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003 Family Setup Guide

Summary of Contents for 003 Family

Page 1: ...Setup Guide 003 Family Version 8 0 ...

Page 2: ... Mbox MediaComposer MIDI I O MIX MultiShell Nitris OMF OMF Interchange PRE ProControl Pro Tools M Powered Pro Tools Pro Tools HD Pro Tools LE QuickPunch Recti Fi Reel Tape Reso Reverb One ReVibe RTAS Sibelius Smack SoundReplacer Sound Designer II Strike Structure SYNC HD SYNC I O Synchronic TL Aggro TL AutoPan TL Drum Rehab TL Everyphase TL Fauxlder TL In Tune TL MasterMeter TL Metro TL Space TL U...

Page 3: ... device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Communication Statement NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interf...

Page 4: ...lug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments ...

Page 5: ...g Your Interface 5 Launching Pro Tools LE 7 Additional Software on the Pro Tools Installer Disc 8 Connecting FireWire Drives 9 Uninstalling Pro Tools 10 Chapter 3 Installing Pro Tools LE on Windows 11 Installation Overview 11 Installing Pro Tools LE and Connecting Your 003 Family Interface 11 Launching Pro Tools LE 14 Additional Software on the Pro Tools Installer Disc 15 Connecting FireWire Drive...

Page 6: ...Top Panel Overview 37 Display Section 38 Fader Section 40 Console Channel View Section 45 Transport and Navigation Controls 48 Automation Section 52 Modifiers Section 52 Mic DI Input Controls 53 Monitor Section 54 Chapter 6 003 Rack Front Panel 55 Mic DI Input Controls 55 Monitor Section 56 Status Indicators 57 Chapter 7 003 and 003 Rack Back Panels 59 Chapter 8 003 Rack Front Panel 65 Mic and Lin...

Page 7: ...r Mixdowns 89 MIDI Connections 89 Using a Footswitch 90 Chapter 11 Pro Tools Mode with 003 91 Saving a Session 91 Working in Console View 92 Working in Channel View 95 Display Options in Console and Channel View 98 Creating Custom Plug In Maps 100 Navigating and Editing Values in Entry Fields 101 Working with Tracks 101 Assigning Pro Tools Paths Input Output Sends Inserts 102 Working with Output W...

Page 8: ...tory Default 122 Factory Presets 122 Appendix A Utility Mode 003 Only 143 Accessing Utility Mode 143 Viewing Firmware Version Data 144 LCD Display Test 144 LED Tests 144 Switch Test 145 Encoder Test 145 Fader Tests 145 Vegas Mode 146 MIDI Test 147 Audio Test 147 Appendix B Configuring AMS Mac OS X Only 149 Audio MIDI Setup 149 Patch Name Support 152 Appendix C Configuring MIDI Studio Setup Windows...

Page 9: ...rive 158 Partitioning Drives 159 Defragmenting an Audio Drive 160 Using Mac Drives on Windows Systems 161 Hard Disk Storage Space 162 Appendix E Troubleshooting 165 Backing Up Your Work 165 Common Issues 166 Performance Factors 166 Before You Call Digidesign Technical Support 167 Appendix F Resources 169 About the Pro Tools Guides 169 About www digidesign com 170 Index 171 ...

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Page 11: ...air 4 dBu for direct monitoring of tape or CD input sources Two 1 4 inch stereo headphone outputs Headphone 1 and 2 with level controls Headphone 2 can monitor Main Outputs 1 2 like Headphone 1 or be switched to monitor Outputs 3 4 for a discrete cue mix Optical connectors for eight channels of Opti cal ADAT I O supporting up to 48 kHz or two channels of Optical S PDIF I O RCA connectors for two c...

Page 12: ...ns Automation Mode switches for selecting and displaying Automation modes Large bright LCD for data display Transport controls plus Transport mode switches for loop playback loop record and QuickPunch Dual concentric Jog Shuttle wheel Save Undo and Enter switches Memory Lo cation switch for recalling Memory Locations or opening the Memory Location window Windows switches for Pro Tools display of p...

Page 13: ... Drivers are provided to use 003 as a MIDI con trol surface on any supported Mac or Windows computer with virtually any compatible soft ware In MIDI mode 003 family units send the same MIDI control data over FireWire and the MIDI Out 1 port It responds to MIDI data received over FireWire and from the MIDI In port Be sure that your MIDI cables are correctly connected to any external MIDI device you...

Page 14: ...esign guides use the following conven tions to indicate menu choices and key com mands The names of Commands Options and Settings that appear on screen are in a different font The following symbols are used to highlight im portant information For more information see Appendix D Hard Drive Configuration and Mainte nance Convention Action File Save Choose Save from the File menu Control N Hold down ...

Page 15: ... LE and Connecting Your Interface Before connecting your 003 family interface to your computer you need to install Pro Tools LE software To install Pro Tools LE 1 Make sure you are logged in as an Administra tor for the account where you want to install Pro Tools 2 Insert the Pro Tools LE Installer disc in your DVD drive 3 On the Installer disc locate and double click Install Pro Tools LE mpkg Bef...

Page 16: ... Locate the FireWire cable that came with your unit 14 Plug one end of the FireWire cable into one of the ports marked 1394 on the back panel of your 003 family interface Either port will work 15 Do one of the following depending on your system configuration Plug the other end of the FireWire cable into an available FireWire port on your computer or If your computer has only one FireWire port plug...

Page 17: ...ign CoreAudio Driver This option installs the Digidesign CoreAudio Driver which lets you use Digidesign qualified audio interfaces with third party applications that support the CoreAudio Driver standard Avid Video Engine This option lets you integrate Avid video peripherals such as the Avid Mojo with your Pro Tools system MIDI I O Driver The MIDI I O Driver is re quired if you are using the Digid...

Page 18: ... Pro Tools demo session Additional plug in installers on the disc are paid options You can download trial activations of these plug ins from the Digidesign website www digidesign com if you have an iLok USB Smart Key and iLok com account Third Party Applications and Plug ins Your Pro Tools package also includes several free applications and plug ins from selected Digidesign Third Party developers ...

Page 19: ... Connect FireWire hard drives directly to any available FireWire port on your computer The FireWire ports on 003 family interfaces do not pass data when they are powered off If you daisy chain FireWire devices from your com puter it is best to connect FireWire hard drives directly to your computer and not to the 003 family interface This will prevent hard drive er rors and data loss in case the 00...

Page 20: ...ed in as an Administra tor for the account where Pro Tools is installed 2 Go to Applications Digidesign Pro Tools Pro Tools Utilities and double click Uninstall Pro Tools 3 Click Continue to proceed with the uninstall 4 Choose the type of uninstall you want to per form Safe Uninstall Leaves certain plug ins and sys tem files needed for compatibility with some Avid products Use Safe Uninstall if yo...

Page 21: ...Pro Tools LE and Connecting Your 003 Family Interface Before connecting your 003 family interface to your computer you need to install Pro Tools LE software To install Pro Tools LE 1 Start Windows logging in with Administrator privileges For details on Administrator privi leges refer to your Windows documentation 2 Insert the Pro Tools LE Installer disc in your DVD drive 3 On the Installer disc lo...

Page 22: ...le in cluded with the unit 13 Power up your 003 family interface AC power is required to operate your device 14 Click OK Be sure to note the orientation of the FireWire cable connector when you insert it in your 003 family interface It is possible to damage the FireWire port if you force the connector in upside down Connecting your 003 family interface to your computer through a FireWire hard driv...

Page 23: ...lug ins Guide Additional Options The Pro Tools installer provides the following additional options to install along with Pro Tools software and plug ins Mac HFS Disk Support Option This option lets your Pro Tools system read write record and play back using Mac formatted HFS disks HFS disks are commonly referred to as Mac OS Ex tended disks Avid Video Engine The Avid Video Engine is re quired to u...

Page 24: ...Open any other session on your system Updating 003 Family Firmware When you launch Pro Tools software it auto matically checks the version of the unit s firm ware and prompts you to update it if a newer version is available If you update your unit s firmware let the up date complete before disconnecting or turning off your system When a firmware update completes Pro Tools quits and you must relaun...

Page 25: ...03 family interfaces are automatically installed when you install Pro Tools Digidesign ASIO Driver The Digidesign ASIO Audio Sound Input Out put Driver is a single client multichannel sound driver that allows third party audio pro grams that support the ASIO standard to record and play back through Digidesign hardware Digidesign WaveDriver Windows XP Only The Digidesign WaveDriver Windows System A...

Page 26: ...in case your 003 family inter face is powered off To connect a FireWire hard drive do one of the following If your computer has more than one FireWire port connect the FireWire hard drive to one FireWire port on your computer and connect your 003 family interface to another FireWire port on the computer or If your computer has only one FireWire port connect the FireWire hard drive directly to your...

Page 27: ...o use your 003 family with these computers a 4 pin to 6 pin cable is required Purchase this cable part number 9940 30779 00 through your authorized Digidesign dealer or online through the DigiStore www digidesign com Uninstalling Pro Tools LE Use the Uninstall Pro Tools application to unin stall Pro Tools software from your computer To uninstall Pro Tools from your computer 1 Start Windows logging...

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Page 29: ...it ap proximately ten seconds for them to spin up to speed 3 Turn on any control surfaces such as Com mand 8 4 Turn on any MIDI interfaces MIDI devices or synchronization peripherals 5 Turn on the 003 family interface 6 Turn on your computer 7 Launch Pro Tools or any third party audio or MIDI applications Shut down your Pro Tools system in this order 1 Quit Pro Tools and any other running applica ...

Page 30: ...ime AudioSuite RTAS plug ins The H W Buffer setting can also be used to manage monitoring latency Lower Hardware Buffer Size settings reduce monitoring latency and are useful when you are recording live input Higher Hardware Buffer Size settings allow for more audio processing and effects and are use ful when you are mixing and using more RTAS plug ins To change the Hardware Buffer Size 1 Choose S...

Page 31: ...RTAS Processors and CPU Us age Limit settings to achieve the best results For example to improve screen response in a medium sized session using a moderate num ber of RTAS plug ins try reducing the number of RTAS plug ins but keep the CPU Usage Limit set to the maximum up to 99 on a single processor system To set the number of RTAS Processors 1 Choose Setup Playback Engine 2 From the RTAS Processi...

Page 32: ...processing you want to allocate to Pro Tools 3 Click OK RTAS Engine RTAS Error Suppression The RTAS Engine options determine RTAS error reporting during playback and recording This is especially useful when working with instrument plug ins You should only enable RTAS error suppression if you are experiencing frequent RTAS errors that are interrupting your creative workflow When RTAS error suppress...

Page 33: ...higher density of edits in a session or the use of slower hard drives However a higher setting may increase the time lag when starting playback or recording starting pre view in context from DigiBase browsers or cause a longer audible time lag while editing during playback To change the DAE Playback Buffer Size 1 Choose Setup Playback Engine 2 From the DAE Playback Buffer pop up menu select a buff...

Page 34: ...tem tasks such as RTAS processing To change the Plug in Streaming Buffer Size 1 Choose Setup Playback Engine 2 From the Plug in Streaming Buffer Size pop up menu select a buffer size 3 Click OK Optimizing the Plug in Streaming Buffer Size Structure Plug in Only This option appears in the Playback Engine dia log only if one of the Structure sampler instru ment plug in is installed on your system Th...

Page 35: ...ice for effects you will usually use the Internal setting External If you are transferring material into Pro Tools from an external digital device or if you utilize a common house clock signal you will synchronize Pro Tools to the digital device or common signal The external clock source corresponds to the connector on the back of the 003 family interface that is receiving your clock signal S PDIF...

Page 36: ...Your digital input device must be connected and turned on for Pro Tools to synchronize to it If your input device is not turned on leave the Clock Source set to Internal Only one S PDIF input pair can be used at a time When you select S PDIF RCA as the Clock Source the Optical Format setting will switch to ADAT for sample rates 44 1 kHz and 48 kHz or to None for sam ple rates 88 2 kHz and 96 kHz C...

Page 37: ...the path and press Return Mac or Enter Windows 4 Click OK Configuring MIDI Setup If you plan to use any MIDI devices with Pro Tools do one of the following On Mac configure your MIDI setup with Au dio MIDI Setup See Appendix B Configuring AMS Mac OS X Only for details or On Windows configure your MIDI setup with MIDI Studio Setup See Appendix C Configur ing MIDI Studio Setup Windows Only for de ta...

Page 38: ... System Preferences from the Apple menu and click Energy Saver 2 Click the Sleep tab and do the following Set the computer sleep setting to Never Set the display sleep setting to Never Deselect Put the hard disk s to sleep when possible option Setting Processor Performance Mac G5 Computers and G4 Powerbooks Only To set the Processor Performance 1 Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu and c...

Page 39: ...d Shortcuts If you want to use Spaces you should reassign the Spaces keyboard shortcuts to avoid conflicts with important Pro Tools keyboard shortcuts You can reassign Spaces keyboard shortcuts to use a combination of modifier keys Com mand Option Control Shift in addition to the default Spaces keyboard shortcut assign ments to avoid these conflicts To reassign Spaces keyboard shortcuts to use mod...

Page 40: ...n Macintosh HD Applications Utilities 2 Select the volume in the left column of the Disk Utility window 3 Click Enable Journaling in the toolbar Optimizing a Windows System for Pro Tools To ensure optimum performance with Pro Tools LE configure your computer before using Pro Tools hardware and software Before configuring your computer make sure you are logged in as an Administrator for the ac coun...

Page 41: ...ys On This helps prevent long record or playback passes from stopping due to system resources powering down To configure Windows Power Management Windows Vista 1 Choose Start Control Panel 2 Double click Power Options 3 In the Power Options window select High Per formance 4 Click Change plan settings 5 In the Edit Plan Settings window click Change advanced power settings 6 In the Power Options dia...

Page 42: ... USB devices while running Pro Tools If your video display card supports it en able Bus Mastering in the manufacturer s Control Panel See the manufacturer s in structions for details Optional Optimizations The following system optimizations may help Pro Tools perform better on some systems It is recommended that you only try these optimiza tions if necessary as they may disable or ad versely affec...

Page 43: ...cations may be consuming unnec essary CPU resources and can be turned off If you disable any of the following startup items do so carefully Portable media serial number required for some applications that utilize a copy pro tection key The Plug and Play service Event log Cryptographic services To Disable System Startup Items 1 From the Start menu type msconfig in Start Search Windows Vista or in R...

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Page 45: ...However you cannot use 003 as a standalone MIDI router you must route MIDI through soft ware Pro Tools Mode 003 is in this mode when the 003 unit is con nected to a computer and Pro Tools LE software is running If Pro Tools is running and no Pro Tools session is open the unit normally displays Open or create a new session When a session is being launched the display changes to Loading a ses sion W...

Page 46: ...pplication with 003 1 Make sure 003 is properly connected to the computer and in Standby mode 2 Configure your system and software for ASIO WaveDriver or CoreAudio Driver 3 If Mute is disabled unlit press the Monitor Mute switch 4 Launch your third party audio application 5 Disable the Monitor Mute switch unlit 6 Use monitor section controls and switches to adjust audio input routing monitor level...

Page 47: ...iew section provides powerful multi state controls for viewing and controlling inserts plug ins and sends in Pro Tools The Transport and Navigation controls provide access to many of the on screen navigation features of Pro Tools Figure 1 Major sections of the 003 top panel Fader section Console Channel Modifiers section Display Mode switch Automation section View section and Status LEDs Display s...

Page 48: ...x characters are abbreviated to six characters Full names of items with more than 6 characters can be temporarily displayed in the LCD See Dis playing Full Names of Tracks Insert Parameters and Other Elements on page 98 When you move a fader or rotary encoder the LCD will temporarily display the value for that control in the lower row of the LCD then return to the default display Values can also b...

Page 49: ...ays show settings Host 1394 Status Indicator The Host status LED marked 1394 below its LED indicates that communication has been es tablished between the unit and Pro Tools LE software or another software application through FireWire Sync Indicators The Sync LEDs indicate the current clock source When the current clock source is not estab lished the respective LED flashes If none of the Sync LEDs ...

Page 50: ... controlling levels of audio Auxiliary Input Master Fader MIDI and Instrument tracks Flip Mode In Flip mode Flip switch lit rotary encoder controls are taken over by the faders which makes the rotary encoders available to control another parameter For example in normal Send View Send switch lit rotary encoders control send level while faders control output gain In Flip mode faders instead of rotar...

Page 51: ...ion preference for latched operation See the Pro Tools Reference Guide for details Channel Select Switches Each channel has a Channel Select switch that performs several functions depending on the view or mode as follows Console View Depending on the Console View Pan Send or Insert 003 can be used to do the following Select tracks or inserts on a particular chan nel for editing Assign inputs outpu...

Page 52: ...ry encoders control plug in pan send or insert settings depending on which Channel View is enabled EQ Dynam ics Insert or Pan Send Rotary Encoder LEDs Each rotary encoder has a ring of 11 LEDs for in dicating data values controlled by the encoder The style of display depends on the type of data For example discrete or stepped information such as pan position or frequency value is shown by a single...

Page 53: ...lit the Channel Meter LEDs display the Automation mode for their channel When the Auto switch is enabled the rotary encoders do not function Global Fader Controls The following controls affect the assignment and operation of all the faders Rec Arm Record Arm Switch When the Rec Arm switch is enabled flashing 003 is in Record Arming mode In this mode channels can be armed record enabled or dis arme...

Page 54: ...uch sensitive faders to edit and automate send and plug in values Additonally in certain views the rotary encoders are available to con trol another parameter Flip mode is not available in Pan View Default Switch The Default switch is used in conjunction with a Channel Select switch to reset a fader or fader mapped plug in parameter to its default setting For example you can reset a channel volume...

Page 55: ...e control surface 003 is in Console View when any of the Console View switches Pan Send or Insert is lit in the Con sole View section Think of Console View as a global view of a given control type across the entire mixer console such as send A for Channels 1 8 003 Console and Channel View switches Channel View switches Insert Send Position Plug in Page switches Master Bypass switch ESC Escape Canc...

Page 56: ...on Sends A J in Pro Tools The top row of the LCD shows the send position and Main Counter Insert Switch When enabled lit 003 is in Insert View In this view the bottom row of the LCD shows the names of currently assigned inserts hardware inserts or plug ins across all channel strips for a given insert position Inserts A E in Pro Tools The top row of the LCD shows the insert position and Main Counte...

Page 57: ...an nels with any kind of insert assigned to them including plug ins or hardware I O inserts by illuminating their Channel Select switches The top row of the LCD shows Select Insert and the Main Counter The bottom row shows track names Pan Send Switch When enabled flashing 003 is in Channel View In this view 003 identifies channels with sends assigned to them by illumi nating their Channel Select s...

Page 58: ...n to Zero Sets the playback cursor to the beginning of the session REW Rewind Rewinds through the session from the current cursor position FFW Fast Forward Fast forwards through the session from the current cursor position STOP Stops playback or recording Play Begins playback from the current cursor po sition Record Arms Pro Tools for recording Clicking Play then initiates recording on record enab...

Page 59: ...he Jog Shuttle wheel keyboard and mouse commands are not supported and most 003 controls are unavailable 003 faders can be used at the same time as the Jog Shuttle wheel However 003 transport controls disable the Jog Shuttle wheel Normal operating mode is returned a few sec onds after last touching the Jog Shuttle wheel Navigation and Display Keys and Switches These multi purpose keys and switches...

Page 60: ...orm addi tional functions in Pro Tools regardless of the active Display switch Windows Show Hide Switches Plug in Switch Opens or closes the window for the currently selected plug in Mix Switch Opens brings forward or closes the Pro Tools Mix window Edit Switch Opens brings forward or closes the Pro Tools Edit window Record Playback Transport Mode Switches Loop Play Switch Toggles Loop Playback on...

Page 61: ...o Tools and monitor audio playback without fader noise The Fader Mute feature has no effect on fader automation or audio levels during playback To toggle fader movement on and off While in Pro Tools mode press the Fader Mute switch Focus In Pro Tools mode this switch toggles the LCD display between the current plug in view and the previous 003 view such as Console or Channel View To toggle between...

Page 62: ...n enabled flashing automation is sus pended for all channels Modifiers Section The Modifiers section includes four switches for modifying commands in combination with 003 switches keyboard shortcuts and Right click commands in Pro Tools Shift Add Switch This switch lets you extend a track selection or add to a group of selected items Option Alt All Switch This switch lets you ap ply an action or c...

Page 63: ... fault Pro Tools I O Setup Inputs 1 4 have the following controls Input 1 4 Gain Controls Each knob adjusts gain for the input with a range of 15 dB to 60 dB of gain Mic DI Switches Inputs 1 4 Each switch tog gles the corresponding input between micro phone unlit or DI input lit The DI and Mic switch LEDs indicate the current source input The LEDs blink rapidly when the input is clipping HPF High ...

Page 64: ...signal to the Alt Monitor output Mono Switch This switch temporarily combines Output 1 2 in the Main and Alt Monitor Out puts and the Headphone Outputs This is help ful for checking the phase relationships of stereo material Monitor and Headphone Level Controls Monitor Level Control These knobs control the volume of the Main and Alt Monitor Outputs These outputs mirror Analog Outputs1 2 which corr...

Page 65: ...tereo headphone connectors Mic DI Input Controls There are four high quality preamplifiers with adjustable gain and phantom power switchable in pairs for Inputs 1 2 and Inputs 3 4 The phantom power switches are on the back panel Inputs 1 4 show up as Analog 1 4 in the de fault Pro Tools I O Setup Inputs 1 4 have the following controls Input 1 4 Gain Controls Each knob adjusts gain for the input wi...

Page 66: ...n and Alt Monitor Outputs These outputs mirror Analog Outputs 1 2 which correspond to outputs 1 2 in Pro Tools Alternate Input Routing Controls Aux In to 7 8 Switch This switch routes the Aux In input pair directly to Inputs 7 8 of Pro Tools and does not send it to the Main and Alt Moni tor Outputs This lets you route an alternate in put signal such as a CD player directly into Pro Tools without t...

Page 67: ...nt clock source is not estab lished the respective LED flashes If none of the Sync LEDs are lit 003 Rack s clock source is set to Internal There are three Sync LEDs W Clk Word Clock LED Lights when clocking to Word Clock S PDIF LED Lights when clocking to the S PDIF on the RCA or Optical port ADAT LED Lights when clocking to ADAT on the Optical port MIDI Data Indicators The MIDI Data LEDs indicate...

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Page 69: ...4 dB of headroom before input or output clip ping occurs The maximum input and output of 003 or 003 Rack using balanced TRS cables on any of the 4 dBu 1 4 inch connectors is 18 dBu 6 15 Vrms Sample Rate and Resolution Support The Analog to Digital and Digital to Analog converters on all 003 and 003 Rack analog in puts and outputs as well as the S PDIF Digital I O ports support sample rates of 44 1...

Page 70: ...003 and on the front panel of 003 Rack The source Mic Line or DI is chosen using the Mic DI switch Phantom Power Switches These switches apply 48V phantom power to Mic Inputs 1 2 and Mic Inputs 3 4 channel pairs respectively Enable these switches for mi crophones that require phantom power to oper ate Figure 3 003 back panel Mic and DI Inputs 1 4 Analog Inputs 5 8 and Level switch Kensington Lock ...

Page 71: ...ed to analog outputs 1 and 2 from within Pro Tools respectively These analog outputs feature 24 bit digital to analog converters Op erating levels for these outputs are fixed at 4 dBu Monitor gain level is controlled by the Monitor Level control located on the top panel of 003 and on the front panel of 003 Rack Monitor output can be muted and the signal routed to the Alt CR Output with the Alt CR ...

Page 72: ...ders and DAT recorders For highest digital signal integrity and lower jitter use 75 Ohm coaxial cable for S PDIF transfers and keep the cable length to a maximum of 10 meters 003 and 003 Rack support consumer mode S PDIF output format IEC60958 3 at sample rates of 44 1 kHz and 48 kHz and professional mode S PDIF output format IEC60958 4 at sample rates of 88 2 kHz and 96 kHz For information on whi...

Page 73: ...Use the Kensington Lock port to secure your in terface with a Kensington Lock not supplied For more information visit the Kensington web site www kensington com Footswitch Jack This connector lets you use a footswitch pedal to control either playback start stop or recording punch in out Both QuickPunch audio punch in and punch out and MIDI punch in and punch out recording are supported The footswi...

Page 74: ...ports letting you re charge batteries in other FireWire devices Link Indicator The Link indicator lights when a valid FireWire connection is established between the 003 fam ily device and a computer Power Switch 003 Back Panel Only The Power switch for 003 is located on its back panel The Power switch for the 003 Rack is located on its front panel AC Power Connector The AC power connectors on 003 ...

Page 75: ...e output jacks 1 and 2 accept stan dard 1 4 inch stereo headphone connectors Front Panel DI 1 Input The front panel DI 1 input routes to Input Channel 1 and accepts 1 4 inch balanced TRS and unbalanced TS cables This input super sedes the rear panel channel 1 Line DI input The Line DI switch for Channel 1 must be en gaged see Line DI on page 66 Figure 4 003 Rack front panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HPF Pad...

Page 76: ...el instrument signals from sources like guitars and basses When unlit the selected channel receives input from the mic XLR input 48V When enabled lit red 48 volts is applied to the mic XLR input of the selected channel for mics requiring phantom power such as con denser mics HPF High Pass Filter When enabled lit green an analog 75 Hz 12 dB octave rolloff high pass filter is applied to the selected...

Page 77: ...e Main and Alt Monitor Out puts and the Headphone Outputs This is help ful for checking the phase relationships of stereo material Monitor Mute Switch This switch mutes the Main and Alt Monitor Outputs only and has no effect on the Headphone Outputs Monitor Mute is automatically engaged when you power up the unit Status Indicators Host 1394 Status Indicator The Host status LED marked 1394 below it...

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Page 79: ...ut of the 003 Rack using balanced TRS cables on any of the 4 dBu 1 4 inch connectors is 18 dBu 6 15 Vrms Sample Rate and Resolution Support The Analog to Digital and Digital to Analog converters on the 003 Rack analog inputs and outputs as well as the S PDIF Digital I O ports support sample rates of 44 1 48 88 2 and 96 kHz The Optical port can be set for eight channels of ADAT Optical I O supporti...

Page 80: ...Line or DI is cho sen using the Line DI switch An enabled lit Line DI switch means the Line DI 1 4 inch input is active Figure 5 003 Rack back panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 L R L R L R OUTPUTS MAIN MONITOR MIDI ALT AUX IN FOOT SWITCH LINK 1394 OUT IN OPTICAL AC 100 240V 50 60HZ 1A S N INPUTS Designed in the USA Made in China LINE DI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Mic inputs 1 8 Line DI inputs 1 8 Link in...

Page 81: ...ugh an al ternate or secondary studio monitoring system instead of the system connected to the Main Monitor Outputs The Alt Monitor Out Left and Right play the au dio that is routed to analog outputs 1 and 2 from within Pro Tools respectively These analog outputs feature 24 bit digital to analog convert ers Operating levels for these outputs are fixed at 4 dBu Monitor gain level is controlled by t...

Page 82: ...nels of I O devices You can choose between these Optical I O formats in the Pro Tools Hardware Setup dialog The Optical port can be set for eight channels of ADAT Optical I O supporting up to 48 kHz or two channels of S PDIF Optical I O The Optical I O ports support 24 bit 20 bit and 16 bit resolutions in both modes The Optical I O ports use a standard optical lightpipe cable When the 003 Rack is ...

Page 83: ...o their IEEE specification are commonly known as FireWire ports These provide connections to the computer and other FireWire devices FireWire offers a high rate of data transfer and reliability that makes it ideal for audio applica tions such as Pro Tools with 003 family inter faces FireWire devices can be daisy chained to gether without the need for terminators Connecting 003 Rack and FireWire Ha...

Page 84: ...ireWire ports letting you recharge batteries in other FireWire devices Link Indicator The Link indicator lights when a valid FireWire connection is established between the 003 Rack and a computer AC Power Connector The AC power connectors on 003 Rack accepts a standard modular AC power cable 003 Rack is auto power selecting 100V to 240V and will work automatically when plugged into an AC power rec...

Page 85: ...reo connector or adapter to the Headphone 1 or 2 jack To adjust headphone levels Adjust the Headphone 1 or 2 Level knobs To set Headphone 2 Output to mirror Output pair 3 4 Press the 3 4 HP2 switch Connecting a Sound System The Main Monitor Outputs on the back of 003 family interfaces support 1 4 inch plugs These connections can be balanced TRS Tip Ring Sleeve style connectors or unbalanced connec...

Page 86: ...sors To mirror 003 family interface Outputs 1 2 on the S PDIF outputs 1 Open the Pro Tools session whose channel outputs you want to mirror 2 In the Mix window click the Output selector of any audio or Auxiliary Input track to select the main output destination for example Ana log 1 2 3 Control click Mac or Start click Windows the same Output selector and select an addi tional output pair from the...

Page 87: ... are labeled 1 8 For stereo inputs use an odd even pair of inputs for example Input 5 for the left input and In put 6 for the right input You cannot use both a mic input and DI input with the same input number at the same time For information about connecting specific au dio sources see Connecting a Microphone on page 78 and Connecting Instruments to 003 Family Interfaces on page 81 Four Mic and D...

Page 88: ...s an AKG C3000 require phantom power to operate Dy namic microphones such as a Shure SM57 do not require phantom power to operate but are not harmed by it 003 family interfaces can only supply power through a microphone cable with XLR connec tors If you are not sure about the phantom power re quirements for your microphone see your mi crophone s documentation or contact the man ufacturer Using a M...

Page 89: ...vice for the correspond ing input pair Each Phantom Power switch sends 48V to its corresponding input pair or If using the 003 Rack press the Input Channel Select switch located on the front panel for the corresponding input and press the 48V switch so that it is lit red 4 When Pro Tools is launched and the input is routed to a Pro Tools track you can adjust the input level with the Input Gain Con...

Page 90: ...el of the 003 and on the front panel of the 003 Rack for the corresponding input so that it is lit yellow or If using the 003 Rack press the Input Channel Select switch located on the front panel for the corresponding input and press the Line DI switch so that it is lit or ange 3 When Pro Tools is launched and the input is routed to a Pro Tools track you can adjust the input level with the Input G...

Page 91: ...duce these higher levels are called line level devices On 003 and 003 Rack DI Inputs 1 4 support low level instruments and line level instru ments Analog Inputs 5 8 support line level in struments only On the 003 Rack Line DI inputs 1 8 as well as the front panel DI 1 input support low level in struments and line level instruments To use a guitar with the 003 family interface 1 Do one of the follo...

Page 92: ...Analog Inputs by doing one of the following Use Analog Inputs 5 8 if you need to select 10 dBV or 4 dBu operating level for your keyboard or Use DI Inputs 1 4 if Analog Inputs 5 8 are unavailable or if you do not need to set the operating level DI Inputs 1 4 are available even if a mic is connected to Mic Inputs 1 4 although both cannot be active at the same time For stereo inputs such as a stereo...

Page 93: ... level For example the optimal level for most keyboards is between 80 and 100 of maxi mum volume 5 When Pro Tools is launched and the input is routed to a Pro Tools track if you are using the DI Inputs you can adjust the input level with the Input Gain Control knob To use a keyboard or mixer with 003 Rack 1 On the back of the 003 Rack plug your key board mixer or other audio source into any of the...

Page 94: ...output or two channels of Optical S PDIF in put Digidesign recommends high quality au dio grade optical cable for all optical connections Two channels of S PDIF digital input and out put RCA connectors Up to 18 channels of I O can be achieved by us ing the S PDIF RCA I O Optical ADAT I O and analog I O at the same time 003 Rack Front For line level devices the Input Gain Control knobs should be tu...

Page 95: ...ize a wide range of devices such as non linear video systems and other types of equipment typically found in professional audio facilities With both Word clock input and output your Pro Tools LE system can act as Word clock slave or master To connect your 003 family interface to Word clock Using high quality 75 Ohm BNC cables not included connect the 003 family interface Word Clock In and Out conn...

Page 96: ... interfaces can make dedicated con nections to external analog or digital devices You can send and return signals to analog de vices using the analog inputs and outputs on 003 family interfaces You can also send and re turn a digital signal to an external device that supports digital I O such as a reverb unit and monitor the return by connecting its analog outputs to available inputs on 003 family...

Page 97: ... Alternate Sources 003 family interfaces provide a pair of addi tional inputs for monitoring and recording from an external sound source such as a CD player or tape deck This alternate input is equipped with 1 4 inch TRS connectors and is designed for in put signals with a nominal operating level of 4 dBu To monitor an alternate sound source through the Monitor Outputs of your 003 family interface...

Page 98: ...e back of the 003 family interface 2 Choose Setup Hardware 3 Under Optical Format do one of the follow ing If the external digital device is a S PDIF de vice and connected to the S PDIF RCA jacks select ADAT if the selected sample rate is 44 1 or 48 kHz or None if the se lected sample rate is 88 2 or 96 kHz The RCA jack is only active when Optical S PDIF is not enabled If the external digital devi...

Page 99: ...evice ADAT To connect a Lightpipe compatible device ADAT to your 003 family interface 1 Connect the Optical output on the ADAT to the Optical In port on the 003 family interface 2 Connect the Optical input on the ADAT to the Optical Out port on the 003 family interface MIDI Connections The MIDI ports on 003 family interfaces let you take advantage of all the MIDI features of Pro Tools LE including...

Page 100: ...d punch out recording are supported The footswitch connector is designed specifi cally for instantaneous momentary on off pedals with a 1 4 inch TS connector Continu ous on continuous off pedals can also be used but may result in unexpected behavior To use a footswitch control 1 Connect a footswitch to the footswitch con nector on the back panel of the 003 family inter face 2 Launch Pro Tools 3 Ch...

Page 101: ...ports as you would those on a standard MIDI interface In Pro Tools mode the Monitor section and MIDI I O ports are available with a session open or closed To put 003 in Pro Tools mode 1 Make sure the 003 unit is properly connected to the computer and powered on 2 If Mute is disabled unlit enable Mute by pressing the Monitor Mute switch so that it is lit 3 Launch Pro Tools LE and open or create a P...

Page 102: ... Tools session In this view you can use the rotary encoders to adjust pan on the current bank of tracks select and rename tracks and assign inputs or outputs in Assign mode To adjust a track s panning controls 1 Press the Pan switch to put 003 in Pan View 2 Do one of the following If the track is a stereo track toggle the Meter switch to Left or Right or If the track is a mono track toggle the Met...

Page 103: ...and press the Channel Select switch for any se lected lit tracks to deselect them Renaming Tracks To rename a track 1 Press the Pan switch to put 003 in Pan View 2 Double press the Channel Select switch for the track you want to rename 3 Enter the new name in the Track Name Com ments dialog 4 Click Enter Send View Workflows When the Send switch is enabled lit 003 is in Send View In this view you c...

Page 104: ...D While the names of hard ware I O inserts are displayed they have no ed itable parameters so the Channel Select switches and the rotary encoders have no effect on them To display the controls for a plug in 1 Press the Insert switch Console View section to put 003 in Insert View 2 Press the Insert Send Position switch that cor responds to the insert position that you want to view The five Console ...

Page 105: ...EQ plug ins across all channel strips To display all EQ plug ins on a track Press the EQ switch to put 003 in Channel View To display the controls for an EQ plug in 1 Press the EQ switch to put 003 in Channel View 2 Press a lit Channel Select switch Controls for the first EQ plug in on that track are assigned to the rotary encoders and dis played in the LCD Switched controls such as Master Bypass ...

Page 106: ...ank of channels no Channel Select switches will be lit In this view you can display inserts or plug in controls bypass plug ins and assign inserts in Assign mode To display the inserts on a track 1 Press the Insert switch Channel View section to put 003 in Channel View 2 Press a lit Channel Select switch 3 Do one of the following To display Inserts A E press the Page Left switch or To display Inse...

Page 107: ...ns where some plug ins are bypassed and some are not pressing the Master Bypass switch changes all plug ins to by passed Press Master Bypass again to take all plug ins out of bypass Pan Send Workflows in Channel View When the Pan Send switch is enabled lit 003 identifies channels with sends assigned to them by illuminating their Channel Select switches If no sends are present for the current bank ...

Page 108: ...esponding track 3 Press the Channel Select switch under a send name to toggle its pre and post fader setting Display Options in Console and Channel View Displaying Full Names of Tracks Insert Parameters and Other Elements Track names and other parameters displayed on the lower row of the LCD are abbreviated to six characters Full names can be temporarily dis played on the top row of the LCD To dis...

Page 109: ...is lit in the Console View section or Make sure the EQ Dynamics Insert or switch is lit in the Channel View section 2 Press Channel Select for the an insert or plug in that you want to display 3 Hold the Display Mode switch The lower row of the LCD shows the insert or plug in settings To temporarily display the channel pan setting and send levels in the LCD Channel View 1 Press the Pan Send switch...

Page 110: ...he plug in whose mapping you want to customize 2 Put the plug in into Learn mode 003 displays a blank page of plug in controls across all chan nel strips ready for mapping 3 In the plug in window click the plug in pa rameter you want to map The parameter name appears in the plug in window Parameter menu 4 If necessary press the Page switches to reveal additional pages of controls on 003 5 On 003 d...

Page 111: ...e control surface page to the encoder or Select switch or in Flip mode fader where you want to remove the mapping and turn the encoder press the switch or touch the fader 5 Take the plug in out of Learn mode Navigating and Editing Values in Entry Fields You can navigate and edit numerical values in Pro Tools windows such as Selection Start End and Length or Pre and Post Roll in the Edit or Transpo...

Page 112: ...assigned in Pan View sends are assigned in Send View and inserts are assigned in Insert View Inputs and Outputs To assign an input or output 1 Press the Pan switch in the Console View sec tion 2 On the channel where you want to make the assignment do one of the following To assign the output of a track press its Channel Select switch for 2 seconds or To assign the input of a track hold Shift and p...

Page 113: ...1 Press the Send switch in the Console View sec tion 2 On the channel where you want to make the assignment press its Channel Select switch for 2 seconds The LCD changes to display the bus or output currently assigned to the selected send and the Channel Select switch flashes 3 If you are assigning a different send path type than the current type displayed on the LCD such as a bus instead of an in...

Page 114: ... If you are assigning a different insert path type than the current type displayed on the LCD do the following to select a new path type Hold Command Ctrl and press the Chan nel Select switch to display the name of the current path type in the main menu The main menu includes a dash for no as signment plugin plug in and I O Use the rotary encoder to navigate through the list of path types Press th...

Page 115: ...n be made active or inactive Track Output Windows To open or close a track Output window 1 Press the Pan switch to put 003 in Pan View 2 Hold the Ctrl Win switch and press the Chan nel Select switch for a track to open or close its Output window To open or close multiple track Output windows In Pan View hold Shift Add Ctrl Win and press the Channel Select switch for each track whose window you wan...

Page 116: ...sable a track for recording press the Channel Select switch for the track you want to disable for recording 3 To deactivate the Record Arm function press the Record Arm switch a second time or press the ESC switch Tracks that are armed for recording will remain armed after Rec Arming mode is disabled Navigating in the Edit Window Zooming in the Edit Window You can zoom in or out in the Edit window...

Page 117: ...own one track 1 Press the Bank or Nudge switch 2 Hold Shift and press the Up or Down Arrow key Setting Selection Start and End Points You can make a selection in the Edit window during playback with the Arrow keys To make a selection while playing 1 Make sure to select Options Link Timeline and Edit Selection 2 Click in the track near where you want to make the selection 3 Start playback 4 Press t...

Page 118: ... 1 Press the Mem Loc switch When the switch is enabled flashing the LCD shows the first eight Memory Locations in the bottom row of the LCD display 2 To display any additional pages of Memory Locations press the Left and Right Page switches To recall a Memory Location 1 Press the Mem Loc switch to display Memory Locations in the LCD display 2 To display any additional pages of Memory Locations pre...

Page 119: ...le Insert View and working with a plug in insert the Flip switch moves any plug in control assignments from the rotary en coders to the faders allowing you to use the touch sensitive faders to edit and automate plug in control values The types of plug in con trols depend on the particular plug in you are using Pan Send Flip Mode When you are in Channel View and working with the pan and send assign...

Page 120: ...ments may be dis tracting You can temporarily shut off or mute motorized fader movement using the Fader Mute switch To mute fader movement Press the Fader Mute switch so that its LED is flashing To unmute fader movement Press the Fader Mute switch so that its LED is unlit Working with Automation The Automation mode can be set from 003 for a single track all selected tracks or all tracks in the ses...

Page 121: ...lay Track Shortcuts Task Shortcut Select or deselect contiguous tracks Home View or Pan View Hold Shift Add and press Channel Select switch for each track Select or deselect all tracks Home View or Pan View Hold Alt and press Channel Select switch for any track Select or deselect noncontiguous tracks Pan View Hold Command Ctrl and press Channel Select switch for each track Open track s Track Name ...

Page 122: ... track send Make send output inactive or active Pan View Hold Command Ctrl Ctrl Win and press Channel Select switch for a track send Track Shortcuts Task Shortcut Input Assign Mode Shortcuts Task Shortcut Enable Input Assign mode Hold Shift and press Channel Select switch of a track for two seconds Display all input output send or insert menus Assign mode Hold Command Ctrl and press Channel Select...

Page 123: ... and press Channel Select switch for a plug in Inactivate or activate a plug in Console or Channel Insert View Hold Command Ctrl and press Channel Select switch for a plug in Bypass or unbypass plug in Console or Chan nel Insert View and if applicable EQ or Dynam ics View Hold Command Ctrl and press Channel Select switch for a track plug in Navigation Shortcuts Task Shortcut Scroll Edit window one...

Page 124: ...ask Shortcut Choose a Marker Memory Location Hold Mem Loc switch and press Channel Select for a Memory Location Open or close the Marker Memory Location dia log Shift Mem Loc Automation Shortcuts Task Shortcut Set Automation mode for a track Hold Automation switch Write Touch Latch Read or Off and press Channel Select track Set Automation mode for all tracks Hold Option Alt All and press Automatio...

Page 125: ...ing mode is active when MIDI mode is enabled as follows Pro Tools Mode Use MIDI mode to control a ReWire application such as Propellerhead s Rea son stand alone software instrument or exter nal MIDI device Third Party Software Mode Use MIDI mode to control your third party audio application us ing the Digidesign CoreAudio Driver on Mac or the Digidesign ASIO Driver on Windows When using MIDI mode ...

Page 126: ...I Map preset includes two pages of unique assignments for each mappable fader rotary encoder and switch For example the channel 1 fader can be as signed to continuous controller 21 on MIDI channel 1 on page 1 and to continuous control ler 37 on MIDI channel 10 on page 2 of the same preset This lets you use the same controller for two completely different mappings within the same preset However you...

Page 127: ...t the displayed preset select Recall by pressing the Page Right switch 5 To recall the selected preset from Flash mem ory select Flash by pressing the Dynamics switch 6 Do one of the following To confirm and load the preset select OK by pressing the Master Bypass switch Mas ter Bypass or To cancel without loading the preset select Cancel by pressing the ESC switch To exit MIDI Recall mode Press th...

Page 128: ...cified for each rotary encoder Switches Up to 45 switches and the footswitch on 003 can be mapped to No Assign or any MIDI continu ous controller CC and MIDI channel Switches can also be set to MMC transport control mes sages Rewind Fast Forward Stop Play and Record Custom names can be specified for each switch Switches can be set to Momentary or Latch mode see Momentary or Latch Mode on page 120 ...

Page 129: ...nel 4 shows the assigned CC value in the lower row The upper row shows the available param eter names for MIDI LoVal HiVal Mode and Name The lower row shows the current value 1 127 for LoVal HiVal Mode for switches only and the current control name for example Fader1 To select a control for MIDI Mapping do one of the following To scroll through the list of available controls turn the rotary encode...

Page 130: ...hannel 1 to move to the next character The cursor flashes for the se lected character 5 Repeat steps 3 4 for the remaining characters of the control name 6 When you are done do one of the following To confirm the new control name select OK by pressing the Master Bypass switch or To cancel without renaming the control select Cancel by pressing the ESC switch To exit MIDI Edit mode Press the flashin...

Page 131: ... preset Saving MIDI Map Presets Presets are snapshots of MIDI mapping assign ments that can be saved and recalled You can store up to eight presets A1 4 and B1 4 to save custom CC mapping and MIDI channel assign ment for a variety of devices with custom names Presets can be recalled at any time to switch to a different MIDI mapping Every preset contains two pages one active and one inactive When y...

Page 132: ... and the selected preset with its factory default preset select Cancel by pressing the ESC switch Factory Presets 003 comes with factory presets saved in flash memory Presets A1 4 and B1 4 provide factory preset MIDI Maps for the following Standard MIDI Map Use this preset for standard MIDI controller mappings for example with a third party application See Table 13 on page 123 003 Map Use this pre...

Page 133: ...onoOn 0 127 Page 1 1 127 Latch PolyOn 0 127 MstByp1 1 NoAsgn Latch MstByp N A Esc1 1 NoAsgn Latch Esc N A Slct 1 1 NoAsgn Latch Slct 1 N A Slct 2 1 NoAsgn Latch Slct 2 N A Slct 3 1 NoAsgn Latch Slct 3 N A Slct 4 1 NoAsgn Latch Slct 4 N A Slct 5 1 NoAsgn Latch Slct 5 N A Slct 6 1 NoAsgn Latch Slct 6 N A Slct 7 1 NoAsgn Latch Slct 7 N A Slct 8 1 NoAsgn Latch Slct 8 N A Solo 1 1 15 Latch Solo 1 0 127...

Page 134: ...Mute 7 7 14 Latch Mute 7 0 127 Mute 8 8 14 Latch Mute 8 0 127 Encdr1 1 10 N A Encdr1 0 127 Encdr2 2 10 N A Encdr2 0 127 Encdr3 3 10 N A Encdr3 0 127 Encdr4 4 10 N A Encdr4 0 127 Encdr5 5 10 N A Encdr5 0 127 Encdr6 6 10 N A Encdr6 0 127 Encdr7 7 10 N A Encdr7 0 127 Encdr8 8 10 N A Encdr8 0 127 Fader1 1 7 N A Fader1 0 127 Fader2 2 7 N A Fader2 0 127 Fader3 3 7 N A Fader3 0 127 Fader4 4 7 N A Fader4 ...

Page 135: ...t RTZ N A Nav Up1 1 102 Moment Nav Up 0 127 Nav Down1 1 103 Moment Nav Dn 0 127 Nav Left1 1 104 Moment Nav L 0 127 Nav Right1 1 105 Moment Nav R 0 127 Rec Arm1 1 106 Latch RecArm 0 127 PanMd1 1 107 Latch Pans 0 127 SndMd1 1 108 Latch Sends 0 127 InsMd1 1 109 Latch Insert 0 127 A F1 1 110 Latch A F 0 127 B G1 1 111 Latch B G 0 127 C H1 1 112 Latch C H 0 127 D I1 1 113 Latch D I 0 127 E J1 1 114 Lat...

Page 136: ...ct 9 1 NoAsgn Latch Slct 9 N A Slct10 1 NoAsgn Latch Slct 10 N A Slct11 1 NoAsgn Latch Slct 11 N A Slct12 1 NoAsgn Latch Slct 12 N A Slct13 1 NoAsgn Latch Slct 13 N A Slct14 1 NoAsgn Latch Slct 14 N A Slct15 1 NoAsgn Latch Slct 15 N A Slct16 1 NoAsgn Latch Slct 16 N A Solo 9 1 15 Latch Solo 9 0 127 Solo10 2 15 Latch Solo 10 0 127 Solo11 3 15 Latch Solo 11 0 127 Solo12 4 15 Latch Solo 12 0 127 Solo...

Page 137: ...Mute15 7 14 Latch Mute 15 0 127 Mute16 8 14 Latch Mute 16 0 127 Encdr9 1 10 N A Encdr9 0 127 Encdr10 2 10 N A Encdr10 0 127 Encdr11 3 10 N A Encdr11 0 127 Encdr12 4 10 N A Encdr12 0 127 Encdr13 5 10 N A Encdr13 0 127 Encdr14 6 10 N A Encdr14 0 127 Encdr15 7 10 N A Encdr15 0 127 Encdr16 8 10 N A Encdr16 0 127 Fader9 1 7 N A Fader9 0 127 Fader10 2 7 N A Fader10 0 127 Fader11 3 7 N A Fader11 0 127 Fa...

Page 138: ...oAsgn Moment RTZ N A Nav Up2 1 102 Moment Nav Up 0 127 Nav Down2 1 103 Moment Nav Dn 0 127 Nav Left2 1 104 Moment Nav L 0 127 Nav Right2 1 105 Moment Nav R 0 127 Rec Arm2 1 106 Latch RecArm 0 127 PanMd2 1 107 Latch Pans 0 127 SndMd2 1 108 Latch Sends 0 127 InsMd2 1 109 Latch Insert 0 127 A F2 1 110 Latch A F 0 127 B G2 1 111 Latch B G 0 127 C H2 1 112 Latch C H 0 127 D I2 1 113 Latch D I 0 127 Tab...

Page 139: ...HiVal PAGE 1 EQ1 1 122 Latch Local 0 127 Dynmcs1 1 123 Latch AllOff 0 127 Insert1 1 124 Latch OmniOn 0 127 PanSnd1 1 125 Latch OmniOff 0 127 Page 1 1 126 Latch MonoOn 0 127 Page 1 1 127 Latch PolyOn 0 127 MstByp1 1 118 Latch custom 0 127 Esc1 1 119 Latch custom 0 127 Slct 1 1 0 Latch Slct 1 0 127 Slct 2 1 1 Latch Slct 2 0 127 Slct 3 1 2 Latch Slct 3 0 127 Slct 4 1 3 Latch Slct 4 0 127 Slct 5 1 4 L...

Page 140: ...te 2 1 79 Latch Mute 2 0 127 Mute 3 1 80 Latch Mute 3 0 127 Mute 4 1 81 Latch Mute 4 0 127 Mute 5 1 82 Latch Mute 5 0 127 Mute 6 1 83 Latch Mute 6 0 127 Mute 7 1 84 Latch Mute 7 0 127 Mute 8 1 85 Latch Mute 8 0 127 Encdr1 1 46 N A Encdr1 0 127 Encdr2 1 47 N A Encdr2 0 127 Encdr3 1 48 N A Encdr3 0 127 Encdr4 1 49 N A Encdr4 0 127 Encdr5 1 50 N A Encdr5 0 127 Encdr6 1 51 N A Encdr6 0 127 Encdr7 1 52...

Page 141: ...Moment REW N A FF1 MMC FF Moment FF N A STOP1 MMC ST Moment STOP N A PLAY1 MMC PL Moment PLAY N A RECORD1 MMC RC Moment RECORD N A RTZ1 115 Moment RTZ N A Nav Up1 1 102 Moment Nav Up 0 127 Nav Down1 1 103 Moment Nav Dn 0 127 Nav Left1 1 104 Moment Nav L 0 127 Nav Right1 1 105 Moment Nav R 0 127 Rec Arm1 1 106 Latch RecArm 0 127 PanMd1 1 107 Latch Pans 0 127 SndMd1 1 108 Latch Sends 0 127 InsMd1 1 ...

Page 142: ...OmniOff 0 127 Page 2 1 126 Latch MonoOn 0 127 Page 2 1 127 Latch PolyOn 0 127 MstByp2 1 NoAsgn Latch MstByp 0 127 Esc2 1 NoAsgn Latch Esc 0 127 Slct 9 1 NoAsgn Latch Slct 9 0 127 Slct10 1 NoAsgn Latch Slct 10 0 127 Slct11 1 NoAsgn Latch Slct 11 0 127 Slct12 1 NoAsgn Latch Slct 12 0 127 Slct13 1 NoAsgn Latch Slct 13 0 127 Slct14 1 NoAsgn Latch Slct 14 0 127 Slct15 1 NoAsgn Latch Slct 15 0 127 Slct1...

Page 143: ...ute10 2 14 Latch Mute 10 0 127 Mute11 3 14 Latch Mute 11 0 127 Mute12 4 14 Latch Mute 12 0 127 Mute13 5 14 Latch Mute 13 0 127 Mute14 6 14 Latch Mute 14 0 127 Mute15 7 14 Latch Mute 15 0 127 Mute16 8 14 Latch Mute 16 0 127 Encdr9 1 10 N A Encdr9 0 127 Encdr10 2 10 N A Encdr10 0 127 Encdr11 3 10 N A Encdr11 0 127 Encdr12 4 10 N A Encdr12 0 127 Encdr13 5 10 N A Encdr13 0 127 Encdr14 6 10 N A Encdr14...

Page 144: ...t REW N A FF2 MMC FF Moment FF N A STOP2 MMC ST Moment STOP N A PLAY2 MMC PL Moment PLAY N A RECORD2 MMC RC Moment RECORD N A RTZ2 1 NoAsgn Moment RTZ N A Nav Up2 1 102 Moment Nav Up 0 127 Nav Down2 1 103 Moment Nav Dn 0 127 Nav Left2 1 104 Moment Nav L 0 127 Nav Right2 1 105 Moment Nav R 0 127 Rec Arm2 1 106 Latch RecArm 0 127 PanMd2 1 107 Latch Pans 0 127 SndMd2 1 108 Latch Sends 0 127 InsMd2 1 ...

Page 145: ...el CC Mode Name LoVal HiVal Table 15 Default Strike Map presets A3 and B3 Controller MIDI Channel CC Mode Name LoVal HiVal PAGE 1 EQ1 2 80 Latch MstrEQ 0 127 Dynmcs1 2 81 Latch MstrDyn 0 127 Insert1 2 82 Latch Jam 0 127 PanSnd1 2 83 Latch Surrnd 0 127 Page 1 2 100 Moment Scrol 0 127 Page 1 2 101 Moment Scrol 0 127 MstByp1 2 79 Latch MstFdr 0 127 Esc1 2 64 Latch Latch 0 127 Slct 1 2 20 Latch Ins 1 ...

Page 146: ...53 Latch Solo 6 0 127 Solo 7 2 54 Latch Solo 7 0 127 Solo 8 2 55 Latch Solo 8 0 127 Mute 1 2 63 Latch Mute 1 0 127 Mute 2 2 85 Latch Mute 2 0 127 Mute 3 2 86 Latch Mute 3 0 127 Mute 4 2 87 Latch Mute 4 0 127 Mute 5 2 88 Latch Mute 5 0 127 Mute 6 2 89 Latch Mute 6 0 127 Mute 7 2 90 Latch Mute 7 0 127 Mute 8 2 91 Latch Mute 8 0 127 Encdr1 2 110 N A Pan 1 0 127 Encdr2 2 111 N A Pan 2 0 127 Encdr3 2 1...

Page 147: ... N A Vol 5 0 127 Fader6 2 72 N A Vol 6 0 127 Fader7 2 5 N A Vol 7 0 127 Fader8 2 84 N A Vol 8 0 127 REW1 MMC RW Moment REW N A FF1 MMC FF Moment FF N A STOP1 MMC ST Moment STOP N A PLAY1 MMC PL Moment PLAY N A RECORD1 MMC RC Moment RECORD N A RTZ1 NoAsgn Moment NoAsgn N A Nav Up1 2 NoAsgn Latch NoAsgn N A Nav Down1 2 NoAsgn Latch NoAsgn N A Nav Left1 2 NoAsgn Latch NoAsgn N A Nav Right1 2 NoAsgn L...

Page 148: ...n N A Footswitch1 2 94 Moment Footsw 0 127 PAGE 2 EQ2 2 80 Latch MstrEQ 0 127 Dynmcs2 2 81 Latch MstDyn 0 127 Insert2 2 82 Latch Jam 0 127 PanSnd2 2 83 Latch Surrnd 0 127 Page 2 2 100 Moment Scrol 0 127 Page 2 2 101 Moment Scrol 0 127 MstByp2 2 79 Latch MstFdr 0 127 Esc2 2 64 Latch Latch 0 127 Slct 9 2 28 Latch Ins 9 0 127 Slct10 2 29 Latch Ins 10 0 127 Slct11 2 30 Latch Ins 11 0 127 Slct12 2 31 L...

Page 149: ... 61 Latch SoloRm 0 127 Solo15 2 62 Latch SoloTB 0 127 Solo16 2 NoAsgn Latch NoAsn N A Mute 9 2 103 Latch Mute 9 0 127 Mute10 2 104 Latch Mute10 0 127 Mute11 2 105 Latch Mute11 0 127 Mute12 2 106 Latch Mute12 0 127 Mute13 2 107 Latch MuteOH 0 127 Mute14 2 108 Latch MuteRm 0 127 Mute15 2 109 Latch MuteTB 0 127 Mute16 2 NoAssign Latch NoAsn N A Encdr9 2 118 N A Pan 9 0 127 Encdr10 2 119 N A Pan 10 0 ...

Page 150: ... A Overhd 0 127 Fader14 2 92 N A Room 0 127 Fader15 2 95 N A TkBack 0 127 Fader16 2 7 N A Master 0 127 REW2 MMC RW Moment REW N A FF2 MMC FF Moment FF N A STOP2 MMC ST Moment STOP N A PLAY2 MMC PL Moment PLAY N A RECORD2 MMC RC Moment RECORD N A RTZ2 2 NoAsgn Moment NoAsn N A Nav Up2 2 NoAsgn Latch NoAsn N A Nav Down2 2 NoAsgn Latch NoAsn N A Nav Left2 2 NoAsgn Latch NoAsn N A Nav Right2 2 NoAsgn ...

Page 151: ...tch NoAsn N A InsMd2 2 NoAsgn Latch NoAsn N A A F2 2 NoAsgn Latch NoAsn N A B G2 2 NoAsgn Latch NoAsn N A C H2 2 NoAsgn Latch NoAsn N A D I2 2 NoAsgn Latch NoAsn N A E J2 2 NoAsgn Latch NoAsn N A Footswitch2 2 94 Moment Footsw N A Table 15 Default Strike Map presets A3 and B3 Controller MIDI Channel CC Mode Name LoVal HiVal ...

Page 152: ...003 Family Setup Guide 142 ...

Page 153: ...nter Utility mode 1 If Pro Tools is running choose Pro Tools Quit Mac or File Exit Windows 2 Press the Utility switch The Utility switch flashes when it is enabled The LCD shows the top level Utility functions across the lower row Version and Test The cor responding Channel View switches flash for each available Utility option Navigating Utility Mode When running a Utility mode test you can re tur...

Page 154: ... the flashing Insert switch The LCD shows the first page of Utility tests 3 Select the LCD test by pressing the flashing Dynamics switch The 003 automatically scrolls all of its character sets across the LCD display 4 To stop scrolling and quickly tell if any area of the display is damaged press and hold any switch except for the Display Mode switch 5 Do one of the following To return to the previ...

Page 155: ... test by pressing the flashing Page Left switch 4 Rotate any encoder or the Jog Shuttle wheel to test it Encoder value is displayed in the LCD while testing 5 To exit the test at anytime press the Display Mode switch Fader Tests Utility mode provides tests for fader and group performance You can use these routines to trou bleshoot the mechanical elements of the faders Automated Fader Tests These a...

Page 156: ...nizing The fader frequency value is updated in real time To test the touch sensitivity of the faders 1 Enter Utility mode If the Utility switch is not enabled flashing press it 2 Select the Test menu by pressing the flashing Insert switch The LCD shows the first page of Utility tests 3 Select the Fader menu by pressing the flashing Page Right switch 4 Enter the Touch test by select the flashing Pa...

Page 157: ...ws Pass If DATA is not received the LCD shows Fail 7 Connect a standard 5 pin MIDI cable from the MIDI In port to the MIDI Out 2 and repeat the test to check MIDI Out 2 8 When finished press the flashing Display switch Audio Test 003 includes audio loopback tests see Routing Path for Audio Tests on page 148 to check var ious audio connections For each test a valid au dio source and external sound ...

Page 158: ...play switch Audio Test Routing Path Intl Internal loopback of all analog and digital I O channels Analog Input 1 to Analog Output 1 Analog Input 2 to Analog Output 2 and so on Sgnl 003 generates a 440 Hz sine wave on all analog and digital outputs Level is adjustable from 0 dB to 42 dB with the rotary encoder in the second fader strip SpIn 1 2 S PDIF RCA Inputs to Analog Outputs 1 2 SpIn 3 4 S PDI...

Page 159: ...studio in AMS 1 Do one of the following Launch Audio MIDI Setup located in Ap plications Utilities or In Pro Tools choose Setup MIDI MIDI Studio 2 Click the MIDI Devices tab AMS scans your system for connected MIDI interfaces If your MIDI interface is properly connected it appears in the window with each of its ports numbered 3 For any MIDI devices connected to the MIDI interface click Add Device ...

Page 160: ...device from the corresponding pop up menus If the Manufacturer and Model pop up menus do not provide a name for your particular de vice you can type a name Making MIDI input and output connections To remove a connection select the cable and press Delete To delete all connections click Clear Cables External Device Icon Naming a new MIDI device For Manufacturer and Model names AMS refers to one or m...

Page 161: ... 4 Click the device image The window expands to show images for various MIDI devices such as keyboards modules interfaces and mixers Select an icon for your device 5 Click OK The device names you enter appear as MIDI in put and output choices in Pro Tools Enabling MIDI channels Selecting a device icon To use your own custom icons you can place TIFF image files in Library Audio MIDI Devices Generic...

Page 162: ...h Se lect button 4 In the Patch Select dialog click Change 5 In the Open dialog navigate to Library Au dio MIDI Patch Names Digidesign name of manufacturer and select the MIDI Patch Name file midnam for the MIDI device 6 Click Open The Patch Select dialog is populated with patch names and the Patch Name Bank pop up menu appears in the upper left hand corner of the win dow Once patch names have bee...

Page 163: ... the MIDI ports within the MIDI Studio Setup docu ment MSS also supports XML based patch file names for storing and importing patch names for your external MIDI devices Entire MIDI Studio Setup configurations created within MSS can be imported and exported MIDI Studio Setup Window The MIDI Studio Setup window is organized into three sections Interface controls are at the top of the window All the ...

Page 164: ... or instrument currently se lected in the Instrument list When a previously defined instrument is se lected in the Instrument list the Properties sec tion changes to reflect the properties of the se lected instrument To define an instrument with MIDI Studio Setup 1 Choose Setup MIDI MIDI Studio 2 Click Create 3 In the Instrument Name field type the name of your instrument and press Enter 4 Set a m...

Page 165: ... device specified in the Instru ment Name field into your MIDI interface Output Port The Output Port pop up menu displays a list of available MIDI interface output ports The port set and displayed here is the port through which MIDI data is sent from your MIDI interface to the MIDI device specified in the Instrument Name field Send Channels The Send Channels grid sets the send channels for the MID...

Page 166: ...h Name file midnam for the MIDI device 6 Click Open The Patch Select dialog is populated with patch names and the Patch Name Bank pop up menu appears in the upper left hand corner of the win dow Once patch names have been imported into Pro Tools they are available for that MIDI de vice in all sessions To clear patch names In the Patch Select dialog click Clear and then click Done Patch Select butt...

Page 167: ...ed with HFS or HFS file system only Windows Windows XP systems should use drives formatted as NTFS only Hard drive performance depends on factors in cluding system configuration number of tracks session sample rate density of edits and the use of crossfades and other processes such as Beat Detective in a session For complete hard drive requirements visit the Digidesign website at www digidesign co...

Page 168: ...IDE ATA SATA drive may be used as a dedicated audio drive For complete information on track count with internal drives visit the Digidesign website at www digidesign com compatibility Formatting an Audio Drive Formatting Mac Audio Drives For optimum performance audio drives should be formatted as Mac OS Extended Journaled To format an audio drive 1 Launch the Disk Utility application located in Ma...

Page 169: ...ons to select a partition size and other partition settings When prompted choose a file system For optimum performance audio drives should be formatted as NTFS Select Perform a quick format Make sure Enable file and folder compression is not selected Set the Allocation unit size to Default Click OK Partitioning Drives Partitioning creates a logical volume or volumes on a physical drive almost as i...

Page 170: ...art that playback will still be very seek intensive Also the remaining free space on the disk will be dis contiguous increasing the likelihood of file fragmentation on subsequent record passes Increased fragmentation increases the chance of disk errors which can interfere with playback of audio and result in performance errors Optimizing Defragmenting Drives To prevent fragmentation you can optimi...

Page 171: ...a Mac formatted HFS drive connected to a Windows system This functionality requires that all Mac session and audio files be stored on Mac formatted drives During Pro Tools installation make sure to se lect the Mac HFS Disk Support option This op tion lets your Pro Tools system read write record and play back using Mac formatted HFS disks Formatting and Maintaining HFS Drives To format and partitio...

Page 172: ...sk space for certain track numbers and track lengths at 44 1 and 48 kHz to help you estimate your hard disk usage Table 5 Required hard drive space for audio tracks 44 1 kHz and 48 kHz sessions shown Number of tracks and length 16 bit at 44 1 kHz 16 bit at 48 kHz 24 bit at 44 1 kHz 24 bit at 48 kHz 1 mono track 1 minute 5 MB 5 5 MB 7 5 MB 8 2 MB 1 stereo track or two mono tracks 5 minutes 50 MB 55...

Page 173: ...stimate your hard disk usage Table 6 Required hard drive space for audio tracks 88 2 kHz and 96 kHz sessions shown Number of tracks and length 16 bit at 88 2 kHz 16 bit at 96 kHz 24 bit at 88 2 kHz 24 bit at 96 kHz 1 mono track 1 minute 10 MB 11 MB 15 MB 16 4 MB 1 stereo track or two mono tracks 5 minutes 100 MB 110 MB 150 MB 166 MB 1 stereo track or two mono tracks 60 minutes 1200 MB 1324 MB 1800...

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Page 175: ...r CD DVD burners The best way to back up an entire session is to use the Save Copy In command This command lets you save the session file and all of its associ ated files to a new location Backing Up Your System Configuration After configuring your system and Pro Tools you should save an image of your system drive using a backup utility such as Bombich Carbon Copy Cloner Mac or Norton Ghost Window...

Page 176: ...s not recog nize an audio interface or a connected audio in terface is not available Possible Solutions Turn off your computer and check to be sure your cables are properly and securely connected to your computer and to your audio interface Verify that your Hardware Setup dialog set tings are correct Performance Factors There are several conditions that may adversely affect the performance of Pro ...

Page 177: ... system version of Mac or Win dows Any Drivers Disk Utilities or other system related applications you may have installed Digidesign Hardware Type of cards interfaces or peripherals Hard Drives Make Model Drive size GB Drive speed RPM Drive type SCSI FireWire IDE ATA Utility used to format the drive Number and size of partitions on the drive Digidesign Software Pro Tools software version Plug in v...

Page 178: ...nformation Note any DAE errors or other error codes you en counter Additonally note the ability to repro duce the problem under different conditions for example with another session or after changing settings such as the Hardware Buffer Size ...

Page 179: ...rdware for optimum performance Printed Getting Started with Pro Tools Guide The printed Getting Started with Pro Tools LE has tutorials on using Pro Tools such as recording in a Pro Tools session importing audio from a CD and creating an audio CD from a Pro Tools session Guides Accessible in Pro Tools The main Pro Tools guides are accessible from the Pro Tools Help menu Choose Help then se lect a ...

Page 180: ...nline An swerbase or join the worldwide Pro Tools com munity on the Digidesign User Conference Training and Education Study on your own using courses available on line or find out how you can learn in a class room setting at a certified Pro Tools training center Products and Developers Learn about Digidesign products download demo software or learn about our Development Partners and their plug ins...

Page 181: ...6 67 4 pin FireWire cable Windows 17 A AC power connector 64 74 ADAT connecting 85 89 LED 003 Rack 57 LED 003 Rack 67 LED 003 39 Optical I O 62 72 additional software Mac 8 Alt CR switch 003 54 003 Rack 56 003 Rack 67 Alt Monitor Outputs 003 and 003 Rack 61 Alt Monitor Outputs 003 Rack 71 Analog Inputs 5 8 61 analog tape deck connecting 89 Arrow keys 49 ASIO driver Windows 15 Assign mode 102 assig...

Page 182: ...MIDI mode 118 Clean Uninstall Mac 10 Clock Source 25 connecting ADAT 85 89 analog tape deck 89 digital devices 89 external effects devices 86 guitars 81 headphones 75 keyboards 82 microphones 78 microphones 1 4 inch connector 80 microphones XLR connector 78 MIDI devices 89 mixdown recorder 89 mixers 82 S PDIF Optical devices 85 S PDIF RCA devices 85 connecting a sound system 75 Console View 92 95 ...

Page 183: ... down one track 107 Edit switch 50 Edit window Edit window zooming 106 scrolling 107 encoders MIDI mode 118 Energy Saver Mac turning off 28 Enter switch 51 entry fields navigating 101 EQ in Channel View 95 EQ plug ins cycling through 95 displaying all on a track 95 displaying controls 95 EQ switch 47 ESC switch 47 external effects devices using 86 F F1 Utility 143 Fader Flip switch 44 Fader Group ...

Page 184: ...ain controls 003 53 003 Rack 55 Input 1 8 Gain controls 003 Rack 66 Input Channel Select switches 003 Rack 66 Input switch 44 inputs Analog Inputs 5 8 61 assigning 102 Aux In 003 and 003 Rack 62 Aux In 003 Rack 71 controls 003 Rack 55 controls 003 53 DI Inputs 1 4 003 and 003 Rack 60 Line DI inputs 1 8 003 Rack 70 Mic Inputs 1 4 003 and 003 Rack 60 Mic Inputs 1 8 003 Rack 70 MIDI 63 73 Optical 62 ...

Page 185: ...uts 60 70 phantom power 78 XLR connectors 78 MIDI connections 89 editing maps in MIDI mode 120 monitoring 90 requirements 3 setup Mac 149 setup Windows 153 Stand alone CC assign 120 Stand alone channel assign 120 test 147 MIDI Data LEDs 003 39 003 Rack 57 003 Rack 67 MIDI Edit 120 MIDI Edit switch 51 MIDI In 003 and 003 Rack 63 MIDI In 003 Rack 73 MIDI Machine Control see MMC MIDI Map preset editi...

Page 186: ...ating levels 59 69 Optical format 26 Optical I O 62 72 optimizing hard drives 160 Output windows 105 outputs Alt Monitor 003 and 003 Rack 61 Alt Monitor 003 Rack 71 assigning 102 digital 62 72 Main Analog Outputs 1 8 003 and 003 Rack 61 Main Analog Outputs 1 8 003 Rack 71 Main Monitor 61 Main Monitor 003 Rack 71 MIDI 63 73 mirroring 76 Optical 62 72 S PDIF 62 72 P Page switches 47 Pan switches 46 ...

Page 187: ...s and outputs 102 assigning inserts 104 assigning sends 103 automation 110 banking channels 109 banking Master Fader tracks 110 Channel View 95 Console View 92 95 display options 98 editing entry field values 101 enabling 91 Flip mode 108 Insert View workflows Console View 94 Memory Locations 108 muting fader movement 110 naming tracks 102 navigating Edit window 106 navigating entry fields 101 nav...

Page 188: ...ault 25 Save switch 51 saving a session 003 91 screen savers 166 scrolling the Edit window 107 SCSI requirements 158 selecting a range of tracks 92 a track 92 all tracks 93 noncontiguous tracks 93 Send Flip mode 109 Send switch 46 Send View 93 sends adjusting send level 93 98 assigning 103 displaying a Send position 93 displaying sends on a track 97 to external effects devices 87 toggling pre and ...

Page 189: ... Monitor Mute 003 Rack 56 Monitor Mute 003 Rack 67 Monitor Mute 003 54 Mono 003 Rack 56 Mono 003 Rack 67 Mono 003 54 Nudge switch 50 Operating Level 61 Page 47 Pan 46 Pan Send 47 Phantom Power 60 Plug in Master Bypass 47 Plug in window 50 QuickPunch 50 Save 51 Send 46 Suspend 52 testing 145 Undo 51 Utility 51 Zoom switch 50 SYNC LEDs 003 39 003 Rack 57 003 Rack 67 system optional optimizations Win...

Page 190: ...Control UAC disabling 32 Utility mode 36 143 accessing 143 Audio tests 147 automated Fader tests 145 Encoder test exiting 144 Fader Group test 146 Fader tests 145 firmware version 144 LCD test 144 LED test 144 MIDI test 147 navigating 143 Switch test 145 Touch test 146 Vegas mode 146 Utility switch 51 V Vegas mode 146 W W Clk LED 003 39 003 Rack 57 003 Rack 67 WaveDriver Windows 15 website 170 win...

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