Soundcraft PROTOOLS SETUP GUIDE

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Setup Guide

Setup Guide

Setup GuideSetup Guide

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Pro Tools and the Digital 328

Pro Tools and the Digital 328

Pro Tools and the Digital 328Pro Tools and the Digital 328

Contents

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2222 MIDI Setup 3

3333 Pro Tools Configuration 6

4444 Digital 328 Settings 8

5555 Digital 328 Automation 11

6666 Digital 328 Automation

Configuration 12

7777 Automating the Digital 328

With Pro Tools 15

8888 Digidesign Audio Interfaces 18

9999Example Setup 21

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Introduction

Introduction

IntroductionIntroduction

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This Setup Guide is for interfacing Digidesign’s Pro Tools with the Digital 328 Digital Mixer. This
guide assumes that you have a working knowledge of the Macintosh environment and a
familiarity with Pro Tools and the Digital 328.

The procedure will show the user how to integrate the MIDI CONTROLLER BANK on the 328
as a limited control surface for the internal mixer within Pro Tools.

This guide will also outline the steps to take to allow automated control of the 328 from Pro
Tools (version 5.0 or later recommended).

Pro Tools uses six different preset “personalities” in its control architecture. This document
outlines possibilities using the Peavey PC-1600 controller personality.

The Pro Tools Internal Mixer

The Pro Tools Internal Mixer

The Pro Tools Internal MixerThe Pro Tools Internal Mixer

Digidesign offers a fully functioning mixing console from within the Pro Tools environment. Pro
Tools duplicates many of the functions found on the Digital 328, offering the ultimate in flexibility
when the two products are joined together. However, to understand the power of this system,

is important to separate the two mixing environments in your mind: the Pro Tools internal
mixer, and the Spirit Digital 328 mixing console.

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The first part of this guide will explain how to allow the Digital 328 to control the Pro Tools
INTERNAL mixer. We will discuss how Pro Tools can control the Digital 328 in a later section.

In order to integrate the Digital 328 into the Pro Tools environment, we must utilize an existing
“Personality Profile” that Digidesign provides in its DAE folder, found in the System folder of your
Macintosh. Digidesign has made six profiles as of this writing – the JL Cooper CS-10, the Penny &
Giles DC-16 and MM-16, the Mackie HUI, Digidesign’s own Pro Control, and the Peavey PC-1600.
We will be relying on the Peavey PC-1600 profile for communication between the 328 and the
ProTools internal mixer.

Please make sure that the Peavey PC-1600 profile is placed in the Controllers folder

inside the DAE folder on your Macintosh before proceeding.

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It is essential that 2-way MIDI

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communication occurs between
the 328 and Pro Tools.

Using standard MIDI cables,
connect the 328 MIDI Out Port to
your MIDI interface’s MIDI In Port,
and connect the 328’s MIDI In
Port to the interface’s MIDI Out
Port.

OMS Setup

OMS Setup

OMS SetupOMS Setup

MIDI Setup

MIDI Setup

MIDI SetupMIDI Setup

Interface MIDI Out 328 MIDI In

Interface MIDI In

328 MIDI Out

his 2-way communication
configuration will allow full
dynamic automation of the
Digital 328, and it will allow
control of the internal mixer
within Pro Tools from the 328.

2

Before launching Pro Tools, we must configure OMS to account for the 328. This
guide will refer to OMS version 2.3.8.

1) Launch the OMS Application.

2) Under “Studio” select New Device

3)

Configure the new device as described below:

Check “Is controller” and
“Is multitimbral”.

Enable all receive channels

Set the Device ID to 0.

Enable MIDI Timecode
(MTC) and MIDI Machine
Control (MMC) as indicated.

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4) Hit OK – the Digital
328 device should now
appear in your OMS
Studio Setup as
indicated here.

Relating to the control of the internal mixer within Pro Tools, since we are
emulating a pre-set Digidesign controller personality, a second “phantom”

328 must be created. This device will not be an actual device – instead it will

act to “emulate” another controller surface, thus gaining access to 16 more

controls in Pro Tools.

Configuring the “phantom” device

Configuring the “phantom” device

Configuring the “phantom” deviceConfiguring the “phantom” device

1) Select NEW DEVICE as in step 2 above

2) Configure the new device as shown:

Do not check any boxes

Make sure channel 1 is enabled
under “Receive Channels”.

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3) Hit OK – the OMS Studio setup will show your new device.

The OMS Setup is now complete. Quit OMS and launch Pro Tools to continue setup.

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Pro Tools configuration

Pro Tools configuration

Pro Tools configurationPro Tools configuration

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Using Pro Tools 5.0 or later, devices must be enabled for input control before
they can be used. Pro Tools 4.0 – 4.3.5 users do not need to enable inputs and
may move to the next step, “Enabling Peripherals.”

Enabling Inputs for Pro Tools 5.0 or later

Enabling Inputs for Pro Tools 5.0 or later

Enabling Inputs for Pro Tools 5.0 or laterEnabling Inputs for Pro Tools 5.0 or later

1) Launch Pro Tools and either open an
existing file or create a new one. If you
choose to create a new file, add a few
MIDI tracks to enable the MIDI menu.
The MIDI Menu will be greyed-out until
MIDI tracks become active.

2) Select INPUT DEVICES from the MIDI
Menu.

3) In the Input Devices window, select
“Digital 328” as an input device.

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