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Euphonix System 5 Hybrid Pilot Operation Manual

Console/Workstation Operations

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Figure 2-4

Euphonix Preferences pane

To install required EuCon HUI components to control Pro Tools:

1.

Launch Pro Tools.

2.

Choose

Peripherals

from the Operations menu.

The Peripherals dialog opens.

3.

Click the

MIDI Controllers

tab.

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Summary of Contents for PC 254H

Page 1: ... Software Version Internal v7 385 Part Number 840 10067 01 Release Date June 2007 Euphonix Inc 220 Portage Ave Palo Alto California 94306 Phone 650 855 0400 Fax 650 855 0410 Web http www euphonix com e mail info euphonix com Euphonix System EUCON HYBRID PILOT COMPUTER PC 254h ...

Page 2: ...uage in any form by any means without written permission from Euphonix Inc Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can ra...

Page 3: ... s instructions 8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third groundingprong Thewiderbladeorthethirdprongareprovidedforyour...

Page 4: ...ly cord shall remain readily operable 19 This unit is provided with a power supply cord set suitable for 120V AC input only for U S A and Canada For other than U S A and Canada a qualified person must provide for use with this unit an appropriate approved power supply cord set which is in compliance with the end use country requirements and has a minimum cross sectional area of 1 0mm2 20 For units...

Page 5: ...uration 9 1 4 2 EuCon Software Installation 9 Chapter 2 Console Workstation Operations 11 2 1 System 5 PC Startup 11 2 2 Hybrid Operations 11 2 2 1 Assigning Workstations and Tracks 11 2 3 Application Sets 12 2 4 Steinberg Nuendo 12 2 4 1 Configuration 12 2 5 Merging Technologies Pyramix 14 2 5 1 Configuration 14 2 5 2 Plugin Integration 17 2 6 HUI Applications 18 2 6 1 Digidesign Pro Tools 18 2 7...

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Page 7: ...functionality enables DAW control and editing directly from the console surface Tracks from different DAWs co exist on the surface alongside tracks from reg ular System 5 sources enabling simultaneous use of many different sources and total control of the studio from the console 1 2 System 5 PC Software Before proceeding make sure your components are up to date System 5 software must be version 3 ...

Page 8: ...KVM keyboard video mouse switch with an RJ 45 port such as the Gefen eX Tend It series To implement this functionality 1 Connect the video outputs of your workstations to the KVM inputs 2 Connect the KVM video output to your main display 3 Connect the Ontrack ADU 200 s USB plug to one of the Hybrid Pilot s rear panel USB ports 4 Connect a shielded RJ 45 Ethernet cable from the Ontrack s RJ 45 port...

Page 9: ...ch as a studio facility LAN or the Internet connect the WAN port on the router to your studio s network switch or to your cable DSL modem The DHCP server in the included router hands out IP addresses to the devices connected to its LAN ports the Hybrid Pilot and your workstation s This allows easy plug and play network configuration For this reason the router must be turned on before the Hybrid an...

Page 10: ...e EuCon adapter for Nuendo and VST plugin layouts for Nuendo options b For Pyramix select only the EuCon adapter for Pyramix option c For all other DAWs do not change the currently selected options 5 Click Next to continue 6 Select locations for application shortcuts in the Start menu The default is a EuCon folder in the Start menu with shortcuts to the EuCon applications 7 Click Next to continue ...

Page 11: ...ce These tracks are as easily assignable as any other input output source It also enables application sets a set of SmartSwitches with customized functionality for each DAW 2 2 1 Assigning Workstations and Tracks 1 On the CM401 center module s main panel press the EuCon button upper left The panel shows the Setup and Smrt options at the bottom 2 Press the Setup button The panel displays all workst...

Page 12: ... tracks coming from the DAW to which the Hybrid is connected The Hybrid is specifically communicating with that workstation and cannot affect settings on tracks from another DAW For example to use Soft Keys with a Nuendo track the Hybrid must be connected to the Nuendo workstation 2 4 Steinberg Nuendo Nuendo is a powerful DAW that can handle as many tracks and effects as your work station s CPU ca...

Page 13: ...o EuCon Adapter optional in Windows installer installs by default with the Mac installer 3 Select EuCon from the drop down list The EuCon device is added MIDI Tracks Nuendo MIDI tracks are supported on the surface The Insert Dyn Pan Insert and Mix Knobsets can be used with Nuendo MIDI tracks The Insert Knobset has only four insert slots audio channels have eight Insert MIDI plugins can be modified...

Page 14: ...spector or extended mixer channel strip 2 5 Merging Technologies Pyramix Pyramix is a DAW solution comprised of Dedicated DSP cards perform real time mixing and editing i e edit copy a clip while playing a project Pyramix Virtual Studio software optimizes the DAW environment to your workflow Pyramix has flexible monitoring recording signal routing and processing capabilities and supports unlimited...

Page 15: ...first bank of soft keys Show Settings Opens the Pyramix Settings dialog box alternatively choose All Settings from the Settings menu in Pyramix Virtual Studio 3 Click Show Settings A dialog appears showing a list of the various types of adjustable settings on the left side Figure 2 1 Pyramix Settings ...

Page 16: ...eviously installed 5 Click the Add button The Controller Properties dialog opens Figure 2 2 Controller Properties dialog 6 Type the desired Hybrid name in the Name field i e Hybrid in Studio 2 7 Select the Enable checkbox 8 Choose OASIS from the Driver drop down selection box 9 Click the Properties button next to the Driver selection box The OASIS Configuration Properties dialog opens Figure 2 3 O...

Page 17: ...troller Properties dialog and press OK on the General Settings dialog 12 Close Pyramix reboot the workstations and then open Pyramix Virtual Studio Pyramix will not connect to the Hybrid properly without rebooting the work station 2 5 2 Plugin Integration The Hybrid can control Pyramix plugins using the CM408 knobsets Euphonix supports most Pyramix plugins and continues to add others Pyramix plugi...

Page 18: ...le Pro Tools systems HUI commands are sent received via high speed Ethernet rather than MIDI cables an improvement over the original HUI hardware s design Installation Mac OS X users must first install the EuCon Workstation installer Since HUI and Mackie Control Universal use MIDI to communicate they require allocation of MIDI ports by OSX The OSX EuCon software creates a virtual MIDI driver with ...

Page 19: ...le Workstation Operations 19 Figure 2 4 Euphonix Preferences pane To install required EuCon HUI components to control Pro Tools 1 Launch Pro Tools 2 Choose Peripherals from the Operations menu The Peripherals dialog opens 3 Click the MIDI Controllers tab ...

Page 20: ...ve the input and output MIDI ports set for Pro Tools in the Euphonix Preferences Pane see Figure 2 4 Click on the Receive From and Send To drop down menus hover over Predefined then select from the Euphonix MIDI ports For example if you set Pro Tools to use MIDI ports 9 12 your first HUI con troller s receive and transmit ports should be set to EphMIDIEP9 Figure 2 6 Excerpt from Pro Tools MIDI men...

Page 21: ...he CM401 Soft Keys press DSP Assign top left The DSP Assign Soft Key flashes The left most four Soft Knobs emulated HUI V Pots are now selectors for the first four plugins on your channel 3 Turn one of the knobs to cycle through plugin choices shown on the Soft Knob key and TFT screen 4 Press the bottom Soft Key next to that knob to confirm the selection 5 Repeat with the other three knobs to set ...

Page 22: ... Keys section to toggle the plugin between bypass and insert These changes are reflected in the Pro Tools Inserts view for each track When first instantiating a plugin on a channel that plugin s window pops up in Pro Tools Subsequent plugin editing may not automatically open the plugin window If the plugin window is not opening when the plugin is being edited press the Show Plugin Soft Key in Soft...

Page 23: ...r around the track name in the Edit and Mix windows 2 To display parameters on the CM408 channel strips press the Insert On button adjacent to knob 7 3 Quickly double press the Insert On button again to cycle through each Insert on the Pro Tools track 4 Use knobs 1 4 and On switches on the first four knobs for plugin parameter editing 5 Use the scroll knob to navigate to additional plugin paramete...

Page 24: ...nix Preferences pane Figure 2 4 set their Protocol to Mackie Control configured the MIDI ports they will use This information is required before each application can be configured 2 7 1 Final Cut Pro and Soundtrack Pro Configuring Final Cut Pro and Soundtrack Pro to operate with the Hybrid is very sim ple Since both are Apple applications their interfaces are similar and instructions may be combin...

Page 25: ...ions 4 Click the button The Add Control Surface dialog opens Figure 2 8 Add Control Surface dialog 5 Select Mackie Control from the Control Surface Type drop down menu 6 For the Input and Output Connection drop down menus select the MIDI send and receive ports These will be the same port so if Soundtrack Pro uses ports 5 8 the first con troller sends and receives on port 5 7 Click OK to close the ...

Page 26: ...mic preamp The DAD AX24 is a high end EuCon ized mic preamp from Digital Audio Denmark The AX24 s parameters can be controlled from the Hybrid surface including Mic Line switching Preamp Gain Phantom On Off Phase Mute Channel Delay and Mono Ste reo linking The AX24 must be connected to the workstation computer via USB link available from DAD To enable EuCon in the DADMan software 1 Open the DADMan...

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