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Version 3.0 2001
Copyright © 2001 CM Labs™
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Standard Operations
Troubleshooting ................................................. 2
Operation........................................................ 3-6
Set Up, Troubleshooting ................................... 8
Operations ................................................. 9-11
Multi Unit Benefits (Standard Operations).......12
General
Motivation ..................................................... 13
Specifications ................................................. 14
Worksurface Layout ...................................... 15
Back Panel Layout ......................................... 16
CM Labs MotorMix Owners Manual Ver 3.0
Pro Tools Set Up & Quickstart
QuickStart, Setting up a Pro Tools /
MotorMix System
1.) You will need a Pr
ools system with softwar
Proo TTools
softwaree version 4.1or later
later..
2.) Connect MotorMix MIDI IN and OUT to the MIDI OUT and IN on one
por
face.
portt of your functioning MIDI inter
interface.
oller on MIDI
3.) Launch OMS setup and define MotorMix: Is contr
controller
channel 1 (only 2 boxes checked). Note: If you ar
aree using
multiple MotorMix units with Pr
o
T
ools,
each
unit
must be
Pro Tools,
connected to the MIDI inter
face
with
two
MIDI
cables.
Repeat
interface
step 3 for each unit, but crcreate
eate a unique name for each unit,
like: MotorMix 1, MotorMix 2 etc.
4.) Open a Pr
ools session and select “contr
ollers” in the
Proo TTools
“controllers”
peripherals menu.
5.) Select “MotorMix” and then select MotorMix and the number of
channels = 8. Note: If you ar
aree using multiple MotorMix units
with Pr
o
T
ools,
r
epeat
step
3 for each unit, but crcreate
eate a unique
Pro Tools, repeat
name for each unit, like: MotorMix 1, MotorMix 2 etc.
6.) If you ar
ools 5.xx, pull down the MIDI menu and
aree using Pr
Proo TTools
select “MIDI Input Devices”. Click on each MotorMix listed.
This will enable Pr
ools to rreceive
eceive its MIDI input.
Proo TTools
7.) In Pr
ools 5.x and higher
Proo TTools
higher,, go to the Set up window and choose
Pr
efer
ences.
In
the
Pr
efer
ences box, click on Operation. Then
Prefer
eferences.
Prefer
eferences
select ‘Classic’ located in the Numeric Keypad Mode Section.
Classic Numeric Keypad allows you use the Locate function on
MotorMix.
8.) Move a MotorMix fader and the cor
corrr esponding fader should
move in the Pr
o
T
ools
mix
window
Pro Tools
window..
9.) If you need to operate softwar
ools, you must
softwaree other than Pr
Proo TTools,
first exit the Pr
o
T
ools
mode
by
pr
essing
the
“PLA
Y” and
Pro Tools
pressing “PLAY”
“ESCAPE” switches on MotorMix. The LCD will say “Pr
ools
“Proo TTools
mode - OFF -”. MotorMix will rremain
emain in nor
mal
operation
normal
mode until rretur
etur
ned to Pr
ools mode by pr
essing the “PLA
Y”
eturned
Proo TTools
pressing
“PLAY”
and “ESCAPE” switches a second time.
10.) Each time when you use Pr
ools you should have MotorMix
Proo TTools
power
ed
up
first
to
insur
e
that
MotorMix gets a complete
powered
insure
update of your most rrecent
ecent session settings.
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Pro Tools Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
If MotorMix does not rrespond
espond pr
operly
un the built in self-test in
properly
operly,, you can rrun
MotorMix. Simply connect the MIDI output dir
ectly into the MIDI input on
directly
MotorMix and apply power
power.. MotorMix will move all 8 faders, blink the LED’
LED’ss and
the LCD and test the MIDI in and out. If the test passes, you can look for
pr
oblems elsewher
e.
problems
elsewhere.
Contacting Technical Support
For questions rrelated
elated to setting up and using MotorMix with Pr
ools, or
Proo TTools,
if you feel that MotorMix needs to be rrepair
epair
ed, contact the Digidesign
epaired,
technical suppor
tment.
supportt depar
department.
Digidesign phone: 650 842-6699
Digidesign email: [email protected]
For questions rrelated
elated to setting up and using MotorMix with pr
oducts
products
other than Pr
ools, please contact the manufactur
er of the pr
oduct you
manufacturer
product
Proo TTools,
ar
aree using.
CM Labs MotorMix Owners Manual Ver 3.0 Page 2
Pro Tools Operations
Switches, Faders, Pots or Selector
Usage with Pro Tools
Fader Input
Moving a fader on MotorMix actually moves the Pr
ools on-scr
een fader
Proo TTools
on-screen
fader.. When
Pr
ools automation is moving the faders on MotorMix, you can still make level
Proo TTools
changes by simply touching the MotorMix fader and executing the move you
desir
e. MotorMix disengages the fader motor so you can make level change, but
desire.
it rreengages
eengages the motor the moment you stop touching the MotorMix fader
fader.. If you
wish to keep the fader stationar
ess and hold the
press
stationaryy with the motor disengaged, pr
“SHIFT” switch. The motor will stay disengaged as long as the “SHIFT” switch is
held down. Holding the “SHIFT” switch down will also allow you to make ver
veryy
small fader movements quite slowly
slowly.. It keeps the fader motor disengaged during
the small fader movements.
Fader Punch Mode
Another option that allows you to disengage the fader motor is to Punch In the
individual faders. Punching In a fader will completely disengage the motor on
that fader
om having to hold the “SHIFT” button.
fader.. It saves you frfrom
To enter Fader Punch Mode, “double click” the “SHIFT” button. This will cause
n” button
the LED in the button to blink. Now star
ess the “bur
startt playback. Pr
Press
“burn”
above the fader you want to Punch In. The yellow LED (funct B) below the
“write” LED shines steadily to show that one or mor
moree faders ar
aree punched in.
To Punch Out an individual fader
ess the “bur
n” button above the fader you
fader,, pr
press
“burn”
want to Punch Out. TToo Punch Out all faders, pr
ess either the “SHIFT” or “write”
press
switch. Pr
essing any of the transpor
Pressing
transportt switches will also Punch Out all faders.
To exit Fader Punch Mode, “double click” the “SHIFT” button once again. The
LED will stop blinking. The “SHIFT” switch still per
for
ms its nor
mal functions
perfor
forms
normal
while in fader punch mode.
Rotary Pot Usage
When you open a session, the 7 segment display will rread
ead “P” For PPAN.
AN. If a
channel is in ster
eo,
the
pot
will
be
the
left
balance
contr
ol.
Rotate
the
pots and
stereo,
control.
watch the lower rrow
ow on the LCD to see the PPAN
AN pointers. The dash in the center
of the channel LCD indicates PPAN
AN enter position. Push the selector down, and the
7 segment display will rread
ead “Pr”, PPAN
AN right. The rrotar
otar
otaryy pots will now be the
right balance contr
ol
on
any
ster
eo
channels.
Push
a second time to rretur
etur
control
stereo
eturnn to
PAN. Rotate the selector slowly and the 7 segment display will rread
ead “SA” for
Send A.
Rotate the pots and watch the lower rrow
ow of the LCD to see send pot settings. If
no send is assigned on that channel. The lower LCD rrow
ow will be blank on that
channel. TTur
ur
n
the
r
otar
y
selector
again
to
select
sends
B thr
otar
urn
rotar
otary
thruu E. The rrotar
otaryy pots
and selector ar
e
the
Plug-in
contr
ols.
See
the
“Plug-in”
section
below
.
are
controls.
below.
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CM Labs MotorMix Owners Manual Ver 3.0
Fader-Send “FLIP”
While the rrotar
otar
olling sends, pr
ess the rrotar
otar
otaryy pots ar
aree contr
controlling
press
otaryy selector
switch. The channels faders and mutes then ”FLIP” to become the send
level and mute contr
ols, The top rrow
ow of the LCD displays the send assignments
controls,
and the multi switches and LEDs contr
ol the send pr
e/post settings.
control
pre/post
essing the multi
If the channel Multi LED is lit, then the send is pr
e
fader
pre fader.. Pr
Pressing
switch will toggle the send frfrom
om pr
e
to
post.
The
pr
e
and
post
text will also
pre
pre
be displayed briefly on the LCD.
While “FLIPPED”, rrotate
otate the selector to work on any of the other sends in
a “FLIPPED” fashion. Pr
ess the selector to rretur
etur
otar
ol.
Press
eturnn to rrotar
otaryy pot contr
control.
Pan settings and channel plug in bypasses cannot be accessed while the
sends ar
aree “FLIPPED”.
Select Switches
The switches just below the LCD ar
aree the “SELECT” switches. They ar
aree used to
select one or mor
ouping or Plug-in contr
ol, and pr
ovide
provide
moree channels for gr
grouping
control,
access to many other Pr
ools featur
es. They ar
Proo TTools
features.
aree also used to make selections
that appear on the LCD. For example, pr
ess the “AUTO ENBL” switch
press
and push the select switches to make automation enable selections in
Pr
ools.
Proo TTools.
Multi Controls
The 8 channel switches just below the rrotar
otar
otaryy pots ar
aree the “Multi” switches.
The 4 switches and 4 gr
een/yellow LED’
mine
determine
green/yellow
LED’ss just below the selector deter
what the “Multi” switches ar
aree doing.
Plug-in Bypass
Pr
ess the top switch just below the 7 segment display/selector
Press
display/selector.. The 8
channel switches under the rrotar
otar
ols
controls
otaryy pots ar
aree now the Plug-in bypass contr
for the channels. A gr
een LED on in the channel bypass switch indicates
green
that all the Plug-ins on that channel ar
aree bypassed. Push any of the channel
bypass switches to toggle Plug-in bypass on that channel.
Send Mute
Pr
ess the second switch under the selector
Press
selector.. The same 8 channel switches
under the rrotar
otar
ols for the channels. For
otaryy pots ar
aree now send mute contr
controls
example: Rotate the selector to select Send A (“SA” on the 7 segment display).
A gr
een LED on in the channel indicates Send A is muted. Push any
green
of the channel bypass switches to mute/unmute a send. Use the selector to
select other sends for mute/unmute.
Send Pre/Post Assign
Pr
ess the thir
e/
Press
thirdd switch below the selector
selector.. The 8 switches ar
aree the Send pr
pre/
post contr
ols
for
those
channels.
Use
the
r
otar
y
selector
to
select
a
Send
A.
controls
rotar
otary
When one of the switches is pr
essed,
the
pr
e/post
for
that
channel
will
be
pressed, pre/post
toggled and displayed briefly on the top rrow
ow of the LCD. Use the selector
to choose other sends for pr
e/post
assignment.
pre/post
Pro Tools Operations
Function Switches to Left of Faders
“PLUG-IN” Control
Pr
ess this switch, and the LCD scr
een will display the automation enable choices.
Press
screen
The LEDs’
ess any of the
LEDs’ss below the LCD show the cur
currr ent enable states. Pr
Press
switches below the LCD to choose a selection. Pr
ess the “AUTO ENBL” switch to
Press
exit.
Use the “SELECT” switch to select a channel with a Plug-in assigned. Pr
ess the
Press
“PLUG-IN” switch to enable the LCD, rrotar
otar
otaryy pots and “SELECT” switches to
contr
ol your Plug-ins. The Plug-in window will open and the rrotar
otar
control
otaryy pots and
selector will become Plug-in contr
ols. The 7 segment displays will say “IN” For
controls.
ol. Push the selector to toggle between
inser
ol or “P
A” for parameter contr
insertt contr
control
“PA”
control.
inser
ol.
control.
insertt and parameter contr
“auto mode”
Insert control mode
W ith “SHIFT” down, pr
ess the “auto mode” switch, and the LCD scr
een will
press
screen
display the cur
currr ent automation mode choices. The LED’
LED’ss below the LCD show the
cur
otar
ess the “ALL”
currr ent mode. Rotate the rrotar
otaryy pots to choose a selection. Pr
Press
switch and rrotate
otate a rrotar
otar
otaryy pot to change all channels be the same state.
Ther
ts 1-4 and one for Inser
Theree is an LCD page for Inser
Inserts
Insertt 5. Rotate the selector to
select either page. The top rrow
ow of the LCD will display both the inser
insertt page and
the cur
olled. The lower LCD rrow
ow will display either “no
currr ent channel being contr
controlled.
inser
t” or a shor
thand label for a Plug-in. If no label is flashing, that Plug-in is
insert”
shorthand
being contr
olled by MotorMix. Use a “SELECT” switch to pick an inser
controlled
insertt to
contr
ol, and the parameter contr
ol mode will become active.
control,
control
“AUTO ENBL”
If your ar
ools automation tracks while in Punch or Latch
aree playing back Pr
Proo TTools
n” button above
automation mode, you can Punch In a fader by pr
essing the “bur
pressing
“burn”
that fader
n” button LED will shine steadily as long as the fader motor
fader.. The “bur
“burn”
is disengaged. TToo Punch Out the fader
ess the “bur
n” button again. The LED
fader,, pr
press
“burn”
will go out and the motor will engage.
“SUSPEND”
Pr
ess the “SUSPEND” switch to globally suspend playback and rrecor
ecor
ding of
Press
ecording
automation. The LED will blink. Pr
ess again to globally rreactivate
eactivate playback and
Press
r ecor
ding of automation.
ecording
“create”
The “cr
eate” switch is used to crcreate
eate gr
oups. First use the “SELECT” switches
“create”
groups.
below the LCD to select the a channel to include in a gr
oup. Pr
ess and hold the
group.
Press
“SHIFT” switch . Pr
ess mor
ith “SHIFT” still
Press
moree select switches to add channels. W
With
down pr
ess the “cr
eate” switch and the Pr
ools Gr
oup dialog box will appear
press
“create”
Proo TTools
Group
appear..
ocess or “ESCAPE” to
Pr
ess the “ENTER” switch on MotorMix to complete the pr
Press
process
exit without gr
ouping.
grouping.
The “gr
oup” switch and LED under the “VIEW” section on MotorMix ar
“group”
aree used to
oups. If the LED is lit, the gr
oups ar
oups
groups.
groups
aree enabled. W ith gr
groups
enable/disable gr
enabled, pr
ess and hold the “SHIFT” switch then hold the “gr
oup” switch down.
press
“group”
The top rrow
ow of the LCD will show the channel gr
oup assignments.
group
Parameter control mode
The LCD will display the Plug-in parameter names and settings. The top LCD rrow
ow
and the “SELECT” switches will contr
ol switchable parameters. The lower LCD
control
r ow and rrotar
otar
ol continuously variable parameters. Note that the
otaryy pots contr
control
“SELECT” switch and the cor
otar
corrr ect rrotar
otaryy pot will be just below the parameter
values on the LCD. Rotate the selector to move between parameter pages. The
upper left of the LCD displays Plug-in page/label.
“compare”
W ith “SHIFT” down, pr
ess the “compar
e” switch to compar
press
“compare”
comparee cur
currr ent Plug-in
settings with pr
evious settings. This switch only compar
es if the compar
comparee button
previous
compares
is lit in the Plug-in window
window..
“WINDOW”
Pr
ess this switch, and the LCD scr
een will display the Pr
ools window choices,
Press
screen
Proo TTools
mixer
insertt editor
editor.. The LED’
LED’ss below
mixer,, memor
memoryy locations, edit, setup, transpor
transport,t, inser
the LCD show the open windows. Pr
ess any of the switches below the LCD to
Press
open or close a window
ess the “WINDOW” switch to close the window and
window.. Pr
Press
exit.
“tools”
“PLUG-IN” Assignment
W ith “SHIFT” pr
essed down, pr
ess the “tools” switch to select an edit tool.
pressed
press
1.) Use a “SELECT” switch (below the LCD) to pick a channel for plug in
assignment.
“ALL”
2.) Pr
ess the “PLUG IN” switch to enter plug in mode.
Press
3.) Pr
ess “SHIFT” and “assign” and the LCD display inser
ts 1-4. You can use
Press
inserts
the rrotar
otar
otaryy selector switch to select inser
insertt 5 for assignment.
4.) Rotate a rrotar
otar
ed) on MotorMix to make a plug in
otaryy pot (even number
numbered)
selection for the desir
ed inser
desired
insert.t.
5.) Pr
ess the “assign” switch again to complete assignments for that inser
Press
insert.t.
If the “ALL” switch is held down, the cur
oss all
currr ent action will be applied acr
across
channels. For example, pr
ess “ALL” and then a “Mute” switch, and all channels
press
will be muted or unmuted.
“alternate”
W ith “SHIFT” pr
essed down, pr
ess the “alter
nate” switch. Now move a fader
pressed
press
“alternate”
ow for that channel.
and it’
it’ss attenuation settings will appear in the top LCD rrow
Move a rrotar
otar
AN setting or SEND attenuation will appear in the
otaryy pot, and the PPAN
top LCD rrow
ow on that channel.
6.) Repeat steps 3-5 to add mor
moree plug ins to that channel.
CM Labs MotorMix Owners Manual Ver 3.0
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Pro Tools Operations
Function Switches to Right of Faders
“PLAY”
Pr
ess this switch to activate PLA
ools is
Press
PLAYY. The LED will be lit to indicate Pr
Proo TTools
playing.
“transport”
“configure”
This switch is rreser
eser
ved for futur
eserved
futuree use.
“LAST”
Pr
ess this switch to move to the pr
evious memor
y-locate position.
Press
previous
memory-locate
“assign”
W ith “SHIFT” pr
essed down, pr
ess the “transpor
t” switch. The bottom rrow
ow of
pressed
press
“transport”
the LCD will show 5 transpor
ols and the cur
transportt contr
controls
currr ent time code, bars/ beats,
feet frames, etc. Pr
ess a “SELECT” switch to activate a transpor
Press
transportt function. The
“REW” and “FFWD” contr
ols ar
controls
aree momentar
momentaryy in this mode. The “RECORD” switch
ess the “transpor
t” switch again to exit.
is the master rrecor
ecor
ecordd enable. Pr
Press
“transport”
W ith “SHIFT” pr
essed down, pr
ess the “assign” switch. The LED will flash.
pressed
press
Rotate the selector to select; SEND A thr
thruu SEND E, Input “In” or Output “Out”.
Each channel rrotar
otar
ess “ESCAPE” or
otaryy pot is used to change the assignment. Pr
Press
“status” to close the window
window..
“STOP”
This switch duplicates the keyboar
ocess
keyboardd “ENTER” switch. It is used to end a pr
process
like gr
ouping.
grouping.
Pr
ess this switch to stop PLA
AST FOR
WARD. The LED will be lit to
Press
PLAYY, REWIND or FFAST
FORW
indicate Pr
ools is stopped.
Proo TTools
“locate”
Note: TToo use the “locate” function on MotorMix, you must be in Classic Numeric
Keypad Mode. See instr
uctions for setting Pr
ools to Classic Numeric Keypad
instructions
Proo TTools
Mode on page 1 - section #7.
ess the “locate” switch. The bottom rrow
ow of the
W ith “SHIFT” pr
essed down, pr
pressed
press
ols and the cur
controls
currr ent time code, bars/beats, feet
LCD will show 5 locate contr
frames, etc. Pr
ess a “SELECT” switch to activate a transpor
Press
transportt function. The “REW”
and “FFWD” contr
ols ar
ess the “LOCA
TE” switch to
controls
aree momentar
momentaryy in this mode. Pr
Press
“LOCATE”
use the autolocate. The Memor
y-Locate window will open. Pr
ess one or two
Memory-Locate
Press
number keys on MotorMix and the “.” key to activate locate. Pr
ess “ESCAPE” at
Press
any time to exit or enter a locate. Pr
ess the “locate” switch again to exit.
Press
“Fast Forward”
Pr
ess this switch to activate FFAST
AST FOR
WARD. The LED will be lit to indicate Pr
Press
FORW
Proo
Tools is in fast for
ewor
d.
forewor
eword.
“monitor”
W ith “SHIFT” pr
essed down, pr
ess the “monitor” switch. The bottom rrow
ow of the
pressed
press
LCD will show 5 punch/monitor contr
ols and the cur
controls
currr ent time code, bars/beats,
feet frames, etc. Pr
ess “AUD” audition the punch pointer
ess “PRE”, “IN”,
Press
pointer.. Pr
Press
“OUT” or “POST” to audition the punch points. Pr
ess the “monitor” switch again
Press
to exit.
“Rewind”
Pr
ess this switch to activate REWIND. The LED will be lit to indicate Pr
ools is
Press
Proo TTools
r ewinding.
“status”
W ith “SHIFT” pr
essed down, pr
ess the “status” switch. This opens the Pr
pressed
press
Proo
Tools session status window
ess “SHIFT” and “status” again to close
window.. Pr
Press
the window
window..
“NEXT”
Pr
ess this switch to move to the next memor
y-locate position.
Press
memory-locate
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“ENTER”
“utility”
This switch is rreser
eser
ved for futur
eserved
futuree use.
“ESCAPE”
This switch is used to exit pr
ocesses befor
processes
beforee completion. MotorMix with keyboar
keyboardd
Most of the computer keyboar
ol”, “Shift”, “Alt”, etc. also
keyboardd switches like “Contr
“Control”,
per
for
m their usual Pr
ools functions in conjunction with MotorMix. For
perfor
form
Proo TTools
example; Pr
essing the “CNTRL” key on the keyboar
Pressing
keyboardd allows you to move a fader
eleasing
independently or other faders in its gr
oup. Think of it as momentarily rreleasing
group.
oup
the fader of a gr
oup. Release the “CNTRL” key to put the fader back under gr
group.
group
contr
ol.
control.
MotorMix with keyboard
Most of the computer keyboar
ol”, “Shift”, “Alt”, etc. also
keyboardd switches like “Contr
“Control”,
per
for
m their usual Pr
ools functions in conjunction with MotorMix. For
Proo TTools
perfor
form
example; Pr
essing the “CNTRL” key on the keyboar
Pressing
keyboardd allows you to move a fader
independently or other faders in its gr
oup. Think of it as momentarily rreleasing
eleasing
group.
the fader of a gr
oup. Release the “CNTRL” key to put the fader back under gr
oup
group
group.
contr
ol.
control.
Multi Unit Benefits
Creating Custom Consoles!
•
You can crcreate
eate a custom console tailor
ed to the way you work.
tailored
•
Pr
ools suppor
ts up to 4 MotorMixes.
Proo TTools
supports
•
Each MotorMix uses one MIDI IN/OUT por
port.t.
•
When you have thr
ee MotorMixes joined together and you
three
bank switch, the bank is 24 channels wide.
•
You can combine them in two basic ways:
1.) In-line configuration
2.) Spr
ead configuration using the CM Labs W
edge ™ .
Spread
Wedge
Contact your dealer for information and
qualified service centers for help.
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Standard Operation and Set Up
Setup
Hardware Requirements
Your personal computer with a pr
operly installed and configur
ed MIDI inter
face
properly
configured
interface
with one MIDI input and one MIDI output dedicated to MotorMix. The computer
must have the audio har
dwar
W application r equir
es such as A to D
hardwar
dwaree that your DA
DAW
equires
conver
ters (audio inputs) and D to A conver
ters (audio outputs) and Plug-ins .
converters
converters
Connections
Connect the MotorMix MIDI out jack to the MIDI input on your computer MIDI
inter
face. Connect your computer MIDI out jack to the MIDI input jack on
interface.
MotorMix.
Software Requirements
An audio application frfrom
om one of the many MotorMix suppor
tners.
supportt par
partners.
Run the audio application and go into the pr
oper menu to enable MIDI input to
proper
the application and MIDI output frfrom
om the application. If the application r equir
es a
equires
ections in the softwar
special contr
oller setup, please follow the dir
supportt
controller
directions
softwaree suppor
ovided by the softwar
manual pr
Wee will post softwar
softwaree installation
provided
softwaree company
company.. W
es on our web site (cmlabs.net) as they become available.
pr
ocedur
procedur
ocedures
Troubleshooting
If MotorMix does not rrespond
espond pr
operly
un the built in self-test in
properly
operly,, you can rrun
MotorMix. Simply connect the MIDI output dir
ectly into the MIDI input on
directly
MotorMix and apply power
power.. MotorMix will move all 8 faders, blink the LED’
LED’ss and
the LCD and test the MIDI in and out. If the test passes, you can look for
pr
oblems elsewher
e.
problems
elsewhere.
Contacting Technical Support
For questions rrelated
elated to setting up and using MotorMix with Pr
ools, or if you
Proo TTools,
feel that MotorMix needs to be rrepair
epair
ed, contact the Digidesign technical suppor
supportt
epaired,
depar
tment.
department.
Digidesign phone: 650 842-6699
Digidesign email: [email protected]
For questions rrelated
elated to setting up and using MotorMix with pr
oducts other than
products
Pr
ools, please contact the manufactur
er of the pr
oduct you ar
Proo TTools,
manufacturer
product
aree using.
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Standard Operations
Description of Controls and Displays
Fader Input
When the faders ar
aree not being moved by the computer
computer,, you can move them.
MotorMix disengages the motor so you can make level changes. The motor will
stay disengaged as long as you continue to move the fader
fader.. If you wish to keep
the fader stationar
ess and hold the “SHIFT”
stationaryy but keep the motor disengaged, pr
press
switch. The motors will engage as soon as the “SHIFT” switch is rreleased.
eleased. If you
ess the “SHIFT”
wish to make ver
veryy small fader movements quite slowly
slowly,, pr
press
switch. This keeps the faders touch r eleased during the small fader movements.
Shift “double click”
Click the shift switch twice quickly and its LED will blink. It is like holding the
“SHIFT” switch down to hold faders punched in. Any fader that is punched in will
r emain punched in until either the “SHIFT” switch or the “write” shift is pr
essed.
pressed.
Pr
ess the “shift” switch twice quickly to exit. The “SHIFT” switch still per
for
ms
Press
perfor
forms
its nor
mal functions while in this mode.
normal
The yellow LED (funct B) below the “write” LED lites to show that one or mor
moree
faders ar
aree punched in. A punched in fader will send moves out and the motor(s)
will rremain
emain of
ess the “write” or “SHIFT” switch to punch out all faders, and
off.f. Pr
Press
the LED will extinguish. If the transpor
essing “Stop”, “PLA
Y”,
transportt is playing, pr
pressing
“PLAY”,
“FFWD” or “REW” will also punch out the faders.
If a fader is being moved by the computer
ess a “bur
n” button to punch the
computer,, pr
press
“burn”
emain punched in rregar
egar
dless of the “SHIFT” switch. The
egardless
fader in and it will rremain
“funct B” LED lites to show that faders ar
ess the channel
aree also punched in. Pr
Press
“bur
n” switch a second time to punch it out. Pr
ess the “write” or “SHIFT” switch
“burn”
Press
to punch out all faders, and the “funct B” LED will extinguish. If the transpor
transportt is
playing, pr
essing “Stop”, “PLA
Y”, “FFWD” or “REW” will also punch out the
pressing
“PLAY”,
faders.
Rotary Pots
ROTARY
The 8 rrotar
otar
elative infor
mation only
otaryy pots on MotorMix send out rrelative
information
only,, since the
application always knows the cur
ow of the LCD
currr ent setting. The bottom rrow
indicates the cur
currr ent pot settings either graphically or numerically depending on
the application. The pots simply add or subtract to the cur
currr ent setting. These pots
ol pan, aux send levels, equalizers, and any plug-ins you
ar
aree intended to contr
control
may have installed.
Rotary Selector
Used in conjunction with the 7 segment display to select what the rrotar
otar
otaryy pots
ar
olling. Nor
mally
olling pan. Rotating this
aree contr
controlling.
Normally
mally,, the pots star
startt out contr
controlling
selector should cause the pots to change their task. TTypically
ypically
om
ypically,, they would go frfrom
pan to aux1 to aux2 to aux3, etc. The 7 segment display should give some
indication of what the rrotar
otar
olling: P=(pan), A1=(aux1),
otaryy pots ar
aree contr
controlling:
ols depends on how the host
A2=(aux2), etc. The utility of these contr
controls
application has implemented them.
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Standard Operations
Plug-in Parameters
Ar
olled by the “ROT
AR
olling plug-ins, all 8
Aree contr
controlled
“ROTAR
ARYY POTS” section. When contr
controlling
r otar
ols for a selected Plug-in. When a Plug-in has mor
otaryy pots become the contr
controls
moree
than 8 parameters, use the selector to select other parameters. When Plug-ins
ar
olled, the upper rrow
ow of the LCD should display the parameter
aree being contr
controlled,
name like “FREQ” or “BOOST” and the lower rrow
ow of the LCD indicates the
cur
numerically,, depending on the
currr ent pot settings either graphically or numerically
application. The use of these contr
ols depends on how the host application has
controls
implemented them.
View Controls
VIEW
The VView
iew Contr
ol section includes the left and right ar
Control
arrr ow switches. Ther
Theree ar
aree 3
ways to navigate MotorMix to contr
ol and view all the channels in your mixer
control
application.
ith “BANK” and “GROUP” switches of
1.) W
With
off,f, you see channels 1-8 displayed.
ess the right ar
ess again and
arrr ow and you will advance the channels 2-9. Pr
Press
Press
Pr
advance to 3-10. This is advancing one channel at a time. The left ar
arrr ow does
the same thing in rreverse.
everse. The channel labels you have assigned in softwar
softwaree will
appear in the upper rrow
ow of the LCD. The LCD has only 5 characters per channel,
so use 5 characters or less when you crcreate
eate your channel names.
bank
group
2.) W
ith the “BANK” switch on, you see channels 1-8. Pr
ess the right ar
With
Press
arrr ow and
ess the right ar
Press
arrr ow again and you
you advance immediately to channels 9-17. Pr
will advance to channels 18-26. This is advancing by banks of 8 channels.
Pr
essing the left ar
everse.
Pressing
arrr ow key does the same thing in rreverse.
Multi Controls
Just below the 8 rrotar
otar
otaryy pots ar
aree 8 Multi switches. Below the selector ar
aree 4
switches, 4 gr
een LED’
s. For example, if the gr
een LED next
green
green
LED’ss and 4 yellow LED’
LED’s.
to the “equalize” label is lit, the 8 Multi switches ar
aree used to tur
turnn on and of
offf
any equalizers in the mixer channel. When the equalizer is “In”, the gr
een LED
green
in the Multi switch should be lit to indicate the equalizer is active.
Burn Buttons
Just below the 8 Multi switches ar
n” switches. Below the VView
iew contr
ols
aree 8 “Bur
“Burn”
controls
ar
ed LED’
n”
aree 3 switches, 3 rred
LED’ss and 3 yellow LED’
LED’ss to select what the “Bur
“Burn”
switches ar
olling. For example, if the rred
ed LED next to the “r
ec/r
dy” label
aree contr
controlling.
“rec/r
ec/rdy”
is lit, the 8 “Bur
n” switches become the channel rrecor
ecor
“Burn”
ecordd enable switches. When
the rred
ed LED in the “Bur
n” switch is blinking or lit, that indicates the channel is
“Burn”
r ecor
ecor
ding.
ecordd enabled or rrecor
ecording.
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A
B
C
D
E
F
G
fx byps
eff - 1
H
s - mute
eff - 2
pre/pst
eff - 3
select
eff - 4
record
funct A
write
funct B
burn
funct C
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Standard Operations
Solo Switches
These switches should function just like the Solo switches you ar
aree familiar with.
Their gr
een indicator LED is contr
olled by the host application just like all the
green
controlled
other LED’
een LED is lit.
LED’ss on MotorMix. When a Solo is engaged, the gr
green
Mute Switches
These switches should function just like the Mute switches you ar
aree familiar with.
Their rred
ed indicator LED is contr
olled by the host application. When a Mute is
controlled
engaged, the rred
ed LED is lit.
Left and Right Function Switches
These ar
aree the switches to the left and right of the faders on MotorMix. All 16 of
these switches have a gr
een LED. The “SHIFT” switch at the lower left is used to
green
shift the panel switches to make secondar
ess and
secondaryy selections. For example, pr
press
hold “SHIFT” and then the “equalize” switch. This will make the “ef
f-1”
“eff-1”
selection show up below the “equalize” switch. Remember
Remember,, if the “SHIFT” switch
is held, any fader that is punched in “UPDA
TE” mode will stay punched in until
“UPDATE”
eleased.
“SHIFT” is rreleased.
AUTO ENBL
PLAY
mode
transport
SUSPEND
STOP
create
locate
PLUG-IN
F-FWD
compare
monitor
WINDOW
REWIND
tools
status
ALL
NEXT
alt / fine
configure
DEFAULT
LAST
bypass
assign
UNDO
ENTER
save
utility
SHIFT
ESCAPE
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Page 10
Multi Unit Benefits
Creating Custom Consoles!
•
You can crcreate
eate a custom console tailor
ed to the way you work.
tailored
•
Pr
ools suppor
ts up to 4 MotorMixes.
Proo TTools
supports
•
Each MotorMix uses one MIDI IN/OUT por
port.t.
•
When you have thr
ee MotorMixes joined together and you
three
bank switch, the bank is 24 channels wide.
•
You can combine them in two basic ways:
1.) In-line configuration
2.) Spr
ead configuration using the CM Labs W
edge ™ .
Spread
Wedge
Contact your dealer for information and
qualified service centers for help.
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CM Labs MotorMix Owners Manual Ver 3.0
Motivation
Thank you for pur
chasing the MotorMix worksur
face. W
purchasing
worksurface.
Wee know it will become a
solid par
oduction studio. It should significantly speed pr
oductivity
partt of your pr
production
productivity
oductivity,,
r educe str
ess, enhance crcreativity
eativity
stress,
eativity..
The Result:
Where did MotorMix come from?
MotorMix is not a simpleminded motorized MIDI fader pack that must continually
ectional communication
be rreconfigur
econfigur
ed to do dif
fer
ent tasks. MotorMix has bidir
econfigured
differ
ferent
bidirectional
as its most outstanding featur
e. Couple that with 8 motorized faders, 360
feature.
degr
ee rrotar
otar
onic scribble strip (LCD), and it becomes something
degree
otaryy pots, and electr
electronic
ofessional worksur
face.
far gr
eater than the sum of it’
ts. MotorMix is a pr
greater
it’ss par
parts.
professional
worksurface.
The faders, rrotar
otar
otaryy pots, selector and panel switches ar
aree all designed to input your
touch commands into the host computer rrunning
unning your audio applications. The
motor faders, LCD display
olled by the host
display,, and LED’
LED’ss on MotorMix all ar
aree contr
controlled
application. Bidir
ectional communication guarantees that any user input frfrom
om the
Bidirectional
computer mouse, keyboar
d, or MotorMix will operate smoothly with your
keyboard,
computer application, and that the CR
CRTT monitor and MotorMix displays will
r eflect the same message. The rresult
esult is a seamless integration
of worksur
face and application.
worksurface
The power of computer based Digital Audio W
orkstations is pr
oving to be a dr
eam
Workstations
proving
dream
r ealized for many of us. CM Labs takes the next step by crcreating
eating a worksur
face
worksurface
specifically for digital audio ar
tistr
artistr
tistryy.
The Science of it all.
Hypothesis
Audio engineering is the same physical task, whether in the digital or analog
r ealm. W
ith the sophisticated digital audio softwar
With
softwaree available today
today,, it
was time to rrefine
efine the operation of digital audio workstations (DA
W).
(DAW).
Experiment
W e spent many hundr
eds of hours examining all the tasks per
for
med during
hundreds
perfor
formed
various phases of audio crcreation
eation and pr
oduction pr
ocesses. W
processes.
Wee included both
production
novices and seasoned exper
ts in our obser
vations and data gathering. Both
experts
observations
traditional studios tape machines with dedicated mixers and bleeding edge PC
ecor
ded the eye, hand, head, and full
based DA
W’
DAW’
W’ss wer
weree examined in detail. W
Wee rrecor
ecorded
body movements associated with each task. W
Wee ended up with a list which
face should be. This was our guide in
clearly identified what an ideal worksur
worksurface
developing the MotorMix digital mixer worksur
face.
worksurface.
Conclusions
1.) People need their worksur
faces to be small enough to minimize eye-hand
worksurfaces
movements, rreduce
educe clutter and workspace size and keep the pr
oducer/cr
eator/
producer/cr
oducer/creator/
engineer in the desir
ed monitoring position (a.k.a. sweet spot).
desired
MotorMix Digital Mixer Worksurface
Typically
ypically,, a 24 channel analog console with 6 aux busses and 4 band equalizer
would have in excess of 250 pots spr
ead out over about 10 squar
spread
squaree feet. Since
the contr
ols on this type of mixer per
for
m only one task on one channel, you
controls
perfor
form
had to go to wher
ray of contr
ols to
wheree the action was. Scanning this vast ar
array
controls
change something was like finding a needle in a haystack. The MotorMix digital
mixer worksur
face, which is one squar
ols can
worksurface,
squaree foot size and has dedicated contr
controls
pr
ovide this level of contr
ol and ease of operation.
provide
control
MotorMix does not rrequir
equir
ogramming or set up to work with your
equiree any special pr
programming
host applications. CM Labs has fur
nished a detailed specification document to all
furnished
our suppor
tners. Our suppor
ters take this document and add suppor
supportt par
partners.
supporters
supportt for
MotorMix in their softwar
e. MotorMix always sends and rreceives
eceives the same
software.
messages. YYou
ou can switch between applications that suppor
supportt MotorMix, without
having to make multiple setups. MotorMix has become the standar
standardd digital mixer
worksur
face.
worksurface.
for
m hundr
eds of tasks
2.) The worksur
face must to be power
ful enough to per
worksurface
powerful
perfor
form
hundreds
simply with minimal rrepetition
epetition of movement. This will rreduce
educe rrepetitive
epetitive str
ess
stress
injuries. The utility and power of the sur
face must also be intuitive so the novice
surface
can quickly operate softwar
ning cur
ve.
softwaree applications without a steep lear
learning
curve.
3.) The worksur
face must have adequate display capabilities to rreduce
educe or
worksurface
eliminate eye and head motions. The scribble strip must be on the work-sur
face
work-surface
and clearly identify what is assigned to a specific channel and what the settings
ar
e.
are.
4.) The primar
ols like fader
primaryy contr
controls
fader,, mute, and solo must not have multiple levels
of functionality to them. The worksur
face also needs to be light and mobile so it
worksurface
can be easily moved about the workspace.
5.) The worksur
face must NOT limit the number of available channels even
worksurface
thought it only has eight faders. The pr
ocess to navigate the worksur
face over
process
worksurface
this sea of channels must be simple and flexible.
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12
Specifications
MotorMix Specifications:
• 8 100 millimeter long-life Motion Sensing motorized faders for channel level
contr
ol and for channel volume indication.
control
• 8 Quality continuous high rresolution
esolution rrotar
otar
ol of PPAN,
AN, Aux Sends,
otaryy pots to contr
control
EQ, TTime
ime Delay
Delay,, Dynamics and other Plug-ins. These ar
aree not cheapie selectors
that you have to rrotate
otate 27 times to pan frfrom
om left to right. They feel and act
exactly like the pots you ar
aree familiar with except that they ar
aree endless (no end
stops).
• 2 Seven segment displays to display rrotar
otar
otaryy pot function (scribble strip).
• 1 Detented 24 pulse rrotar
otar
ol rrotar
otar
otaryy selector with push to contr
control
otaryy pot functionality..
ity
• 1 40 x 2 Backlit LCD with contrast contr
ol to display Channel Labels, PAN, Aux
control
Send Level, ef
fect parameters, input/output assignments, channel level meter
effect
meter,,
and soft key contr
ol.
control.
• 4 VView
iew Contr
ol Switches to quickly navigate MotorMix thr
ough any number of
Control
through
channels. MotorMix can be set to view individual channels, banks of 8 channels
or gr
oups of up to 8 channels. All by 2 simple key str
okes.
groups
strokes.
• 8 “MUTE” Switches with rred
ed LED status indicator
indicator..
• 8 “SOLO” Switches with gr
een LED status indicator
green
indicator..
• 8 “Bur
n” Switches (5 alter
nate functions) with rred
ed LED status indicator to
“Burn”
alternate
contr
ol channel audio rrecor
ecor
ding, automation enables, or other commands you can
control
ecording,
embed into pr
oject files.
project
• 8 Multi Switches (8 functions) with gr
een LED status indicator for channel eq,
green
dynamics, delay and 5 other Multi contr
ol choices.
control
• 8 Channel Select Switches. These switches ar
aree used to make channel specific
choices like applying a Plug-in.
• 16 System Keys for disk operations, window contr
ol, channel label setup,
control,
ovide application
transport,t, and input/output assignments. CM Labs will pr
provide
transpor
specific overlays for the Left and Right function switches.
• Easy communications setup.
• Accessor
ranspor
oller
Accessoryy Serial Por
Portt for Edit /T
/Transpor
ransportt Contr
Controller
oller..
• MIDI In and Out por
ts for full bidir
ectional communications with DA
W.
ports
bidirectional
DAW
• Small Size (10 1 / 2 inches wide by 12 1 / 2 inches deep).
• Attractive dual slope chassis design for best viewing and er
gonomic feel.
ergonomic
• Built in Low Noise Power Supply
Supply..
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Worksurface Layout
VIEW
ROTARY
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
fx byps
eff - 1
record
funct A
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
s - mute
eff - 2
write
funct B
Q
burn
funct C
Y
bank
group
SOLO
SOLO
R
MUTE
SOLO
S
MUTE
Z
SOLO
T
MUTE
0
SOLO
U
MUTE
9
SOLO
MUTE
*
SOLO
W
V
MUTE
=
SOLO
MUTE
/
pre/pst
eff - 3
X
MUTE
.
select
eff - 4
AUTO ENBL
PLAY
mode
transport
SUSPEND
STOP
create
locate
PLUG-IN
F-FWD
compare
monitor
WINDOW
REWIND
tools
status
ALL
NEXT
alt / fine
configure
DEFAULT
LAST
bypass
assign
UNDO
ENTER
save
utility
SHIFT
ESCAPE
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ON
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RISK OF SHOCK
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