Creating A Track Arming Profile - DigiDesign MachineControl Manual

Creating a Track Arming
Profile
The Create Track Arming Profile dialog provides
extensive control over Pro Tools track arming.
You can customize arming, track naming, and
mapping, and save configurations for different
machines as Track Arming Profile files. These
Profiles can be imported to quickly reconfigure
Track Arming as needed for future projects. You
can also test track mapping, and remap tracks if
needed.
Use the Create Track Arming Profile feature to
create profiles for machines that may not be in-
cluded with Pro Tools, and to manage multiple
profiles.
To create a machine Track Arming Profile:
Choose Setup > Machine Track Arming Profiles.
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When you create a new Track Arming Pro-
file, a Stop command is sent to any con-
nected machine to protect elements on tape.
Machine ID
Profile settings
Create Track Arming Profile dialog
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Track
Arm
buttons
Load
Profile
Save Profile Serial Time Code Offset
Choosing a Machine ID
To recognize your machine:
In the Create Machine Track Arming Profile
dialog, click Identify Machine.
MachineControl queries the connected ma-
chine for its machine ID, which is then dis-
played below the Identify Machine button.
You can edit or replace the ID manually if
needed. See "Entering a New Byte Code" on
page 31 for more information.
Configuring a Profile
The Create Track Arming window lets you spec-
ify track names and track mapping.
Customizing Names for Track Arming
Buttons
You can rename the Track Arm buttons dis-
played in each Track Arming Profile to better de-
scribes the recording taking place. For example,
an eight track profile might be easier to use with
tracks named Dx-L, Dx-R, FX-L, FX-R, Mx-L, Mx-
R, Lt, and Rt, for eight tracks comprised of stereo
Dialog, stereo FX, stereo Music, and an Lt-Rt
mix.