setup issue

[sfcphilip]

I posted this over in the MIDI thread. Nobody replied so I am going to try it here. I am trying to interface my yamaha AW 16G with a Boss 670 drum machine, Roland D-70 synthesizer and Pro Tools LE 7 on my computer. I have 2 4x4 MIDIMANs. I am guessing that the AW should be set as the master. Could anyone give me an idea of how I can make this happen? I would like for the AW to be the controller for Pro Tools. Is this possible?

 

[peopleperson]

If you're looking to drive PT with your AW, it's probably not going to happen. The only interfaces I know that talk to Pro Tools are primarily only the ones made by Digidesign.

 

[VSProductions]

im not familiar with the yamaha AW, but i do know this;in Pro Tools 7, there is a setup box somewhere, i will look later, im not connected to my digi 002, and in that box there is a tab that says "controllers" or something along those lines. question, do you have a mac or pc? in mac you need to configure the AMS setup. if you're running a pc you have to go Apple.com and buy a mac (joking, dont kill me, theres nothing wrong with PC). i will look later, help is here! (i hope, cause then im going to look stupid)

 

[VSProductions]

ok, in pro tools, go to setup, peripherals. the tab called midi controllers might do the trick. you would have to select which one its most like, if its a control surface, the Control 8 will work. set your sends and and recieve and you should be ok.
let me know if this works out for you.

 

[sfcphilip]

Thank you so much. i am a US Army Soldier just trying to win this battle. I am actually enrolled in a Pro Tools class at a local college. On my AW, there is a menu where I can select Pro Tools. I need to know where to go from there. Thank you for any assistance that you can give a brother.

 

[VSProductions]

thank you for defending my poor ass! i'll bet boot camp was WAYY easier than getting your Pro Tools setup working.. i just checked out the AW, i wasnt sure what it was exactly. how are you going into the computer? i see you have an ADAT i/o. do you have a soundcard with ADAT i/o? if you do, you need to have your soundcard setup correctly first, then you use your adat i/o to give you 8 channels. you set up the midi controls as stated before and your board and pro tools should be able to sync. the only problem i see is getting your soundcard to work with pro tools.

options:
1) Get an M-Audio soundcard, such as the FireWire 1814, or somthing similar with an ADAT lightpipe and get ProTools M-Powered. cost: 500 for the hardware, 250 for the software.

2) Pray to god that you can somehow get an alternative soundcard to work with ProTools. i dont know how successful you will be but there are plenty of internet resources to help.
have fun!

 

[sfcphilip]

Thanks bro. Actually, Pro Tools will not play through the soundcard. The sound comes out of the M-Box.