User Manual
HUI
S
LAVE
M
ODE
February
16,
2010
Xynergi Media Production Centre
Page 289
HUI Slave Mode
Introduction
HUI is a protocol invented by Mackie Corporation, which allows different audio systems to control each
other.
Many consoles and other devices now incorporate aspects of the HUI protocol, and Xynergi has
implemented the full specification as a slave, including the Universal Pro Extensions. This allows the
following functions to be controlled remotely:
Transport states including Jog and Shuttle
Jog Frames (i.e. the system can be jogged remotely)
Fader levels (bidirectional for motor control)
Mutes, Solos, Track Arms, Channel Selects (
note
: Channel Select will arm a track if the Arm or
ADR menu is current)
Channel names (the first 4 characters, to be displayed on the controller)
Buttons on the controller can be mapped to Dream II functions.
Setup
Install HUI device
Your HUI device will come with its own installer, cables and instructions. Follow these and make sure
the HUI device is working correctly.
INI File
The file C:\Program Files\Fairlight\FMC\FMC.ini must contain the line
HUI,
n
Where
n is the number of faders on the HUI device (default 8).
Just doing this will result in faders, mutes, pans, solos and selects from your HUI device working
correctly on the Xynergi system. That is to say, they will act and will also tally the changes.
MIDI Devices
For HUI to work, the Xynergi system must know which MIDI devices to expect. These are written into
the file HUISetup.txt, which is normally found here: C:\Program Files\Fairlight\FMC\Data.
Open the HUISetup.txt file. It already contains the necessary setup for three HUI devices: a Roland
Edirol interface, a MOTU Microlite 4-port MIDI interface, and a Tranzport controller (this is for wireless
control of basic functions only). If you want to make life easy for yourself, buy an Edirol or a MOTU
Microlite, and just enable it by removing the hashes (#) in front of the lines in HUISetup.
The following procedure assumes you have some other kind of HUI controller. Your task now is to find
out the names of its MIDI ports and write them into the HUISetup file, in the same way as the existing
entries. (If this sounds too complicated, get your Fairlight service provider to help – it’s a one-time setup
in most cases.)
First you’ll need to identify the MIDI devices attached to your system. Connect your HUI controller via
MIDI or USB. To see a list of the MIDI devices seen by Dream II, we’ll use our debugging program,
MSAT. Start MSAT before starting FMC (the Mixer program). If Dream II is already running, stop FMC as
follows:
