Control Surfaces & MIDI Interfaces
With Pro Tools|HD and Pro Tools|HD Accel Systems with Pro Tools 6.9.1/6.9.3 for Windows XP
The following devices are qualified for use with Pro Tools|HD and Pro Tools|HD Accel systems with Pro Tools 6.9.1/6.9.3 TDM software for Windows XP:
Control Surfaces
- Command|8
- Control|24
- D-Command*
- D-Command Fader Pack
- D-Control*
- With up to 80 Faders
- D-Control Surround Panner (included Pro Tools 6.9.3 software required)
- ProControl
- Fader Pack (up to 5)
- Edit Pack (serial number PT00601 or higher required)
- CM Labs MotorMix
- Mackie Designs HUI
*D-Control & D-Command require dual processor G5 model
Legacy MIDI Controllers
The following control surfaces were not tested with Pro Tools 6.9, and therefore are not officially supported. The Pro Tools 6.9.1/6.9.3 Installer CD contains an "Unsupported Software" folder with the following control surface personality files:
- JL Cooper CS-10 MIDI series
- JL Cooper MCS 3000 series MCS-Panner
- Peavy PC-1600
Please Note: The Pro Tools TDM and LE 6.9 CDs for Windows XP inadvertently included older versions of these 3 files. Windows users should download the newer versions from April 12, 2005, posted on May 6, 2005:
- These files are available from the Legacy MIDI Controllers download page.
Notes:
- Digidesign D-Control and D-Control Fader Packs are only compatible with Pro Tools|HD and Pro Tools|HD Accel systems.
- Digidesign D-Command and D-Command Fader Pack are only compatible with Pro Tools|HD and Pro Tools|HD Accel systems.
- Digidesign ProControl, FaderPack for ProControl and EditPack for ProControl are only compatible with TDM systems.
- D-Control and ProControl control surfaces are are not compatible with Pro Tools LE systems.
- New MIDI control surface features are provided through the latest Control Surface Personality files installed with Pro Tools
- Pro Tools 6.0 and later no longer supports and will not install the Penny & Giles MM-16 and DC-16 Control Surface Personality Files
- The built-in Digi 002 faders cannot be used to control any device other than that Digi 002.
- Only one Command|8 can be used with a Pro Tools system. Multiple Command|8 units cannot be enabled simultaneously.
- Command|8 must be the only MIDI control surface enabled within Pro Tools.
- Command|8 can be used in combination with non-MIDI control surfaces such as Control|24 with some limitations. For more information, see the Command|8 Guide.
- Asante network cards are not recommended for Pro Tools systems using Ethernet controllers such as Control|24, D-Command, D-Control, and ProControl. If an Asante network card is in your system, it can cause Ethernet controllers to go on/offline every few seconds, and you will not be able to maintain a reliable connection to the Control|24 or other Ethernet controller.
For more information on using control surfaces with Pro Tools, see the Control|24 Guide, Command|8 Guide, and the Getting Started and Pro Tools Reference guides in the Technical Document Library or your Pro Tools documentation folder.
For third-party devices such as the MoterMix, HUI, CS-10 or PC-1600, see the MIDI Control Surfaces Guide in the Technical Document Library:
MIDI Control Surfaces (Legacy Controllers)
- MIDI Control Surfaces Guide (1.25 MB)
Version 6.1 for TDM or LE Systems on Windows or Macintosh (also for use with newer systems) - Legacy MIDI Controllers Downloads (link)
MIDI Interfaces
The following MIDI Interfaces are qualified for use with Pro Tools|HD and Pro Tools|HD Accel systems with Pro Tools 6.9.1/6.9.3 software for Windows XP:
- Digidesign MIDI I/O - USB MIDI interface with 10 MIDI I/O ports, supporting 160 MIDI channels
- Emagic Unitor8, AMT8, MT4
- Roland MPU64, UM2, UM4
Windows XP Software/Drivers/Firmware for the MIDI I/O:
Note: System instabilities and performance issues can occur when using MIDI control surfaces in conjunction with Pro Tools 6 and 3rd party MIDI interfaces. For best multiport MIDI performance, we recommend using Digidesign's MIDI I/O.