M Audio's Project Mix + Pro Tools... need help.

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Member Since: Jul 31, 2006

So, i just bought the M Audio Project Mix, and i love it. its amazing and definitley a step up from my original Presonus Firepod.

anyways i can get the project mix to function in Cubase, and in Sonar 5, but i dont know how to configure the ProjectMix to communicatre with Pro Tools 7. I am learning pro tools as i go along. i know the VERY BASIC commands and such.

with the others i had to change the ASIO Drivers to the ProjectMix one's, how can i do this is Pro tools? maybe that might be the problem?

and are there any video tutorials that can teach me Pro Tools by the way?

Thanks

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Melodic Master Mind
Member
Since: Apr 19, 2004


Sep 02, 2006 01:52 am

hey man congrats......i want one so badly.....what u mean by communicate with pt? like the control surface aspect of it?

Member
Since: Jul 31, 2006


Sep 02, 2006 03:44 am

Yeah. its really good. i love it alot.

i mean comunicate like changing faders up and down dont show, and play and record buttons dont do the actions.

but in all other programs it works..


Melodic Master Mind
Member
Since: Apr 19, 2004


Sep 02, 2006 11:18 am

but everything else is working in it, like u could record thru all the channels and stuff to pt?....its just the control surface feature that ur not getting to work? ............... i think in the project mix manual it says how to change from cubase mode to sonar mode to pt mode..........im not sure i just browsed tru the manual in the store i think i remember seeing that, and its maybe a setting in pro tools u got to config. too....im not sure, but if u didnt read the manual, u should.....i know a couple engineers who turned pro just by reading manuals and being assistants in studios, and they never took a class...lol...manuals are powerfull

Czar of Midi
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Since: Apr 04, 2002


Sep 02, 2006 12:18 pm

You need to either open a control template or assign each control in PT by right clicking and choosing the automation control. I would imagine that the PT that came with the hardware should have been pre configured to run with it. IF not that is pretty lame on their part.

Czar of Midi
Administrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002


Sep 02, 2006 12:23 pm

And you should be able to load the ASIO drivers in any of the applications. Asio is really the best choice for latency being reduced and such.

Faze 2 Studios
Member
Since: Aug 15, 2005


Sep 02, 2006 05:52 pm

maybe im wrong, but i read somewhere the M Audio Project Mix is only compatable with Pro-tools M-Powered, and not Pro-tools LE. Are you using M-powered or LE?

maybe?

congrats, that thing looks like a beast of a machine. good luck

-melty

Czar of Midi
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Since: Apr 04, 2002


Sep 02, 2006 08:17 pm

Good catch melty, I didn't even think of that. Although PT 7 should be able to learn or have a template built for working with another control surface. I know in Sonar I can teach Sonar to work with any control surface built. It is probably a matter if digging in and finding or building a template for it.

Member
Since: Jul 31, 2006


Sep 03, 2006 01:32 am

Yeah i'm using PRo Tools 7, Mpowered, with M audio's Project Mix IO..

it detects it. and i can record with it. but after i put it in pro tools mode PT dosnt communicate when i use the sliders or press the play button.

Czar of Midi
Administrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002


Sep 03, 2006 12:34 pm

I would suggest hitting the M-Audio site and trying their knowlegde base for info or hitting their customer support to find out what is going on. There is no reason it should not work in M-Powered if it is working in other applications.

Are you sure everything is running the latest updates as well such as drivers and firmware updates and the M-powered PT software is updated as well?

Member
Since: Oct 01, 2006


Oct 01, 2006 07:08 pm

Are you using a mac or windows?

I have had this problem with a mac. You have to go to:
Setup>Peripherals>midi controllers and select
Type=HUI
Send to and receive from to prjctmx cntr.

Hopefully that will help.

Member
Since: Oct 26, 2007


Oct 26, 2007 11:29 am

well i've already got one of those I/O and works with ProTools MPowered AND Protools LE. The difference is that only comes with the MPowered Protools setup :P

The Eternal Student
Member
Since: Oct 08, 2005


Oct 27, 2007 12:12 am

... year old post?

wonder if m4ca figured it out... lol

Member
Since: Nov 09, 2007


Nov 09, 2007 03:27 pm

Hi,
I'm planning to buy the projectmix and I'm into a halt since I am using the Protools LE, they might not be compatible. But since I read your post I am purchasing it as ASAP! just need your help how to confihure projectmix to Protools LE. Thanks!

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