User manual SOUNDCRAFT MOTU DIGITA PREFORMER SETUP GUIDE

[. . . ] However, to understand the power of this system, it is important to separate the two mixing environments in your mind: the Digital Performer internal mixer, and the Spirit Digital 328 mixing console. The first part of this guide will explain how the Digital 328 can control fader and pan controls for the Digital Performer INTERNAL mixer. We will discuss how Digital Performer can control the Digital 328 in a later section. Please make sure that FreeMIDI 1. 41 or later is installed and activated on your Macintosh before proceeding. Spirit Digital 328 v2. 0 2 MIDI Setup Interface MIDI Out 2 328 MIDI In It is essential that 2-way MIDI communication occurs between the 328 and Digital Performer. Using standard MIDI cables, connect the 328 MIDI Out Port to a MIDI In Port on a compatible MIDI interface. [. . . ] To do this, enter the Snapshot Setup menu and toggle MIDI Recall to ON. Digital Performer Setup Guide 15 Automation Settings On The 328 First, set the MIDI Channel for Program Change data. Configure the MIDI Channel for the 328. < User Options > MIDI Channel: 1 NOTE: If Omni Mode is enabled, the 328 will respond to Program Changes on all MIDI Channels for Snapshot recall. The MIDI Channel setting has no effect on automation data. Next, to make use of automation facilities offered by the 328, MIDI DYNAUTO must be enabled in the AUTOMATION SETUP menu. MIDI DYNAUTO must be enabled for the 328 to transmit or respond to any automation data. <Automation Set> MIDI Dynauto: On Scroll down one page (with your DOWN Arrow) to the automation `Mode' page. Five automation modes are available on the 328: Read Only, Write Only, Read/Write, Update, and Controller. Each mode determines how the 328 will transmit/respond to automation data, and each has its own applications. Automation Modes On The 328 Read Only Mode <Automation Set> Mode: READ ONLY When the 328 is in Read Only mode, it only responds to automation data. This mode may be useful when a final automation performance has been completed in Digital Performer, 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. Spirit Digital 328 v2. 0 16 Write Only Mode <Automation Set> Mode: WRITE ONLY When the 328 is in Write Only mode, it only transmits automation data, and ignores any incoming automation data received at its MIDI IN port. This mode is useful for quickly recording several versions of an automation take into Digital Performer, where each previous pass is ignored by the 328. Each take can then later be previewed (in Read mode), and the preferred take kept as a performance. Read/Write Mode <Automation Set> Mode: READ/WRITE Read/Write mode is simply an amalgamation of Read Only mode and Write Only mode. In this mode, the 328 transmits automation data and responds to any automation data received at its MIDI IN port. Read/Write is the most commonly used automation mode ­ a single automation take can be recorded into a sequencer, then instantly previewed on playback. Update Mode <Automation Set> Mode: UPDATE This mode allows live changes to be made to any individual automation parameter within a previously recorded automation take. For example, say a complex automated mix has been recorded containing many automation parameters. This might be the 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 made on the 328, only that parameter enters Write mode, while all other parameters continue to be passed through the 328. This may seem a bit complex in theory, but in practice it is a very simple concept ­ Update mode essentially lets you punch-in parameter specific edits into an existing automation mix. Note: If you wish to update an automated fader movement, you should not attempt to `take over' a moving fader when you wish to punch-in your change ­ use the rotary encoder equivalent on the E-Strip. This is simply due to the motorized nature of the 328's faders ­ too much resistance may burn out the motors. Digital Performer Setup Guide 17 Note: Once an automatable 328 object 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 the mode is changed. Controller Mode <Automation Set> Mode: CONTROLLER The final automation mode is Controller mode. [. . . ] Ensure that the 328 Link cable is attached. Interface MIDI Out 1 328 MIDI Out 1 328 MIDI In 1 Interface MIDI Out 2 328 MIDI Out 2 328 MIDI In 2 Interface MIDI In 1 Interface MIDI In 2 328 Link Cable 2) When setting up FreeMIDI, make sure that each 328 is defined as a separate device on a separate MIDI port as shown on page 4. For control of Digital Performer's internal Mixing Board, set up the first 328 as shown on page 6, and set up the second 328 exactly the same. 4) In Digital Performer, configure one track for 328 #1, and another track for 328 #2. Record automation to both tracks simultaneously ­ the data from each console will be routed to the proper track. This concludes the section for Digital Performer control of 328 Automation. Spirit Digital 328 v2. 0 24 Using Digital Performer Custom Consoles Loading DP Custom Consoles 10 We have provided 6 Custom Consoles for the Digital Performer Environment, ranging from fader control to reverb and effects parameters. [. . . ]