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MIDI interface control of Digidesign PRE
Hi there,
Is there a way to control the input gain function of the Digidesign Mic PRE with an external trim pot ? Also, can that control be ganged across several inputs at once? I wanted to use something simple like the Presonus Faderport, but I didn't know if the HUI protocol accessed these parameters. Anyone done something like this? Thank you! Matthew Wood |
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MIDI interface control of Digidesign PRE
HUI will not, but I believe midi cc on the correct channels will. The Focusrite Rednet preamps use the same cc as the Pre. You can download the Rednet pre manual and there's a table showing the midi cc channels for each parameter on the pre. Program the appropriate cc channels to linear or rotary encoders on a midi controller and route the controller to the pre and you should have gain control.
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Re: MIDI interface control of Digidesign PRE
Thank you. Just so I am clear, would I be bypassing the PRE's gain fader in Protools to just use an external rotary encoder directly with the PRE, or could I somehow merge these controls so they both work simultaneously?
Thank you so much for you time. MW |
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Re: MIDI interface control of Digidesign PRE
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You can't "merge" anything, each separate controller is unaware what MIDI commands (absolute gain settings) the other is sending the pre. |
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Re: MIDI interface control of Digidesign PRE
So something like the Korg nanoKONTROL2 could be assigned the MIDI CC commands for channel and input gain on the PRE, and this would be the master controller of those parameters. The Pro Tools internal PRE software peripheral interface would be bypassed with this setup? Thank you!
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MIDI interface control of Digidesign PRE
It should reflect on the screen, the changes you made on the 3rd party hardware, but....
If your asking if it will by pass the controls on the actual box it self....I believe that is a no. Not sure but I can't see midi cc defeating the actual hardware controls on the Pre. If you are asking if it will show the software readout in ProTools? You would have to have midi going both ways for it to actually show the readings and or "be active" and allow you to change the Pre's gain via The pro tools application. If that makes sense, thus the connections for midi in and another one for midi out
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Re: MIDI interface control of Digidesign PRE
The trick here will be getting the nanokontrol to speak directly to/from the pre without having to loop through Pro Tools. I'm guessing this can be routed in audiomidi setup. Otherwise it might require a controller with real midi ports.
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James Cadwallader Mac Studio, 64GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, Glyph 2TB USB3 HDD, OWC drive dock, Mac OS Monterey 12.6.8 Pro Tools Ultimate 2023.9, HD Native, Focusrite Red 8Pre Presonus Faderport, Pro Tools | Control |
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