Using An Ethernet Control Surface With Pro Tools; Using A Midi Control Surface With Pro Tools - DigiDesign Pro Tools 8.0 Reference Manual

Using an Ethernet Control
Surface with Pro Tools
Digidesign offers several Ethernet-based control
surface options for Pro Tools.
Digidesign D-Control and D-Command
(Pro Tools HD Only)
D-Control and D-Command tactile worksur-
faces are part of Digidesign's ICON, a flexible,
integrated system that extends the functionality
of Pro Tools.
Digidesign C|24
(Pro Tools HD and LE Only)
C|24 is a dedicated control surface that provides
access to nearly all Pro Tools recording, mixing,
editing, signal routing, plug-in control, and au-
tomation features.
Enabling an Ethernet Control
Surface in Pro Tools
To enable an Ethernet control surface in Pro Tools:
Choose Setup > Peripherals and click the Ether-
1
net Controllers tab.
Select Enable.
2
If your Ethernet control surface consists of
3
more than one unit, select the units in numeri-
cal order as you want them arranged left to
right.
Click OK.
4
For more information, see the documentation
that came with your Ethernet control surface.
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Using a MIDI Control Surface
with Pro Tools
MIDI Control Surfaces add hands-on control to
many Pro Tools functions, allowing you to ad-
just faders and knobs, activate transport con-
trols, or edit plug-in parameters.
Digidesign Command|8
Command|8 is Digidesign's compact USB-based
MIDI control surface for Pro Tools systems.
For complete instructions on connecting
and configuring Command|8, see the
Command|8 Guide.
Other MIDI Control Surfaces
Pro Tools supports MIDI control surfaces from
CM Labs (such as MotorMate and MotorMix),
and Mackie (such as Mackie Control and HUI),
as well as other control surfaces that support the
MotorMix and HUI controller personalities.
MIDI Control Surface
Personalities
MIDI Control Surface Personalities are files that al-
low Pro Tools to communicate with the MIDI
control surface. When you install Pro Tools,
these files are installed by default in the Con-
trollers folder inside the Pro Tools application
folder. If the files are not present, run the
Pro Tools installer to install the personality files.