Thanks Brian. Yes, shortcut to turn on/off phantom would be useful.
JL
On 7/25/2011 6:34 AM, Brian Casey wrote:
It sounds like anything running with macky protocol is the way for you
so. Yes, the RME DSP chip on the unit can remember settings, and I
would imagine the same shortcuts for bringing presets on windows would
also work on the mac.
Either way, having the control surface setup to control total mix
would be a great tool to have as an option depending on what you want
to do.
I'm not certain of the differences between your total mix software and
the total mix FX for my unit, but on mine there are 4 pre-amps on the
unit, and their phantom power is switched individually per in put
either on the units digital menus or via the input section of total
mix, so a short cut for that would be fantastic.
If I make some contact with RME I'll let you know as it may be useful
to you.
Regards,
Brian.
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From: "James Lee" <jameslee...@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 2:08 AM
To: <ptaccess@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: Control Surface, What To Buy?
Hi Brian,
Like you mentioned, I don't have luck with Total Mix either. However,
I can at least switch preset with shortcuts.
Also, Fireface control panel is accessible with Jaws on Windows to
make some changes like Phantom power, latency, and so on. I wonder if
the settings will stay if you change them on Windows and connect to Mac.
JL
On 7/24/2011 1:48 PM, Brian Casey wrote:
Hi James,
While there are others on the list who will probably be able to make
better recommendations in relation to protools specific questions, I
will say that if you intend on continuing to use sonar, and your RME
fireface, I would make sure whatever you do choose opporates on the
macky control protocol - so you should check about the euphonix, 003
command 8 etc.
I use the RME fireface UFX myself, and I'm not sure how or if you
use their total mix software, but in my experience its totally
inaccessible with jaws, however, you can set up monitor mixes and do
all kinds of routing with the total mix if you have a control
surface with the macky control protocol. I myself just bought one of
the cheep Behringer control surfaces to tie me over and to play
around with some things, but its fairly cheep feeling and I'm not
sure how well it would play with protools 9 under macky emulation.
I'm also going to get in touch with RME directly and see if they
might be interested in implementing some short cut or midi control
so I can control the phantom power button and other features, as it
would be useful, and they update their software quite regularly, so
it could be a possibility. It might be useful to try and find out
how many blind engineers etc there are out there using RME stuff,
because I think they might be willing to play ball based on their
previous interaction with customers.
Especially with PT 9 being open, RME stuff is a great and cheap way
to get 0 latency monitoring (well one sample latency) and it will
work great with sonar too for those who want to keep up on both.
So yeah, I'd recommend you get somethingg that will help you take
advantage of the RME total mix features too, because it's a very
cool thing to be able to control and have at your disposal if you
are setting up monitor mixes, using outboard gear or all kinds of
things.
Apologies if you already know all this, and or if you have somehow
gained accessability with the RME total mix software with jaws,
please do tell!
Cheers,
Brian.
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From: "James Lee" <jameslee...@gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 6:31 PM
To: <ptaccess@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Control Surface, What To Buy?
Hi,
I finally decided to buy a mac to learn Protool. After going
through list archive, it seems like control surface makes a lot
easier for us to use Protool.
I'm looking at a few choices, and I'm wondering if someone can help
me to choose a right equipment. Digi 003, M-Audio ProjectMix I/O,
Mackie Control Universal Pro, Euphonix Artist Mix, and Digidesign
Command 8
I'm looking for something less than $1500. Also, It's not critical,
but I'd love to be able to use it on Windows as well since I
haven't entirely given up on Sonar yet. Also hopefully on Logic
when Logic becomes more accessible. I have RME fireface 800, so the
audio interface combo is not a huge factor.
Would any of them fit my criteria?
Lastly, can you get Protool 9 with Digi 003? It seems like Digi 003
comes with Protool 8 LE.
Thanks for all your help.
JL