User manual SOUNDCRAFT PROTOOLS SETUP GUIDE V2.0

[. . . ] We will be relying on the Peavey PC-1600 profile for communication between the 328 and the ProTools internal mixer. Please make sure that the Peavey PC-1600 profile is placed in the Controllers folder inside the DAE folder on your Macintosh before proceeding. Pro Tools Setup Guide 3 MIDI Setup Interface MIDI Out 2 328 MIDI In It is essential that 2-way MIDI communication occurs between the 328 and Pro Tools. Using standard MIDI cables, connect the 328 MIDI Out Port to your MIDI interface's MIDI In Port, and connect the 328's MIDI In Port to the interface's MIDI Out Port. 328 MIDI Out Interface MIDI In This 2-way communication configuration will allow full dynamic automation of the Digital 328, and it will allow control of the internal mixer within Pro Tools from the 328. OMS Setup Before launching Pro Tools, we must configure OMS to account for the 328. This guide will refer to OMS version 2. 3. 8. 1) Launch the OMS Application. 2) Under "Studio" select New Device 3) Configure the new device as described below: Set the Device ID to 0. Check "Is controller" and "Is multitimbral". Enable all receive channels Enable MIDI Timecode (MTC) and MIDI Machine Control (MMC) as indicated. 4 Spirit Digital 328 v2. 0 4) Hit OK ­ the Digital 328 device should now appear in your OMS Studio Setup as indicated here. Relating to the control of the internal mixer within Pro Tools, since we are emulating a pre-set Digidesign controller personality, a second "phantom" 328 must be created. [. . . ] LOC 2 moves backward through the Auxes, to Plug-In control, and back to Fader & Pan operation. 8) Pressing the Rewind and Fast Forward transport buttons `shift' fader banks 16 at-a-time to the right or left respectively. This Concludes the section for 328 control of the Pro Tools Mixer environment. The next section is the reverse: allowing Pro Tools to automate the Digital 328 Mixer with moving faders. Pro Tools Setup Guide 11 Digital 328 Automation The Digital 328 mixing console offers full dynamic automation via MIDI. This means that any encoder/fader movement, button press, or any other control surface setting can be recorded in real-time via MIDI to Pro Tools for playback at a later time. The 328 not only allows every control surface parameter to be automated, but also allows full automation of both Dynamic Processors and both FX Processors. This means that a fully automated mix can be integrated into a recording session, containing any fade-ins, mutes, or snapshot recalls that occur at certain points during a song. As automation data is recorded, any event may be isolated and edited from within the sequencer track, or new automation events can be created from within the sequencer itself. 5 Snapshot Automation The 328 also offers Snapshot automation: any Snapshot (or User Setup) can be recalled within an automation track. The following table indicates the Program Change required to recall each individual Snapshot and User Setup. Program Change 00 (00H) 01 (01H) --98 (62H) 99 (63H) 100 (64H) 101 (65H) --124 (7CH) 125 (7DH) Recalled Snapshot 001 Snapshot 002 --Snapshot 099 Snapshot 100 User Setup 01 User Setup 02 --User Setup 25 User Setup 26 So, to recall Snapshot #1, Program Change 0 should be sent to the 328. To recall Snapshot #69, Program Change 68 should be sent to the 328, and so on. Every individual Snapshot has a `MIDI Recall' selection that can be enabled/disabled. If `MIDI Recall' is turned `OFF' for a particular Snapshot, then it cannot be recalled via a Program Change command. Therefore, any Snapshot you wish to recall from within an automation track must have `MIDI Recall' turned `ON', else the Snapshot will not recall. When the Global `MIDI Recall' of Snapshots is switched to `ON', any Snapshot subsequently created will automatically have `MIDI Recall' switched to `ON'. To do this, enter the `Snapshot Setup' menu and toggle `MIDI Recall' to `ON'. 12 Spirit Digital 328 v2. 0 6 Digital 328 Automation Configuration Automation Settings On The 328 First, set the MIDI Channel for Snapshot recall. 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 had 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, that parameter only enters Write mode, while all other parameters continue to be passed through into 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: Due to the motorized nature of the 328's faders, if you wish to update an automated fader movement, you must not attempt to `take over' the moving fader when you wish to punch-in your change ­ always use the rotary encoder equivalent on the meter controls. 14 Spirit Digital 328 v2. 0 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. [. . . ] Use the 328 in this scenario as the centerpiece of your studio ­ mix synthesizers, live musicians, vocals, and Pro Tools tracks all from the same surface!Automate the Digital 328 from Pro Tools or control Pro Tools from the 328. ADAT Lightpipe I/O MIDI In & Out To Computer Pro Tools Setup Guide 21 Example Setup 328 Setup Recommended setup involves the Auxiliary Optical Output port on the 328. This will send signal in the following format: Mix L, Mix R, Aux 1-4, FX1, and FX 2 on tracks 1-8 respectively. < Aux Optical > Send Src:AUX/MIX Next, physically remove the Optical Out of one of your ADAT ports on the 328 (for example Bank B ­ 25-32), and connect this cable to the Auxiliary Optical Output port on the 328. 9 Effects "Rack" setup in Pro Tools 1) In Pro Tools, launch a session and add 1 monophonic Auxilliary Input. 2) Display this new Aux track in the Mixing Window in Pro Tools, and add TDM plug-ins as desired. * 22 Spirit Digital 328 v2. 0 3) In the Mix window in Pro Tools configure inputs and outputs. [. . . ]