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User Guide

Control Surface with Motorized Faders and 18 x 14 Audio Interface

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Page 1: ...User Guide Control Surface with Motorized Faders and 18 x 14 Audio Interface English ...

Page 2: ... más reciente edición Italiano Per accedere alla versione multi lingua di questo manuale si prega di fare riferimento al CD dei Driver oppure visitare la sezione Support del sito www m audio com http www m audio com per poter scaricare l ultima edizione disponibile 本マニュアルのマルチランゲージ版はドライバCD ROMに収録されていますまたM Audioのウエブサイト www m audio com のサポートセクションからダウンロードすることもできます日本語 2005 Avid Technology Inc All ri...

Page 3: ...up 16 Pro Tools Mode 16 How the ProjectMix I O Control Surface Works with Pro Tools 17 Cubase Mode 20 How the ProjectMix I O Control Surface Works with Cubase 20 Logic Mode 23 How the ProjectMix I O Control Surface Works with Logic 23 SONAR Mode 29 Live 5 Mode 32 Digital Performer Mode 34 Using MIDI Mode 38 Do I Need To Change the MIDI Settings 38 MIDI Learn 38 Reprogramming 38 Installing and Runn...

Page 4: ...e Cable External Power Supply M Audio FireWire Series CD ROM includes drivers documentation and control panel application Printed Quick Start Guide About ProjectMix I O The ProjectMix I O features a professional quality FireWire audio interface which is capable of 16 simultaneous inputs and 12 simultaneous outputs It offers eight mic inputs with high quality preamps and phantom power eight line in...

Page 5: ...he most current updates and ﬁxes supplied by Microsoft On the Mac the ProjectMix I O is supported under Mac OS X version 10 3 9 or later Earlier versions of Mac operating systems are not supported Windows Pentium 3 800MHz or higher may be higher for laptops 512 MB RAM Windows XP SP2 DirectX 9 0c or higher Available FireWire port or FireWire expansion card Mac OS Macintosh G3 800MHz or G4 733MHz hi...

Page 6: ...ProjectMix I O User Guide 5 Controls and Connectors Overview Controls and Connectors Overview ...

Page 7: ...des and more 8 Channel Rotary Encoder Knobs ASSIGNABLE ENCODERS The eight rotary encoder knobs 35 through 44 affect the selected parameter in the DAW software Typically they will be used to adjust pan position aux send levels and EQ though they can also be used to adjust speciﬁc parameters within plug ins and virtual instruments Any parameter adjustments made with these encoder knobs will be displ...

Page 8: ...utting the DAW into play mode while you re editing 29 Loop Button LOOP The LOOP button is normally mapped to the DAW application s Activate Deactivate Loop repeat mode function Refer to the Application Notes section describing your audio software for details 30 Nudge Buttons t NUDGE u These buttons are normally mapped to the DAW application s Nudge function Typically they are used to move selected...

Page 9: ...meters for the currently selected 8 channels after pressing the MTR button Refer to the Application Notes section describing your audio software for details 44 Aux 1 5 Buttons AUX 1 AUX 5 The AUX 1 AUX 5 buttons are normally mapped to a speciﬁc function within the DAW software Refer to the Application Notes section describing your audio software for details NOTE Holding down one of the AUX buttons...

Page 10: ...iver software is installed and the unit is connected to your computer s FireWire interface you can connect the rest of your gear to the ProjectMix I O Refer to the printed Quick Start Guide enclosed in the ProjectMix I O packaging for information about installing the driver software Pick the connection options from the list below that apply to the hardware in your studio Speakers Connect your main...

Page 11: ...page ADAT channels 1 8 will appear as audio streams 5 12 These assignments represent the ProjectMix I O functioning at 44 1kHz or 48kHz sample rate When you raise your sample rate above 48kHz the ADAT ports will switch to S MUX II mode In this mode the number of channels that can be routed through ADAT is cut in half only 4 channels can be input and output at a time When in S MUX II mode the ﬁrst ...

Page 12: ...routed to these outputs will appear on the corresponding return s meters For example tracks routed to ProjectMix I O LINE OUT 1 and 2 in your DAW software appear on the sw 1 2 rtn meters on this page tracks routed to ProjectMix I O S PDIF OUT will appear on the spdif rtn meters You may then route this incoming audio to a number of outputs including the four analog outputs as well as its internal a...

Page 13: ...output level of the aux bus and control the headphone outputs Analog Outputs The ﬁrst two columns in the output page are 1 2 out and 3 4 out which refer to the four 1 4 TRS outputs on the back of the ProjectMix I O The bal knobs at the top of these channels are used to adjust the left right balance default is center Below each bal knob is a pair of output volume controls By default the link button...

Page 14: ...nal Digital Inputs Muted Setting internal digital inputs muted This setting uses the ProjectMix I O internal crystal as the clock source and mutes the digital inputs This is useful if you have digital equipment continuously connected to a digital input on the ProjectMix I O In this type of setup if you switch to internal clock the external gear will no longer be synchronized with the ProjectMix I ...

Page 15: ...s settings This option is for PC users only A B Switch Function Settings a b switch function The following two radio buttons determine the function of the A B switch on the ProjectMix I O surface direct monitoring The A B switch will toggle the mute status of all the ProjectMix I O audio inputs on and off headphone out 1 A B Toggles the source of headphone output 1 between two selectable audio str...

Page 16: ...of the aux send bus Main Output Mute and Dim main output Clicking the mute button will completely mute the ProjectMix I O outputs Clicking the dim button will lower the ProjectMix I O output volume by 20dB This is useful for answering phone calls or having a short conversation allowing you to quickly bring the volume back to its previous level About Page The about page is for information purposes ...

Page 17: ...ciﬁc buttons while powering on the unit This is detailed in the sections to follow The ProjectMix I O will retain the last mode you used even if you turn the power off You only need to perform these power up procedures when you want to change the mode you re using Pro Tools Mode To enter Pro Tools mode Hold down the AUX 1 button while powering on the ProjectMix I O The mode will be conﬁrmed in the...

Page 18: ...uent moves of this new group master will cause all other untouched faders in the mix group to follow LCD Display The LCD will show different information depending on which operation buttons are pressed Level display When you press ALT and move a fader the level display shows the level in dB on LCD Numeric Pan position Displays numeric pan value when you press the ALT button and move the channel s ...

Page 19: ...ee a numeric value in the LCD Pan Buttons PAN The channel PAN buttons show the pan setting for the current 8 channels The 8 encoder knobs control the pan setting for each channel The LCD will show a graphic of the pan position Hold down the ALT button while adjusting pan to see a numeric value Plug In Button PLUG IN Pressing the PLUG IN button displays the ﬁrst four inserts of the selected channel...

Page 20: ...E u The LOCATE t u buttons move the transport to the previous or next assigned marker Hold down the t key for one second to go to the start of the session Hold down the u key for one second to go to the end of the session Set Button SET The SET button places a marker at the current point in the time line and opens the marker window so you can name the marker In and Out Buttons IN OUT Press the IN ...

Page 21: ...ProjectMix I O will now control Cubase Mac Setup With the Project Mix I O in Cubase mode launch the application and choose Device Setup from the Device menu Select the sign in the upper left corner of the Device Setup window Click on Mackie Control to display the Controller Setup window Choose Control for both the input and output MIDI ports Then select VST Audio Bay and set the Master ASIO Driver...

Page 22: ...channel Encoder 6 controls Low Mid EQ Freq of selected channel Encoder 7 controls Low Mid EQ Q bandwidth of selected channel Encoder 8 controls Low Mid EQ On Off of selected channel Page 2 Encoder 1 controls Hi Mid EQ Gain of selected channel Encoder 2 controls Hi Mid EQ Freq of selected channel Encoder 3 controls Hi Mid EQ Q bandwidth of selected channel Encoder 4 controls Hi Mid EQ Gain On Off o...

Page 23: ...rojectMix I O control surface You will be able to toggle the ProjectMix I O between MIDI mode and your selected DAW mode by simply pressing the MIDI button Lock Button LOCK The LOCK button disengages the transport buttons RWD FF STOP PLAY and REC It does not affect the jog wheel When LOCK is on the key will light solid red If you hold down the LOCK key for one second the light will blink red and y...

Page 24: ...the individual parameters of the selected channel Track Multi Channel view or Track Channel Strip view The parameters in Track Multi Channel view include Volume Pan Track Mode Track Input Track Output and Automation In Track Channel Strip view you get an overview of the most important track parameters Volume Pan Instrument Insert 1 Insert 2 Send 1 Level Send 2 Level and Send 3 Level Multi Channel ...

Page 25: ...the Send parameter Pressing any SEL button for one second conﬁrms the pre selected Send Destination and sets the other send parameters to their default Arrow up and down buttons p q switch to the next or previous Send slot Arrow left and right buttons t u switch to the next or previous Send parameter The selected parameter will be displayed brieﬂy in the upper LCD row When Flip mode is enabled the...

Page 26: ... Frequency parameter of even numbered EQs The value can be defaulted to 0 by pressing the SEL 5 button for one second Encoder knob 6 edits the Gain parameter of even numbered EQs The value can be defaulted to 0 by pressing the SEL 6 button for one second Encoder knob 7 edits the Q parameter of even numbered EQs The value can be defaulted to 0 by pressing the SEL 7 button for one second Encoder kno...

Page 27: ...rip X Position Moves the cursor left and right Y Position Moves the cursor up and down Multi Channel view for surround Shows only the angle control for each surround assigned channel This allows you to easily pan a channel in 360 degrees Plug In Button PLUG IN Plug In Assignment Modes Pressing the PLUG IN button toggles between Plug In Multi Channel and Plug In Channel Strip views Please note that...

Page 28: ...you to retrieve the value range in this case the range 0 to 1000 is assumed This can be inconvenient with switch controllers on the plug in since they can t be toggled using the encoder knobs In this case hold down the SHIFT button and turn the encoder knob to toggle the plug in switch DirectX supports automatable parameters since version 8 However it is not sufﬁcient to install this version the D...

Page 29: ...speed The transports cannot be locked when in Fast Encoder mode Loop Button LOOP Activates and deactivates Loop mode Nudge Buttons tNUDGEu Using NUDGE left and right buttons t u moves the selected audio object in the Arrange window one increment per the value set for PPQ resolution in the Transport window Locate Buttons tLOCATEu This button is inactive in Logic Set Button SET This button is inacti...

Page 30: ...1 Button Page 1 Encoder Knobs 1 8 control Aux Send level 1 on selected bank of channels 1 8 Page 2 Encoder Knob 1 controls FX 1 On Off on selected channel Encoder Knob 2 controls FX 1 Send level on selected channel Encoder Knob 3 controls FX 1 Pan on selected channel Encoder Knob 4 controls FX 1 Pre Post on selected channel Encoder Knob 5 controls FX 2 On Off on selected channel Encoder Knob 6 con...

Page 31: ... Press AUX 4 to insert a new audio track in the current project AUX 5 Button Pressing AUX 5 inserts a new MIDI track in the current project Pan Button PAN Page 1 Encoder Knobs 1 8 control Pan Left Right on channels 1 8 Page 2 Encoder Knob 1 controls Pan of selected channel Encoder Knob 2 controls FX 1 Pan of selected channel Encoder Knob 3 controls FX 2 Pan of selected channel Encoder Knob 4 contr...

Page 32: ...he section of this manual on MIDI Application Pressing the MIDI button again puts the ProjectMix I O back in to DAW Mode Lock Button LOCK The LOCK button disengages the transport buttons 20 24 It does not affect the jog wheel 19 Loop Button LOOP The LOOP button activates and deactivates Loop mode Nudge Buttons t NUDGE u The tNUDGE button is inactive in SONAR The NUDGEu button opens the event edito...

Page 33: ... mode AUX 1 Button Encoder Knob 1 controls FX Send A level on selected channel Encoder Knob 2 controls FX Send B level on selected channel Encoder Knob 3 controls FX Send C level on selected channel Encoder Knob 4 controls FX Send D level on selected channel Encoder Knob 5 controls FX Send E level on selected channel Encoder Knob 6 controls FX Send F level on selected channel Encoder Knob 7 contro...

Page 34: ...ttons 20 24 It does not affect the jog wheel 19 Loop Button LOOP The LOOP button activates and deactivates Loop mode Nudge Buttons t NUDGE u The tNUDGE button moves the transport to the beginning of the track HOME The NUDGEu button moves the transport to the end of the track END Locate Buttons t LOCATE u The LOCATE t u buttons move the transport to the previous or next assigned marker Set Button S...

Page 35: ...not fully supported Setup With the ProjectMix I O in Digital Performer mode open your Mac s Audio MIDI setup found under the Utilities menu Select the MIDI Devices tab Click on Add New Device and a new external device icon will appear Double click on this icon to open its Properties page Select Mackie from the drop down Manufacturers list and Mackie Control from the Model list Mackie Control will ...

Page 36: ... addition we have not included in this section control functions that are covered elsewhere in this manual such as Channel Faders Mute Solo Select Record and Transport buttons These controls operate in Digital Performer the same way as described earlier the section about the Pro Tools mode NOTE You may occasionally notice a delay of up to a full second after sending a command from the ProjectMix I...

Page 37: ...R The METER button activates the ProjectMix I O channel meters which show up as horizontal bar meters in the LCD display Meter Button MTR Press the FLIP button to switch the parameter assignment between the faders and the encoder knobs i e the parameter assigned to the encoder knob is now controlled by the fader and vice versa As the faders are touch sensitive and the encoder knobs are not assigni...

Page 38: ...gle through three different modes Scroll Mode ZOOM button LED not lit left right arrow buttons t u scroll the transport Zoom Mode ZOOM button LED lit left right arrow buttons t u zoom the display Nudge Mode ZOOM button LED blinking left right arrow buttons t u nudge selected part s Arrow Buttons t p u q The arrow buttons t p u q perform multiple functions depending on the mode selected as referenc...

Page 39: ... or knob on the ProjectMix I O to CC7 it will control volume on the receiving device So in order for you to use the ProjectMix I O as a MIDI control device you need to set the channel number and parameter number of each controller you want to use to match the parameter settings of the receiver You can choose to either adjust the settings of the receiving device so they match the ProjectMix I O or ...

Page 40: ...lation is complete you can launch the program by clicking Start M Audio FireWire Family ProjectMix Control Mac OS X 1 Insert the FireWire Series CD ROM into your computer s CD ROM drive 2 Double click the CD icon that appears on your computer s desktop A new window will open 3 Double click the Mac OS X Start Here icon contained in the new window The welcome screen shown below will appear 4 From th...

Page 41: ...Click OK and the settings will be loaded into the application The Interface The ProjectMix Control application is a simple window containing a graphic representation of the knobs buttons and faders on the ProjectMix I O As you move your mouse over these controls a balloon will appear showing you the current values assigned to the control You ll ﬁnd that every control on the ProjectMix I O has MIDI...

Page 42: ...andle the control surface These processors are running programs that can be updated just like updating software on your computer These programs called ﬁrmware will be updated from time to time in order to enhance the functionality of the ProjectMix I O The latest ﬁrmware versions for both the audio interface and control surface are included in every driver package including those on the CD ROM tha...

Page 43: ...ﬁrmware number that you wrote down above then you do not need to run the Updater If your ProjectMix I O has an older version than the number shown in the title bar then you can proceed with the update To initiate the update click the Update button and follow the on screen directions Once the ﬁrmware upload begins a bar will slowly ﬁll from the left to right indicating the progress of the upload On...

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Page 45: ...Maximum Input Level at Minimum Gain 14 dBu bal 11 8 dBV unbal SNR 100dB A weighted Dynamic Range 100dB A weighted THD N 0 00243 92 3dB 1 dBFS 1kHz Frequency Response 20Hz to 20kHz 0 1dB 48kHz Line Inputs A D Input Impedance 20k Ω bal 10k Ω unbal Maximum Input Level at Minimum Gain 10dBu bal 7 8dBV unbal Channel to Channel Crosstalk 110dB 1kHz SNR 104dB A weighted Dynamic Range 104dB A weighted THD...

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