Connecting Analog Audio For Monitoring - DigiDesign Command 8 Manual

Check the Digidesign Web site (www.digide-
sign.com) for news of updated Command|8
firmware, as well as download and installation
instructions.
A firmware updater application and associ-
ated Read Me file are included as part of the
Command|8 software package.
Connecting Analog Audio for
Monitoring
Analog audio connections let you use Com-
mand|8 for control room and headphone mon-
itoring. Analog audio connections are not re-
quired for Command|8 to control Pro Tools
mixing functions.
The Command|8 analog audio features are
for monitoring only. Command|8 is not an
audio interface for Pro Tools systems.
Monitoring Overview
Command|8 provides the following analog au-
dio connectors.
Input
• Two pairs of balanced, TRS inputs, labelled
Main and Ext Source on the rear panel of
Command|8. Each input pair is switchable be-
tween –10 dBV or +4 dBu operation.
Output
• Two channels of balanced, TRS output to con-
nect to powered speakers, a monitor amplifier
or other monitor equipment. Outputs are
switchable between –10 dBV or +4 dBu.
• One stereo Headphone output, which mirrors
the currently selected monitor input source
(see "Monitoring Controls" on page 29).
Input Connections
To monitor Pro Tools through Command|8:
Connect your Pro Tools stereo mix outputs
1
(usually Outputs 1–2) to the Command|8 Main
Left and Right monitor inputs on the back
panel. The Main inputs are balanced, TRS in-
puts.
Configure Main inputs for –10 dBV or +4 dBu
2
operation, as appropriate, using the button be-
tween the Left and Right inputs.
To be able to monitor another stereo device
through Command|8:
Connect the analog outputs of a CD, DAT, or
1
other device to the Ext Source Left and Right in-
puts on the back panel.
Configure the Ext Source inputs for –10 dBV
2
or +4 dBu operation, as appropriate, using the
button between the Left and Right inputs.
Output Connections
To connect Command|8 to your monitoring
system:
Be sure to mute, turn down, or power off your
1
monitors or monitoring system.
The Command|8 analog output section au-
tomatically mutes during power-up and
power-down.
On the Command|8 top surface, turn the
2
Control Room Level knob all the way down.
Configure the Command|8 Main outputs for
3
–10 dBV or +4 dBu operation, as appropriate, us-
ing the –10/+4 button between the two output
ports on the back panel.
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