following functions are available:

◆ To cycle through available transport master

types (Pro Tools, Serial Machine, ADAT), press the Online switch (F9) while pressing the CONTROL switch (F6).

◆ The RECORD switch LED mirrors the state of

the device under control.

(via

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Scrolling the Edit and Mix Windows

To scroll the Edit or Mix window:

■ Hold down the COMMAND switch, and press

an arrow key on any hardware control surface to scroll the frontmost window one page in the indicated direction.

To scroll to the session star t or end:

■ COMMAND+OPTION+Left Arrow scrolls to

session start; COMMAND+OPTION+Right Arrow scrolls to session end.

Scrub and Shuttle Wheel

With the CS-10 Scrub/Shuttle wheel, Pro Tools scrubs the current edit cursor position on the selected track or track pair.

Shortcuts

◆ Scrub switch located to the left of the

Scrub/Shuttle wheel: toggles Scrub mode on or off.

◆ Shuttle switch located to the right of the

Scrub/Shuttle wheel: toggles Shuttle mode on or off.

◆ Press the Transport’s Stop button to exit Scrub

or Shuttle mode.

◆ Hold down the COMMAND switch (F7) to

scrub at a ﬁxed ﬁne resolution, regardless of the current zoom settings.

◆ Hold down the SHIFT switch to make a new

selection while scrubbing or shuttling; Release the SHIFT switch to ﬁnish the selection.

◆ Hold down the OPTION switch to begin

scrubbing or shuttling from the end of a selection.

If you are using a multiple track edit group, Pro Tools will scrub or shuttle the topmost track pair in the selected edit group (leftmost in the Mix window). To scrub or shuttle other tracks in an edit group, first disable the group (or use the Suspend Groups command), and position the edit cursor over the track or track pair before entering Scrub/Shuttle modes.

While in Scrub/Shuttle mode, all other screen activity is locked out, and the Edit Window status display area indicates “Scrub” or “Shuttle.”

Creating Selections Using the Scrub/Shuttle Wheel

You can create and modify on-screen selections using the Scrub/Shuttle wheel:

To create selections using the Scrub/Shuttle wheel:

■ Press the Scrub or Shuttle switch on the CS-10.

The start position will be the current selection’s start point, or current cursor position if there is no selection.

■ To Scrub or Shuttle from the selection end

point, press the Scrub or Shuttle switch while pressing the OPTION switch.

■ You can navigate to the start or end of your se-

lection at any time by pressing the Left or Right Arrow keys.

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Insertion Follows Scrub/Shuttle Preference

How you work with CS-10’s Scrub/Shuttle wheel depends on whether you select the “Edit Insertion Follows Scrub/Shuttle” Operation preference in Pro Tools.

◆ You can freely move between scrub and shut-

tle modes. The current scrub or shuttle position is retained.

◆ If you enter scrub or shuttle but don’t move

the wheel or mouse, you can exit Scrub or Shuttle without affecting the current selection.

If “Insertion Follows Scrub/Shuttle” is selected:

■ Press the Scrub switch or the Shuttle switch

and move the wheel to clear the current selection and move the cursor.

■ Hold down the SHIFT switch before pressing

the Scrub switch or the Shuttle switch, or before moving the wheel, to keep the current selection. As you move the wheel, the selection is expanded or trimmed.

If “Insertion Follows Scrub/Shuttle” is not selected:

■ Press the Scrub switch or the Shuttle switch

and turn the wheel to keep your current selection and move the cursor outside of the selection.

■ Hold down the SHIFT switch and turn the

wheel to clear the current selection and create a new one. The new selection starts wherever you ﬁrst press the SHIFT switch.

■ Release SHIFT switch to move the cursor out-

side the new selection.

■ Press the SHIFT switch additional times to

trim the new selection as needed.

Scrub/Shuttle Tips

◆ At any time during scrubbing or shuttling you

can press the Left or Right Arrow to move the current scrub position to the selection start or end.

To deﬁne a selection using a combination of scrub or 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, press the SHIFT switch.

3 Continue shuttling down the timeline. When

you get to roughly the out-point, release the SHIFT switch. Your “rough selection” is now deﬁned.

4 Press the Scrub switch to enter scrub mode.

5 Press the Left Arrow key to move the scrub po-

sition to the selection start.

6 Hold down the SHIFT switch (to retain your

selection), scrub the selection in-point until you reach the desired location.

7 Press the Right Arrow key to move the scrub

out-point to the selection end.

8 Hold down the SHIFT switch (to retain your

selection), and scrub the selection out-point until you reach the desired location.

To make selections in quick succession, define a selection using any of the techniques described above, press the Down Arrow to capture it as a Memory Location, and continue down the timeline to capture more selections.

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chapter 5

Peavey PC–1600 MIDI Control Surface

The Peavey PC–1600 is a fully programmable MIDI control surface with 16 channel faders and 16 switches.

Although the PC–1600 has a data wheel, it currently can only send control surface values corresponding to one of the 16 faders. Therefore, scrub and shuttle functions are not supported on this control surface.

Preset Modes

For your convenience, there are seven, custom preset modes for the PC–1600 to control Pro Tools. These presets are automatically downloaded to the control surface when enabled in the Peripherals dialog, overwriting any existing presets stored there. The LCD screen displays the name of the current preset.

Each preset defines specific functionality for each of 32 controls (16 faders and 16 switches). While there are 16 faders, the control surface actually operates as a device with eight channel strips and with banks comprised of eight channels.

The preset modes for the PC–1600 are:

Eight Volumes + Eight Pans

◆ Faders #1–8 control volume for the eight

tracks in the current bank

◆ Faders #9–16 control the pans for the eight

tracks in the current bank

Sixteen Plug-In Controls

◆ Faders #1–16 control the 16 plug-in controls

in the currently active plug-in parameter page

Eight Volume + Eight Send #1 Levels

◆ Faders #1–8 control volume for the eight

tracks in the current bank

◆ Faders #9–16 control the Send #1 levels for the

eight tracks in the current bank

Eight Volume + Eight Send #2 Levels

◆ Faders #1–8 control volume for the eight

tracks in the current bank

◆ Faders #9–16 control Send #2 levels for the

eight tracks in the current bank

Eight Volume + Eight Send #3 Levels

◆ Faders #1–8 control volume for the eight

tracks in the current bank

◆ Faders #9–16 control Send #3 levels for the

eight tracks in the current bank

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Eight Volume + Eight Send #4 Levels

◆ Faders #1–8 control volume for the eight

tracks in the current bank

◆ Faders #9–16 control Send #4 levels for the

eight tracks in the current bank

Eight Volume + Eight Send #5 Levels

◆ Faders #1–8 control volume for the eight

tracks in the current bank

◆ Faders #9–16 control Send #5 levels for the

eight tracks in the current bank

To cycle through the switch modes:

■ Press the Change Mode switch (Switch 16) to

cycle through the switch modes.

■ While pressing the OPTION switch (Switch 9),

press the Change Mode switch (Switch 16) to cycle through the switch modes in reverse order.

Since there are no switch LEDs on the PC–1600, there is no indication which switch mode is currently active.

“Sixteen Plug-In Controls” Preset Functionality for Switches #1–8

Function Switches

There are 16 switches positioned directly below each fader. Switches #1–8 control different functions depending on the active preset. Switches #9–16 have the same functionality for all presets.

Switch Mode Determines Functionality for Switches #1–8

In all preset modes except “16 Plug-In Controls” (Preset #2), switches #1–8 control the function defined by one of the following switch modes:

Mute Changes Mute state of tracks.

Solo Changes Solo state of tracks.

Track Record-Arming Changes Record status of

tracks.

Selection Selects tracks for editing and other functions.

Memory Location Toggles between Recall and Set Memory Locations.

In the “Sixteen Plug-In Controls” preset (Preset #2), the faders control plug-in parameters, while the first eight switches control the following transport functions:

◆ Switch 1: Rewind

◆ Switch 2: Fast Forward

◆ Switch 3: Stop

◆ Switch 4: Play

◆ Switch 5: Record

While pressing the CONTROL switch (Switch 11), press the Record switch to cycle through the various Record modes (Loop Record, Destructive Record, and QuickPunch).

◆ Switch 6: toggles Online or Ofﬂine status

◆ Switch 7: (Not Used)

◆ Switch 8: (Not Used)

◆ SHIFT (Switch 10)+Switch 1: Return-To-Zero

◆ SHIFT (Switch 10)+Switch 2: Go-To-End

◆ SHIFT (Switch 10)+Switch 3: Abort Record

◆ SHIFT (Switch 10)+Switch 4: Half-Speed Play-

back

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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 Mix window is the current active window:

◆ Switch 12: Bank swaps eight channel strips to

the left

◆ Switch 13: Bank swaps eight channel strips to

the right

◆ SHIFT (Switch 10)+Switch 12: Bank scrolls to

the left by a single channel strip

◆ SHIFT (Switch 10)+Switch 13: Bank scrolls to

the right by a single channel strip

◆ Switch 14: go to prior plug-in parameter page

◆ Switch 15: go to next plug-in parameter page

◆ SHIFT (Switch 10)+Switch 14: Go to top plug-

in parameter page

◆ SHIFT (Switch 10)+Switch 15: Go to bottom

plug-in parameter page

Transport Control of External Devices

The PC–1600 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).

◆ While pressing Switch 11 (CONTROL), press

Switch 6 (Online) to cycle through available transport master types (Pro Tools, Serial Machine, ADAT).

◆ The RECORD switch LED reﬂects the state of

the device under control.

When the Edit window is the current active window:

◆ SHIFT (Switch 10)+Switch 12: Zooms out hor-

izontal view (time axis)

◆ SHIFT (Switch 10)+Switch 13: Zooms in hori-

zontal view (time axis)

◆ SHIFT (Switch 10)+Switch 14: Zooms in verti-

cal view (amplitude axis)

◆ SHIFT (Switch 10)+Switch 15: Zooms out ver-

tical view (amplitude axis)

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MIDI Control Surfaces Guide76

chapter 6

Penny & Giles MM-16 and DC-16 MIDI Control Surfaces

The Penny & Giles MM-16 and DC-16 control surfaces work with Pro Tools as 16–channel strip control surfaces. There are separate personalities for the MM-16 and DC-16.

These control surfaces have 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. Also, you can reliably punch in automation data at any point in time, since you are always at your automation null point.

When connecting a Penny & Giles MM-16 or DC-16, be sure to use the MIDI ports on the rear panel labeled “Control In” and “Aux Out.”

Chapter 6: Penny & Giles MM-16 and DC-16 MIDI Control Surfaces 77

DC-16

MM-16

The DC-16 is a new version of the original MM16 MIDI control surface. An overlay is provided to place a label insert over the various controls. Penny & Giles has prepared a label insert for the DC-16 speciﬁcally for Pro Tools. Contact a Penny & Giles dealer or distributor to get a Pro Tools-speciﬁc insert.

Vol Pan L Pan R

Send 2 Send 3

Option

Shift

Scrub

Shuttle Fx Switch

(rew)

(ffwd)

Bank Page up

Bank

Send 1

Send 4 Send 5

Cmmd

Control

Mode

(play) (stop) (rec)

Page down

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 or off unless you have installed the updated firmware.

Vol Prog Snap

Scrub

Shuttle Send Store

(rew)

(ffwd)

Tempo

(play) (stop) (rec)

-1/NO +1/YES

DC-16 switch assignments for Pro Tools

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MM-16 switch assignments for Pro Tools

Fader Belt Functions

The fader belts can control one of the following modes:

◆ Volume

◆ Pan Left

◆ Pan Right

◆ Send 1

◆ Send 2

◆ Send 3

◆ Send 4

◆ Send 5

◆ Plug-In Controls

There are dedicated switches to assign the fader belts to each of the modes:

◆ Vol: makes continuous fader belts control vol-

ume

◆ Pan L (labeled Prog on MM-16): makes contin-

uous fader belts control pan left

◆ Pan R (labeled Snap on MM-16): makes con-

tinuous fader belts control pan right

◆ Send 1 (labeled Tempo on MM-16): makes

continuous fader belts control Send #1 level

◆ Send 2 (labeled 1 on MM-16): makes continu-

ous fader belts control Send #2

◆ Send 3 (labeled 2 on MM-16): makes continu-

ous fader belts control Send #3

◆ Send 4 (labeled 3 on MM-16): makes continu-

ous fader belts control Send #4

◆ Send 5 (labeled 4 on MM-16): makes continu-

ous fader belts control Send #5

◆ FX switch (labeled Send on MM-16): makes

continuous fader belts edit plug-in parameters

When the belts are controlling send levels, the switches automatically control corresponding send mutes regardless of the current switch mode.

Fader Belt Switch Functions

The 16 switches that correspond to the belts can control any one of the following modes:

◆ Solo: Switches change solo state of tracks.

◆ Mute: Switches change mute state of tracks.

◆ Memory Location: Recalls or Sets Memory Lo-

cations.

◆ Track Selection: Chooses which tracks are se-

lected on-screen.

◆ Track Record-Arming: changes record status

of tracks.

◆ Name: Identiﬁes the control currently as-

signed to the corresponding belt in the LCD.

When the fader belt switches control mutes, any track that is currently muted as a result of other tracks being soloed will have its associated switch LED flash.

When the belts are controlling plug-in parameters, fader belt switches automatically function in Name mode.

To cycle through the switch modes:

1 Press the Switch Mode switch (labeled Send on

the MM-16).

2 While pressing the OPT switch (5 on the MM-

16), press the Switch Mode switch (Send on the MM-16) to cycle through the switch modes in reverse order.

When a belt is moved, its assigned control is identified on the bottom row of the two-line LCD.

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When a switch is pressed, its assigned control is identified on the top row of the two-line LCD.

Additional Switch Functions

◆ SHIFT+Memory Location switches: Extends

the current selection when the current active mode for the fader belt switches is “Memory Locations.” (Equivalent to Shift-clicking in Pro Tools.)

◆ OPT+Memory Location switches: Sets Mem-

ory Location points when the current active mode for the fader switches is “Memory Locations.”

If you select the “Auto-Name Memory Locations When Playing” option in the Editing page of Pro Tools Preferences, you will not have to stop to name the location when you create a Memory Location during playback or recording.

To swap banks or scroll channel strips:

◆ Bank Left (Left Arrow on MM-16): Bank swaps

channel strips to the left.

◆ Bank Right (Right Arrow on MM-16): Bank

swaps channel strips to the right.

◆ OPT+Bank Left: Bank scrolls to the left by a

single channel strip.

◆ OPT+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:

◆ Page Up (labeled –1/NO on MM-16): Go to

previous plug-in control page.

◆ Page Down (labeled +1/YES on MM-16): Go to

next plug-in control page.

◆ OPT+Page Up (labeled –1/NO on MM-16): Go

to ﬁrst plug-in control page.

◆ OPT+Page Down (labeled +1/YES on MM-16):

Go to last plug-in control page.

“FX” must be the current mode to edit plugins.

To enable online status:

◆ STOP on the MM-16 (located in the three-

switch group “START/CONT/STOP“): Toggles Online or Ofﬂine status.

◆ The Online switch on the DC-16 is the far-

thest right auxiliary button. The auxiliary buttons on the DC-16 are the row of eight switches on the top left of the unit.

To use modiﬁer keys:

◆ OPT (labeled 5 on MM-16) = Option (Macin-

tosh) or Alt (Windows) key; for editing of all switches of the same type simultaneously.

◆ SHIFT (labeled 6 on MM-16) = Shift key.

◆ Command (labeled 7 on MM-16) = Command

(Macintosh) or Start (Windows) key; for ﬁne resolution when in Scrub mode.

◆ 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. For example, the Command (Macintosh) or Start (Windows) keys do not allow fine control of Pro Tools on-screen levels from the MM-16 or DC-16.

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Transport Switches

The MM-16 and DC-16 have five standard transport control switches:

◆ Rewind

◆ Fast Forward

◆ Play

◆ Record

◆ Stop

While pressing the Control switch (labeled 8 on MM-16), press the Record switch to cycle through the record modes (Loop Record, Destructive Record, and QuickPunch).

Transport Control of External Devices

The MM-16 and 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).

◆ While pressing the Control switch (labeled 8

on MM-16), press the Online switch (labeled STOP on the MM-16) to cycle through available transport master types (Pro Tools, Serial Machine, ADAT).

◆ The Record switch LED reﬂects the state of the

device under control.

In addition, the following special transport modes can be enabled with modifier keys:

◆ SHIFT+Play: Half-speed Playback

◆ SHIFT+Rewind: Return-to-Zero

◆ SHIFT+FF: Go-to-End

◆ SHIFT+Stop: Aborts (cancels) recording pass

◆ Control (labeled 8 on MM-16)+Online (la-

beled STOP on the MM-16 in the three-switch group “START/CONT/STOP“): Cycles thru master transport mode (Pro Tools, Serial Machine Control, or ADAT)

Scrub and Shuttle Functions

Scrub and Shuttle modes are supported on the MM-16 and DC-16, using the Scrub/Shuttle wheel. Pro Tools will always scrub the topmost track or track pair with the current edit cursor position or selection.

Pro Tools will scrub or shuttle the topmost track pair in an edit group (left-most in the Mix window) consisting of more than one track. To scrub or shuttle other tracks in an edit group, first disable the group (or use the Suspend Groups command), and position the edit cursor over the track or track pair you want to scrub before entering Scrub or Shuttle modes on your control surface.

While in Scrub or Shuttle mode with the MM-16 or DC-16, all other screen activity is locked out, and the Edit Window status display area (lowerleft corner of the window) will display “Scrub” or “Shuttle.”

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Keyboard Shortcuts

◆ Scrub (labeled Edit on MM-16): Enables Scrub

mode.

◆ Shuttle (labeled Util on MM-16): Enables

Shuttle mode.

◆ Press the Transport’s Stop button to exit Scrub

or Shuttle mode.

◆ Press the Command key (labeled 7 on the

MM-16) to scrub at a ﬁne resolution regardless of the current zoom settings.

◆ Press the SHIFT switch to make a new selec-

tion while scrubbing or shuttling; Release the SHIFT switch to ﬁnish the selection.

◆ Press the OPT switch to begin scrubbing or

shuttling from the end of a selection.

Insertion Follows Scrub/Shuttle Preference

How you work with the Scrub/Shuttle wheel depends on whether you select the “Insertion Follows Scrub/Shuttle” Operation preference in Pro Tools.

If “Insertion Follows Scrub/Shuttle” is selected:

■ Press the Scrub switch or the Shuttle switch

and move the wheel to clear the current selection and move the cursor.

■ Press the SHIFT switch before pressing the

Scrub switch (labeled Edit on MM-16) or the Shuttle switch (labeled Unit on MM-16), or before moving the wheel, to keep the current selection. As you move the wheel, the selection is expanded or trimmed.

Creating Selections Using the Scrub/Shuttle Wheel

You can create and modify on-screen selections using the Scrub/Shuttle wheel.

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 or DC-16. The start position is the current selection’s start point, or current location of the cursor if there is no selection.

■ While pressing the OPT switch, press the

Scrub switch (labeled Edit on MM-16) or Shuttle switch (labeled Unit on MM-16) to scrub or shuttle from the selection end point.

■ You can navigate to the start or end of your se-

lection at any time by pressing the Left or Right Arrow keys.

If “Insertion Follows Scrub/Shuttle” is not selected:

■ Press the Scrub switch (labeled Edit on MM-

16) or the Shuttle switch (labeled Unit on MM-

16) and turn the wheel to keep your current selection and move the cursor outside of the selection.

■ Press the SHIFT switch and turn the wheel to

clear the current selection and create a new one. The new selection starts wherever you ﬁrst press the SHIFT switch.

■ Release SHIFT switch to move the cursor out-

side the new selection.

■ Press the SHIFT switch additional times to

trim the new selection as needed.

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Scrub and Shuttle Tips

◆ At any time during scrubbing or shuttling you

can press the Left or Right Arrow to move the current Scrub position to the selection start or end, respectively.

◆ You can freely move between Scrub and Shut-

tle modes. The current Scrub or Shuttle position is retained.

◆ If you enter Scrub or Shuttle mode but don’t

move the wheel or mouse, you can exit without affecting the current selection.

To deﬁne a selection using a combination of Scrub and Shuttle functions:

1 Press the Shuttle switch (labeled Unit on MM-

16) to enter Shuttle mode.

2 Shuttle along the timeline. When you get to

roughly the selection in-point, press the SHIFT switch.

3 Continue shuttling down the timeline. When

you get to roughly the out-point, release the SHIFT switch. Your “rough selection” is now deﬁned.

4 Press the Scrub switch (labeled Edit on MM-

16) to enter Scrub mode.

5 Press the Left Arrow key to move the Scrub po-

sition to the selection start.

8 Press the SHIFT switch (to retain your selec-

tion), and scrub the selection out-point until you reach the desired location.

Resetting the Penny & Giles MM-16 or DC-16

If power is interrupted, or if for some other reason your MM-16 or DC-16 needs to be reset (powered off and on again), you should follow these steps:

To reset the MM-16 or DC-16 with Pro Tools:

1 Power down the control surface.

2 Disable the MM-16 or DC-16 in the Peripher-

als dialog, and close the dialog.

3 Power up the control surface.

4 Reenable the control surface in the Peripherals

dialog.

6 Press the SHIFT switch (to retain your selec-

tion), and scrub the selection in-point until you reach the desired location.

7 Press the Right Arrow key to move the Scrub

out-point to the selection end.

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chapter 7

JL Cooper MCS-Panner

The JL Cooper MCS 3000 MIDI Panner provides a joystick for surround panning, along with other output and panner controls.

Requirements

• Pro Tools|HD-series or MIX-series systems.

• MCS-Panner Controller Personality File. This ﬁle is included with Pro Tools, and must be installed in the Controllers folder within your DAE Folder.

• MIDI Ports. The MCS-Panner requires MIDI In and Out connections from your MIDI interface in order to communicate with Pro Tools. Make sure your MIDI interface has a pair of In and Out ports available for the MCS-Panner. Connect the MCS-Panner according to the installation instructions provided with it.

Installation and Conﬁguration

The following are basic instructions for conﬁguring and connecting the MCS-Panner. Refer to the MCS-Panner manual for additional instructions and information.

Dip Switches

On the rear of the MCS-Panner are four dip switches that must be set. These dip switches define the particular MIDI messages which are sent from the unit and expected by the Pro Tools personality.

DIP Switch Settings on the MCS-Panner

Switches Position

DIP Switches 1 & 2 OFF

Pro Tools can only support a single joystick panner at a time; you cannot attach more than one MCS-Panner, or combine the MCS-Panner with any other supported joystick control surface. Consequently, the MCS-Panner will be automatically disabled when an EditPack™ is present as a control surface in Pro Tools. You will not be able to enable an MCS-Panner or any other nonDigidesign panning control surfaces in the MIDI Controllers window while an EditPack is enabled as an Ethernet control surface.

DIP Switches 3 & 4 ON

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To install the JL Cooper MCS-Panner:

1 Connect the serial-to-MIDI cable provided by

JL Cooper to the Midshipman.

◆ Connect the serial end to the serial port on

the back of the MCS-Panner.

◆ Connect the double-ended MIDI cable to the

appropriate In and Out ports on your MIDI Interface.

2 Make sure the MCS-Panner File is correctly in-

stalled in the Controllers directory (folder):

• Macintosh OS X: Applications/Digidesign/ Pro Tools/Controllers

• Macintosh OS 9: System Folder/DAE Folder/ Controllers

•Windows XP: Program Files/Digidesign/DAE Folder/Controllers

If the MCS-Panner File is not installed, install it using your Pro Tools Installer CD-ROM.

MCS-Panner

The JL Cooper MCS-Panner provides nine switches, ﬁve rotary controls, and a joystick (with top-mounted trigger).

Conﬁguring AMS and Pro Tools for the MCS Panner

(Macintosh OS X Only)

See the conﬁguration instructions in Chapter 1 for complete instructions on conﬁguring AMS and Pro Tools for the MCS-Panner.

Conﬁguring OMS and Pro Tools for the MCS Panner

(Macintosh OS 9 Only)

See the conﬁguration instructions in Chapter 1 for complete instructions on conﬁguring OMS and Pro Tools for the MCS-Panner.

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JL Cooper MCS-Panner

Controls and Functions

The following tables list the function of each control on the MCS-Panner.

MCS-Panner Switch Functions

Switches Pro Tools Function

Select Shift

S1 Move Selection Left

S2 OPTION, used for track and pan-

ner window navigation shortcuts

S3 Step Up through Main, Sends and

Inserts on Selected track

S4 Step Down through Inserts,

Sends and Main on Selected track

MCS-Panner Switch Functions

Switches Pro Tools Function

S5 Move Selection Right

S6 Right Pan (LED lit when on Right

Pan)

S7 Page 1, Page 2 (LED lit for Page

2). Selects the operating mode for the MCS Panner multi-function rotary knobs.

Joystick

The joystick on the MCS-Panner is non-motorized, non-touch sensitive. There is no visual feedback for positional movement when the panner is not engaged. The button on the top provides takeover.

Using the MCS-Panner

S8 MUTE (LED lit when muted)

Rotary Controls

MCS-Panner Rotary Knob Functions

Knobs

E1 F POS | F DIV Controls Front

Position (L<C>R) in mode page 1, or Front Divergence in mode page 2

E2 LFE | Center% (Per-

centage)

E3 F/R | F/R Div Controls Front to

E4 R POS | R Div Controls Rear Posi-

Controls LFE (Low Frequency Effects) in page 1, or Center Percentage in page 2

Rear Position (F/R) in page 1, or Front to Rear Divergence in page 2

tion (L/R) in page 1, or Rear Divergence in page 2

This section explains how to navigate (select tracks and panners) and pan using the MCS Panner.

Selecting Tracks and Panners

To select the previous or next track:

■ Press S1 (previous) or S5 (next). The currently

selected track’s Track Name is outlined in red. in the Mix and Edit windows.

To select a track’s main, send or insert panners:

■ Press S3 and S4 switches to scroll through the

track’s currently available Main or Send panners. The currently selected Output or Send will be outlined in blue as you cycle through the available choices on that track.

If more than one control surface is focused on an output or send, its outline will be highlighted in white.

Selection and Navigation Shortcuts

E5 Vol Controls Panner

Volume

To go to the ﬁrst or last track in a session:

■ Press Option+S1 to go to the ﬁrst track.

■ Press Option+S5 to go to the last track.

To go directly to the selected track’s main output:

■ Press Option+S3.

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To go directly to the selected track’s Send 5:

■ Press Option+S4.

Stereo Tracks and Panners

When panning stereo tracks, left and right sides can be panned independently (or, unlinked).

To unlink stereo panners:

■ Press Control while editing a parameter using

the MCS-Panner.

To constrain joystick panning to ver tical (front/rear):

■ Enable 3-Knob mode in the current Panner

window (click its icon).When 3-Knob mode is engaged, horizontal (left and right) movements are ignored. Front/rear position along the current 3-Knob trajectory follows the joystick front/rear position.

See “Panning with the Rotary Knobs” on page 88.

Joystick Position and Takeover

Panning with the Joystick

The MCS-Panner features a joystick for 360° surround panning. There is a trigger button at the top of the joystick. Once the desired Panner or Output window is selected, panning can be input using the joystick (explained below) or the rotary knobs (explained in “Panning with the Rotary Knobs” on page 88).

To pan with the joystick:

1 Select the track you want to pan (see “Select-

ing Tracks and Panners” on page 87).

2 Press the Takeover button at the top of the joy-

stick and begin panning.

Constraining Joystick Panning

Joystick panning can be constrained (or, guided) to straight-line trajectories. Though the joystick will not constrain its movement, being non-motorized, the resulting panning moves will be constrained to the initial pan movement and direction.

The Takeover button engages absolute position when pressed. Therefore it is possible to have jumps in position when takeovers are done.

To minimize this, try to have the joystick as near as possible to the pan cursor’s position, then trigger takeover. For example, place the joystick at the 12:00 position when automating pan moves starting from the default, 12:00 position of a track’s pan cursor. Some offline automation smoothing may need to be done to eliminate undesirable snaps in position.

For details on Pro Tools automation, and surround panning, consult the Pro Tools Reference Guide.

Panning with the Rotary Knobs

The MCS-Panner rotary knobs provide direct control of Front, Rear, and Front/Rear Divergence, Center percentage, LFE level and channel Volume.

The MCS-Panner follows Pro Tools panning mode selection (3-Knob or standard).

To constrain panning to initial direction:

■ Press the Select switch (or the Shift key) + pan

using the joystick.

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Page 1 and Page 2 Modes

The rotary knobs on the MCS-Panner are multifunction controls that can be used for knobbased panning, or for divergence and parameter editing. Page 1 and 2 are selected with the S7 switch, as explained in the following instructions.

Adjusting Other Parameters

The MCS-Panner rotary knobs can adjust channel volume, LFE contribution, Divergence parameters, and Center Percentage.

Channel Volume

Fine-Adjust Mode

The MCS-Panner supports ﬁne-adjust mode for all rotary controls, using the standard Pro Tools command.

To pan in ﬁne-adjust mode:

■ Command-rotate any knob.

To pan using the knobs:

1 Select the track and output you want to pan

(see “Selecting Tracks and Panners” on page 87).

2 Make sure that the MCS-Panner is in Page 1

mode (the S7 “Page switch” LED is lit in Page 2 mode, off in Page 1).

3 Adjust the Front, Rear, or Front/Rear Position

knobs as appropriate.

3-Knob Panning Controls

Pan Parameter Rotary Knob

Front Position Use E1

Rear Position Use E2

Front/Rear Position Use E3

To adjust channel volume:

■ Use E5 (in either Page 1 or Page 2 mode).

LFE

To adjust the LFE slider :

■ Use E2 (make sure the MCS-Panner is in Page

1 mode).

Adjusting Divergence and Center Percentage

The MCS-Panner can adjust a panner’s divergence and center parameters.

To adjust divergence:

1 Press S7 to put the MCS-Panner in Page 2

mode (the S7 LED is lit to indicate Page 2).

2 Adjust the Front, Rear, or Front/Rear Diver-

gence knobs as appropriate.

Divergence Controls

Parameter Rotary Knob

Front Divergence Use E1

Rear Divergence Use E4

Front/Rear Divergence Use E3

To adjust Center Percentage:

1 Press S7 until the MCS-Panner is in Page 2

mode (the S7 LED will be lit).

2 Rotate E2 as desired.

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Using Multiple Control Surfaces

Multiple control surfaces, and their current track or control focus, are indicated in Pro Tools using color outlines of the track or controls associated with each device.

Track selection (focus) of the MCS-Panner is indicated with a red outline of the Track Name.

Output and Send selection (focus) is indicated with a blue outline around the output or send display in the Mix and Edit windows.

When more than one control surfaces is focused on the same Output or Send, its display will be outlined in white.

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appendix a

Using Other MIDI Control Surfaces

If you do not have any of the currently supported MIDI control surfaces, you can use a third-party control surface (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 control surface 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.

The following information assumes you have a familiarity with MIDI protocol, including MIDI System Exclusive (sysex) messages.

For more information on reprogramming your control surface, refer to its documentation, or contact the manufacturer.

Fader and Switch Data

Control surface commands for the CS-10 are on MIDI channel 16. These messages are all of the form:

BFh cc vv

In this case, cc means switch or wheel number, and vv means value.

Table 2 on page 92 give values (vv) for each fader or switch.

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Wheel Data

Wheel data is in the form of “2’s complement” with the 6th bit as the sign bit. Positive numbers are sent for clockwise rotation. These numbers represent the wheel counts accumulated since the last transmission (such as relative position count), similar to what a computer mouse transmits. The resolution is approximately 180 counts per revolution, and transmissions are sent at about 10 milliseconds intervals when the wheel is being turned.

Note that for certain switches, such as the Mute switches, each “depressed” message toggles the state of the switch on or off.

Table 2. Wheel Data

cc Name vv

00h Mute switch 1 00=release,

7Fh=depressed

01h-07h Mute switches 2-8 00=release,

7Fh=depressed

08h Mode switch 00=release,

7Fh=depressed

09h Shift switch 00=release,

7Fh=depressed

0Ah F1 switch 00=release,

7Fh=depressed

0Bh F2 switch 00=release,

7Fh=depressed

0Ch F3 switch 00=release,

7Fh=depressed

0Dh F4 switch 00=release,

7Fh=depressed

0Eh F5 switch 00=release,

7Fh=depressed

0Fh F6 switch 00=release,

7Fh=depressed

10h F7 switch 00=release,

7Fh=depressed

Table 2. Wheel Data

cc Name vv

11h F8 switch 00=release,

7Fh=depressed

12h F9 switch 00=release,

7Fh=depressed

13h REW switch 00=release,

7Fh=depressed

14h FF switch 00=release,

7Fh=depressed

15h Stop switch 00=release,

7Fh=depressed

16h Play switch 00=release,

7Fh=depressed

17h Record switch 00=release,

7Fh=depressed

18h Left Wheel switch 00=release,

7Fh=depressed

19h Right Wheel switch 00=release,

7Fh=depressed

1Ah Up cursor switch 00=release,

7Fh=depressed

1Bh Down cursor

switch

1Ch Left cursor switch 00=release,

1Dh Right cursor switch 00=release,

1Eh Footswitch 00=release,

40h Fader 1 Range 0 to 7Fh

41h-47h Faders 2-8 Range 0 to 7Fh

48h Boost/Cut Range 0 to 7Fh

49h Frequency Range 0 to 7Fh

4Ah Bandwidth Range 0 to 7Fh

4Bh Send 1 Range 0 to 7Fh

4Ch Send 2 Range 0 to 7Fh

4Dh Pan Range 0 to 7Fh

60h Whee 2s complement /7

00=release, 7Fh=depressed

7Fh=depressed

bits data

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LED Data

All messages from the computer to the control surface are transmitted using SysEx commands as follows:

F0h 15h 15h 00h cc vv F7h

In this case, cc means LED number, and vv means value.

Table 3. LED Data

cc Name vv

00h Mute LED 1 00=off, 7Fh=on

01h-07h Mute LEDs 2-8 00=off, 7Fh=on

08h Select Mode LED 00=off, 7Fh=on

09h Locate Mode LED 00=off, 7Fh=on

0Ah Mute Mode LED 00=off, 7Fh=on

0Bh Solo Mode LED 00=off, 7Fh=on

0Ch Down Null LED 00=off, 7Fh=on

0Dh Up Null LED 00=off, 7Fh=on

0Eh Left Wheel LED 00=off, 7Fh=on

0Fh Right Wheel LED 00=off, 7Fh=on

10h 1s 7-Segment Digit (see below)

11h 10s 7-Segment

Digit

12h Record LED 00=off, 7Fh=on

13h Decimal pt to right

of 10s digit

14h Decimal pt to right

of 1s digit

(see below)

00=off, 7Fh=on

For the 7-segment LEDs, Bit 0 means segment a, Bit 1 means segment b, and so on. In each case, a set bit turns the segment on.

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MIDI Control Surfaces Guide94

Pinnacle Systems Pro Tools LE - 5.1, Pro Tools TDM - 6.0, Pro Tools LE - 5.3 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Working with MIDI Control Surfaces

Supported Control Surfaces

MIDI Control Surface Personalities

MIDI Control Surface Terms

Windows

Macintosh OS X

Macintosh OS 9

Connect Your MIDI Control Surface to the MIDI Interface

Enabling Input Devices

Testing Connections

Overview of Control Surface Parameters

Removing a MIDI Control Surface

General Information for All MIDI Control Surfaces

Using Multiple Control Surfaces

“Pass Through Null” Fader Automation

Toggling Input Status

Automating Switched Controls

Disengaging Faders from Mix Groups

Transport Fast Forward/Rewind Settings

Scrolling the Edit and Mix Windows from a Control Surface

Controlling Plug-Ins

Managing Multiple Plug-In and Output Windows

Automating Plug-In Controls

Third-Party Plug-Ins

CM Labs MotorMix

Controls and Displays

Communication with MotorMix

Faders and Rotary Pots

Faders

Fader Punch Mode

Panning

Rotary Pots

Send Levels

Transport Controls

Transport Mode

Locate Mode

Memory Locations

Monitor Mode

Controlling Plug-Ins

Parameter Control Mode

Compare

Insert Control Mode

Plug-In Bypass

Send Pre and Post Assign

Controlling Sends

Assign Mode

Send Mute

Automation

Flip Mode for Sends

Automation Mode

Suspend Automation

Groups

Edit Tools

Additional Switches

Windows

Troubleshooting

Mackie HUI Control Surface

Communication with HUI

WINDOW Switches

Active in Background Message

Plug-In Window

Analog Monitoring Section

Scrolling the Edit and Mix Windows

Level Meters

Transport Controls

Multichannel Metering

Soloed Multichannel Track Display

Transport Switches

Fast Forward/Rewind Settings

Link or Unlink Edit and Timeline

Loop Record Mode

Transport Control of External Devices

Footswitch Control

AUDITION, PRE/POST, and IN/OUT Switches

Setting Pre and Post Roll

Time Counter Display and Rude Solo Light