Hook up tuner to digi 002 or eleven rack

[crashhak]

Eleven rack tuner is good but I just prefer hardware tuner. Just wondering is there way to hook up tuner to digi 002 rack or eleven rack when I'm using pro tools. I have Korg GT-12 tuner and it has input and output.

Window Vista 32bit
Monster Power Pro 3500
Eleven Rack(Internal)
Digi 002 Rack(Spidif)
PT 8.04

[zedhed]

The easiest way would be to put the korg tuner into the 11R FX loop. Only thing with this is that if you are using the FX loop in recording the korg may 'color' the tone, though it could easily be plugged in or unplugged from the loop for recording purposes.

But if you have your 002R linked via s/pdif with the 11R you could do it another way.

Create two mono Auxiliary tracks in Pro Tools.

Set the input selector on track 1 to 11R and set the output selector to 002 channel 1 (it could be any unused channel), or create a send on track 1 to 002 channel 1 (make sure send fader is set to 0db).

Set the input on track 2 to 002 channel 1.

Now just plug a cable from 002 channel 1 output to tuner input and plug a cable from tuner output to channel 1 input on 002.

Doing it this way is effectively creating a hardware insert; consequently it's normal practice to use the corresponding 002R I/O channels eg channel 1 out>channel 1 in, channel 2 out> channel 2 in etc. The downside to this method is that if you want to permanently leave the tuner plugged in you're using up a precious channel on the 002. Fine if you have one spare.

Note: these two tracks would be used as 'extras' in conjunction with you're normal recording setup.

You could save session as a template and/or custom configure your I/O setup so you can get straight to work each time you open a session.

[Hotcrazyfruit]

Originally Posted by zedhed

The easiest way would be to put the korg tuner into the 11R FX loop. Only thing with this is that if you are using the FX loop in recording the korg may 'color' the tone, though it could easily be plugged in or unplugged from the loop for recording purposes.

But if you have your 002R linked via s/pdif with the 11R you could do it another way.

Create two mono Auxiliary tracks in Pro Tools.

Set the input selector on track 1 to 11R and set the output selector to 002 channel 1 (it could be any unused channel), or create a send on track 1 to 002 channel 1 (make sure send fader is set to 0db).

Set the input on track 2 to 002 channel 1.

Now just plug a cable from 002 channel 1 output to tuner input and plug a cable from tuner output to channel 1 input on 002.

Doing it this way is effectively creating a hardware insert; consequently it's normal practice to use the corresponding 002R I/O channels eg channel 1 out>channel 1 in, channel 2 out> channel 2 in etc. The downside to this method is that if you want to permanently leave the tuner plugged in you're using up a precious channel on the 002. Fine if you have one spare.

Note: these two tracks would be used as 'extras' in conjunction with you're normal recording setup.

You could save session as a template and/or custom configure your I/O setup so you can get straight to work each time you open a session.

Im curious as to why he needs to use up an input channel?

Can he not create an aux send to an output and the guitar track through the output to the tuner?

Nick

[albee1952]

Any stomp box tuner in line would be fine. If you don't have lots of guitars, I really am liking the clip-on headstock tuner I recently bought. Lots of choices there

[crashhak]

Thank you guys. I'm still trying to figure it out and not working. I must be doing something wrong. Can you tell me what I'm doing wrong. I attached the photos.


http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/p...ner/hookup.jpg
http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/p...uner/tuner.jpg
http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/p...ner/output.jpg
http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/p...uner/input.jpg

[madgt621]

From seeing your pictures a bunch of questions come up. The foremost being:

Are you using aggregate I/O? I didn't know the 002 and PT8 even supported that.

But anyway, this is how I see it. You don't even need the output of the tuner going back to the 002. I don't think there is any reason to have signal pass through your tuner, and go back in to be recorded.

Create an aux track with it's in put set to "Guitar in" or wherever the 11R is being received. (i.e. those of us who have the 11R hooked up via SPDIF and uses the Split Wet/Dry function would use one of the SPDIF channels)

Then set the output of that track to whatever output you have going to the tuner. Make sure the tuner is on, and you should be done. Though I don't know if your particular tuner was meant to accept signal this way.

The way you have it set now. the aux tracks are set up to receive on input three, which are receiving the output from output three, and cycling and feeding back into itself. I don't see the actual guitar signal ever hitting the tuner that way.

[zedhed]

Originally Posted by Hotcrazyfruit

Im curious as to why he needs to use up an input channel?

Can he not create an aux send to an output and the guitar track through the output to the tuner?

Nick

Originally Posted by madgt621

You don't even need the output of the tuner going back to the 002. I don't think there is any reason to have signal pass through your tuner, and go back in to be recorded.

Yes they are correct, there is no real need for it to go back into Pro Tools. But hey, now you know how to create a hardware insert

[crashhak]

Thank you all. It's working now.