Connecting A Footswitch; Connecting Midi Devices To Command|8; Configuring Midi Communication With Command|8 - DigiDesign Command|8 Manual

Connecting a Footswitch

(Optional)
The Punch In connector on the Command|8
back 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 the footswitch jack to the Punch In
connector.
Connecting MIDI Devices to
Command|8
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 standalone) software, is re-
quired for MIDI communication to function.
These drivers are recognized by MIDI Studio
Setup (Windows), and by Audio MIDI Setup
(Mac).
To connect MIDI devices to Command|8 for
Pro Tools:
Using standard 5-pin MIDI cables, connect the
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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 the MIDI Out 1 port
of your Command|8.
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Connect MIDI Out 2 of Command|8 to the
2
MIDI In port of an additional MIDI device (such
as a 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 in-
puts 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).
Configuring MIDI
Communication with
Command|8
After connecting Command|8 and installing its
software, configure your MIDI studio to com-
municate with Command|8.
Configuring MIDI Studio Setup
(Windows Only)
On Windows systems, use MIDI Studio Setup to
configure MIDI communication with Com-
mand|8.
MSS automatically finds the MIDI ports on
Command|8, and lets you specify a custom
name for each port on Command|8 within the
MIDI Studio Setup document.
To define a MIDI port on Command|8 with MIDI
Studio Setup:
Choose Setup > MIDI > MIDI Studio in
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Pro Tools.