Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) Control
Pro Tools
Before using the Genesys with a Pro Tools system, please ensure that
both systems are properly configured as outlined on page 169.
This involves:
•
Setting the IP addresses on Genesys and the DAW computer.
•
Connecting the network ethernet cabling.
•
Installing the ipMIDI driver.
Genesys Setup
u
Go to
Settings
/
Services
and make sure
Pro Tools
is selected at the
top of the screen as the
DAW Type
.
u
For
#1
, select the MIDI Port, then the console 8 block of faders on
which you wish these DAW tracks to appear.
NB:
The 8T faders are referred to in the pull-down list of options as
Master
.
u
Repeat for all the other available MIDI Ports and fader blocks on the
console.
NB:
This mapping must match that set in Pro Tools. The same MIDI Port
cannot be used more than once (including the one set for Midi Timecode).
The 8 block of faders can only be linked to a single MIDI Port and not
repeated.
u
Once set, click
OK.
Follow the on-screen instructions to re-launch the
software to apply the new changes.
Pro Tools Setup
u
After opening a session in Pro Tools, go to
Setup
/
Peripherals
/
MIDI Controllers
.
u
Using
Port #1
, configure as follows:
•
Type:
HUI
•
Receive From:
ipMIDI Port
x
•
Send To:
ipMIDI port
x
•
# Ch's
8
Set
ipMIDI port x
same as Genesys Setup MIDI Port #1 above
u
Ports
#1, #2
,
#3
and
#4
should be set in the same way, making sure
that the
Receive From
and
Send To
ipMIDI ports are both set to the
same MIDI Ports which were set in the Genesys Setup section above.
Pro Tools will only support 32 channels of DAW control (4 MIDI Ports).
The number of Channels should be set to
8
for all ports.
u
Click
OK
to apply the settings.
u
Once all the above has been set, pressing the
DAW
button will
establish communication between Genesys to Pro Tools, providing there is
already a session open in Pro Tools.
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