003 only as controller - AVID please comment

[HD2]

According to the spec compare page under Supported Hardware, the 003 family can be used with PT9 HD.
http://www.avid.com/US/products/fami...-Tools/compare

[lego]

Originally Posted by Bill Denton

So Avid, would you please come up with a firmware upgrade so I can use a piece of equipment designed for one thing for something totally different...

Thanks, Bill, for a nice cup of sarcasm in the morning
But you are missing the point, probably. 003 and 002 (so called "factory") are designed as BOTH Audio/MIDI I/O and Control Surface. This topic is about the latter function, which we hope to have retained when moving from PT LE pre-9 to PT HD 9. I hope you will second the following statement: "A Control Surface is designed to be a Control Surface and might be used as a Control Surface"

Originally Posted by HD2

According to the spec compare page under Supported Hardware, the 003 family can be used with PT9 HD.
http://www.avid.com/US/products/fami...-Tools/compare

Another misinterpretation. In the table linked above, 002 and 003 are listed as compatible in the "Hardware Interface Support" section (which means AUDIO I/O roughly) but NOT in the "Console and Control Surface Support" section and this is what this thread is about.

[Barry Johns]

Originally Posted by Bill Denton

I have a 003 Rack and I like it a lot.

I want to buy an HD 7 system, but still use my 003 Rack for my input and output and as a monitor controller.

Do you think Avid would do a firmware upgrade that would allow me to connect my 003 Rack to an HD Core Card?

I know that the 003 Rack is designed for LE, but I really like it, and I want to use it for my HD 7 rig.

I could get the new I/O, but the color of the units would really clash with the colors in my studio.

So Avid, would you please come up with a firmware upgrade so I can use a piece of equipment designed for one thing for something totally different...

You are really clueless as to what is being discussed here.

[HD2]

Originally Posted by lego

Another misinterpretation. In the table linked above, 002 and 003 are listed as compatible in the "Hardware Interface Support" section (which means AUDIO I/O roughly) but NOT in the "Console and Control Surface Support" section and this is what this thread is about.

So what you are saying is that you can hook up a 003 factory via firewire and it will function as an I/O with PT9 HD software but it will not control any of the faders and other functions?
This seems a bit strange considering that when PT 9 HD software is used without HD hardware it is essentially the same as PT9 with CPTK2, in which case the 003 factory functions fully as an I/O and control surface with PT 9 and CPTK2.
If anyone in the LA area with a PT9 HD ilok authorization would like to test this out, you can send me an email via my profile.

[alxt]

I, like many others, was very excited when ProTools 9 touted the ability to use multple interfaces. I was excited at the possibilty of using my familiar 002 control surface with a higher quality Apogee Interface and quickly shelled out my $250.

The fact that Avid's own product line cannot use this feature is disappointing. Avid, please let us know if a firmware update is possible and planned.

[alxt]

Bump.
Avid, any updates on a firmware update that will allow the 002 / 003 to be used in combination with another interface as a control surface only? Feasibility? Probability?
Please....
Thanks

[therecordinghouse]

i understand the sentiment here. i was running a 002. when PT9 came out, i switched to an MC Mix. while the MC Mix certainly looks cool and stylish, i miss the quality faders on my 002 greatly. I would love to be able to use it as a control surface only.

[therecordinghouse]

the MC Mix is not worth $1400 imo. it should be more like $700.

[cdavis6406]

Second that got rid of mine it feels and holds up like something from fischer price.
175-200$ worth of chinese components tops.

[therecordinghouse]

Originally Posted by cdavis6406

Second that got rid of mine it feels and holds up like something from fischer price.
175-200$ worth of chinese components tops.

thats a bit extreme. not to mention hard to read.