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- Page 1 Pro Tools | Quartet User Guide ®...
- Page 2 Legal Notices © 2014 Avid Technology, Inc., (“Avid”), all rights reserved. This guide may not be duplicated in whole or in part without the written consent of Avid. 003, 192 Digital I/O, 192 I/O, 96 I/O, 96i I/O, Adrenaline, AirSpeed, ALEX,...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Chapter 1. Introduction ................4 . -
Page 4: Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 1: Introduction Thank you for purchasing Pro Tools ® | Quartet, a professional audio interface with studio control center for your Mac OS X and Windows. Pro Tools | Quartet I/O features Apogee’s industry-leading AD/DA conversion technology and world-class mic preamps. Pro Tools | Quartet lets you perform the following audio functions: •... -
Page 5: System Requirements And Compatibility
System Requirements and Compatibility Avid can only assure compatibility and provide support for hardware and software it has tested and approved. The following are required to connect Pro Tools | Quartet to a computer: • Connection: An available USB port on the computer •... -
Page 6: About Www.avid.com
About www.avid.com The Avid website is your best online source for information to help you get the most out of your system. The following are just a few of the services and features available. Register your purchase online. Product Registration Contact Avid Customer Success (http://www.avid.com/US/support);... -
Page 7: Chapter 2. Pro Tools | Quartet Tour
Chapter 2: Pro Tools | Quartet Tour Your Pro Tools | Quartet consists of the Top, Rear, and Side panels. Top Panel Input Display Output Display Assignable Touchpads Input Selection Output Selection Controller Knob Touchpads Touchpads Top Panel Rear Panel Analog Inputs Combination Mic/Inst/Line USB 2.0... -
Page 8: Side Panel
Side Panel Headphone output Side Panel Displays and Touchpads The Input and Output each have displays and Touchpads to monitor and control their functions. Input Display (left); Output Display (right) Chapter 2: Pro Tools | Quartet Tour... -
Page 9: Chapter 3. Installation
Chapter 3: Installation To install Pro Tools | Quartet Software: Connect Pro Tools | Quartet’s Power Supply to the DC power input on its rear panel and the appropriate IEC cable to a wall outlet. Connect Pro Tools | Quartet’s USB port to a USB port on your Mac using the supplied USB 2.0 cable. Download the latest Pro Tools | Quartet software installer from: http://www.avid.com/quartethelp. -
Page 10: Chapter 4. Pro Tools Io Control Software
Chapter 4: Pro Tools IO Control Software Pro Tools IO Control is an interface control application made for Mac and Windows. Featuring a single window design, and mul- tiple tab interface for quick access to all device and system settings, Pro Tools IO Control makes software control of Pro Tools | Quartet easy. -
Page 11: Output Tab
Output Tab Output Tab • Device Icon & ID Button - See the description in “Input Tab” on page 10. • Analog Output Meter - This meter displays the level of the analog output before D/A conversion, in the range -48 to 0 dBFS. •... -
Page 12: Mixer Tab
Mixer Tab Mixer Tab • Device Icon & ID Button - See the description in “Input Tab” on page 10. • Pan - This rotary knob pans the input signal between the left and right sides of the Pro Tools IO Control mixer’s stereo output. •... -
Page 13: Device Settings
Device Settings Device Settings • Device Icon & ID Button - See the description in “Input Tab” on page 10. • Peripheral Prefix - Use this menu to assign a letter prefix (A–Z) to each peripheral device displayed in the Devices Sidebar. The letter prefix is included in all graphic representations of the peripheral as well as I/O labels in Pro Tools IO Control and Core Au- dio compatible applications. -
Page 14: Output Routing
Output Routing Output Routing tab In the Pro Tools IO Control Output Routing tab, route Mixer 1 (or Mixer 2) to Line 1/2. If Analog Out Format is set to 2 or 3 Speaker Sets, route Mixer to all the analog outputs in use, as shown below. Mixer routing to analog outputs Chapter 4: Pro Tools IO Control Software... -
Page 15: System Setup
System Setup System setup • Device Icon & ID Button - See the description in “Input Tab” on page 10. • Sample Rate - This menu selects the sample rate. Under certain circumstances, (for example, when a DAW session is open) this setting will be overridden by software sample rate settings. -
Page 16: Help Menu
Window Menu Pro Tools IO Control Window Menu • Window>Minimize - Choose this menu item to minimize the Pro Tools IO Control window to the OS X Dock. • Window>Zoom - Choose this menu item to maximize the size of the Pro Tools IO Control window. •... -
Page 17: Chapter 5. Using Pro Tools | Quartet
Chapter 5: Using Pro Tools | Quartet Controller Knob Pro Tools | Quartet’s Controller Knob allows you to easily adjust the levels of all inputs and outputs and also provides a quick and easy way to mute the outputs. By default, the Knob Push Button is assigned to mute all outputs. Alternatively, you can assign it in Avid’s Pro Tools IO Control software to mute only the speaker or only the headphone outputs. -
Page 18: Input Configuration
Input Configuration ¼ Connect a microphone or instrument to one of the XLR- -in combination jacks on Pro Tools | Quartet’s rear panel. Analog Inputs Combination Mic/Inst/Line Pro Tools | Quartet rear panel Open Pro Tools IO Control software (found in your Mac’s Applications folder), and select the Input tab. Select the Analog Level setting that corresponds to the device you have connected to Pro Tools | Quartet’s input(s). -
Page 19: Connecting Headphones Or Speakers
Connecting Headphones or Speakers Connect headphones to the headphone output on the right side of Pro Tools | Quartet. Headphone output Pro Tools | Quartet headphone jack on side panel Connect Pro Tools | Quartet’s ¼-in analog speaker outputs 1-2 to the inputs (balanced or unbalanced) of your studio monitors or amplifier. -
Page 20: Output Configuration
Output Configuration To set Pro Tools | Quartet’s speaker output level: Connect Pro Tools | Quartet to the computer: Open the Pro Tools IO Control software (found in your Mac’s Applications folder), and select the Output tab. Setting speaker output level Select your Output source from the Speaker Output menu for desired playback (Line, Stereo, 2 Speaker Set, 3 Speaker Set or 5.1). -
Page 21: Setting Input And Output Levels
Setting Input and Output Levels To set Pro Tools | Quartet’s input level (i.e, the preamp gain of microphones and instruments): Press the Touchpad corresponding to the desired input. The ring around the selected icon will be brighter than the others after you select it. Selecting the Input Touchpad (left);... - Page 22 To change Pro Tools | Quartet’s headphone output level (i.e., the listening level of connected headphones): Press the headphone output Touchpad. Selecting the headphone Touchpad( left), and setting its level (right) Turn the controller knob to the desired listening level. The controller knob operates in parallel with Pro Tools IO Control’s headphone control.
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Page 23: Connecting Multiple Speaker Sets
Connecting Multiple Speaker Sets Pro Tools | Quartet’s Speaker Set functionality allows you to connect up to three stereo speaker sets, each of which can be individ- ually selected for playback output. To set up multiple speaker sets: Connect your primary pair of speakers to Pro Tools | Quartet’s ANALOG OUT 1-2 Connect your second and third pairs (if equipped) to Pro Tools | Quartet’s respectively. - Page 24 2 Speaker Sets When the option is selected, are routed to 2 Speaker Sets Software Outputs 1–2 Hardware Outputs 1–2 3–4 Multiple speaker output routing 3 Speaker Sets When the option is selected, are routed to , and 3 Speaker Sets Software Outputs 1–2 Hardware Outputs 1–2, 3–4 5–6...
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Page 25: Pro Tools | Quartet Touchpads
Pro Tools | Quartet Touchpads Pro Tools | Quartet’s three assignable Touchpads can be setup for quick access to Output functions. Use them to mute or dim the outputs, sum to mono, clear meters or switch between multiple speaker sets with a single touch. Assignable Touchpads Pro Tools | Quartet Touchpads Assigning Touchpad Functions... - Page 26 Mute Outputs You can assign one of the three Touchpads to mute the Speaker, Headphone, or All Outputs. Touchpad assignment Dim Outputs The Dim function lowers the output volume by 15 dB. This function is convenient when you want to briefly lower the playback vol- ume without completely muting the output.
- Page 27 Engage Speaker Set When the output format (found in Pro Tools IO Control’s Output Tab) is set to either 2 , you can Speaker Sets 3 Speaker Sets assign the Touchpads to engage a specific speaker set. Engage Speaker Set Clear Meters The Clear Meters function will remove any peak and over indicators in Pro Tools IO Control and OLED meters on Pro Tools | Quartet’s front panel.
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Page 28: Recording Software Settings
MIDI Input/Output Pro Tools | Quartet’s USB MIDI input/output provides a MIDI connection between class compliant Core MIDI devices such as keyboards and other controllers and Apple’s Mac OS X. A class-compliant MIDI device works with Core MIDI without the need to install drivers or other additional software. To confirm that your MIDI device is class-compliant: Using a standard USB cable, connect the device directly to a Mac. -
Page 29: Pro Tools Io Control Output Routing Tab
Pro Tools IO Control Output Routing Tab Pro Tools IO Control Output routing tab In the Pro Tools IO Control Output Routing tab, route Mixer 1 (or Mixer 2) to Line 1/2. If Analog Out Format is set to 2 or 3 Speaker Sets, route Mixer to all the analog outputs in use (see “Connecting Multiple Speaker Sets”... - Page 30 Pro Tools IO Control Low Latency Mixing A bit of background information concerning latency and computer-based digital recording setups will help you better understand these functions. When recording with most computer-based digital audio applications, the delay between the input and output of the recording sys- tem often disturbs the timing of the musicians performing.
- Page 31 First, the signal being recorded (in this case, a vocal mic) is split just after the A/D stage and routed to both the software application for recording and directly back to the hardware outputs without going through the latency-inducing software. This creates a low la- tency path from mic to headphones.
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Page 32: Software Setup
Software Setup This section tells you how to setup Pro Tools | Quartet to use Avid Pro Tools, Logic, and Ableton Live. Avid Pro Tools (version 9 or greater) Choose Setup menu > Playback Engine. Choose Pro Tools | Quartet for Current Engine. Set the Buffer Size to 64, and click OK. -
Page 33: Faqs
FAQs Q: When I press the Speaker Touchpad, nothing happens. Why? A: When the Analog Out Format is set to Line, the Speaker Touchpad is disabled. Q: I’ve connected my guitar, but I’m not getting any input. What should I check? A: On the Input tab of Pro Tools IO Control, be sure to set Analog Level to Instrument (Inst). -
Page 34: Additional Support
Symptom: Pro Tools | Quartet isn’t recognized in System Preferences, Pro Tools IO Control or my DAW application. Solution: Here are the steps to check if Pro Tools | Quartet isn’t recognized on a Mac: Open System Profiler by choosing from the menu and clicking More Info... - Page 36 Avid Technical Support (USA) Product Information 280 N Bernardo Avenue Visit the Online Support Center at For company and product information, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA www.avid.com/support visit us on the web at www.avid.com...
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