Let's explore the idea of creating Track Layouts from elements in a DADman monitor profile plus Layouts composed from Pro Tools session elements to access within Spill Zones in a kind of split-console super bank. This workflow example requires a bit of setup, so please stay with me.
We have a monitor profile created in DADman, connected and controlled from our S6 console that contains Source Inputs and Outputs (Speakers) for the Control Room as well as Monitors A, B, C & D. For this example, we are going to focus on Monitor D, which you can see here:
Let's break down the Sources and Outputs contained within Monitor D, which is one of the 4 available talent mixes:
PTHD: 7.1.2 wide path from Pro Tools that can feed Stereo up to Atmos
Mac Pro: DVS: Dante Virtual Soundcard - Channels 1-2 from Mac, iTunes + More
Moog: Sub Phatty Analog Synth
LIVE: Ableton Live via Dante Virtual Soundcard - Channels 3-4
CUE A: Submix coming from Pro Tools via DigiLink 15-16
CUE B: Submix coming from Pro Tools via DigiLink 17-18
CUE C: Submix coming from Pro Tools via DigiLink 19-20
Outputs:
KLANG quelle: 4 Stereo Pair Dante Headphone D/A (Pair 4)
Fold Down: This is where FoldDown and UpMatch matrixes are applied
So, in a nutshell, I can send talent either the Main Mix from Pro Tools, iTunes, Ableton Live, or specific sets of stems blended on the S6 composed from CUE A - CUE D. Let's look at the architecture of the Pro Tools session, starting with the SubMasters which are simple Stereo AUX Input tracks where all of the food groups for this music session flow into:
During the section where we begin routing from the Sends on the SubMasters, we are using the idea that we can instantiate everything but the kitchen sink we may need, then simply deactivate, leaving just the essentials. When we need to apply a Send route, simply hold
COMMAND + CONTROL on the Fader Module switches while pressing a
SEL switch on a
Send to activate it. You can see that
Drums and
Bass are going to
CUE A,
Guitars and
Keys are going to
CUE B, and
BGV's and
Vox are going to
CUE C.
We've also created Stereo Master Faders as a final gain stage and safety precaution using TrackLimit plug-ins on each from DMG Audio, as you can see here:
We are taking advantage of
Track Layouts in both DADman and Pro Tools, collecting the Source Inputs and the Monitor D master in the Monitor Profile, then collecting the SubMasters and the Stereo CUE Masters in Pro Tools. Loading these saved Track Layouts into
Spill Zones gives us the flexibility of seeing and controlling all of these elements in context, to provide talent with the best blend of audio elements in real-time.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/r4ftz2m4is...0118a.mov?dl=0