DigiDesign Pro Tools 8.0 Reference Manual page 887

Connecting a MIDI Control Surface
If your Pro Tools hardware includes MIDI ports,
you can connect a MIDI control surface directly
to your system. If it does not include MIDI ports,
you will need to use a MIDI Interface, such as
the Digidesign MIDI I/O or M-Audio
MIDISPORT). USB MIDI control surfaces (such
as the Command|8) and FireWire control sur-
faces (such as the 003) do not require an addi-
tional MIDI connection to your computer.
To connect a (non-USB or FireWire) MIDI control
surface:
Using a standard 5-pin MIDI cable, connect
1
the MIDI Out port on your MIDI control surface
to the MIDI In port on your Pro Tools hardware
or MIDI interface.
Using a standard 5-pin MIDI cable, connect
1
the MIDI In port on your MIDI control surface
to the MIDI Out port on your Pro Tools hard-
ware or MIDI interface.
If you have a multi-port MIDI interface, note
2
which MIDI port the control surface is con-
nected to.
Configuring Your System for a
MIDI Control Surface
A MIDI Control Surface is configured in the
same way as any other MIDI device in Pro Tools,
using MIDI Studio Setup (Windows) or Audio
MIDI Setup (Mac).
For complete instructions on configuring
your MIDI studio, see the Setup Guide that
came with your system.
Enabling a MIDI Control Surface in
Pro Tools
To enable a MIDI control surface in Pro Tools:
Choose Setup > Peripherals and click the MIDI
1
Controllers tab.
Choose your MIDI control surface device
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name from the Type pop-up menu.
Choose the MIDI control surface's source port
3
from the Receive From pop-up menu.
Choose a destination port from the Send To
4
pop-up menu.
If your MIDI control surface has more than
5
eight channel strips, or if you are using multiple
devices of the same type in series, choose the ap-
propriate number of channel strips from the
pop up menu under #Ch's.
MIDI control surface (Command|8) enabled
Click OK.
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You can configure additional MIDI control sur-
faces (up to a total of four) by repeating the
above steps. Make sure that none of the control
surfaces are assigned to the same MIDI source
and destination ports or channels in the
Pro Tools Peripherals dialog.
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