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Chapter 5: The  Digi 002 Rack  Front  Panel

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chapter 5

The Digi 002 Rack Front Panel

The Digi 002 Rack front panel includes controls 
for Inputs 1–4, options for routing outputs and 
monitoring alternate input sources, and indica-
tors for session sample rate, connections status, 
and MIDI data.

Figure 2.   Digi 002 Rack front panel

Mic/Line/Inst 
input controls

Status Indicators

Monitor section

Power switch

Summary of Contents for Digi 002

Page 1: ...nical Support USA tel 650 731 6100 fax 650 731 6384 Product Information USA tel 650 731 6102 tel 800 333 2137 International Offices Visit the Digidesign Web site for contact information Web Site www digidesign com Getting Started with Digi 002 Digi 002 Rack Version 6 7 for LE Systems on Windows or Macintosh ...

Page 2: ...uplicated in whole or in part without the written consent of Digidesign DIGIDESIGN AVID and PRO TOOLS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Digidesign and or Avid Technology Inc All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Product features specifications system requirements and availability are subject to change without notice PN 910614040 00 REV A 9 04 ...

Page 3: ... 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 particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interferen...

Page 4: ...rsonnel Any attempt to service the equipment will expose you to a risk of electric shock and will void the manufacturer s warranty The product should be connected only to the correct power supply as indicated on the product Do not block any ventilation openings Install in accordance with the manufacture s instructions Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or ...

Page 5: ...s Guides 5 About www digidesign com 6 Chapter 2 Windows Configuration 7 Installation Overview 7 Testing Digi 002 7 Windows System Settings 8 Connecting Digi 002 or Digi 002 Rack to the Computer 10 Connecting FireWire Drives 10 Installing Pro Tools LE 11 Optional Software on the Pro Tools Installer CD ROM 12 Launching Pro Tools LE 14 Configuring Pro Tools LE 15 Hard Drive Configuration and Maintena...

Page 6: ...ng Pro Tools LE 26 Hard Drive Configuration and Maintenance 30 Removing Pro Tools on Mac OS X 30 Chapter 4 Digi 002 Top Panel 31 Digi 002 Operating Modes 31 The Digi 002 Top Panel 32 Fader Section 34 Console Channel View Section 37 Transport and Navigation Controls 40 Mic Line Instrument Input Controls 42 Monitor Section 42 Keyboard Modifier Switches 43 Status Indicators and Display Controls 44 Ch...

Page 7: ...er 8 Working with Pro Tools LE 69 Session Basics 69 Transport Controls 74 Tracks 75 Regions Lists 76 Navigating in a Session 77 Importing Audio 79 Basic Recording 81 Editing 87 Mixing 90 Plug Ins 92 Mix Automation 93 Final Mixdown 94 Chapter 9 Using Digi 002 as a Stand Alone Mixer 95 Overview 96 Entering Stand Alone Mode 98 Digital Audio Connections in Stand Alone Mode 98 Views in Stand Alone Mode...

Page 8: ...er for Windows Media Player and Other Third Party WaveDriver Programs 119 Adding Third Party Applications to the WaveDriver Opt In List 119 Appendix D Digidesign CoreAudio Driver Macintosh Only 121 Introduction 121 What are the Limitations of the Digidesign CoreAudio Driver 122 Compatibility 122 Installing the Digidesign CoreAudio Driver 122 Removing the CoreAudio Driver 123 Configuring the Digide...

Page 9: ... or Digi 002 Rack to a computer AC power cable Digidesign Registration card Digi 002 and Digi 002 Rack Features Audio and MIDI Features Digi 002 and Digi 002 Rack The Digi 002 and Digi 002 Rack units provide the following input and output capacity 8 analog audio inputs 4 with mic preamps with A D converters supporting up to 24 bit 96 kHz audio 48V phantom power on mic preamps switch able in channe...

Page 10: ... be used as a stand alone 8 channel digital mixer with the following features 8 analog inputs 4 with mic preamps with dedicated volume pan solo and mute con trols Dedicated three band EQ available on input channels 1 8 Dedicated Compressor Limiter available on input channels 1 4 Built in high quality Reverb and Delay Four sends on each input channel Sends 1 2 dedicated to internal Delay and Reverb...

Page 11: ...oftware For complete system requirements visit the compatibility page of the Digidesign Web site www Digidesign com compato Compatibility Information Digidesign can only assure compatibility and provide support for hardware and software it has tested and approved For a list of Digidesign qualified computers op erating systems hard drives and third party de vices refer to the latest compatibility i...

Page 12: ...ed with 16 bit resolu tion at 44 1 kHz CD quality require approxi mately 5 MB of hard disk space per minute The same tracks recorded with 24 bit resolution require about 7 5 MB per minute Recording at higher sample rates 88 2 kHz or 96 kHz re quires about twice the hard disk space Table 2 lists the required disk space for certain track numbers and track lengths to help you es timate your hard disk...

Page 13: ...eate an audio CD from a Pro Tools session and other topics For additional information see the following online guides Pro Tools Reference Guide explains Pro Tools LE software in detail Pro Tools Menus Guide covers all the Pro Tools on screen menus DigiRack Plug Ins Guide explains how to use the RTAS and AudioSuite plug ins included with Pro Tools LE Digidesign Plug Ins Guide explains how to use op...

Page 14: ...own using courses available online or find out how you can learn in a classroom setting at a certified Pro Tools Training Center Products and Developers Learn about Digidesign products download demo software learn about our Development Partners and their plug ins applications and hardware News and Events Get the latest news from Digi design sign up for a Pro Tools demo To learn more about these an...

Page 15: ...working correctly To set up and test the Digi 002 1 Plug the Digi 002 into a standard AC recepta cle using the AC power cable included with the unit Digi 002 is auto power selecting 100V to 240V and will work automatically when plugged into an AC power receptacle in any country 2 Power on the Digi 002 unit by turning on the power switch on the back panel After a short power up sequence the Channel...

Page 16: ... Threading in the BIOS Refer to your computer s documentation for steps on how to enter your computer s BIOS and disable Hyper Threading Enable DMA Enabling your computer s DMA Direct Memory Access frees up CPU bandwidth so your com puter can do other Pro Tools tasks In most cases the DMA option will already be set correctly as Windows XP detects and activates DMA mode by default Enable DMA for an...

Page 17: ...edges of screen fonts 6 Click OK to save your settings and close the Effects dialog 7 Click OK Completing Required Windows System Settings When finished updating required Windows sys tem settings restart your computer Recommended Configuration Pro Tools LE can also be affected by other soft ware and hardware drivers installed on your computer For best possible performance it is recommended but not...

Page 18: ...ports marked 1394 on the back panel of the Digi 002 or Digi 002 Rack Either port will work 5 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 Plug the other end of the cable into an available FireWire port on a FireWire hard drive connected to your computer See Connecting FireWire Drives on page...

Page 19: ...dows System Settings on page 8 for more information 2 Start up Windows logging in with Adminis trator privileges If you do not have Administra tor privileges or do not know how to set them up see your Windows User s Guide 3 Wait for the Found New Hardware Wizard di alog to appear and leave it open do not press Next 4 Insert the Pro Tools Installer CD ROM for Windows in your CD ROM drive Locate and...

Page 20: ...O Driver is automatically in stalled when you install Pro Tools Digidesign WaveDriver The Digidesign WaveDriver is a single client multichannel sound driver that allows third party audio programs that support the WaveDriver MME Multimedia Extensions standard to play back through Digidesign hard ware Digidesign WaveDriver is automatically in stalled when you install Pro Tools For detailed informati...

Page 21: ...MacOpener Demo folder lo cated at D CD ROM drive Additional Files MacOpener Demo Installer Follow the on screen instructions to install the MacOpener Af ter installation is complete restart your com puter 3 Choose Start Programs MacOpener MacOpener Driver Preferences 4 Verify that the MacOpener Driver is enabled Under Driver Settings select Enable MacOpener Driver 5 Under Extension Mapping select ...

Page 22: ...are let the up date complete before disconnecting or turning off your system When the download and reprogramming pro cess is complete you may get a message that Pro Tools cannot communicate with Digi 002 or Digi 002 Rack In this case wait up to 30 sec onds If the message does not go away discon nect then reconnect Digi 002 or Digi 002 Rack and click OK All formatting and maintenance of HFS HFS dri...

Page 23: ...fer Size 1 Choose Setups Playback Engine 2 From the H W Buffer Size pop up menu select the audio buffer size in samples 3 Click OK CPU Usage Limit The CPU Usage Limit controls the percentage of CPU resources allocated to Pro Tools host pro cessing tasks such as Real Time AudioSuite RTAS plug ins Lower CPU usage settings reduce how much Pro Tools processing affects other CPU intensive tasks such as...

Page 24: ...her setting can cause a time lag to occur before playback or recording begins It can also cause a time lag to occur when you are ed iting during playback To change the DAE Playback Buffer Size 1 Choose Setups Playback Engine 2 From the DAE Playback Buffer pop up menu select a buffer size 3 Click OK Pro Tools Hardware Settings Using the Hardware Setup dialog you can select the default sample rate a...

Page 25: ... S PDIF the Optical ports are available for stan dard ADAT Optical or Lightpipe input When you select Optical S PDIF the RCA digital input connector is inactive 4 From the Clock Source pop up menu select Internal if you are synchronizing the external device to Digi 002 or Digi 002 Rack If you are synchronizing the Pro Tools clock to the exter nal device select ADAT RCA S PDIF or Optical S PDIF dep...

Page 26: ... how efficiently audio data is written to and read from the drive 5 Make sure the Quick Format option is dese lected then click Start and follow the on screen instructions 6 When formatting is complete close the For mat window Audio Drives and Disk Cleanup The process of recording editing and deleting tracks and sessions can quickly decrease overall drive performance It is suggested that you regu ...

Page 27: ...n the Disk Defragmenter window choose the drive you want to defragment 4 Click the Defragment button and follow the on screen instructions 5 When defragmenting is complete close the Computer Management Window Avoid Recording to System Drives Although Pro Tools will let you record to your system drive this is generally not recom mended Recording and playback on system hard drives results in lower t...

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Page 29: ...s working correctly To set up and test the Digi 002 1 Plug the Digi 002 into a standard AC recepta cle using the AC power cable included with the unit Digi 002 is auto power selecting 100V to 240V and will work automatically when plugged into an AC power receptacle in any country 2 Power on the Digi 002 unit by turning on the power switch on the back panel After a short power up sequence the Chann...

Page 30: ...ates when you have a network connection 6 Close the Software Update dialog box 7 Proceed to Installing Pro Tools LE on page 22 Installing Pro Tools LE After the Apple System software settings are con figured you are ready to install Pro Tools LE To install Pro Tools LE on Mac OS X 1 Make sure you are logged in as an Administra tor for the account where you want to install Pro Tools For details on ...

Page 31: ...r can be installed on Digidesign qualified Pro Tools systems running on Macintosh for example if the CoreAudio Driver was uninstalled or it can be installed as a stand alone driver on Macin tosh systems that do not have Pro Tools in stalled Pro Tools Demo Session The Pro Tools LE Installer CD ROM includes a demo session that you can use to verify that your system is working To install the demo ses...

Page 32: ...orts marked 1394 on the back panel of the Digi 002 or Digi 002 Rack Either port will work 5 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 Plug the other end of the FireWire cable into an available FireWire port on a FireWire hard drive connected to your computer See Connecting FireWire Drives...

Page 33: ...Pro Tools folder inside the Digide sign folder 2 Enter the authorization code in the dialog when prompted making sure to type it exactly as printed and observing any spaces and capi talization then click Validate Updating Digi 002 or Digi 002 Rack 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...

Page 34: ...sing and effects and are use ful when you are mixing and using more RTAS plug ins To change the Hardware Buffer Size 1 Choose Setups Playback Engine 2 From the H W Buffer Size pop up menu select the audio buffer size in samples 3 Click OK CPU Usage Limit The CPU Usage Limit controls the percentage of CPU resources allocated to Pro Tools host pro cessing tasks Lower CPU Usage Limit settings limit t...

Page 35: ...me lag to occur when you are ed iting during playback To change the DAE Playback Buffer Size 1 Choose Setups Playback Engine 2 From the DAE Playback Buffer pop up menu select a buffer size 3 Click OK Pro Tools Hardware Settings Using the Hardware Setup dialog you can select the default sample rate and clock source for your system and configure the digital inputs on the Digi 002 or Digi 002 Rack De...

Page 36: ... ADAT Optical or Lightpipe input When you select Optical S PDIF the RCA digital input connector is inactive 4 From the Clock Source pop up menu select Internal if you are synchronizing the external device to Digi 002 or Digi 002 Rack If you are synchronizing the Pro Tools clock to the exter nal device select ADAT RCA S PDIF or Optical S PDIF depending on where you connected your digital device Ign...

Page 37: ...Record 3 Click OK Configuring I O Setup Using the I O Setup dialog you can label Pro Tools LE input output insert and bus sig nal paths The I O Setup dialog provides a graph ical representation of the inputs outputs and signal routing of the Digi 002 or Digi 002 Rack Pro Tools LE has default I O Setup settings that will get you started Use the I O Setup dialog only if you want to rename the defaul...

Page 38: ...n necessary for example if your com puter system has just one hard drive Removing Pro Tools on Mac OS X If you need to remove Pro Tools from your com puter you can use the Installer CD ROM or the downloaded Installer file To remove Pro Tools from your computer 1 Make sure you are logged in as an Administra tor for the account where Pro Tools is installed For details on Administrator privileges in ...

Page 39: ...i 002 unit is connected to a computer and Pro Tools LE software is running If no Pro Tools session is open the unit displays Open or create a new session When a Pro Tools session is open the unit mirrors the on screen controls In this mode the Stand alone LED is off To put Digi 002 in Pro Tools mode 1 Make sure the Digi 002 unit is properly con nected to the computer and in Standby mode 2 Launch P...

Page 40: ... REC PAN SEND INSERT ESC UNDO STANDALONE DISPLAY A B C D E 1394 MIDI IN OUT1 OUT2 L R METER ENTER SAMPLE RATE 44 1 48 88 2 96 REC PLAY FFW STOP REW RTZ MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO BANK NUDGE ZOOM UTILITY F1 NAMING F2 SNAPSHOT F3 FADERMUTE F4 FOCUS F5 FLIP MASTER FADERS WINDOWS PLUG IN MIX EDIT PLAY RECMODE LOOP PLAY LOOP REC QUICK PUNCH MODIFIERS...

Page 41: ... the pan position the send level or the insert level for each chan nel depending on which Console View switch is lit Digi 002 is in Console View when any of the Console View selectors Pan Send or Insert are lit in the Console View area To put Digi 002 in Console View Press the Pan Send or Insert switch in the up per left hand corner of the Console View area Channel View Channel View lets you displ...

Page 42: ...Tools Operation preference for latched operation See the Pro Tools Reference Guide for details Channel Select Switch Each channel has a Channel Select switch that performs several functions depending on the view Home View The Channel Select switches allow you to select the corresponding track indicated on screen by a highlighted track name for grouping and other channel related commands in Pro Too...

Page 43: ... to the right of the encoder area When set to Meter mode the LED rings show increasing lev els in a clockwise manner with the last red LED indicating clipping Channel Scribble Strip Each channel has a 4 character scribble strip that displays a variety of information including track send and insert names pan position send levels or plug in control information The de fault display is the name of the...

Page 44: ...eft pan indicator shows a pan position the right pan indicator is inactive Plug In Flip Mode When you are in Channel View and working with a plug in insert the Flip switch moves any plug in control assignments from the rotary encoders to the faders allowing you to use the touch sensitive faders to edit and automate plug in control values The details of the controls depend on the particular plug in...

Page 45: ...This view assigns send level controls to the rotary encoders The Channel Scribble Strips show the names of currently assigned sends across all channel strips for a given send position Sends A E in Pro Tools In this view pressing a Channel Select switch toggles the selected send on that track between pre and post fader operation See the Pro Tools Reference Guide for details Insert View This view di...

Page 46: ...he plug in selected on the Digi 002 Dynamics When you press the Dynamics switch Digi 002 identifies channels with dynamics plug ins such as compressors or limiters as signed to them by illuminating their Channel Select switches If no dynamics plug ins are present no Channel Select switches will be lit When you press an illuminated Channel Select switch controls for the first Dynamics plug in on th...

Page 47: ... Plug In Page switches will flash to in dicate a next or previous page The total number of pages is shown in the Status Display when you press the flashing Plug In Page switch Multi Mono Plug ins When working with a multi mono plug in you can toggle the view between the left and right sides of the plug in by holding down the Dis play switch when you press the Channel Select switch to select a plug...

Page 48: ...rent cursor position REC Record Arms Pro Tools for recording Record Playback Mode Switches Loop Play Toggles Loop Playback on and off Loop Rec Toggles Loop Record mode on and off QuickPunch Toggles QuickPunch Record mode on and off Window Show Hide Switches Plug In Opens or closes the window for the cur rently selected plug in Mix Opens brings forward or closes the Pro Tools Mix window Edit Opens ...

Page 49: ... on the com puter keyboard You can press these keys to mark In and Out points during playback in or der to make selections in the Pro Tools Edit win dow If you have already made a selection in the Edit window the Up and Down arrow keys move the selection up and down your track list Function Utility Switches F1 Utility Enters Utility mode during Digi 002 stand alone operation only This is where you...

Page 50: ...ting Controls In addition to its 8 standard analog inputs Digi 002 provides a separate 10 dBV input pair for a device such as a CD player or tape deck Alt Src to Mon This switch routes the 10 dBV input pair directly to the Monitor and Head phone Outputs on Digi 002 This function also works when Digi 002 is in Stand alone mode Alt Src to 7 8 This switch routes the 10 dBV input pair directly to Inpu...

Page 51: ...has no effect on the Main Outputs Headphone Jack This jack accepts a standard 1 4 inch stereo headphone connector Keyboard Modifier Switches Many keyboard commands in Pro Tools use modifier keys which are pressed in combination with other keys or with a mouse action The Modifier switches on the left hand side of Digi 002 mirror the functions of modifier keys on the computer keyboard You can use th...

Page 52: ...isplay fader volume levels in dB are the default display Status Mode In Status mode the Display Scribble Strips show information about the current view Console View When Digi 002 is in Console View the Display Scribble Strips show which Console mode is active Pan Send or Insert When in Pan mode the Display Scribble shows which pan controls are visible in the rotary en coders left pan or right pan ...

Page 53: ... L indicates left pan R indicates right pan avail able on stereo channels or sends and Meter in dicates that the Encoder LEDs are functioning as level meters For stereo tracks or sends when L and Meter are both lit the LED rings display levels for the left channel when R and Meter are both lit the LED rings display levels for the right channel Enter OK Switch Pressing the Enter OK switch is equiva...

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Page 55: ...ack front panel includes controls for Inputs 1 4 options for routing outputs and monitoring alternate input sources and indica tors for session sample rate connections status and MIDI data Figure 2 Digi 002 Rack front panel Mic Line Inst input controls Status Indicators Monitor section Power switch ...

Page 56: ...ut Routing Controls In addition to its 8 standard analog inputs Digi 002 Rack provides a separate 10 dBV input pair for a device such as a CD player or tape deck Alt Src to 7 8 This switch routes the 10 dBV input pair directly to Inputs 7 and 8 of Pro Tools and does not send it to the Monitor Outputs This allows you to route the input sig nal directly into Pro Tools without the need to repatch any...

Page 57: ... 002 Rack unit Mono Output Switch This switch temporarily combines the output signals 1 and 2 in both the Monitor Outputs and the Headphone Output This is helpful for checking phase relationships of stereo material The Mono Output switch has no effect on the Main Outputs Headphone Jack This jack accepts a standard 1 4 inch stereo headphone connector Status Indicators Session Sample Rate Indicators...

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Page 59: ...level 4 dBu or 10 dBV you can have up to 14 dB of headroom before input or output clipping occurs The maximum input and output of Digi 002 or Digi 002 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 Digi 002 and Digi 002 Rack an alog inputs and outputs as well...

Page 60: ...itch Analog Outputs 3 8 Main Analog Outputs Monitor Outputs Mic Inputs 1 4 Footswitch jack Analog Outputs 1 2 FireWire ports MIDI connectors S PDIF Digital I O Optical I O Line Instrument Inputs 1 4 Alt Main Outputs Analog Inputs 5 8 Alt Source Inputs Operating Level switches Phantom Power switches for Inputs 5 8 Link Indicator Figure 4 Digi 002 Rack back panel AC power connector Analog Outputs 3 ...

Page 61: ...documentation Analog Inputs 5 8 These are balanced 1 4 inch TRS jacks for line level analog audio input connections Operating levels for each of these line level in puts is switchable between 4 dBu and 10 dBV using the Operating Level switches immediately to the right of the input jacks While Inputs 5 8 do accept unbalanced connec tions this may result in a noisier signal than a balanced to balanc...

Page 62: ...hese inputs are fixed at 10 dBV Analog Outputs 3 8 These are balanced 1 4 inch TRS jacks for line level analog audio output connections Op erating levels for these outputs are fixed at 4 dBu Unbalanced connections are also sup ported with the use of standard 1 4 inch mono plugs Digital I O S PDIF Digital I O The Sony Phillips Digital Interface Format S PDIF is used in many professional and con sum...

Page 63: ...iver for these MIDI ports is installed when you install Pro Tools LE and is recognized automatically by Windows Multimedia Win dows and Audio MIDI Setup Macintosh These connectors accept standard 5 pin MIDI cables IEEE 1394 FireWire Ports These ports marked 1394 in reference to their IEEE specification are commonly known as FireWire ports These provide connections to the computer and other FireWir...

Page 64: ...ctor are supported For more informa tion see QuickPunch Recording on page 86 Power Switch and AC Power Connector The AC power connectors on Digi 002 and Digi 002 Rack accept a standard modular AC power cable Digi 002 and Digi 002 Rack are auto power se lecting 100V to 240V and will work automati cally when plugged into an AC power receptacle in any country Link Indicator The Link indicator lights ...

Page 65: ...ow to connect audio sources for recording Connecting Digi 002 or Digi 002 Rack to a Computer Your studio setup will differ depending on the type of work you do and the equipment in your studio The illustrations that follow show two possible setups Figure 5 shows Digi 002 as the hub of a small recording and mastering studio with Pro Tools Figure 6 shows Digi 002 Rack as part of a small com posing w...

Page 66: ... Digi 002 project studio configuration running Pro Tools on a desktop computer FireWire drive CD burner CPU Monitor Outboard effects Microphones S PDIF digital I O ADAT optical I O DAT ADAT Headphones FireWire cable Digi 002 Monitor outputs Powered speakers ...

Page 67: ...ing Your Studio 59 Figure 6 Digi 002 Rack micro studio configuration running Pro Tools on a laptop computer microphone Digi 002 Rack headphones DAT Firewire cable S PDIF digital I o laptop keyboard instrument MIDI cable ...

Page 68: ...dphones to the Headphone jack on the Digi 002 or the Digi 002 Rack The Head phone input accepts a stereo 1 4 inch plug If your headphones have a smaller mini plug you can purchase an adapter from your local dealer For best results use high quality closed ear headphones 2 Adjust headphone volume with the Head phone Level knob Connecting Monitor Speakers To connect monitor speakers with a power amp ...

Page 69: ...ies with each device be tween the 10 dBV and 4 dBu standards You can connect line level devices to any of Digi 002 or Digi 002 Rack s Inputs 1 8 as fol lows Inputs 1 4 Inputs 1 4 have both XLR and 1 4 inch TRS connectors The XLR connectors are for connecting microphones only The 1 4 inch TRS connectors are for connecting line level de vices or instruments Since these inputs have ad justable gain t...

Page 70: ...sig nals with a nominal operating level of 4 dBu The Input gain knob should be turned down all the way for 4 dBu devices at unity gain Line Level Devices Plug line level sources such as a synthesizer or a microphone or guitar that has been amplified by an outboard preamp into any of the 1 4 inch analog inputs on the back of Digi 002 or Digi 002 Rack For Inputs 1 4 press the Mic Line Instrument Sel...

Page 71: ...igi 002 or the Digi 002 Rack see Connecting a Digital Deck DAT on page 66 The Optical connectors accept stan dard optical lightpipe cables the RCA connec tors accept standard RCA cables Both the RCA and Optical ports accept S PDIF signals at sample rates up to 96 kHz Using External Effects Devices The Digi 002 and Digi 002 Rack can make dedi cated connections to external analog or digital devices ...

Page 72: ... ditional inputs for monitoring and recording from an external sound source such as a CD player or tape deck This alternate input is equipped with standard RCA connectors and is designed for input signals with a nominal oper ating level of 10 dBV To monitor an alternate sound source through the Digi 002 or Digi 002 Rack Monitor Outputs 1 Connect the outputs of the external device to the left and r...

Page 73: ... outputs 1 2 to the S PDIF digital out puts at the same time by assigning the stereo mix to multiple output destinations This is commonly known as mirroring the outputs Output mirroring is useful for recording to mul tiple media creating separate monitoring mixes or for output to digital effects processors To mirror the Digi 002 or Digi 002 Rack Main Outputs on the S PDIF outputs 1 Open the Pro To...

Page 74: ...or Digi 002 Rack 1 Connect the Optical output on the ADAT to the Optical In port on the Digi 002 or Digi 002 Rack 2 Connect the Optical input on the ADAT to the Optical Out port on the Digi 002 or Digi 002 Rack When the Digi 002 or Digi 002 Rack is on its Optical Out port emits a red light Alt Main and Main Outputs back panel S PDIF Input and Output MON OUTPUT L MON OUTPUT R MAIN L 1 MAIN R 2 OPTI...

Page 75: ...nnect the MIDI In port of your MIDI device or controller to either of the two MIDI Out ports of the Digi 002 or Digi 002 Rack 3 Connect the audio outputs of your device to available audio inputs of the Digi 002 or Digi 002 Rack See the Digi 002 and Digi 002 Rack Basics Guide for information on basic MIDI con cepts MIDI ports are only active when Pro Tools is launched See Appendix E Configuring Mid...

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Page 77: ...ed as sessions Sessions store all tracks audio MIDI and other session information Audio and fade files are stored in folders within the session folder Pro Tools LE remembers audio interface config uration and other system settings and applies them to all new sessions Starting a Session To create a new session 1 Launch Pro Tools LE 2 Choose File New Session 3 In the New Session dialog set the sampl...

Page 78: ...and signal routing Edit Window Displays tracks in the session along the Timeline for editing of audio MIDI and au tomation data Transport Provides standard transport controls for Play Stop Rewind Fast Forward Pause and Record The Transport window can also show Counter and MIDI Control displays Workspace The Workspace browser is a DigiBase feature available in Pro Tools 6 and higher For more inform...

Page 79: ...n the Tempo Ruler double click the Song Start Marker 2 In the Tempo Change dialog enter the BPM beats per minute value you will use for the ses sion so the inserted tempo event replaces the default tempo 3 To base the BPM value on a different note value such as an eighth note rather than the default quarter note select a note value in the Resolution section 4 Click OK Using the Click Plug In The C...

Page 80: ... first insert the plug in 5 Choose MIDI Click Options and set the Click and Countoff options as desired Click OK to apply these options 6 Begin playback A click is generated according to the tempo and meter of the current session and the settings in the Click Options dialog Using an External MIDI Click Pro Tools also provides a MIDI Click option that lets you use an external MIDI device to play a ...

Page 81: ...nt to experiment with different arrangements in the session with out affecting the original session Save Session Copy In Saves copies of the session file and the files that you are using in the cur rent session This can be useful for creating a fi nal copy of the session that does not include au dio files or fades you are no longer using System Resources and Settings You can change specific Pro To...

Page 82: ...es pre and post roll start end and length indicators for Timeline selection as well as the Transport Master selector The Transport window can also display the fol lowing MIDI controls Wait for Note Click Countoff MIDI Merge Conductor Meter and Tempo To start and stop playback 1 Click Play in the Transport window to begin playback 2 Click Stop in the Transport window to stop playback Meters in the ...

Page 83: ...r channel controls and options for any output or bus path MIDI Tracks Record play back and edit MIDI data To create a new track 1 Choose File New Track 2 Specify the number of tracks track type and mono or stereo for all types except MIDI 3 Click Create In the Mix window audio tracks Auxiliary In puts Master Faders and MIDI tracks appear as vertical channel strips Track type is indicated by the Tr...

Page 84: ...ore information Regions Lists A region is a piece of audio or MIDI data that can also have associated automation data For exam ple a region could be a loop a guitar riff a verse of a song a sound effect a piece of dialog or an entire sound file In Pro Tools regions are cre ated from audio or MIDI files and can be ar ranged in audio and MIDI track playlists All regions that are recorded imported or...

Page 85: ... Click in the Main counter and enter a location using your computer keyboard 2 Press Enter Windows or Return Macintosh Audio and MIDI Regions Lists For more information on Regions Lists refer to the Pro Tools Reference Guide or the Di giBase Guide Edit tools in Edit window Click to hide Regions Lists Drag border to resize width of Regions Lists Drag border to resize height of Regions Lists Click A...

Page 86: ...o to a stored memory location 1 Choose Windows Show Memory Locations 2 In the Memory Locations window click the name of the memory location Viewing and Zooming When viewing tracks in the Edit window you can adjust the height of tracks as well as zoom in vertically and horizontally using the Track Height selector and Zoom tools To change track height Click the Track Height Selector and select a tra...

Page 87: ...Locations let you store many attributes with each marker or memory loca tion including Track Height and Zoom Settings By creating Memory Locations that are neither Markers nor Selections but have Track Height Zoom Settings or other options enabled you can use Memory Locations to zoom in and out using just the numeric keypad Importing Audio Pro Tools LE lets you import existing audio files from dis...

Page 88: ...audition the audio file by clicking on the speaker icon in the waveform window 8 Drag the audio file from the Workspace Browser to the audio track you created in your session Creating a new stereo audio track Opening the Workspace Browser Browsing in the Workspace Browser Auditioning an audio file in the Workspace Browser Dragging the audio file from the Workspace Browser to an audio track If you ...

Page 89: ... to the top of the meter in Pro Tools LE use more of the full bit range the 16 or 24 bits that make up each audio sample The more you maximize this bit range the bet ter your sound quality In addition by setting optimum levels you ll get the lowest possible noise and distortion To adjust input gain on Mic Line inputs 1 4 1 Connect an audio source to the appropriate input connector on the back pane...

Page 90: ...e input levels but far enough away to avoid proximity effect then set the input gain on Digi 002 or Digi 002 Rack With line inputs and instrument direct in puts raise the input level to achieve as strong a signal as possible without excessive noise then set the input gain on Digi 002 or Digi 002 Rack Mic Line High Pass Filters Mic Line Inputs 1 4 include a high pass filter set at 75 Hz This filter...

Page 91: ...dialog For more information see Recording a Digital Source on page 17 for Windows or Recording a Digital Source on page 28 for Macintosh Recording To and From an ADAT You can use Digi 002 or Digi 002 Rack to inter face with an ADAT either to record tracks from an ADAT into Pro Tools LE for editing or to record tracks from Pro Tools LE to an ADAT To record ADAT tracks into Pro Tools LE 1 Open or cr...

Page 92: ...uffer Size pop up then click OK Low Latency Monitoring Pro Tools LE includes a feature called Low La tency Monitoring for Digi 002 or Digi 002 Rack systems This feature allows you to use a built in mixer in the Digi 002 unit or Digi 002 Rack unit to record and monitor up to 18 inputs 8 analog 8 ADAT and 2 RCA S PDIF with extremely low latency This mode is useful for recording multi ple instruments...

Page 93: ...o to start recording from the beginning of the ses sion You can also record according to a selec tion or from the cursor location in the Edit window 3 Click Record in the Transport window 4 Click Play in the Transport window or press the Spacebar to begin recording or If using Wait for Note the Play Record and Wait for Note buttons flash Recording begins when the first MIDI event is received or If...

Page 94: ... Digi 002 Rack 1 Turn off the Digi 002 or Digi 002 Rack unit 2 Plug the footswitch into the Footswitch con nector on the back panel of Digi 002 or Digi 002 Rack 3 Power on the Digi 002 or Digi 002 Rack unit To punch in with QuickPunch when recording audio 1 Select 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 t...

Page 95: ... using material from multiple takes Audio and MIDI editing are typically used to Fix or replace mistakes Re arrange songs and projects Clean up track timing and rhythm by aligning hits to Grid values like bars and beats Create final tracks using selections from mul tiple takes also known as comp tracks Edit Modes Pro Tools LE has four Edit modes Shuffle Spot Slip and Grid The Edit mode is selected...

Page 96: ...r there is some extra audio at the end of the region you can use the Trimmer tool in Slip mode to shorten the beginning or end of the region To trim an audio region 1 Select Slip mode 2 Select the Trimmer tool 3 Move the cursor near the beginning of the au dio region notice the cursor displays as a 4 Click at the beginning of the region and drag right to shorten the region 5 Move the cursor near t...

Page 97: ...t you want to use only the best bar measure Your re cording should fit the grid at the specified tempo and meter or Import an existing audio file such as a drum loop from a sample library and place it on an audio track see Importing Audio on page 79 6 Click the Selector tool and drag on the wave form with the Selector to make a one bar selec tion Note that the selection snaps to the specified grid...

Page 98: ...witch back and forth between playl ists for comparison Mixing The Pro Tools mix environment provides many familiar channel strip controls for setting vol ume pan solo and mute Mixer and I O con trols can be shown in both the Mix and Edit windows To view the Mix window Select Windows Show Mix Using Channel Strip Controls Volume Increase or decrease the track level by dragging its Volume fader up or...

Page 99: ... or stereo routing to an output or one of 16 internal bus paths To assign a send on a track 1 Make sure Sends View is enabled in the Mix window Display Mix Window Shows Sends View 2 Click the Sends button on an audio track and choose a path from the pop up menu 3 Set the output level of the send You can set the send level to zero by Option clicking the send fader Creating a Return Auxiliary Inputs...

Page 100: ...ath that you want to control You can choose either outputs or internal busses To use a Master Fader as a master stereo volume control for all tracks in a session 1 Choose File New Track and specify 1 stereo Master Fader track then click Create 2 Set the outputs of all audio tracks in the ses sion to outputs 1 2 and set the panning of each track 3 Set the output of the Master Fader to your main out...

Page 101: ... Mix automation lets you record or automate changes to track and send levels mutes pan and plug in parameters MIDI tracks provide volume pan and mute automation only To write automation 1 In the Automation Enable window Windows Show Automation Enable enable an automation type volume pan mute send level send pan send mute or any plug in auto mation 2 Select an automation mode for the tracks to be a...

Page 102: ...election in any track the bounce will continue until it reaches the end of the session To Bounce to Disk 1 Choose File Bounce to Disk 2 Select any mono or stereo output or bus path as the source for the bounce 3 Select the File Type such as WAV Format such as mono or stereo Resolution such as 16 bit and Sample Rate such as 44 1 kHz 4 Click Bounce Using Dither on Mixdown You should use a dither plu...

Page 103: ... analog audio and digital audio Figure 10 shows Digi 002 in a small live per formance setup See Chapter 7 Connecting Your Studio for details on analog audio and Digital Audio Connec tions in Stand Alone Mode on page 98 for details on making digital audio connections to Digi 002 Figure 9 Digi 002 stand alone studio configuration Instruments Microphones S PDIF digital output ADAT optical outputs DAT...

Page 104: ... on each channel for add ing internal Delay or Reverb effects or for in tegrating external effects processors A stereo output corresponding to Main Out puts 1 2 on the Digi 002 back panel Digital Mixer Sample Rate In Stand alone mode Digi 002 functions as a digital mixer with a nominal sample rate of 44 1 kHz Analog input signals are converted to digital signals for processing and mixing In Stand ...

Page 105: ...or all of the four available sends at the same time Sends can be either pre or post fader Send A Routes the input signal to the internal Delay processor Send B Routes the input signal to the internal Reverb processor Send C Routes the input signal to output 7 on the back panel of Digi 002 Send D Routes the input signal to output 8 on the back panel of Digi 002 Dynamics Input channels 1 4 have a de...

Page 106: ...o exit Stand alone mode Press the Standalone switch a second time Digi 002 goes into Standby mode or enters Pro Tools mode automatically if Pro Tools soft ware is still running Digital Audio Connections in Stand Alone Mode Digital Inputs In Stand alone mode you can set Inputs 5 6 to accept S PDIF digital input instead of analog in put When Inputs 5 6 are set to S PDIF the 1 4 inch analog connector...

Page 107: ...ng from the device or internal Word Clock generated by Digi 002 In most cases such as with DAT decks you will use external clock To change the clock source for the digital inputs on Inputs 5 6 1 In Stand alone mode press the Utility F1 switch 2 Press the illuminated Channel Select switch under Pref 3 Press the illuminated Channel Select switch under WClk Word Clock 4 Press the illuminated Channel ...

Page 108: ...n all 8 channels To change the digital output format 1 In Stand alone mode press F1 Utility 2 Press the illuminated Channel Select switch under Pref 3 Press the illuminated Channel Select switch under SPDF S PDIF 4 Press the illuminated Channel Select switch repeatedly to toggle the digital format to RCA or Optical 5 Press the Escape Esc switch to exit SPDF pref erences 6 Press the far right hand ...

Page 109: ...nsole View area 2 Press any of the Send Position switches A D to display the levels for the corresponding send in the rotary encoders In Stand alone mode the switch for Send E is inactive When you are displaying individual sends in Send view the Channel Select switches toggles the send between pre and post fader operation When you first display sends the send names are shown in the Channel Scribbl...

Page 110: ...ng the Solo preference setting To change the Solo Safe preference 1 In Stand alone mode press F1 Utility 2 Press the illuminated Channel Select switch under Pref 3 Press the illuminated Channel Select switch under Solo 4 Press the illuminated Channel Select switch repeatedly to toggle the Solo Safe feature On or Off 5 Press the Escape switch to exit Solo Safe pref erences 6 Press the far right han...

Page 111: ... Channel View area the LED rings act as post fader meters for each input channel When viewing compressor controls in the Channel View area the LED rings act as input output and gain reduction meters for the dis played compressor Channel Volume Fader The volume of each input is controlled by its corresponding channel fader Pan The pan position of each input on the stereo output bus is controlled by...

Page 112: ...pan and send controls on a single channel EQ Each Input channel offers a dedicated 3 band EQ accessible from EQ switch in the Channel View area To display the EQ controls for a track 1 In Stand alone mode press the EQ switch in the Channel View area 2 Select a channel whose EQ controls you want to display by pressing its Channel Select switch The Display Scribble Strips show EQ and the number of t...

Page 113: ...fader operation Displaying Parameter Values The default view for channels inserts in sends shows the name of the control in the Channel Scribble Strips and the control s numerical value is shown only when the control is touched or moved By pressing the Command switch and the Dis play mode switch in tandem you can change the default view to the numerical value of a con trol rather than its name To ...

Page 114: ...Pan switch in the Console View area While EQ controls are displayed you can bypass EQ processing by pressing the Master Bypass switch in the Channel View area The Master By pass switch bypasses all 3 bands of EQ for the se lected channel To bypass EQ controls for a track 1 Press the EQ switch in the Channel View area above the Channel Scribble Strips 2 Press the Channel Select switch on the chan n...

Page 115: ...ng the Pan switch in the Console View area You can bypass Dynamics processing at any time by pressing the Master Bypass switch in the Channel View area The Master Bypass switch bypasses compression for the selected channel To bypass Dynamics controls for a track 1 Press the Dynamics switch in the Channel View area above the Channel Scribble Strips 2 Press the Channel Select switch on the chan nel ...

Page 116: ...sport section The return track for Send A is named Dly 5 Adjust the fader volume and pan position for the return track 6 Press the Master Fader switch again to return to the previous view or press the Pan switch to return to Home View To display and edit the sends to the Reverb 1 Press the Send switch in the upper left hand corner of the Digi 002 unit in the Console View area 2 Press the Send B sw...

Page 117: ...To access the controls for the onboard Reverb 1 Press the Master Fader switch 2 Press the Channel Select switch on either of the Reverb return channels The onboard Reverb controls are distributed across the Channel Scribble Strips as shown in Table 13 The table shows the function of the Rotary Encoders in this view 3 When you are finished setting the Reverb con trols press the Escape key to return...

Page 118: ...n the Rotary Encoder under the snapshot number to set the number 1 24 6 Press the Left and Right Arrow keys in the Navigation Section of Digi 002 to move the cur sor in the Scribble Strip display 7 If you want to rename the snapshot press the Left and Right Arrow keys in the Navigation Sec tion and turn the Rotary Encoder under the snapshot number to change each character in the snapshot name 8 Pr...

Page 119: ...on some systems It is recommended that you only try these optimiza tions if necessary as they may disable or ad versely affect the functionality of other pro grams on your system Disabling Network Cards If applicable disable any networking cards other than a 1394 FireWire card that you might use to connect an external drive to your system To disable a network card 1 Right click My Computer and cho...

Page 120: ...ryptographic services DHCP Client TCP IP Net BIOS and other networking related items unless the com puter has no network or internet connec tion in which case these items can be disabled To Disable System Startup Items 1 From the Start menu choose Run 2 Type msconfig and click OK The System Configuration Utility opens 3 Under the General tab choose Selective Startup 4 Deselect Load Startup Items a...

Page 121: ...annels of input and output with Mbox Compatible Software This version of Digidesign ASIO Driver can be used on Digidesign qualified Pro Tools systems running on Windows XP For a list of ASIO Driver compatible software see the compatibility page of the Digidesign Web site www digidesign com compato Digidesign can only assure compatibility and provide support for hardware and software it has tested ...

Page 122: ...st se lect Digidesign Pro Tools 5 Click the Change Remove button 6 Choose the Modify button 7 Click Next 8 Uncheck the ASIO Driver box 9 Click Next 10 When removal is complete close the Add or Remove Programs window Configuring ASIO Driver Settings Configuring ASIO Driver settings is done in your third party ASIO program See your program s documentation For example with Propeller head Reason click...

Page 123: ... Driver uses on Digidesign hardware You may select from the following buffer sizes depending on your Digidesign hardware 128 samples 256 samples 512 samples 1024 samples 2048 samples Small buffers have the advantage of low latency in the record monitor path Latency is the time delay between a signal entering the audio inputs and leaving the outputs during recording Larger buffers have the advantag...

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Page 125: ...Software For a list of WaveDriver compatible software see the compatibility page of the Digidesign Web site www digidesign com compato Digidesign can only assure compatibility and provide support for hardware and software it has tested and approved The WaveDriver is not multi client Only one application at a time can use the WaveDriver Be sure to disable the Win dows system sounds It is also recom...

Page 126: ...onfiguring WaveDriver for QuickTime Player Required for Using iTunes In order to let Digidesign hardware play back through iTunes for Windows you must config ure WaveDriver in the waveOut option of the QuickTime Player SoundOut settings to wave Out To configure WaveDriver as the iTunes default device 1 Close all WaveDriver third party applications including iTunes 2 Choose Start Programs QuickTime...

Page 127: ... your program s doc umentation Adding Third Party Applications to the WaveDriver Opt In List The Digidesign WaveDriver uses an Opt In list to control third party application access to the Digidesign hardware Some third party audio applications may not work with the WaveDriver unless they are included in this Opt In list For the latest instructions for adding and remov ing applications to the WaveD...

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Page 129: ... 96 kHz depending on your Digidesign hardware and CoreAudio client application The Digidesign CoreAudio Driver will provide up to 18 channels of input and output depend ing on your Pro Tools hardware Up to 8 channels of input and output with Pro Tools HD systems Up to 18 channels of input and output with Digi 002 and Digi 002 Rack Up to 2 channels of input and output with Mbox For Pro Tools TDM sy...

Page 130: ...bility This version of Digidesign CoreAudio Driver can be used on Digidesign qualified Pro Tools sys tems running on Macintosh or it can be used as a stand alone driver on Digidesign qualified Macintosh systems that do not have Pro Tools installed Compatible Software For a list of CoreAudio Driver compatible soft ware refer to the Digidesign Web site www digidesign com compato Digidesign can only ...

Page 131: ...ign CoreAudio Manager Use Digidesign CoreAudio Manager to change the CoreAudio Buffer Size setting access the Hardware Setup dialog for your Digidesign hard ware and control volume and mute for the Core Audio driver Digidesign CoreAudio Manager also identifies your Digidesign hardware the supported number of Input and Output Chan nels and the number of attached clients appli cations Digidesign Cor...

Page 132: ... does not affect the H W Buffer Size settings in the Pro Tools Playback En gine dialog To configure Digidesign CoreAudio Hardware Buffer Size 1 Launch Digidesign CoreAudio Manager lo cated in Applications Digidesign 2 From the Buffer Size pop up menu select the desired CoreAudio buffer size in samples Gen erally smaller buffer sizes are preferable How ever if you experience any problems with perfo...

Page 133: ...l Outs 002 Only When using Digi 002 or Digi 002 Rack en able this option to mirror the main outputs through the digital outputs that are selected in the HW Setup panel Connect Button The Connect button is available when the Digi design CoreAudio Manager is launched and can not connect with the Digidesign hardware such as when Pro Tools is launched and the hardware is disconnected or disabled Befor...

Page 134: ...n configure the CoreAudio Buffer Size setting and input and output channels from within the application Apple Sound Preferences To configure the Apple Sound Preferences 1 Launch System Preferences Apple menu System Preferences 2 Click Sound 3 Click the Output tab and select Digidesign HW as the device for sound output 4 Click the Input tab and select Digidesign HW as the device for sound input 5 Q...

Page 135: ...m Settings Default Input pop up menu select Digidesign HW 4 From the System Settings Default Output pop up menu select Digidesign HW Leave System Output and Selected Audio Device set to Built in audio controller The Digidesign CoreAudio Driver cannot be used for system sounds ...

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Page 137: ...evices 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 currently defined in struments are displayed in the Instrument Name list on the left side of the window A de tailed view of MIDI parameters is shown in the Proper...

Page 138: ... the new de vice from the corresponding pop up menus If the Manufacturer and Model pop up menus do not provide a name for your particular device choose None 5 From the Input pop up menu choose the in put port on your MIDI interface that is con nected to the MIDI Out of your instrument 6 From the Output pop up menu choose the output port on your MIDI interface that is con nected to the MIDI In of y...

Page 139: ...ld Receive Channels The Receive Channels grid sets the receive chan nels for the MIDI device specified in the Instru ment Name field Patch Name Support Pro Tools supports XML Extensible Markup Language for storing and importing patch names for you external MIDI devices Pro Tools installs MIDI patch name files midnam for the factory default patch names of many common MIDI devices These files reside...

Page 140: ...d 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 the Clear but ton and click Done Patch Select dialog Patch Select dialog with patch names Change button MIDI patch name files midn...

Page 141: ...ur MIDI studio in AMS 1 Launch Audio MIDI Setup located in Applica tions Utilities or In Pro Tools choose Setups Edit MIDI Studio Setup 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 A new ext...

Page 142: ... 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 AMS refers to one or more files with the suf fix middev in the dir...

Page 143: ... 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 144: ...ton 4 In the Patch Select dialog click the Change button 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 been ...

Page 145: ...two sections with the first page showing Input Channels 1 4 the second page showing Input channels 5 8 and the Master Faders Effect Returns and Outputs The two sections share the four send busses A D the main stereo bus L R and the ADAT Optical output bus ADAT 1 8 This signal flow diagram is not a detailed circuit diagram or wiring schematic It is in tended to provide an overview of the mixer func...

Page 146: ...RE FADER SEND CHANNEL FADER PRE FADER SEND PAN POST FADER SEND PAN POST FADER SEND PAN POST FADER SEND PAN POST FADER SEND MIC IN LINE INSTR IN MIC IN LINE INSTR IN PHANTOM POWER MIC IN LINE INSTR IN MIC IN LINE INSTR IN PHANTOM POWER MUTE POST FADER SOLO MUTES OTHER NON SOLOED CHANNELS MUTE MUTE MUTE TO OUTPUT 7 TO REVERB TO DELAY DIGIDESIGN DIGI 002 STAND ALONE MODE BLOCK DIAGRAM TO OUTPUT 8 TO ...

Page 147: ...EADPHONE L TO HEADPHONE R TO MONITOR L TO MONITOR R R L EQ EQ EQ EQ CHANNEL FADER PRE FADER SEND CHANNEL FADER PRE FADER SEND CHANNEL FADER PRE FADER SEND CHANNEL FADER PRE FADER SEND PAN POST FADER SEND PAN POST FADER SEND PAN POST FADER SEND PAN POST FADER SEND PAN DELAY LINE IN LINE IN LINE IN LINE IN 4 10 4 10 4 10 4 10 MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE SEND ALT SRC IN L S PDIF IN L R ALT SRC IN R MUTE...

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Page 149: ...ts 75 76 86 90 B Bounce to Disk command 94 C channel controls channel select switch 34 faders 34 mute switch 34 record ready switch 35 rotary encoders 35 scribble strip 35 solo switch 34 channel select switch 34 103 channel strip controls Mute 90 Pan 90 Solo 90 Volume 90 Channel View 33 38 channels naming 103 click 72 Click plug in Accented parameter 72 Unaccented parameter 72 Clock Source 17 28 c...

Page 150: ...ber 88 Pencil 88 Scrubber 88 Selector 88 Smart Tool 88 Trimmer 88 Zoomer 88 Edit window 70 editing 87 editing regions 88 EQ 38 in Channel View 38 104 in Stand alone mode 96 97 external effects devices 63 64 F fade files 69 Fader Flip 36 faders 34 FAT32 18 FireWire 55 connecting devices 55 connection status 49 footswitch 56 G gain adjusting for Mic Line inputs 81 Grabber tool 88 Grid mode 87 H hard...

Page 151: ...ting 62 MIDI editing 87 monitoring 86 MIDI click 72 MIDI connections 67 MIDI controls 72 74 MIDI devices connecting 67 MIDI Regions List 76 MIDI tracks 75 76 recording with footswitch 87 mix automation 93 Mix window 70 90 mixdown and connecting a recorder 66 mixing 90 modes Counter mode 45 Display mode 44 Flip mode 36 Pro Tools mode 31 Stand alone mode 31 Standby 31 Status Mode 44 modifier keys 43...

Page 152: ...tracks 83 MIDI 85 MIDI tracks with footswitch 87 monitoring latency 84 to ADAT tracks 83 regions 76 arranging 89 creating 76 editing 88 trimming 88 returns 91 creating 91 Reverb 109 rotary encoders 35 rulers 71 S Sample Rate 16 27 sample rate 51 in Stand alone mode 96 scribble strip 35 Scrubber tool 88 Selector tool 88 sends 76 91 97 assigning 91 in Stand alone mode 96 108 sends to external effect...

Page 153: ...s 74 transport controls 40 Transport window 70 74 Trimmer tool 88 V views Channel View 33 38 45 104 Console View 33 37 44 101 Home View 33 100 Master Fader View 101 Volume fader 90 W WaveDriver 12 Windows required System settings 8 System Standby 9 windows 70 Edit window 70 Mix window 70 90 Transport window 70 74 Windows System Standby 9 Windows XP maintenance 19 Word Clock 99 Workspace 70 Z zoom ...

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