Connecting A Footswitch; Connecting Midi Devices - DigiDesign Command 8 Manual

Connect the Main Left and Right outputs on
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the Command|8 back panel to the inputs of
powered monitors, a monitor amplifier, or other
monitor equipment.
Headphones
To connect headphones:
Connect a pair of headphones to the Head-
phones port next to the Control Room section.
The Headphones Level knob controls head-
phone level only. This Headphone output is de-
signed to power a single pair of standard-quality
headphones, and is not designed to drive pow-
ered speakers or headphone distribution ampli-
fiers.

Connecting a Footswitch

The Punch In connector on the Command|8
rear panel supports footswitch control of Track-
Punch and QuickPunch audio punch-in and
punch-out recording features. Both continuous
on/continuous off and instantaneous on/off
pedals with a 1/4-inch TRS connector are sup-
ported.
To connect a footswitch:
Connect a footswitch to the Punch In connec-
tor.
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Connecting MIDI Devices

Command|8 provides 16 channels of MIDI in-
put and 32 channels of MIDI output through
the MIDI IN 1, MIDI OUT 1, and MIDI OUT 2
connectors on the back panel. The connectors
accept standard 5-pin MIDI cables.
Command|8 driver software, installed when you
install Pro Tools (or stand-alone) software, is re-
quired for MIDI communication to function.
These drivers are recognized by Windows Multi-
media and the Device Manager (Windows), and
by AMS (Macintosh).
Use the following instructions to integrate
Command|8 with other MIDI equipment.
To connect MIDI devices to Command|8 for
Pro Tools:
Using standard 5-pin MIDI cables, connect
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the MIDI Out port of a MIDI keyboard or other
MIDI device to the MIDI In 1 port of your Com-
mand|8, and connect the MIDI In port of your
MIDI device or controller to MIDI Out 1 port of
your Command|8.
Connect MIDI Out 2 of Command|8 to the
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MIDI In port of an additional MIDI device (such
as a groove box or sound module).
To monitor or record the audio output of your
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MIDI devices within Pro Tools, connect the au-
dio outputs of your devices to available audio
inputs on your Pro Tools audio interface.
USB MIDI Communication and Command|8
Operating Modes
When connected to Pro Tools through USB,
Command|8 is recognized as a MIDI Control
Surface and MIDI interface (the Command|8
MIDI connectors are available as MIDI In and
Out ports).