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- Page 1 PRO TOOLS USER GUIDE & BATCH COMMAND SYSTEM MANUAL RAVEN Version 2.5.0 Updated 3/9/2015 - REV-B RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 1 ...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
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Page 3: Important Safety Notes Before You Start
9. Only use attachments/ accessories specified by the manufacturer. RAVEN M TI U SER M ANUAL 3 ... - Page 4 • If your RAVEN MTi has been dropped or damaged in any way. • When your RAVEN MTi exhibits a distinct change in performance. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 4 ...
- Page 5 It will take around 14 seconds to switch to the RGB source, just be patient and move on to DVI when the RGB source is selected. RAVEN M TI U SER M ANUAL 5 ...
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Page 6: Warranty Information
5) causes external to the products including, but not RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 6 ... - Page 7 V.A.T. and other associated taxes and charges for international service. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 7 ...
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Page 8: Maintenance And Care
The high gloss lacquer finish on RAVEN MTi’s side panels can be damaged by some cleaners. Use a gentle cleaning solution. Test in an inconspicuous area first. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 8 ... -
Page 9: Revitalizing The Raven Mti Glass
The Revitalizer Solution is not a product of Slate Media Technology. Please read the Revitalizer label for more information, precautions, and first aid instructions. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 9 ... - Page 10 RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 10 ...
- Page 11 Removing all of the product will leave the glass less smooth than desired. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 11 ...
- Page 12 Your RAVEN MTi is now back to its original slickness! RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 12 ...
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Page 13: Getting Started
Graphic response speed will vary depending on the capabilities of the computer’s graphics card. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 13 ... -
Page 14: Raven Mti Dimensions
If you are creating custom furniture for your RAVEN MTi, CAD drawings with precise dimensional information may be available on request. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 14 ... -
Page 15: Attaching Raven Mti To Its Stand
Align the provided top two arrows on the MTi stand with the top two holes on the MTi body. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 15 ... - Page 16 RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 16 ...
- Page 17 37˚ Angle: 40˚ Angle: RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 17 ...
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Page 18: Connecting Raven Mti To Your Computer
43˚ Angle: Connecting RAVEN MTi to your computer RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 18 ... - Page 19 In System Preferences, click Displays and select the RAVEN MTi as your main display. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 19 ...
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Page 20: Software Installation And Touch Calibration
Restart your computer for changes to take effect. To calibrate RAVEN MTi use the following procedure: RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 20 ... - Page 21 RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 21 ...
- Page 22 Then, launch the MultiTouchPlatform application and hit “Remove” and “Remove Composite” as displayed below. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 22 ...
- Page 23 Now calibrate each screen. Use the drop-down menu as displayed below on the MultiTouchPlatform application to select each display and hit “Calibration.” RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 23 ...
- Page 24 There will be four corners to calibrate. Once completed, hit “Ok.” Correct Touch Angle Incorrect Touch Angle RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 24 ...
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Page 25: Connecting Raven Mti To Pro Tools
Open Setup > Peripherals > Then go to the MIDI Controllers tab. Under the dropdown menu, select HUI control, Receive from VControl, Send to VControl. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 25 ... - Page 26 Meters will stay visible regardless on the RAVEN Internal Mixer. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 26 ...
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Page 27: Launching Raven Mti Software
Multi Touch software has been installed, as existing Multi Touch software will complicate the install process. In this RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 27 ... - Page 28 RAVEN MTi should not be used without confirmation of proper calibration. ● RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 28 ...
- Page 29 Then, launch the MultiTouchPlatform application and hit “Remove” and “Remove Composite” as displayed below. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 29 ...
- Page 30 Now calibrate each screen. Use the drop-down menu as displayed below on the MultiTouchPlatform application to select each display and hit “Calibration.” RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 30 ...
- Page 31 DUAL functionality. This again, only is to be used with two RAVEN’s. If using multiple displays that are not RAVEN’s, you should still use RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 31 ...
- Page 32 MultiTouchPlatform application and click, “Remove Composite" and “Restore” and then repeat the Dual Calibration process described below. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 32 ...
- Page 33 Now calibrate each screen. Use the drop-down menu as displayed below on the MultiTouchPlatform application to select each display and hit “Calibration.” RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 33 ...
- Page 34 Set the Left Display as your Mixer and Right Display as your Edit Window. To flip the displays, simply hit the “1-2/2-1” display RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 34 ...
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Page 35: Installing Raven Mti For Pro Tools
Click the “Mixing” tab Check the box next to: “Always Fill Channel Strips when Banking” RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 35 ... - Page 36 The shadow displayed when the track/group lists are being resized fits perfectly inside of the provided vertical red line. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 36 ...
- Page 37 Touch the SHOW RAVEN button in the lower left corner of the screen. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 37 ...
- Page 38 This warning should be selected to not show again, by checking the box below the warning that says “Don’t show this again.” RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 38 ...
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Page 39: Raven Mti Pro Tools Software Features
The RAVEN channel strip is where you find your controls such as faders, solos, mutes, pans, inserts and automation modes. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 39 ... - Page 40 Fine Faders: Tap the DB display window to put single channels into fine mode. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 40 ...
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Page 41: Automation Modes
Pressing the button above the INS button, the automation drop-down menu will appear. Select the desired mode, and the mode indicator will change. Icons RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 41 ... - Page 42 Tap an icon and a yellow box will appear around selected image. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 42 ...
- Page 43 To remove an icon, touch the blank icon box in the palette, and then touch the channel icon slot you wish to remove. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 43 ...
- Page 44 You can also Browse your own Icons from your “CUSTOM” tab on the icon palette. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 44 ...
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Page 45: Raven Toolbar
RAVEN Racks can be customized to show as many or few tools as you would like. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 45 ... - Page 46 Pressing cancel will keep the current RAVEN session running. (See section on Saving a RAVEN Session for further details.) RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 46 ...
- Page 47 This button alllows users to quickly Show/Hide any floating windows showing including their sends, automation window and even multiple plugins at once. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 47 ...
- Page 48 CLIP CLEAR: This button clears your clips, if needed. NAVPAD: RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 48 ...
- Page 49 Separate your fingers when using a two-finger gesture for proper performance. Floating NAVPAD Window: RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 49 ...
- Page 50 Big Counter: Displays the counter synced with the transport in Pro Tools. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 50 ...
- Page 51 Mixer 24 or 22 faders button and the Track and Group list will appear and disappear. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 51 ...
- Page 52 Pro Tools window. Users can even RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 52 ...
- Page 53 Raven Mixer. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 53 ...
- Page 54 This also works with adding to your “Floating Toolbar.” Drag any icon to your desired location in customize toolbar mode. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 54 ...
- Page 55 • Press Customize Toolbar button again to exit. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 55 ...
- Page 56 Batch Commands to a specific button you can get back to easily. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 56 ...
- Page 57 Nudge/Drop/Replace: These function exactly the same as in the Pro Tools Edit window. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 57 ...
- Page 58 • Using two fingers, press the trim and select buttons simultaneously. • The buttons will turn yellow. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 58 ...
- Page 59 Pressing the floating mixer button will engage the floating mixer that can be adjusted and moved anywhere on the screen. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 59 ...
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Page 60: Channel Mode
The mixer can be viewed as 8, 16, 24, or 32 channels. 24-channel mode: RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 60 ... - Page 61 • Like the RAVEN Mixer, the floating mixer can also be banked using finger swipes. Touch the fader faceplate and glide your one finger left and/or RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 61 ...
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Page 62: Raven Settings
Brings up the dialog window for renaming and saving the RAVEN session to a location. Load RAVEN Session: Loads a previously saved RAVEN session. (.ravlay file) RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 62 ... - Page 63 Open your user manual directly from your software and use two fingers to scroll through your manual to find the answer you’re looking for. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 63 ...
- Page 64 Mixer will filp to displaying your SENDS with faders. Adjust your desired send by track and by Rack A-E. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 64 ...
- Page 65 NAVPAD. Touch the text, “REGULAR” or “INVERSE” to toggle and select. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 65 ...
- Page 66 Pro Tools 10 to Pro Tools 11. CHECK FOR UPDATES Easily check to confirm your RAVEN software is up-to-date. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 66 ...
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Page 67: Saving A Pro Tools Session
Choose a folder you want to save the session to and give the folder a name. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 67 ... - Page 68 Press the Load RAVEN Session button. Locate your previously saved RAVEN Session folder and press open. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 68 ...
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Page 69: Restoring To Factory Default
Small controls on the edit window are not designed for a touchscreen. We recommend using a mouse to select small buttons and icons. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 69 ... -
Page 70: Working With Pro Tools Plugins
It is always acceptable to touch a rack space with a loaded plugin as well to quickly access desired plugins. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 70 ... - Page 71 Release finger to load selected plugin. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 71 ...
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Page 72: Controlling Plugins
Plugins can also be opened and closed by touching the plugin slot on the plugin list floating window. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 72 ... -
Page 73: Batch C Ommand S Ystem F Or P Ro T Ools 1 0/11
RAVEN users. The Batch Command System window contains multiple functions as explained below. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 73 ... - Page 74 Edit Window should be set to “Link Timeline and Edit Selection” and “Link Track and Edit Selection” modes. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 74 ...
- Page 75 Default EQ or Default Compressor will not function. Mix Window should be showing only Inserts and Sends at the top of screen. RAVEN M TI U SER M ANUAL 75 ...
- Page 76 QuickList: RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 76 ...
- Page 77 Clear All will completely eliminate all programmed information in the Batch Command menu associated with the selected button. This includes Name & Color. RAVEN M TI U SER M ANUAL 77 ...
- Page 78 LOAD button to place a QuickList item into the command line. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 78 ...
- Page 79 Now, from the QuickList “Music” tab, scroll down to “OPEN PITCH SHIFT & MODIFY SETTINGS (AudioSuite).” Hit the select button on the QuickList window RAVEN M TI U SER M ANUAL 79 ...
- Page 80 Batch Command Panel including Names, Programmings and Colors. PROGRAM YOUR OWN BATCH COMMAND: RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 80 ...
- Page 81 Additionally, you can Import Batch Commands you find on the forum or even Batch Commands other engineers in your studio have created. RAVEN M TI U SER M ANUAL 81 ...
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- Page 83 Selected Tracks, Create A New Strero Aux Track, copy the send to all selected tracks and then copy the Mix Level to the Send Level. RAVEN M TI U SER M ANUAL 83 ...
- Page 84 “Track Show/Hide.” Name the Memory Location and lastly, be sure to set the number to associate properly with the desired Window Configuration. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 84 ...
- Page 85 OPEN WINDOW CONFIG 2 (Configuration): Press CON FIG 2 to open window configuration number two & Memory Location OPEN WINDOW CONFIG 3 (Configuration): RAVEN M TI U SER M ANUAL 85 ...
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- Page 87 Press "MIDI To Audio” to automatically bounce and name the MIDI track to an Audio Track. Then Batch Commander will make the MIDI track inactive and hide the it entirely. RAVEN M TI U SER M ANUAL 87 ...
- Page 88 MIDI attempting to bounce. Order: RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 88 ...
- Page 89 MIDI note down to the next track pasting the notes according to the transients of the audio track above it. RAVEN M TI U SER M ANUAL 89 ...
- Page 90 On Layout 1, there are multiple New Track Types that can be clicked to create new tracks. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 90 ...
- Page 91 Located on Layout 2, users can find many AudioSuite Preset Renders including our custom created TELEPHONE EFFECT Batch Command. RAVEN M TI U SER M ANUAL 91 ...
- Page 92 KEY COMMAND: NUMPAD-“Second Marker To Paste To” KEY COMMAND: NUMPAD-. KEY COMMAND: COMMAND-V RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 92 ...
- Page 93 For More Advanced work, the Regions panel on Layout 2 fn the Music layout offers more options for consolidation, fading and exporting as well. RAVEN M TI U SER M ANUAL 93 ...
- Page 94 6. Select “SHOW AND HIDE COLOR PALETTE” from the General Tab in the RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 94 ...
- Page 95 “Search” tab within the Batch Command System programming menu to access the labelled “LE” verisons of these commands. RAVEN M TI U SER M ANUAL 95 ...
- Page 96 New Master Fader: Creates a master fader. Copy And Paste Name X4 or X8: RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 96 ...
- Page 97 On the Pro Tools Mix Window, select the tracks you want to change automation status for. Once selected, hit one of these Batch Commands to show only the RAVEN M TI U SER M ANUAL 97 ...
- Page 98 This Batch Command will toggle the MIDI Window on and off. CLIP GAIN: RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 98 ...
- Page 99 Select a piece of audio to increase or decrease the clip gain by 1dB in either direction. TRACK SIZE: Quickly increase or decrease the size of the selected track(s). EDIT MODES: RAVEN M TI U SER M ANUAL 99 ...
- Page 100 COMPING: RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 100 ...
- Page 101 Pro Tools session in the Edit Window. FIT SELECTED TRACKS TO WINDOW: RAVEN M TI U SER M ANUAL 101 ...
- Page 102 VIEW START/END: Instantly view the first or last track in the session. EDIT MODES: RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 102 ...
- Page 103 Pro Tools session in the Edit Window. FIT SELECTION TO WINDOW: This Batch Command will fit the selected audio to the Edit Window. RAVEN M TI U SER M ANUAL 103 ...
- Page 104 These Batch Commands are self-explanitory. Can be used on selections or for the cursor itself. AUDIOSUITE: RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 104 ...
- Page 105 These Batch Commands will automatically open the AudioSuite plugin that is displayed on the button for setting adjustment. AUDIOSUITE RENDERS: RAVEN M TI U SER M ANUAL 105 ...
- Page 106 Batch Command is used and the “Hide Floating Window” button is clicked a second time. TRACK STATUS: RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 106 ...
- Page 107 These Batch Commands will perform mouse-clicks to display a specific track type on both the Mix and Edit windows. RAVEN M TI U SER M ANUAL 107 ...
- Page 108 Dynamics in the Pro Tools Mixing Preferences as well as have selected Favorite Plugins from your list. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 108 ...
- Page 109 These Batch Commands will only add plugins to the Top Rack Insert A. Note: All Floating Windows must be hidden when performing this Batch Command. GREEN “… Native TO NEXT INSERT”: RAVEN M TI U SER M ANUAL 109 ...
- Page 110 Favorite Plugins and Default plugins and account for Native vs. DSP in the RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 110 ...
- Page 111 INSERTS A-E and F-J” Batch Command and again it will show the selected tracks remove the plugins from Inserts A-E or F-J and then restore the previous tracks displayed. PLUGIN OPTIONS: RAVEN M TI U SER M ANUAL 111 ...
- Page 112 Then RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 112 ...
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- Page 114 Activates a automation suspension for preview. PUNCH PREVIEW: Punches the suspended automation that was being previewed. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 114 ...
- Page 115 SAVE SETTINGS: SAVE AS and SAVE A COPY OF SESSION will save for Pro Tools. WINDOW CONFIGURATIONS: RAVEN M TI U SER M ANUAL 115 ...
- Page 116 Window Config 2/Mem Location 90, etc. GROUPS: SHOW GROUPS 1-6 or 8 will automatically show the pre-assigned group. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 116 ...
- Page 117 FLY HOOK (MARKERS 4-6-8): RAVEN M TI U SER M ANUAL 117 ...
- Page 118 Create one MIDI note and place it on the instrument track on RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 118 ...
- Page 119 IMPORTANT: The delay may need to be adjusted pending the size of the audio track you are performing the function on to allow for more time. MENU ITEMS: RAVEN M TI U SER M ANUAL 119 ...
- Page 120 These Basic functions have been included on Layout 4 for basic mobile functionality when using the Slate Remote application. RAVEN M TI P RO T OOLS U SER M ANUAL 120 ...