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MMC - (MIDI Machine Control) You can use this to control DAWs. The number next to
the Parameter Destination menu will be the device ID for your message to output on.
Next to that is where you can select what type of message you're sending (stop, play,
deferred play, fast forward, rewind, punch in, punch out, pause).
Aftertouch (not available in Standalone) - Sends out values from 0-127 for the
pressure amount. After selecting Aftertouch you can select the channel number for your
pressure amount to go out on.
Poly Aftertouch (not available in Standalone) - Sends out values from 0-127 for the
pressure amount. After selecting Poly Aftertouch you can select the note number and
the channel number for your pressure amount to go out on.
GarageBand - This parameter destination allows you to control transport functions in
GarageBand. In order to use this you'll need to download Garage Remote. It's a free
program that is added to your system preferences that will receive MIDI data and
translate for GarageBand. You can download it here: http://www.muratnkonar.com/
otherstuff/garageremote/downloads.shtml
HUI (not available in Standalone) - HUI (Human User Interface) is a midi mapping
protocol used for a hardware control surface to communicate with DAW (digital audio
workstation) software. This communication protocol allows the SoftStep to control the
DAW's transport as well as individual track functions such as fader volume, mute, solo,
and record enable. HUI is selectable from the parameter destination menu in a
modulation line. Once HUI is selected as a parameter destination, the menu to the right
will let you chose which HUI command you would like to send. The transport functions
such as play, stop, fast forward and rewind are global controls. The individual track
controls such as fader volume, record enable, solo and mute are targeted at tracks 1-8
in whichever bank of 8 tracks is currently selected.
To setup your SoftStep to send HUI messages to Pro Tools: Open the SoftStep
application before you open Pro Tools. Once Pro Tools is open, navigate to the Setup
drop down menu at the top of your screen and select Peripherals. When the Peripherals
window opens, select Midi Controllers. You will want to add a HUI controller, so for #1
under Type chose HUI. Once HUI is selected, you much change Receive From to receive
midi from the SoftStep, so go ahead and select SoftStep Share or another MIDI Bus
(Windows users might be using MIDI Yoke). You don't have to worry about the Send To
menu, since we are only listening to HUI messages coming in and not sending HUI
messages out. If for some reason you do not see SoftStep Share (or MIDI Yoke) as a
menu item in the receive from list, go back to the Setup menu and select midi, then midi
input devices. Make sure SoftStep Share is checked so Pro Tools can use its midi
information. If SoftStep Share still does not appear in Midi Input Devices, you might
want to try restarting the SoftStep application.
Thats it, Pro Tools is now ready to receive HUI commands directly from the SoftStep.
You can now either build your own custom HUI control layouts, or select the Pro Tools
HUI Template from one of the built in presets. If you would like to use the Pro Tools HUI
Template, please refer to the back of this manual where there is a further description on
the Pro Tools HUI Template.
Note about HUI track control banks: HUI track control is grouped into banks of 8 tracks.
The 8 tracks which are currently selected will be highlighted with blue rectangles. If you
want to control more than 8 tracks, you must use one of the bank select messages to
move to the next or previous bank of 8 tracks. This gives you the ability to make control
assignments targeted at the track number inside the currently selected bank. For
example; when you have a HUI record enable command being sent to track 1, this will
record enable the first track in whichever bank of 8 tracks you have currently selected.
This is very useful for navigating through a larger session with more than 8 tracks.