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Digi 001 Quick Start Guide

Chapter 4. Connecting Your Studio

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Digi 001 I/O Box Inputs and Outputs

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Output Modes

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Making Signal Connections to Digi 001

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Connecting Audio Sources to Digi 001

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Studio Setup Diagrams

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Connecting an ADAT to Digi 001

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Using Monitor Mode

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MIDI Connections

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Using External Effects Devices

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Chapter 5. Working with the Demo Session

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Playing the Demo Session

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Mixing the Demo Session Tutorial

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Plug-Ins

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Cool Mix Tricks: The Big Mute

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MIDI

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Chapter 6. Recording

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Routing Audio to a Track

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Setting Digi 001 Input Levels

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Recording an Audio Track

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Recording MIDI

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Recording with a Footswitch

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Recording with an ADAT

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Index

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Summary of Contents for Digi 001

Page 1: ...2 7999 Technical Support USA 650 842 6699 650 856 4275 Product Information USA 650 842 6602 800 333 2137 Fax on Demand USA 1 888 USE DIGI 873 3444 World Wide Web www digidesign com Digidesign FTP Site ftp digidesign com Digi 001 Quick Start Guide Version 5 0 1 for Macintosh and Windows 98 ...

Page 2: ...15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a part...

Page 3: ...dware 5 Installing the Pro Tools LE Software 7 Installing and Configuring OMS 9 Hard Drive Requirements 12 Launching Pro Tools LE the First Time 13 Chapter 3 Windows 98 Configuration 15 BIOS and System Modifications 15 Installing the Digi 001 Hardware 16 Installing the Windows 98 Wave Drivers 19 Installing the Pro Tools LE Software 20 Hard Drive Requirements 22 Launching Pro Tools LE the First Tim...

Page 4: ... to Digi 001 39 Using Monitor Mode 40 MIDI Connections 41 Using External Effects Devices 41 Chapter 5 Working with the Demo Session 43 Playing the Demo Session 43 Mixing the Demo Session Tutorial 48 Plug Ins 54 Cool Mix Tricks The Big Mute 57 MIDI 60 Chapter 6 Recording 63 Routing Audio to a Track 63 Setting Digi 001 Input Levels 64 Recording an Audio Track 67 Recording MIDI 71 Recording with a Fo...

Page 5: ...ections for analog audio S PDIF and MIDI Rack ears lets you install the I O Box in a standard 19 rack I O box connector cable connects the Digi 001 PCI card to the I O Box Optical cable connects the Digi 001 to an ADAT or S PDIF audio device Digidesign Registration card Pro Tools LE Capabilities The Pro Tools LE software provides the following capabilities Record and play up to 24 audio tracks of ...

Page 6: ...f S PDIF output 2 RCA channels of S PDIF digital I O MIDI in and out providing up to 16 channels of MIDI I O In addition the Digi 001 includes a footswitch jack for punching in and out while recording System Requirements Digi 001 can be used on a Power Macintosh or Intel computer To use Pro Tools LE on a Macintosh you need A Digidesign qualified Power Macintosh G3 G4 recommended Mac OS 8 6 or 9 0 ...

Page 7: ...ces About the Guides This Quick Start Guide will get you started using Digi 001 to record edit and mix multiple audio and MIDI tracks For additional information see the following online guides Pro Tools Reference Guide documents in detail Pro Tools LE software DigiRack Plug Ins Guide documents how to use the RTAS and AudioSuite Plug Ins included with Pro Tools LE MIDI Controllers Guide documents h...

Page 8: ...e often interchangeable in conversational english In this guide however there is a distinction between the two terms Select When the guide instructs you to select something it stays selected This is the case with dialog box options and menu items that enable or disable an option Choose When the guide instructs you to choose something a one time action is performed This is the case with most menu c...

Page 9: ... 2 Open the computer case If necessary refer to the manufacturer s instructions for details 3 Remove the rear slot cover and screw of any available PCI expansion slot 4 Before handling the Digi 001 card discharge any static electricity by touching the outer casing of the power supply 5 Remove the Digi 001 card from its anti static bag 6 Hold the card gently by the top edges and line up its PCI con...

Page 10: ...sconnect the I O Box To connect the Digi 001 I O box 1 Locate the connector cable with the wide ends that came with your Digi 001 2 Align a cable end with the connector on the Digi 001 PCI Card and insert the cable into the connector until it clicks into place 3 Align the other cable end with the Computer connector on the Digi 001 I O Box and insert the cable into the connector until it clicks int...

Page 11: ...512K 2 In the Energy Saver Control Panel set the inactive time to Never 3 In the Appearance Control Panel do the following Click the Fonts tab and set the Large System Font to Chicago In addition deselect Smooth all fonts on screen Click the Sound tab and select None from the Sound Track pop up menu 4 If using a Power Macintosh 9600 set the number of colors to 256 in the Monitors Sound Control Pan...

Page 12: ...lling the Demo Session The Digi 001 system includes two demo sessions SoundCheck Digi001 which you can use to verify that your system is working and Be There LE Digi001 a more full featured demo that you can use to test system playback and to learn some features of Pro Tools LE using the tutorial information in Chapter 5 Working with the Demo Session Before installing the demo sessions to your aud...

Page 13: ...ctions for installing and configuring OMS For more detailed information refer to the online OMS Guide installed with Pro Tools Installing OMS The OMS Installer is located on your Pro Tools Installer CD ROM To install OMS 1 Insert the Pro Tools Installer CD in your CD ROM drive 2 Open the OMS Installer folder and double click the OMS installer 3 At the Install Screen select the Easy Install option ...

Page 14: ...vices connected to your MIDI interface To be detected the device must be turned on with both of its MIDI ports connected to your MIDI interface OMS searches for and displays any detected MIDI devices Some older instruments as well as some newer ones may not be recognized by the OMS auto detection routines Devices not recognized by OMS appear with a red question mark and are named based on the inte...

Page 15: ...ultitimbral 4 If you will record from the device in Pro Tools select the option for Is Controller If the device will be a source or destination for MIDI Time Code Beat Clock or MMC select the appropriate option 5 Click Ok Disabling Serial DMA in OMS Pro Tools requires that you deselect the Use Apple Serial DMA Driver When Available option in OMS Setup If you do not disable this option problems wil...

Page 16: ...necessary if your computer system has just one hard drive or if your other hard drives are completely out of space SCSI Hard Drives SCSI hard drives offer several advantages over ATA IDE drives First SCSI drives can be external and therefore provide portable audio storage that is easily moved between systems Second SCSI drives offer slightly better performance when recording to large numbers of tr...

Page 17: ... Serial Number Entry When launching Pro Tools LE the first time you are prompted to enter a serial number The serial number is located on the inside cover of this guide Enter it in the dialog when prompted making sure to observe any spaces then click Validate Required hard drive space for audio tracks 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 k...

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Page 19: ...ing changes to your computer s BIOS settings 1 Turn on your computer or if it is already on restart it 2 During startup enter the BIOS Setup by pressing the appropriate key usually indicated in the startup message on your computer keyboard For most computers this will be either F1 F2 or the Delete key 3 In the appropriate page of the BIOS Setup disable PCI Parity 4 Save changes exit the BIOS Setup...

Page 20: ...ware and hardware drivers installed on your computer For best possible performance it is recommended that you Avoid running other Windows programs at the same time as Pro Tools LE Turn off any software utilities that run in the background such as calendars and virus protection Disable Windows System sounds In the Sound Control Panel set the Sound Scheme to No Sounds If your video display card supp...

Page 21: ... PCI connector with the PCI slot inside the computer 7 When the connector and slot are aligned press the card into the slot using firm even pressure The card should pop into place Secure the card with the previously removed screw Make sure the card s audio connectors are accessible through the rear slot of the computer 8 Replace the computer case PCI card installation for an Intel computer PCI car...

Page 22: ...with your Digi 001 2 Align a cable end with the connector on the Digi 001 PCI Card and insert the cable into the connector until it clicks into place 3 Align the other cable end with the Computer connector on the Digi 001 I O Box and insert the cable into the connector until it clicks into place 4 Turn on your computer Digi 001 PCI Card outside computer view showing cable connector Connect cable h...

Page 23: ...From the list of device types select Sound video game controllers then click Next 4 Insert the Pro Tools LE CD and click Have Disk 5 Click Browse Navigate to and select the WaveDriver98 folder on the Pro Tools LE CD then click OK 6 Click OK to close the Install from Disk dialog 7 In the Select Device dialog choose the Digidesign Digi 001 as your device and click OK 8 Click Next to install the nece...

Page 24: ...ary to run Pro Tools LE Custom lets you select which components are installed for advanced users 5 Click Next to install the selected option Files are installed to the Digidesign folder inside the Program Files folder 6 When installation is complete restart your computer Installing the Demo Session The Digi 001 system includes two demo sessions Sound Check which you can use to verify that your sys...

Page 25: ...e Digi 001 wave driver from the System Control Panel To remove Pro Tools LE from your system 1 Choose Start Settings Control Panel 2 Double click Add Remove Programs 3 From the list of programs select Pro Tools LE and click Add Remove 4 If the UnInstall Shield prompts you to remove shared files click Yes to All 5 Select Digidesign System Files from the list of programs and click Add Remove 6 Close...

Page 26: ... should record to system drives only when absolutely necessary if your computer system has just one hard drive or if your other hard drives are completely out of space SCSI Hard Drives SCSI hard drives offer several advantages over ATA IDE drives First SCSI drives can be external and therefore provide portable audio storage that is easily moved between systems Second SCSI drives offer slightly bet...

Page 27: ...l Hard Drive Storage Space Mono audio tracks recorded with 16 bit resolution at 44 1 kHz CD quality require approximately 5 MB of hard disk space per minute The same tracks recorded with 24 bit resolution require about 7 5 MB per minute The following table lists the required drive space for certain track numbers and track lengths In deciding the required hard drive space for your needs plan accord...

Page 28: ...er Entry When launching Pro Tools LE the first time you are prompted to enter a serial number The serial number is located on the inside cover of this guide Enter it in the dialog when prompted making sure to observe any spaces then click Validate Serial number entry for Pro Tools ...

Page 29: ...put clipping occurs Connectors on the Digi 001 I O Box Front Panel Mic Line Inputs 1 and 2 These balanced unbalanced inputs are designed for microphones or line level inputs with the 26 dB pad They accept XLR or 1 4 analog audio input connections 26 dB Pads 1 and 2 These switches allow you accommodate line level signals on Mic Line Input 1 and 2 by reducing input sensitivity by 26 dB Input Gain 1 ...

Page 30: ...wait for the red phantom power indicator light to go completely off before connecting a ribbon microphone Phantom Power Indicator When lit red this LED indicates that phantom power is on Monitor Mode When this switch is pushed in the Digi 001 I O Box switches to Monitor Mode which allows you to monitor analog inputs 3 4 on the Digi 001 I O Box even when the power for your computer is off Use this ...

Page 31: ...a stream To avoid RF interference use 75 ohm coaxial cable for S PDIF transfers and keep the cable length to a maximum of 10 meters MIDI I O The MIDI connectors on the Digi 001 I O Box allow Digi 001 to act as a MIDI interface A MIDI driver for this device is installed when you install Pro Tools LE and recognized by Windows Multimedia or when you update MIDI Cards Interfaces in OMS Setup Macintosh...

Page 32: ...hese analog inputs feature 24 bit analog to digital converters Monitor Outputs These outputs can be connected to powered speakers a stereo power amp or another stereo destination to monitor your mix The monitor outputs play the audio that is routed to analog outputs 1 and 2 Analog output 1 material is routed to the left monitor output and analog output 2 material is routed to the right monitor out...

Page 33: ...is can be either an 8 channel ADAT format destination or a 2 channel S PDIF audio destination The digital output format is switchable in Pro Tools LE This connection provides up to 24 bit digital audio for either format This format uses a standard optical lightpipe cable One optical cable is included with Digi 001 Output Modes Pro Tools LE software provides two different output modes direct output...

Page 34: ...ntrolled with the Monitor Volume knob see Monitor Volume on page 26 for more information Headphone volume is controlled with the Headphone Gain knob see Headphone Gain on page 27 for more information To connect headphones 1 Connect headphones to the Headphone jack on the I O Box The Headphone input accepts a stereo 1 4 plug If your headphones have a smaller mini plug purchase an adapter from your ...

Page 35: ...itor outputs on the back of the Digi 001 I O Box 2 Connect the outputs from Digi 001 to the left and right power amp inputs or to the left and right self powered speakers Connecting a Recorder for Mixdowns After you record and mix your sessions using your Digi 001 you may want to mix them down to a DAT audio cassette or other stereo 2 track machine Connecting an Analog Deck Connect your recorder c...

Page 36: ...g Audio Sources to Digi 001 Audio sources of two types can be used with Digi 001 analog or digital Analog Audio Analog audio signals are output by microphones synths mixers and instruments with magnetic pickups Of these sources microphones and magnetic pickup instruments output the quietest signals and generally require the most amplification Digi 001 includes preamps for these sources on Mic Line...

Page 37: ...y You can connect an ADAT or other ADAT optical format device directly to the optical I O on the Digi 001 PCI Card The optical I O connectors accept optical cables S PDIF S PDIF Sony Phillips Digital Interchange Format I O is available on many DAT decks compact disc players and other digital devices Each S PDIF connection provides 2 channels of digital audio with 24 bit capability You can connect ...

Page 38: ...ble or disable S PDIF mirroring 1 Choose Setups Playback Engine 2 Click Other Options 3 Select or deselect the option Enable S PDIF Mirroring Connecting Audio Sources To connect an analog audio source Plug a microphone directly into Mic Line Input 1 or 2 on the front of the Digi 001 I O Box These inputs accept XLR connectors or 1 4 TRS connectors If your microphone re quires phantom power press th...

Page 39: ...necessary mics3 8 go through the mixer s preamps mic preamps out to Digi 001 powered monitor speakers condenser mic usually requires phantom power dynamic mic phantom power won t hurt it snake cable you can also use individual cables for each mic small outboard mixer audio out L R powered monitor speakers analog inputs 3 4 L R monitor outputs ...

Page 40: ...ost cases it is more desirable for a device to sync to Pro Tools LE This might be the case if you are recording from an Optical or S PDIF device Read your device s documentation for more information 2 In Pro Tools LE select a Sync Mode Choose Setups Playback Engine and select Optical or S PDIF RCA depending on where you connected your digital device 3 If you are using the optical input on the Digi...

Page 41: ...gi 001 studio configuration with a mixer Direct Outputs mode see Output Modes on page 29 Mics and instruments Mixer audio inputs Monitor speakers Mixer stereo outputs Effects devices Effects device DAT recorder S PDIF I O Analog inputs outputs 7 8 Analog outputs 1 6 Analog inputs 3 6 Mixer channel outs 1 4 Mixer inputs 1 6 or tape returns Aux Effects sends returns amplifier Analog outputs 1 6 ...

Page 42: ...hout a mixer Stereo Outputs mode see Output Modes on page 29 DAT recorder Microphones Mic Line Inputs 1 2 S PDIF I O Analog Inputs Outputs 5 8 Mic preamps synths and other sound modules A n a l o g I O 3 4 Out L R Monitor Monitor amplifier speakers Outboard effects ...

Page 43: ...Tools LE use the following instructions for connecting an ADAT To connect an ADAT to Digi 001 1 Connect the ADAT optical output to the Optical In port on the Digi 001 PCI Card 2 Connect the ADAT optical input to the Optical Out port on the Digi 001 PCI Card When the Digi 001 is on its Optical Out port emits a red light 3 In Pro Tools LE choose Setups Playback Engine and select Optical from the Syn...

Page 44: ...To use Monitor Mode 1 Connect analog audio outputs of your device to analog inputs 3 and 4 on the back of the Digi 001 I O Box 2 Connect speakers for monitoring audio to the Monitor outputs on the back of the Digi 001 I O Box see Monitoring Audio on page 30 for connection information 3 Press the Monitor Mode switch in 4 Adjust the monitoring volume using the monitor volume knob Using Monitor Mode ...

Page 45: ...e For information on configuring OMS Open Music System which is required by Pro Tools LE on the Macintosh see Installing and Configuring OMS on page 9 For information on configuring a MIDI control surface for use with Pro Tools LE see the Pro Tools MIDI Controllers Guide Using External Effects Devices The Digi 001 allows you to create dedicated connections to external analog or digital devices You...

Page 46: ...IF for an effects device from the Optical Format pop up menu 3 Choose Internal from the Sync Mode pop up menu in most cases 4 Click OK You can also label the inputs and outputs you are using in Pro Tools LE to quickly identify them as inserts or sends when working in a session To label hardware I O Inserts or Sends 1 Choose Setups I O Labels 2 Under Display click Inputs for hardware inserts or Out...

Page 47: ...are covered in detail in the Pro Tools Reference Guide Using an Older Macintosh Pro Tools LE uses your computer s processor for audio tasks This processing can be very intensive for older computers such as pre G3 Power Macintoshes If you have an older computer the following steps will help you get better performance from Pro Tools LE To set up Pro Tools LE for a slower pre G3 Macintosh 1 Launch Pr...

Page 48: ...Windows machines will have plenty of horsepower to run Pro Tools LE you may experience performance problems with slower computers If you have an older computer the following steps will help you get better performance from Pro Tools LE 1 Launch Pro Tools LE by choosing Start Programs Digidesign Pro Tools Pro Tools LE Hardware Setup dialog showing settings for slower Macintosh computers Launching Pr...

Page 49: ... but it has been mixed and set up to guide you along with the tutorial information included in this guide Go to Mixing the Demo Session Tutorial on page 48 when you re ready to start this tutorial Play the Demo Session To play the demo session 1 Locate the demo session on the audio drive that you chose when you installed it On the audio drive open the folder Pro Tools LE Demo Sessions Then open th...

Page 50: ...ion for Digi 001 double click to open holds session holds instruments and samples for SampleCell users holds instruments and samples for SampleCell users sample session holds session audio files audio files Macintosh Windows for Digi 001 double click to open Inserts Sends Memory Locations window Groups Transport window Tracks Mix Show Hide Tracks list window Counter ...

Page 51: ...e Memory Locations window is not showing choose Windows Show Memory Locations to show it 5 Click Play in the Transport window If the Transport window is not showing choose Windows Show Transport to show it 6 You should hear the song playing back Click Stop to stop playback Memory Locations window Transport Window Monitor Mode switch Memory locations select one by clicking Record Play Stop Rewind R...

Page 52: ...les remain physically unchanged You don t lose your valuable recordings when you change your mix or save a different session and you can freely try arrangements and ideas The Pro Tools LE Workspace Pro Tools LE provides two main windows for visual display of your tracks the Mix window and the Edit window We ll start working with the Mix window and later we ll work in the Edit window The Mix window...

Page 53: ...x window by making the channel strips narrower To make a normal width Mix window narrow or a narrow Mix window normal width Select or deselect Display Narrow Mix Window Channel strip in the Mix window and associated pop ups Track name Level meter Pan slider Mute button Clipping indicator Input Output Volume Pan Automation mode Record Solo Group enable Volume fader lights red when clipping occurs ...

Page 54: ...dow then adjust the volume of the track labeled loop1 up and down and listen to the difference in the mix The volume is indicated on the track s Volume indicator To adjust the volume of a track 1 Locate the proper tutorial spot by clicking Loop 1 Vol Pan in the Memory Locations window Now only the channel strip labeled loop1 and the Master Fader channel strip are showing 2 Click the Volume fader o...

Page 55: ... person with a lot of hands and a perfect memory riding the controls during a mix Writing Your Own Automation Let s write some automation for the guitars Click the Memory Location Guitar Vol Auto and click Play in the Transport window In preparation for your work here some tracks are muted so you can easily hear how the guitars mix with the bass and drums First try mixing the guitar volumes like y...

Page 56: ... the track is played back 2 Play the song Your automation is played back as the song plays The Volume fader in the Mix window also moves as the song plays back displaying your automation Now write volume automation for the distorted guitar track dirty1 using the same steps Mixing in the Edit Window The Edit window can be used for many editing tasks and it also allows you to draw very precise Mix a...

Page 57: ...ce Try fading out from the start of the last chorus To draw a volume fade in the Edit window 1 First click the Memory Location Out Vamp Then switch to the Edit window by choosing Windows Show Edit 2 Next make the track height larger for the Master Fader track this is shown at the bottom of the following illustration This will make it easier for you to draw the fade Edit Window showing the Memory L...

Page 58: ... delay Using Plug Ins Plug ins are placed in a track insert An insert as its name implies is used to insert something in the audio path of a track before you hear it For example an insert can be used to place a compressor in a track and compress the audio before it reaches the audio outputs You can easily add a plug in by clicking a free insert on a track and choosing a plug in from the pop up men...

Page 59: ...ve to show it first by clicking it in the Tracks list on the left of the Mix window To change plug in settings 1 Show the Mix window by choosing Windows Show Mix Click the Memory Location Verse 1 2 To show the vocal track click VOX in the Show Hide Tracks List inserts installed plug ins select a plug in by clicking on an unused insert or select no insert to remove a plug in Plug Ins click on to vi...

Page 60: ...y clicking the Close box Soloing You may find it easier to adjust a plug in while listening only to that track This is called soloing a track To solo a track 1 Click the Solo button on the channel strip Play the song 2 Click the Solo button again when you are done to hear the entire mix again You can solo more than one channel by clicking the solo buttons for multiple channels Click the 4 Band EQ ...

Page 61: ...oma tion and the information on Groups in the Pro Tools Reference Guide We re not going to give away all the tricks in this Quick Start Guide we just want you to have an idea of what s possible with Pro Tools LE To automate The Big Mute 1 Go to the tutorial location by clicking Big Mute in the Memory Locations window 2 Enable the Big Mute group by clicking Big Mute in the Groups list 3 Set the Aut...

Page 62: ...ar the chorus playing back without the delay on the vocals Click Stop when you are done listening 8 Set the Automation Mode for the Big Mute group to Auto Write by clicking the Automation Mode button on any of the tracks in the group for example cleangtr and selecting Auto Write from the pop up Note how all of the tracks in the group go into Auto Write mode 9 Play the session and click the Mute bu...

Page 63: ...t when she un mute comes around 11 Set the Big Mute group back to Auto Read mode then click Play in the Transport window to hear the Big Mute Don t worry if you didn t get the mute just right the first time You can choose Edit Undo to erase the mute and try it again enable Auto Write Automation Mode click Mute on a track in the Group during playback to start writing Mute Automation 8 9 ...

Page 64: ... then configure your Windows Multimedia Setup See Installing the Windows 98 Wave Drivers on page 19 for more information MIDI Offset When you monitor a MIDI device through the Digi 001 audio inputs by record enabling tracks you will hear an audio delay equivalent to the number of samples specified in your Hardware Buffer settings see Monitoring Latency and Recording on page 69 This audio delay is ...

Page 65: ...hrough the audio inputs on Digi 001 you will have to route each input to a track and record enable that track to hear output for instructions see Chapter 6 Recording You can also monitor your device with a separate mixer that accepts analog or digital input then route the output into the Digi 001 audio inputs when you are ready to record the audio Read your mixer s documentation for more informati...

Page 66: ...tion Tutorial Start to go to the beginning of the tutorial 2 Use the menu at the top of the Show Hide Tracks List to Hide All Tracks Then select only Virusplayed to be displayed by clicking the track name 3 Click on the MIDI Device Channel Selector for the track and assign a device and channel from the pop up menu 4 Click Play in the Transport window to hear your MIDI device playing back the MIDI ...

Page 67: ...osing File New Track 3 In the Edit or Mix window find the I O panel You can show this panel if it is not visible by selecting Display Edit Window Shows I O for the Edit Window or Display Mix Window Shows I O for the Mix Window 4 Click the Input button 5 From the pop up menu select the input you are using For example specify Mic Line 1 if your audio source is plugged into analog input 1 or specify ...

Page 68: ...o an audio device that is louder than the circuitry can accept The result is distortion Digital clipping is harsh and usually not something you want to hear at all so watch those meters For best signal to noise performance set the Digi 001 input gain to 4 dBu when recording devices that provide this output level To adjust gain on the Digi 001 Mic Line inputs 1 2 1 Connect the instrument or microph...

Page 69: ...el gain Analog inputs 3 8 1 Create an Auxiliary Input track by choosing File New Track This can be either mono or stereo depending on the device you are monitoring Option click Macintosh or Alt Click Windows the fader on the track to set it to unity gain 0 dB 2 Set the track input to the correct Digi 001 input channels or channels 3 Play the instrument at the volume you will record 4 Note where th...

Page 70: ...lick Other Options Gain cannot be adjusted for digital inputs unless you can adjust it at the source Setting recording input levels Aux Track on left Disk Track on right Other Options dialog try to set input peaks here record enabled record enabled bright red light indicates clipping white button red text red fader No need to record enable an aux track input try to set input peaks here analog inpu...

Page 71: ...put to it Set the input levels appropriately 2 Display the Transport window Windows Show Transport and click Return to Zero to ensure that you are starting from the beginning of the session You can also record according to a selection or from the cursor location in the Edit window 3 Click Record in the Transport window to enable recording 4 Click Play or press the Spacebar to record on all record ...

Page 72: ... a track red arrow indicates that recording will occur at the cursor click to enable recording turns bright red click Play to start recording 1 2 3 4 5 with the Selector tool make a Selection of the length you want to record Record enable a track these arrows marking your selection turn red indicating that recording will occur in the selection click to enable recording turns bright red click Play ...

Page 73: ... controlled by the Hardware Buffer Size setting and is displayed in samples The recommended setting for listening back to audio is 512 1024 samples For recording when monitoring through Digi 001 the recommended setting is 128 256 samples If have a SampleCell II Plus card a buffer size of 128 should not be used when running the SampleCell Editor at the same time as Pro Tools LE Use a larger buffer ...

Page 74: ... can be very desirable for recording multiple instruments at the same time or a band To enable Low Latency Monitoring Select Operations Low Latency Monitoring To use Low Latency Monitoring tracks must be record enabled assigned to an actual audio input not a bus and assigned to outputs 1 or 2 When Low Latency Monitoring is enabled any plug ins and sends assigned to record enabled tracks routed to ...

Page 75: ...or the session 3 Enable Wait for Note or Countoff In the Transport window 4 Make sure MIDI MIDI Thru is selected then play some notes on your MIDI controller The MIDI instrument assigned to the track should sound and the track s meters should register MIDI activity 5 In the Transport window click Return to Zero so the start and end times are cleared This ensures that you ll start recording from th...

Page 76: ...n the back of the Digi 001 I O Box To punch in when recording audio with QuickPunch 1 Enable QuickPunch Operations QuickPunch 2 Set input routing and click the Record button on each audio track you want to punch in You can punch in on up to 8 audio tracks while playing 24 tracks or you can punch in on up to 16 tracks while playing 16 tracks 3 Click Play in the Transport window Press the footswitch...

Page 77: ...LE 1 Connect the Optical Out connector from your ADAT deck to the Optical In connector on the back of the Digi 001 PCI Card 2 Open or create a session in Pro Tools LE 3 Record enable up to 8 audio tracks depending on how many tracks are used on the ADAT tape 4 Route ADAT Optical Inputs 1 8 to your eight tracks 5 Click Record in the Transport window 6 Click Play in the Transport window to begin rec...

Page 78: ... pair is panned all the way left and the other is panned all the way right 5 Route each track pair to a separate Optical output pair by selecting from the Output pop up menu for each track For example if one of your pairs was 3 L 4 R you could route this pair to the output labeled 1 9 Optical 1 1 10 Optical 2 6 Start recording on the ADAT then click Play in the Transport window in Pro Tools LE Whe...

Page 79: ...uter connector Digi 001 I O Box 27 connecting a footswitch 72 analog devices 34 digital devices 32 36 headphones 30 microphones 34 MIDI devices 41 60 speakers 31 to a home stereo 31 to a mixdown recorder 31 to an ADAT 39 CPU Usage Limit for Macintosh 44 for Windows 45 creating a new track 63 D DAT recorder connecting 32 demo session playing 45 special features 45 Digi 001 2 installing in Intel com...

Page 80: ...sh 43 for Windows 45 headphones connecting 30 gain 27 output 27 high pass filter 67 home stereo connecting to 31 I I O Labels 42 input gain knobs 25 input gain levels fine tuning 65 setting 65 input levels 64 input pad 25 inputs Mic Line 25 inserts 54 L latency for recording and monitoring 69 line level sources connecting 34 Low Latency Monitoring 70 M Macintosh System settings 7 using an older mo...

Page 81: ...bilities 1 installing Macintosh 8 installing Windows 20 launching the first time 13 24 removing Windows 21 serial number entry 13 24 Pro Tools Reference Guide 3 punch in recording with footswitch 72 Q QuickPunch recording 72 R recording a MIDI track 71 an audio track 67 audio tracks with QuickPunch 72 automation 52 from ADAT tracks 73 MIDI tracks with footswitch 72 monitoring latency 69 to ADAT tr...

Page 82: ...Start Guide 78 Transport window 47 V viewing the Mix window 49 volume Digi 001 I O Box 26 volume automation 52 W Windows System settings 15 using a slower computer 44 wave driver installing 19 wave driver removing 21 ...

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