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Old 06-12-2018, 07:43 PM
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Default Re: How to route USB audio into Pro Tools

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Originally Posted by chrismeraz View Post
Is this still impossible?

I have an aD5 drum kit and I'd like to send USB audio to PT for recording.

Why? Because I'm getting a lot of hum through the audio cables, and wouldn't the quality be better anyway if I don't have to depend on the D/A converters in the aD5 drum module? It would also speed up set up and break down time.

So, is it possible?

The manual says this module will transmit audio through USB (as well as MIDI). But I couldn't find any further clues in the manual.
Still not going to work. If you were running a Mac, you might be able to create an "aggregate" of the kit plus your usual interface, but that's not an option for Windows users. If you are getting lots of hum, it probably a ground loop(something that is usually fixable). If the drum "brain" is not close by the interface, its probably plugged into an AC outlet that has a different ground path than the computer/interface. Running the analog outs of the drum module thru a stereo DI box might solve that
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