ROLAND XP-80 - COMMAND 8 and 003 RACK

[smurfyou]

Not in front of Windows PT but does it have
"SETUP > MIDI > MIDI Input Devices"?

You should see whatever port you have the XP80 connected to there and it should be checked.

The Command 8 is funny because it is both a MIDI peripheral itself and a MIDI interface for external controllers. Two completely different parts of PT setup.

[Elton Hyland]

OK, So in MIDI Input Devices, I show
FW 003 MIDI 1 (In/Out) It is checked
FW003 MIDI AsyncMidControl. It is NOT checked
FW003 MIDI Midicontrol. It is NOT checked.
Command|8 Emulated. It IS checked
MIDI2 (Command|8) Emulated. It IS checked.
MIDI3 (Command|8) Emulated. It IS checked.

so, having the Command 8 boxes checked enables it to control PT
The 003 RACK is only connected to the computer via Firewire. I had thought that the 003 needed to be connected directly to the Command 8.

[Darryl Ramm]

Originally Posted by Elton Hyland

OK, So in MIDI Input Devices, I show
FW 003 MIDI 1 (In/Out) It is checked
FW003 MIDI AsyncMidControl. It is NOT checked
FW003 MIDI Midicontrol. It is NOT checked.
Command|8 Emulated. It IS checked
MIDI2 (Command|8) Emulated. It IS checked.
MIDI3 (Command|8) Emulated. It IS checked.

so, having the Command 8 boxes checked enables it to control PT
The 003 RACK is only connected to the computer via Firewire. I had thought that the 003 needed to be connected directly to the Command 8.

Nope, I mean you could distribute MIDI through a cable going from the Command 8 MIDI Out to the 003 but why would you want to? The Command 8 is doing it's control surface thang over USB talking directly to Pro Tools. You can connect your keyboard MIDI to either the 003 MIDI In or the Command 8 MIDI In, in which case as Smurfyou points out its acting as a MIDI interface. Heck you can plug the keyboard into any old separate third party USB MIDI interface box and use that, there is nothing special about the MIDI interfaces built into either of these boxes.

Is everything working OK? Making sense now?

[smurfyou]

I am surprised the 003 Rack works in W11. But cool.

It does not connect in any way to the C8. They are independent devices.

I always liked having the MIDI ports on the C8 because it gave me a easy access on the desktop if needed.