Digidesign Command 8 volume change during playback

[syru]

Hi,

I recently bought a "vintage" Pro Tools system:
- Apple Power Mac G5 with PCI Core and Accel Card
- Digidesign 192
- Pro Tools 8.01

and later added a Digidesign Command 8.

I am very happy with the Command 8, but there is one issue: When I use the faders to adjust the volume of a channel during playback, the fader changes are ignored and the virtual fader in the Pro Tools mix window is stuck.

I have to stop playback and change the volume of another track to get the affected fader "unstuck".

The firmware on the Command 8 is 2.01.01, so I could try upgrading to 2.01.02 but the link to the upgrader for Mac OS X on the Avid site is broken.

Does anyone have a fix for this problem, or can provide me with the upgrader and firmware for Mac OS X?

Any help would be much appreciated.

[tope d]

Hi Syru,

What automation mode are you on?

[syru]

I noticed this behaviour for automation modes "off" and "auto read".

[Darryl Ramm]

Originally Posted by syru

I noticed this behaviour for automation modes "off" and "auto read".

In Off the level on the track should change as you move the fader but no automation will be read or written.

Try putting the track into write automation mode and seeing if that writes fader movements to the volume automation while the transport is playing.

Common problems with these control surfaces are the faders capacitive touch detection working correctly. Make sure the Command 8 is properly grounded thought the power cord. Remove the plastic fader caps and try touching and moving the fader metal posts directly. If that works OK then you can google about Command 8 touch issues and replacing fader caps.

Does everything else on the Command 8 work OK? Do the Command 8 faders move and follow existing automation in Read mode? Transport controls work? Is the Command 8 selected as the control surface in Setup > Peripherals > MIDI Controllers? and the correct MIDI addresses used?