ProControl with Pro Tools HD 8

[lltj56ace]

I have the Pro Control mixer and I can't get pro tools 8 hd to find it when i open it I have the ethernet cable connected to the mixer from my computer. Am I doing something wrong? or do I need something else?

[bcwiz]

Originally Posted by lltj56ace

I have the Pro Control mixer and I can't get pro tools 8 hd to find it when i open it I have the ethernet cable connected to the mixer from my computer. Am I doing something wrong? or do I need something else?

Just a guess; for direct connection to a computer you need a crossover ethernet cable (usually red). Use standard ethernet cables when using a hub.

[elicious]

can't tell from his post;
did you "enable" ethernet from peripherals?
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[lltj56ace]

Honestly is there anyone who has knowledge of the procontrol mixer by digidesign I have pro tools 8 hd and i'm using the procontrol mixer. my question is why won't pro tools connect with the procontrol? everytime I open pro tools I get the message pro tools to connect hardware and click ok. I'm i doing something wrong or do I need more components to make this work? please help please

[crizdee]

Originally Posted by lltj56ace

Honestly is there anyone who has knowledge of the procontrol mixer by digidesign I have pro tools 8 hd and i'm using the procontrol mixer. my question is why won't pro tools connect with the procontrol? everytime I open pro tools I get the message pro tools to connect hardware and click ok. I'm i doing something wrong or do I need more components to make this work? please help please

Hi,

You don't need anymore components?

Are you definitely using HD? As I'm not sure the driver was included with LE

Should just boot pro tools and go to setup>peripherals>Ethernet controllers. And run scan and it should find the pro control connected as a device! If it's not seeing it then either the driver is not installed as part of pro tools or the Ethernet cable or Ethernet port is not working right.



Chris

[lltj56ace]

I understand what you mean now I just need to figure out how to get the Pro Control on-line cause it's saying off-line now. That would be a great help if you could explain that to me.

[Darryl Ramm]

What exact HD compatible audio interface do you have connected to the HD/TDM card in your computer? The Octopre is not a HD compatible interface, but it can drive the line level analog or ADAT digital inputs on a suitable HD interface -- like a Digidesign 96 or 192.

This thread is pretty painful, we cannot guess what you have, or if you really know what "everything ... needed to make the Pro Control work" actually is. Or what you mean by "work" -- like what input and output IO do you actually need? How about you start over by clearly stating exactly what exact equipment you have and what you are trying to do (e.g. Track what sources, how many outputs, other digital IO needs etc.).

[YYR123]

Originally Posted by Darryl Ramm

This thread is pretty painful, we cannot guess what you have,

Painful indeed.....like trying to read and understand hieroglyphics.

[YYR123]

Nope that's all you need. Is your card passing digitest? If you don't know what that is, check your manual for full instructions

[Katherine_Focusrite]

and is the focusrite octopre compatible with pro tools 8 hd?

Our Octopre is an ADAT Only unit. Thus in this setup it is only connected via ADAT, so any brand ADAT unit would be compatible.

Best regards.