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Spirit Digital 328 v2.0

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This section deals with settings and proceedures for the final steps in the Pro
Tools/328 marriage – total dynamic automation of the Digital 328.

1)

 

In Pro Tools, add one new MIDI Track.

Automating the Digital 328 with Pro Tools

Automating the Digital 328 with Pro Tools

Automating the Digital 328 with Pro Tools

Automating the Digital 328 with Pro Tools

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Pro Tools MIDI Settings

Pro Tools MIDI Settings

Pro Tools MIDI Settings

Pro Tools MIDI Settings

2)

 

Under the MIDI Menu in Pro
Tools 5.0, disable MIDI Thru.

Leaving this item checked while
operating the 328 automation,

will result in a MIDI feedback
loop.

3)

 

In the Mix window in Pro Tools, locate

the new MIDI track and route its
output to the Digital 328, channel 1

(the “real” 328 – not the “phantom”
device).

Summary of Contents for Pto Tools Digital 328

Page 1: ...Setup Guide Setup Guide Setup Guide Setup Guide V 2 0 Revised 13 12 00 ...

Page 2: ... 328 Settings 8 5 5 5 5 Digital 328 Automation 11 6 6 6 6 Digital 328 Automation Configuration 12 7 7 7 7 Automating the Digital 328 With Pro Tools 15 8 8 8 8 Digidesign Audio Interfaces 18 9 9 9 9 Example Setup 21 Pro Tools and the Digital 328 Pro Tools and the Digital 328 Pro Tools and the Digital 328 Pro Tools and the Digital 328 ...

Page 3: ...Spirit Digital 328 v2 0 2 2 2 2 ...

Page 4: ...erstand the power of this system it is important to separate the two mixing environments in your mind the Pro Tools internal mixer and the Spirit Digital 328 mixing console The first part of this guide will explain how to allow the Digital 328 to control the Pro Tools INTERNAL mixer We will discuss how Pro Tools can control the Digital 328 in a later section In order to integrate the Digital 328 i...

Page 5: ...IDI interface s MIDI In Port and connect the 328 s MIDI In Port to the interface s MIDI Out Port Interface MIDI Out 328 MIDI In 328 MIDI Out Interface MIDI In This 2 way communication configuration will allow full dynamic automation of the Digital 328 and it will allow control of the internal mixer within Pro Tools from the 328 OMS Setup OMS Setup OMS Setup OMS Setup Set the Device ID to 0 1 Launc...

Page 6: ...to emulate another controller surface thus gaining access to 16 more controls in Pro Tools 1 Select NEW DEVICE as in step 2 above 2 Configure the new device as shown 4 Hit OK the Digital 328 device should now appear in your OMS Studio Setup as indicated here Do not check any boxes Make sure channel 1 is enabled under Receive Channels Configuring the phantom device Configuring the phantom device Co...

Page 7: ...Spirit Digital 328 v2 0 6 6 6 6 3 Hit OK the OMS Studio setup will show your new device The OMS Setup is now complete Quit OMS and launch Pro Tools to continue setup ...

Page 8: ...configuration 3 3 In the Input Devices window select Digital 328 as an input device Enabling Inputs for Pro Tools 5 0 or later Enabling Inputs for Pro Tools 5 0 or later Enabling Inputs for Pro Tools 5 0 or later Enabling Inputs for Pro Tools 5 0 or later 1 Launch Pro Tools and either open an existing file or create a new one If you choose to create a new file add a few MIDI tracks to enable the M...

Page 9: ...Receive from MIDI channels 15 and 16 respectively Send the output of the first device to Digital 328 channel 15 The output of the second device goes to our phantom unit in OMS MIDI Machine Control MIDI Machine Control MIDI Machine Control MIDI Machine Control 3 Set device ID to 127 all A word about Pro Tools OMS and MMC Pro Tools will respond to PLAY STOP and RECORD commands without fault However ...

Page 10: ...15 8 15 8 24 15 16 9 16 1 25 16 9 10 16 2 26 16 10 11 16 3 27 16 11 12 16 4 28 16 12 13 16 5 29 16 13 14 16 6 30 16 14 15 16 7 31 16 15 16 16 8 32 16 16 4 When the settings are entered correctly press ENTER the 328 will prompt you to store the settings as a MIDI CONTROLLER PRESET 5 Select an empty location and press ENTER again to store the new preset The standard naming dialogue will appear Name ...

Page 11: ...b 2 Shift Key OFF all the way up Record F 2 MIDI Channel 15 Frame Rate 30 With these settings pressing LOC 1 moves forward between Fader Pan control Plugin control Fader and Aux 1 send Fader and Aux 2 send Fader and Aux 3 send Fader and Aux 4 send Fader and Aux 5 send and back again LOC 2 moves backward between these settings Rewind and Fast Forward buttons become bank shift controls Pressing Fast...

Page 12: ...be the active Plug In ready for control Display other Plug Ins to make them respond to 328 control 7 Subsequent LOC 1 presses toggle through AUX Sends 1 2 3 4 and 5 in that order LOC 2 moves backward through the Auxes to Plug In control and back to Fader Pan operation 8 Pressing the Rewind and Fast Forward transport buttons shift fader banks 16 at a time to the right or left respectively This Conc...

Page 13: ...ll each individual Snapshot and User Setup Program Program Program Program Change Change Change Change Recalled Recalled Recalled Recalled 00 00H Snapshot 001 01 01H Snapshot 002 98 62H Snapshot 099 99 63H Snapshot 100 100 64H User Setup 01 101 65H User Setup 02 124 7CH User Setup 25 125 7DH User Setup 26 So to recall Snapshot 1 Program Change 0 should be sent to the 328 To recall Snapshot 69 Prog...

Page 14: ... The 328 does not transmit any automation data in Read Only Mode This mode may be useful when a final automation performance has been completed in Pro Tools and no more automation data is to be recorded In this case the desk could be set to Read Only as a safe mode to ensure that no further automation data is recorded over the final automation performance Automation Set Automation Set Automation S...

Page 15: ...e perfect mix if it weren t for an inaccurate FX2 fade out just before the end of the track Update mode could be used here to punch in a new FX2 fade out at the desired point while preserving all other automation data Essentially Update mode is identical to Read mode only that the automation data received by the 328 is re transmitted back to the sequencer However the moment a parameter change is m...

Page 16: ...t has been adjusted in Update mode it will not enter Read mode again until READ ONLY or READ WRITE is selected in the 328 Automation Setup menu This means that the newly adjusted parameter will continue to be overwritten until recording is stopped or the mode is changed ...

Page 17: ... Pro Tools Automating the Digital 328 with Pro Tools Automating the Digital 328 with Pro Tools 7 Pro Tools MIDI Settings Pro Tools MIDI Settings Pro Tools MIDI Settings Pro Tools MIDI Settings 2 Under the MIDI Menu in Pro Tools 5 0 disable MIDI Thru Leaving this item checked while operating the 328 automation will result in a MIDI feedback loop 3 In the Mix window in Pro Tools locate the new MIDI ...

Page 18: ...ools level meter when faders are being recorded check the MIDI Cable returning to the 328 Once your pass has been recorded you may want to edit it within Pro Tools If you have Pro Tools 5 0 or later editing takes place as follows If you have Pro Tools 4 3 or earlier please continue to read this section as the proceedure is similar for your version 1 Go to the Edit window in Pro Tools and locate th...

Page 19: ...indow click Add Remove Controller This does not affect Pro Tools performance it simply tells Pro Tools how to display the data 4 Choose the Controllers that are to be displayed You may want to come back to this window often to filter conflicting data It is always easier to edit one parameter at a time Refer to the MIDI Specification included in the Digital 328 v2 0 manual ...

Page 20: ...ers 32 tracks of recording a control surface for all channels in Pro Tools a 32 channel hardware mixing surface and routing capabilities For example a signal can be brought in through the 328 s Mic pre routed to tracks inside Pro Tools post EQ then routed back out of Pro Tools to a completely different output on the 888 all while being simultaneously routed through the Lexicon processors in the 32...

Page 21: ...con effects and all of the routing capabilities explained above with the exception of the additional output from the 888 itself Connect the system as follows Connect BNC and ADAT Optical cables as shown Set the 328 Clock Source Select menu to External SClock Using the Digidesign ADAT Using the Digidesign ADAT Using the Digidesign ADAT Using the Digidesign ADAT Bridge Bridge Bridge BridgeTM TM TM T...

Page 22: ...iscussed in Section 2 In the Digi 001 Control Panel set the clock source to External ADAT Use the 328 in this scenario as the centerpiece of your studio mix synthesizers live musicians vocals and Pro Tools tracks all from the same surface Automate the Digital 328 from Pro Tools or control Pro Tools from the 328 Using DIGI 001 Using DIGI 001 Using DIGI 001 Using DIGI 001 ADAT Lightpipe I O To Compu...

Page 23: ... ports on the 328 for example Bank B 25 32 and connect this cable to the Auxiliary Optical Output port on the 328 1 In Pro Tools launch a session and add 1 monophonic Auxilliary Input 2 Display this new Aux track in the Mixing Window in Pro Tools and add TDM plug ins as desired Example Setup Example Setup Example Setup Example Setup 9 Effects Rack setup in Pro Tools Effects Rack setup in Pro Tools...

Page 24: ... Mix window in Pro Tools configure inputs and outputs For this example setup choose Inputs as ADAT 2 Input 3 Aux 1 send on the 328 4 Repeat this procedure for the Outputs sending the output back into channels 31 32 on the 328 ADAT 2 output 7 8 ...

Page 25: ...ia the Auxiliary Optical Output port and arrive in Pro Tools at the Auxiliary channel created in Step 1 above Signal level should be indicated in Pro Tools and the effected signal will appear back at the 328 on channels 31 32 Spirit by Soundcraft Harman International Industries Ltd Cranborne House Cranborne Road Potters Bar Herts EN6 3JN England Tel 44 0 1707 665000 Fax 44 0 1707 665461 web http w...

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