CONTROLLERMATE TUTORIAL PRO
CONTROLLERMATE TUTORIAL SOFTWARE

Here's some videos that introduce the ProMIDIco system. This link has everything you need to get started: I am hoping to get other like minded producers interested and to develop the system further.

CONTROLLERMATE TUTORIAL PRO

(The good old Mackie Control remains rock solid:)Īt first I thought this was such a hack that no one else would be interested, but as I have been working with it I find that it actually does work! For the first time ever, I am using hardware knobs to control parameters in Pro Tools as part of my regular workflow. I am endeavoring to save some time for those who have read it and now are eager to get things done. Note: this is not a substitute for the original and most excellent ControllerMate tutorial. They are also don't have very many knobs. One Button, Two Actions: Single Click (recognized on release) versus Double Click. Avid's Artist series have a nice design, and I think are conceptually sound, but in practice in our studio the Eucon protocol has been to buggy to use. That leaves the HUI based controllers, which are fine for basic fader levels and pan knobs, but virtually unusable for efficient parameters use. Both Novation's Automap and M-Audio's Hypercontrol do not work in PT11, and there is no indication that they ever will. There is literally no other way to do this with a small format control surface in Pro Tools 11. So when I open a plug-in window, I can simply grab a knob and make adjustments. I have a semi-permanent set of plug-in parameters mapped to specific knobs. In my studio I use Behringer BCR2000 because it has a lot of endless knobs, and is dirt cheap.

I developed this system because I was determined to have what I think should be a basic feature in Pro Tools 11: to map any plug-in parameter to a knob controller of the users choice. I plan to start a page where people can post maps for specific plug-ins as well. If you are a mid-level MIDI programmer it will be no problem. It requires some willingness to dig in and do some configuring to set it all up. What this allows you to do is map the endless knobs to any parameter in a plug-in, and have very fine level control over it.

CONTROLLERMATE TUTORIAL SOFTWARE

You need Pro Tools 11, MIDI control surface that has endless knobs (encoders) and ControllerMate software (I'm not affiliated, just a long time user).Īt this time Pro Tools 10 is not well supported, though some users have come up with work arounds. It is very indepth, so if you want to give this a try it has all the info you need to get started. I have released a free tutorial comprised of a video, text, and example files. It uses ControllerMate software, which is a cool macro building app. I have developed a system to control Pro Tools plug-in parameters with an off-the-shelf MIDI control surface.

Controllermate tutorial