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  • Page 1 Palo Alto, CA 94304 USA tel: 650·842·7900 fax: 650·842·7999 Technical Support (USA) 650·842·6699 650·856·4275 Product Information (USA) 650·842·6602 800·333·2137 Fax on Demand (USA) 1·888·USE·DIGI (873·3444) International Offices Visit the Digidesign Web site for contact information. World Wide Web www.digidesign.com Digidesign FTP Site ftp.digidesign.com...
  • Page 2 This equipment has been tested to comply with the limits for a PN 932708328-00 REV A 01/01 Class A digital device. Changes or modifications to this product not authorized by Focusrite or Digidesign, Inc., could void the Certification and negate your authority to operate the product. Communications & Safety Regulation Information...
  • Page 3 IMPORTANT: Do not install Control 24 anywhere or in any way that blocks free air flow at any time around the heatsink and back panel of the unit. SPECIAL WARNINGS REGARDING TEMPERATURE Important Safety Instructions When using electric or electronic equipment, basic precautions...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    About Control 24 and Ethernet Performance ........
  • Page 6 Control 24 Back Panel ........
  • Page 7 Some Control 24 Terms ........
  • Page 8 Shuttle Mode Shortcuts........... 88 viii Control 24 Reference Guide...
  • Page 9 General Control 24 Techniques........
  • Page 10 ..............129 Control 24 Reference Guide...

  • Page 11: Part I: Introduction To Control 24

    Part I: Introduction to Control 24...

  • Page 13: Chapter 1. Introduction To Control 24

    Chapter 1: Introduction to Control 24 Control 24 is a dedicated control surface for re- Rotary data encoders and motorized faders on cording, mixing and editing with your TDM- 24 channel strips facilitate navigation through equipped Pro Tools system. A collaboration be-...

  • Page 14: What Is Control 24

    With Control 24, you can route and manipulate the audio flow within Pro Tools, in the same way you would use an analog mixing console with a tape machine. Like the on-screen mixing console in the Mix window of Pro Tools, no audio actually passes through its channels.
  • Page 15 Pro Tools or other exter- nal destinations. In addition to controlling the audio outputs from your Pro Tools audio interface, Control 24 is an an- alog “front end” to your Pro Tools system. The 16 mic and line preamps—plus two DI instrument in- puts—included in Control 24 will accept virtually any audio signal.
  • Page 16 In the past few years, Pro Tools has brought A Pro Tools Controller equally revolutionary levels of complexity to au- The strength of Control 24 is its power as a con- dio mix automation. Precise, recordable control troller. The MIDI keyboard attached to a digital...
  • Page 17 Tactile Responsiveness Versatility Hands-on, touch-sensitive accessibility to these Another unique strength of Control 24 is its on-screen buttons and sliders becomes increas- seamless, intelligent integration of audio with ingly useful as the automation becomes more MIDI. Almost every type of function described sophisticated.

  • Page 18: Included With Control 24

    • Registration card Audio Cables for Control 24 System Requirements Monitoring To use Control 24 with a Pro Tools system, you You will need up to seven standard 25-pin D- need: Sub wiring harnesses to access the entire array of •...

  • Page 19: How To Use This Manual

    Part II describes all of the analog inputs and out- tions as explained in the Pro Tools Reference puts of Control 24: Guide. • Chapter 4, “Mic Preamps and Control 24 Out- This guide also assumes a basic understanding puts” of traditional recording and mixing consoles •...
  • Page 20 Control 24 features a SHORTCUTS section that provides the following modifier-key equiva- lents: Control 24 SHORTCUT Modifier SHIFT/ADD Shift OPT(ALT)/ALL Option (CTL) Command CTL/CLUTCH Control The following symbols are used to highlight im- portant information: User Tips are helpful hints for getting the most out of Control 24.

  • Page 21: Chapter 2. Installing Control 24

    Chapter 2: Installing Control 24 This chapter covers installation and setup of To avoid damage to Control 24, never set a unit Control 24: on its face or rear panel, and always allow free air flow around the heatsink on the back panel •...

  • Page 22: Making Necessary Connections

    Ethernet hub. down on your amplifiers before turning With Control 24 positioned, connect one end Control 24 on or off. A loud pop can occur of a standard Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port during power cycling which could possibly on the back panel of Control 24.

  • Page 23: About Control 24 And Ethernet Performance

    About Control 24 and Audio Connections Ethernet Performance Control 24 offers a great deal of flexibility for routing audio to and from Pro Tools, external This section presents some general Ethernet sources and sends, and multiple monitoring sys- concepts that will help optimize system perfor- tems.
  • Page 24 (depending on the Pro Tools Audio Sub connector harnesses for the above configu- Interface you are connecting to): ration, see “Control 24 Back Panel” on page 40. • A 25-pin D-Sub breakout cable with either 25-pin D-Sub cable harnesses are available male XLR (for 888 interface) or male 1/4”...

  • Page 25: Patch Bays

    The outputs of your Pro Tools audio interfaces should be configured to match the input order- ing of Control 24. The Pro Tools and external source inputs are configured in stereo pairs, which are selectable from the right-hand side of the Control Room Monitor section.
  • Page 26 Three pairs of stereo inputs are provided for In addition to the three pairs of Pro Tools Source routing Pro Tools audio interface output pairs to inputs, Control 24 provides three pairs of alter- Control 24’s Control Room Monitor section. nate source inputs. (Cue/headphone mixes can be accommodated in a different way, as ex- plained in “Connecting Cue Mix Systems”...
  • Page 27 Control 24 AUX IN inputs. Automatically routed to Aux and always present at the Slate Out jack in the back of Control 24, Connect the Control 24 AUX OUT L/R out- the separate talkback feed can be sent back into puts to the studio cue monitoring system.
  • Page 28 EXT TALK MIC input on the back of material at the main monitor out. When the Lis- Control 24. The trim levels of this mic input or tenback switch is engaged, the main monitor the internal Talkback mic are controlled with program will be replaced with the Listenback the MIC LEVEL knob.

  • Page 29: Stereo Output Connections

    Slate Output Connection Stereo Output Connections When TALKBACK is pressed, the 1/4” Slate Out output sends the signal from Control 24 to your Headphones external Slate Input. Typically, the Slate channel is used to log takes, make time or date stamps, or...

  • Page 30: Stereo Monitoring Connections

    AUX OUT L R SPEAKER OUT C o n t r o l 2 4 C o n t r o l 2 4 digidesign digidesign digidesign Figure 1. Control 24 monitor output connections for stereo mixing Control 24 Reference Guide...

  • Page 31: Surround Monitoring Mode Connections

    You can reconfigure multi-channel terface outputs must be patched to the appropri- paths in the current session using the I/O Setup ate Control 24 input channels in order to main- dialog in Pro Tools. tain the proper signal bussing for the Control Room Monitoring section.
  • Page 32 To take full advantage of the Moni- tor modes and other analog features available in the Control Room Monitor section, Control 24, you can use the I/O Setup dialog in Pro Tools to remap paths, or physically re-patch, as described in the section “Options for Surround Mode...
  • Page 33 Control 24, and monitor connections. nic, rear channel.) See “Surround Monitoring Mode Connections” If you have connected Control 24 for any 5.1 on page 21 for a listing of connections for each format, and you want to mix in LCRS, you may format.

  • Page 34: 5.1 Monitoring Example

    AUX OUT L R SPEAKER OUT C o n t r o l 2 4 C o n t r o l 2 4 digidesign digidesign digidesign Figure 3. Control 24 monitoring output connections for 5.1 mixing, SMPTE/ITU format Control 24 Reference Guide...

  • Page 35: Lcrs Monitoring Example

    C o n t r o l 2 4 C o n t r o l 2 4 digidesign digidesign digidesign Figure 4. Control 24 monitor output connections for LCRS mixing See also “5.1 Track Layouts, Routing, and Metering” on page 52 . Chapter 2: Installing Control 24...

  • Page 36: Footswitch

    The function and polarity of the footswitch jacks SW 1 and SW 2 are configured using the Control 24 UTILITY menus. Press UTILITY > GPIs > SWITCH 1 (or SWITCH 2) and configure the polarity and functions. (See Appendix B, “Utility Functions”...

  • Page 37: Chapter 3. Starting Up And Configuring Control 24

    Make sure all of the monitor levels on Control 24 are set low enough to avoid unex- down on your amplifiers before turning Control 24 on or off. A loud pop can occur pected ear or hardware damage. during power cycling which could possibly Turn on Control 24.

  • Page 38: Software Installation

    Ethernet Controllers page of the Pro Tools Pe- The Pro Tools Installer automatically installs all ripherals dialog. Control 24 software as part of a normal TDM in- stallation. If you have not yet installed To configure Pro Tools for Control 24: Pro Tools, refer to the Pro Tools System Installa- tion Guide.

  • Page 39: Quickstart System Test

    If Control 24 does not appear in the Ethernet QuickStart System Test Controllers pop-up menu, check the following: • Ethernet port settings and connections. This section takes you through a basic system test to make sure that hardware, software, and •...

  • Page 40: Setup And Configuration Options

    Room Monitor Section” on page 45 for more information about these modes. If you are not using Control 24, disable it in Pro Tools Peripherals dialog. To Select Stereo or a Surround Monitoring Mode: Lost unit names are listed in italics and net-...
  • Page 41 Modal Dialog Messages Before you begin working with Control 24, you should become familiar with some modal dialog messages that may appear. Pro Tools On-screen Dialog Warning If a modal dialog message appears in Pro Tools, the following message will be displayed across the scribble strips: “PRO TOOLS HAS A DIALOG...
  • Page 42 Control 24 Reference Guide...

  • Page 43: Part Ii Analog Connections

    Part II: Analog Connections...

  • Page 45: Chapter 4. Mic Preamps And Control 24 Outputs

    Chapter 4: Mic Preamps and Control 24 Outputs Control 24 is equipped with 16 preamps for mi- they reach the A/D converters of your Pro Tools crophone or line-level signals. The first two in- audio interface, these preamps give you a level put channels are also equipped with instru- of control that you don’t have with Pro Tools...

  • Page 46: About Signal Levels

    In fact, depending on Connect your Line-level source to the bal- the signal character and sonic context, there are anced 1/4” input jack on the rear of Control 24 occasions where this balance ratio can shift sig- that corresponds to your preamp number nificantly in either direction.

  • Page 47: Preamp Operation And Specifications

    (counter-clockwise) as a safety precaution. Control 24. Connect your Instrument source to the unbal- Push the Source button until the Mic LED anced 1/4” input jack on the rear of Control 24 lights. labeled DI 1 or DI 2. Adjust the level control.

  • Page 48: Preamp Outputs

    For more flexibility, it is recommended that you connect these preamps to a patch bay that will enable you to make connections and configura- tions with more flexibility than would “hard- wiring” preamp channels to Pro Tools audio in- terface channels. Control 24 Reference Guide...

  • Page 49: Chapter 5. Control 24 Audio Inputs And Outputs

    Chapter 5: Control 24 Audio Inputs and Outputs Audio Connections Input and Output Overview Control 24 offers a great deal of flexibility for Audio is routed in and out of Control 24 routing audio to and from Pro Tools, external through seven balanced, panel-mounted 25-pin...

  • Page 50: Control 24 Back Panel

    (non-metric) 4-40 thread. outputs (888-series interfaces, for example, have Control 24 Back Panel This section contains an overview of the Control 24 back panel connectors. Control 24 Rear Panel PRO TOOLS MONITOR IN Inputs This 25-pin D-Sub connector carries the follow-...
  • Page 51 Each of these eight stereo pairs of inputs has its own input level control in the Line Sub- SUBMIXER 1–4 IN Inputs mixer section of Control 24. There is also a mas- This 25-pin D-Sub connector carries the follow- ter volume control in this section.
  • Page 52 LINE OUT TO PRO TOOLS 9–16 Outputs ETHERNET RJ45 Connector This 25-pin D-Sub connector carries the follow- Each Control 24 unit contains a single Ethernet ing Control 24 output signals: port, that connects either directly to a computer with a crossover Ethernet cable, or to an Ether- •...

  • Page 53: Stereo And Surround Modes

    External Talkback Input Stereo and Surround Modes Labeled EXT TALK MIC, this balanced, 48v Control 24 can operate in Stereo, LCRS, and 5.1 phantom-powered XLR input has pin 2 wired modes. The mode you choose will determine hot. This input is controlled from the Control your input and output connection require- Room Monitor section.

  • Page 54: The Line Submixer Section

    Headphones Control 24 provides a stereo headphone jack in the Control room Monitor section. A discrete feed of the main stereo Control 24 mix, the Headphone output does not follow Control Room Mono, Mute or Dim functions. Control 24 Reference Guide...

  • Page 55: Chapter 6. Control Room Monitor Section

    Monitor Section lected—in any combination—with dedicated switches. Control 24’s Control Room Monitor section routes input from Pro Tools and other sources to Other controls include ALT, MUTE, DIM and multiple sets and configurations of speakers and MONO speaker select switches, built-in Talk- headphones.

  • Page 56: Communications/Headphone Section

    Both four-channel (LCRS) and six-chan- set of seven possible stereo monitor sources for nel modes (5.1) are supported. Control 24 in stereo mode, or as master path • 4-channel Surround comprised of four sig- source enable controls for the matrix inputs in nals: Left, Right, Center, and Surround Surround mode.

  • Page 57: Control Room Monitor Level Controls

    To be Main Monitor Level Control able to monitor more than one source input, Control 24 must be in either “Multi” mode, or In Stereo Monitor mode, this rotary control ad- Surround mode.

  • Page 58: Solo And Mute Controls

    The MONO switch does not affect the head- set of monitoring speakers. Pressing the ALT phones, Slate, or Aux outputs. switch disables the feed to Main Monitor Out. In Surround mode, Left and Right only are routed to the ALT outputs. Control 24 Reference Guide...

  • Page 59: Dim Switch

    Stereo Mode Headphone Jack and Controls Pressing MONO will route mono-sum signals to A 1/4” stereo jack is provided on the Control 24 the MAIN and ALT outputs. front-panel for headphone monitoring of the currently active main Control Room Monitor Surround Modes signal.

  • Page 60: Using Talkback And Listenback

    External Talkback Input For higher-fidelity or remote Talkback, an exter- nal, phantom-powered XLR Talkback input is provided on Control 24’s back panel. This is Talkback Controls provided as an alternative to the built-in Talk- This Talkback signal is also routed to the Slate...

  • Page 61: Surround Features

    Listenback microphone off The Talkback signal is also sent to the Slate Out- and returns the control room outputs to their put jack on the rear or Control 24. The Slate previous state. Output can be sent to any recorder (ranging...

  • Page 62: 5.1 Monitoring Output Connections

    5.1 Track Layouts, Routing, and Metering Pro Tools on-screen 5.1 meters are always mapped according to the Film standard L, C, R, Ls, Rs, LFE. Output meters on Control 24 and Pro Tools Audio Interfaces, however, follow channel mapping in I/O Setup.

  • Page 63: Part Iii Control 24 Basics

    Part III: Control 24 Basics...

  • Page 65: Chapter 7. Overview And Basics

    #1, channel strips 25-48 will be bank #2, tions of Control 24. You will be able to see many and so on. Buttoning from one bank to another of the general features of Control 24 in action, is also called bank swapping .

  • Page 66: Control Room Monitor Section

    Control Room Monitor Section Transport Controls Located on the upper half of Control 24’s right The lower right sections of Control 24 contain side, below the Transport display, this section many features that are equivalent to the Trans- contains master volume, muting and other con- port window in Pro Tools (such as the tape ma- trols for all monitoring modes.

  • Page 67: Undo And Save Buttons

    UNDO and SAVE buttons Keyboard Shortcuts Section The UNDO and SAVE buttons perform Undo, In the lower left of the Control 24 unit, there are Redo, and Save functions corresponding to op- four buttons labeled SHIFT/ADD, (CTRL), erations on the Macintosh. Pro Tools supports CTL/CLUTCH and OPT(ALT)/ALL.

  • Page 68: Esc/Cancel Buttons

    CHANNEL NAMES Buttons name. The global SHOW VALUES button, located on the left side of the Control 24 unit (at the level The Numeric Keypad of the scribble strips), displays by default the fader levels for each channel on its scribble strip.

  • Page 69: Channel Bar Display

    Level Meters computer’s keypad, including modifier-key shortcuts. Throughout this guide, there are in- Along the top of Control 24 are 24 stereo, 14- structions for using the Numeric Keypad for all segment LED meters for global pre- or post-fader of its various functions.

  • Page 70: Window Section

    Meter Select Options Window Section The upper left of Control 24 contains five but- Eight WINDOW buttons toggle their corre- tons. With these buttons you can choose differ- sponding Pro Tools window open or close: ent modes for the twenty-four pairs of channel strip meters.

  • Page 71: Transport Counter Display

    Mix window take over the 24 channels of Control 24. The BANK RIGHT> but- ton in the extreme lower right of the Control 24 unit, banks Control 24 to the next 24 channels Chapter 7: Overview and Basics...

  • Page 72: Eq, Dyn, And Insert Buttons

    Control 24. In some cases, leaving these prefer- work, how to see parameters, and how to bypass ences off can improve bank swapping speed (as the effects.

  • Page 73: Automation

    GO TO START sets the playback cursor to the be- ously written to the enabled parameters. ginning of the session. When in Off mode, Control 24 faders behave GO TO END sets the playback cursor to the end of like those of a simple non-automated console.

  • Page 74: Audition Control Section

    (LED is lit when Loop Playback is enabled). Make sure AUDITION is off. LOOP RECORD toggles Loop Record on or off Press PRE or POST to toggle each on or off. (LED is lit when Loop Record is enabled). Control 24 Reference Guide...

  • Page 75: Transport Control Of External Devices

    Transport Control of External ESC/CANCEL to cancel changes. Devices Defining in/Out Points Using the EXT TRANS button, Control 24 can toggle between Pro Tools or your external de- To define selection in and out points during vice as the transport master or slave.
  • Page 76 Control 24 Reference Guide...

  • Page 77: Chapter 8. Working With Tracks

    Control 24 from left to right; unused faders re- main blank. When Control 24 is offline or no session is cur- rently open, the faders remain all the way down (–∞) by default.

  • Page 78: Scribble Strips

    In certain modes, Control 24, are additive, or “latching,” by de- information will be spread across the scribble fault. This means that when you press the SOLO...
  • Page 79 Press SOLO SAFE again. Its LED will light solid, There are several Pro Tools solo and mute pref- indicating that one or more tracks are in Solo erences that Control 24 fully supports, includ- Safe mode. ing Solo Safe, Latch Solo Buttons, and Repeat the process to disengage any tracks Solo/Mute Follow Mix Groups.

  • Page 80: The Select Button

    OPT(ALT)/ALL button, to select/deselect all channels (including off-bank channels). Press any SELECT button, while pressing the (CTL) button, to change the SELECT status of that channel strip, and change all other channel strips to the opposite state. Control 24 Reference Guide...

  • Page 81: Channel Automation Controls

    Channel Automation Controls The AUTO button is located above the SELECT button. Next to the button are five vertical LED automation mode indicators. The AUTO button is used to set the channel au- tomation mode, and to punch in/out on that channel during an automation record pass.

  • Page 82: Data Encoder And Led Rings

    Fine Adjust Mode To adjust channel pan, send level or (stereo) send pan with Pro Tools fine-adjust mode: Press (CTL) while adjusting pan or send level. Control 24 Reference Guide...

  • Page 83: Input And Output Buttons

    Velocity Sensitivity PAN/SEND Button By default, the data encoders are in a fixed-ve- The PAN/SEND button invokes Pan/Send mode, locity mode, that emulates the feel of analog that displays all of the track’s pan and sends in- pots. The FINE ADJ ENCODERS button globally formation across the scribble strips.

  • Page 84: Inserts Button

    DYN plug-in will be displayed in Parameters In BYPASS mode (INS/BYP button LED is on), the View mode on Control 24 but the window will INSERT buttons serve to bypass the plug-ins or not open on-screen. While in Parameters View sends on all inserts on each channel.

  • Page 85: Rec Arm And Master Rec Buttons

    Shortcuts employing the MASTER REC button: REC ARM and MASTER REC • Press MASTER REC to record-enable all audio Buttons tracks. These buttons arm disk tracks for recording. • While pressing APPLY TO ALL SELECTED CHANNELS or SHIFT/ADD, press MASTER REC to enable all currently selected audio tracks.

  • Page 86: Default Quickmode Button

    The GROUPS Section One of the most powerful features of Pro Tools is its extensive grouping capability. Control 24 lets you take full advantage of this capability by providing dedicated buttons for Group func- tions.
  • Page 87 The CREATE button is used to create groups in empty group locations, or overwrite existing You can create a new name from groups: Control 24’s numeric keypad, while never leaving the control surface for the entire pro- To create groups: cess of creating and naming a new group.

  • Page 88: Deleting Groups

    Deleting Groups Groups can be deleted individually, or all at once. To delete groups individually: Press Groups/Delete Select a group. Press Enter on the numeric keypad or ESC/CANCEL to cancel. Note that group delete cannot be undone. Control 24 Reference Guide...

  • Page 89: Chapter 9. Navigation And Editing

    UP, NEXT, DOWN, and PREVIOUS ar- Unlike the arrow keys on the alpha-numeric row buttons. These four buttons provide keyboard, the arrow buttons on Control 24 roughly the same functionality as the arrow don't mark in and out points. Instead, they...

  • Page 90: Scrub/Shuttle Wheel

    To exit Scrub mode, press the space bar on the Mac keyboard, typing (CTL)+“.” (period) on Using Scrub Mode Control 24, or by pressing the ESC/CANCEL button. You can also exit Scrub mode by button- To use Scrub mode: ing to Shuttle mode.

  • Page 91: Zoom Presets

    “locked out.” Only the following be used to move or extend Edit selections to the Control 24 or Pro Tools controls will be avail- next or previous track. able for use:...

  • Page 92: Memory Locations And Markers

    Markers Enter a decimal, a number key (or keys), then press ENTER. Control 24 supports all Pro Tools Memory Loca- tions and Markers features. If available, a memory location will be assigned to that number/address. To recall a memory location: Enter a decimal, then a number, then a deci- mal.

  • Page 93: Editing With The Scrub/Shuttle Wheel

    Creating On-Screen Selections Using the Selection Indicators Control 24 enables you select audio and MIDI The Selection Indicators enable you to make data in several different ways: very precise selections based on specific time lo- cations in a session. • On-the-fly by dropping in and out points.
  • Page 94 Press the SCRUB button again or press any tion data of any kind is affected. other TRANSPORT switch. The AUDITION controls offer convenient ways to listen to your selections and edits. See “Audition Control Section” on page 64 for details. Control 24 Reference Guide...

  • Page 95: Creating And Editing Regions

    TION switch section). If Pro Tools prompts you to name the newly-created region (as deter- The Control 24 Edit tools include all the con- mined by the Auto-Name Separated Regions trols found in the Edit Mode, Edit Tool, and Edit preference), use your alpha-numeric keyboard Function sections.

  • Page 96: Cut, Copy, Paste And Delete

    Press CTL/CLUTCH+SHIFT/ADD+NEXT. To cise, user-selectable Grid increments with the extend the selection to include whole regions plus (+) and minus (-) keys on Control 24’s Nu- prior to the current selection, press meric Keypad. CTL/CLUTCH+SHIFT/ADD+PREVIOUS.

  • Page 97: Editing Waveforms With The Pencil Tool

    If there is no selection on the screen, the edit SEL ADJ Mode cursor will be nudged forward or backward. Select Adjust mode provides a way to make and To change the current Nudge or Grid value: adjust region selections in the Edit window of Press the “+”...

  • Page 98: Link/Unlink Edit And Timeline

    When Shuttle is the selected numeric keypad Window Navigation Key shortcuts mode, the following tasks may be ini- tiated from the keypad on Control 24: Commands The following key commands are active in all Task NUMERIC KEYPAD...
  • Page 99 Transport Mode for Numeric Keypad For additional flexibility, the numeric keypad can be configured for Transport command. To engage Transport Mode for the numeric keypad: In Pro Tools, choose Setups > Preferences > Operations. Enable Transport mode. Click OK. The following table lists numeric keypad func- tions when Transport mode is enabled: Task Numeric Keypad...
  • Page 100 Control 24 Reference Guide...
  • Page 101 Part IV: Applications...

  • Page 103: Chapter 10. Recording

    “home” mode or Sends mode. To assign an audio channel input: Make sure Control 24 is in the default “home” mode or Sends mode. In the ASSIGNMENT section, press ASSIGN. The ASSIGN and ESC/CANCEL buttons will both flash.
  • Page 104 Input and output assignments cannot be When scrolling through input, output, or insert made while Pro Tools is playing or record- options, the currently selected assignments will ing. be indicated by a “>“symbol in front of the as- signment name. Control 24 Reference Guide...

  • Page 105: Assigning Outputs

    Press APPLY TO ALL SELECTED CHANNELS or To assign an audio channel output: OPT(ALT)/ALL+SHIFT/ADD while performing Make sure Control 24 is in Home mode or steps 4 and 5 above. Sends mode. To add or remove multiple output assignments: In the ASSIGNMENT section, press ASSIGN.

  • Page 106: Record Modes

    Merge Record Press ONLINE+RECORD. The ONLINE and mode. RECORD buttons on Control 24 and the clock Press MERGE REC again to toggle back to icon on-screen in Pro Tools will flash until MIDI Replace Record mode.

  • Page 107: Arming Pro Tools For Recording

    Shortcuts Arming Pro Tools for Recording When using the MASTER REC button, a di- alog will appear warning you if a track or With channels in Record-Ready mode and their tracks could not be put into Record mode be- inputs assigned, you are ready to arm Pro Tools cause it doesn't have an input or output as- for recording.

  • Page 108: Recording

    Press REC SAFE. described in the previous sections. Press REC ARM on the channel you would like To begin recording, press PLAY in Control 24’s to put into Record Safe mode. main TRANSPORT section. If in Wait for Note mode, recording will not begin until Pro Tools –...

  • Page 109: Loop Record Mode

    Hold down the (CTL) button and press the REC ARM button of any channel in Record Safe Press the RECORD button on the Control 24 mode. Transport. It will turn red and begin to flash. To Loop record MIDI only (no audio), you need...

  • Page 110: Quickpunch Recording

    QuickPunch Recording Setting Up Cue Mixes QuickPunch is a “punch-on-the-fly,” that gives The Control 24 AUX OUT outputs can be con- you the ability to instantaneously punch-in (ini- nected to your cue mix system to provide a tiate recording) on a record-enabled audio track headphone mix.

  • Page 111: Footswitch Shortcuts

    Choose levels only (the default), and choose your new stereo cue send as the target in the pop-up menu at the bottom of the dialog. Press ENTER on the Control 24 numeric keypad to confirm. Press PLAY, and adjust the send levels as needed for your cue mix.
  • Page 112 Control 24 Reference Guide...

  • Page 113: Chapter 11. Mixing

    Pro Tools 5.1 supports as many as eight chan- nels on a single track. However those channels are controlled by a single fader on Control 24, regardless of path complexity. Chapter 11: Mixing...

  • Page 114: Auxiliary Inputs

    Master Faders as you wish, and bring them up you want to configure. on Control 24’s faders with a single press on the When the abbreviated name of the input you MASTER FADERS button.

  • Page 115: Sends

    To call up all Master Faders with the MASTER Control 24 provides two ways of accessing FADERS switch: sends: Press the MASTER FADERS switch, located to •...
  • Page 116 “Mute” when muted and then reverts back to When a track’s PAN/SEND button is pressed, the send destination information. Control 24 enters Pan/Send mode, and the track’s panning, sends, and sends panning in- When muted, this encoder button’s LED will formation is spread across the scribble strips.
  • Page 117 To assign sends using Pan/Sends mode: To make the same assignment to all channels simultaneously: Press the PAN/SEND switch on the channel Follow steps 1—4 above. from which you want to make send assign- ments, thereby entering Pan/Send mode. The Press APPLY TO ALL CHANNELS or channel scribble strips will display destinations OPT(ALT)/ALL while performing step 5 above.

  • Page 118: Using Flip Mode With Sends

    To exit Flip mode: Press either the FLIP or the ESCAPE /CANCEL To temporarily display input or output button. Both return Control 24 to the state it assignments: was in prior to entering Flip mode. While in Home mode or Global Send mode, press INPUT or OUTPUT.

  • Page 119: Muting Sends

    Make sure playback is stopped. In Send Flip mode, the encoder switch LED Make sure Control 24 is not in channel AS- will be lit to specify sends in a pre-fader con- SIGN mode (the ASSIGN button’s LED should be figuration.

  • Page 120: Flip Mode Applications

    Metering” on page 52). The channel send lev- els, that determine the mix heard in each stem buss, can be quickly set from the faders using Flip mode. Complex automation is greatly sim- plified through the use of Send Flip mode. Control 24 Reference Guide...

  • Page 121: Chapter 12. Plug-Ins And Inserts

    Using Plug-Ins in Real Time nel faders into send level or effect parameter controls. In Send Flip mode, the channel encod- Control 24 provides complete access and con- ers become send pan controls. trol to the five inserts on each Audio Track, Aux- iliary Input track, or Master Fader.

  • Page 122: Inserts Section

    Control 24 remain the same. Plug-In Flip mode supports use of the Parameters View Mode touch-sensitive faders on Control 24 to edit When the INSERTS/PARAM button LED is lit, plug-in parameters. you can press a channel’s INSERT button to see the selected plug-in’s parameters displayed for...

  • Page 123: Assigning A Plug-In

    ESC/CANCEL button. The flashing encoder but- ton and the master ASSIGN button LED’s be- Assigning a Plug-In come unlit and Control 24 will return to its pre- vious state. To assign a plug-in: If you attempt to assign a plug-in and all...

  • Page 124: Editing Plug-Ins

    CHANNELS button, press the flashing en- Press the channel’s INSERT button again to re- coder button that corresponds to the insert turn to Control 24’s default mode. The scribble position being assigned. strips will display track names, the encoders will become panning controls, and the faders will •...

  • Page 125: Eq And Dyn Buttons And Modes

    On-screen, the plug-in parameters currently The “@” Symbol An “@” in front of a plug-in’s under the control of Control 24 will be high- name means the plug-in is inactive. lighted blue. Mono Plug-In A mono plug-in is indicated by an “m”...
  • Page 126 LECT button’s LED will not be lit. tion in Bypass mode as a toggle switch to bypass all plug-ins on that channel of the button’s If Control 24 is in Parameters mode, and a chan- type. nel is in an Automation Write mode (WRITE,...

  • Page 127: The Default Button

    Controller Focus by the state of the window’s bullseye icon. The plug-in window currently selected for edit- ing by Control 24 is called the controller focus, The Bullseye and it is identified by a thin blue outline around The bullseye symbol—consisting of several con- the top panel of the window.

  • Page 128: The Plug-In Button

    Navigating Between Plug-In Targets To change target status between multiple open windows: If you open a new plug-in from Control 24 with- Click on the bullseye icon on a non-target out pressing the SHIFT/ADD button, the newly- plug-in window. opened plug-in will become the new target. The...

  • Page 129: Plug-In Flip Mode

    To open a plug-in’s window when PLUG-IN is lit: To select a different plug-in page: Open a plug-in window in any normal way. If flashing while in Plug-In Flip mode, press the CHANNEL BAR SCROLL section button la- beled < MORE or MORE > to see the next bank of To open a the current controller focus plug-in window: parameters to the left or right, respectively.
  • Page 130 Control 24 Reference Guide...

  • Page 131: Chapter 13. Automation

    While pressing APPLY TO ALL CHANNELS or Channel Automation Buttons OPT(ALT)/ALL, press the AUTO switch for any The AUTO switches found in each Control 24 channel repeatedly to select the desired Auto- channel strip select the current channel auto- mation mode.

  • Page 132: Automation Section

    – or – Hold down one of the master AUTOMATION AUTOMATION/ENABLE buttons MODE switches (WRITE, TOUCH, LATCH, Control 24 AUTOMATION/ENABLE buttons, lo- TRIM, READ or OFF), then press the channel cated to the left of the channel faders, are iden- AUTO button.

  • Page 133: Punching Out Of Automation Recording

    Shortcuts Automation Mode Color Display • While pressing OPT(ALT)/ALL or APPLY TO The channel AUTO switch LEDs illuminate in ALL CHANNELS, press one of the master AU- the following ways to indicate the various auto- TOMATION/MODE switches to assign to all mation modes: channels.

  • Page 134: Automating Switched (Discrete) Controls

    Automating Sends While pressing OPT(ALT)/ALL, press the MAS- TER BYPASS switch in the CHANNEL BAR. Control 24 enables you to dynamically auto- mate send levels/mutes and (stereo) send pan The switch LED will either light solid, or flash, using either the channel data encoders or the depending on which Automation mode has channel faders in Flip mode (see “Using Flip...

  • Page 135: Enabling Trim Mode

    To enable TRIM mode: Start/All/End functions.” While pressing TRIM in AUTOMATION/EN- Control 24 enables you use the Write Automa- ABLE, press a channel AUTO switch. This en- tion to Start/All/End functions with all automa- ables TRIM mode on that channel.

  • Page 136: Auto Write On Stop Mode

    Plug-In Automation win- located immediately to the right of the ON- dow. LINE switch in the Transport section. Control 24 provides direct and immediate ac- cess to plug-in automation enabling in the AU- TOMATION section. Control 24 Reference Guide...

  • Page 137: Automating Plug-Ins

    Begin automation recording and adjust pa- Automating Plug-Ins rameters as needed. Control 24 supports Pro Tools features for the writing of dynamic automation of plug-ins. To disable a plug-in parameter from automation: Follow steps 1 through 3 above. To record dynamic automation of a plug-in:...

  • Page 138: Automating Plug-In Flip Mode

    AUTO LED will be- gin to flash again, indicating that the touch pass is over. Control 24 Reference Guide...

  • Page 139: Index

    47 external talkback mic input 43 AUX (5-6) 100 for stereo mode 15 AUX IN Left and Right 43 introduction to Control 24 features 13 Line Out 1-8 41 Aux Inputs Line Out 9-16 42 using 104...
  • Page 140 CONTROL ROOM OUT 19 ENABLE controller focus 117 groups 77 Counter 61 enable COUNTER MODE 61 automation 122 CTL/CLUTCH 57 EQ 115 cue mix connections 17 bypass mode 74 In/Edit 62, 73 cue mixes ESC/CANCEL 58 configuring 100 Control 24 Reference Guide...
  • Page 141 Ethernet 8 enabling/disabling 77 suspending 78 and 100BaseT 29 and zones 13 groups bridges 29 and automation assignment 123 connections 12 guide-track 86 connector 42 performance tips 13 ETHERNET RJ45 connector 42 half-speed 64 EXT TALK MIC input 43 Headphone 49 EXT TRANS 63, 64, 65 headphones 19, 44 external devices...
  • Page 142 MIDI tracks On Stop loop recording 96 writing automation 126 MIX 60 Online 96 MIX TO AUX 17 OPT(ALT)/ALL 57 Mix Window Follows Bank Selection 62 OUT 64, 65 Monitor Input OUTPUT 73 selecting sources 46 Control 24 Reference Guide...
  • Page 143 106 assigning 95 PREVIOUS 79 multiple send assignments 107 Pro Tools configuring for Control 24 28 display of controller focus 67 PRO TOOLS MONITOR IN 40 packing list 8 PAN 73 automation 123 QUICK PUNCH 63 PAN windows switch 60...
  • Page 144 81 Target 117 Shuttle mode shortcuts 88 terminology 55 shuttle mode 80 controller focus 117 implicit and explicit (mute, solo) 68 signal routing 103 the Target 117 single-source 30 TOUCH 122 Slate TRANS 60 connections 19 Control 24 Reference Guide...
  • Page 145 Transport 61 mode for numeric keypad 89 shuttle mode 88 Transport mode 89 Transport Special Function Buttons 63 TRIM 122, 123 TRIM (edit tool) 85 UNDO 57 UP 79 Using 108 Volume automation 123 Wait for Note and Loop Recording 99 WINDOWS 60 Windows scrolling 88...

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