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Digi 001

Quick Start Guide

Version 5.0.1 for Macintosh and Windows 98

division of Avid Technology, Inc. (hereafter “Digidesign”), with

be duplicated in whole or in part without the written consent of

Digidesign.

DIGIDESIGN, AVID and PRO TOOLS are trademarks or

registered trademarks of Digidesign and/or Avid Technology,

Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective

owners.

All features and specifications subject to change without

notice.

PN 932708007-00 REV A 05/00

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

We Digidesign,

3401-A Hillview Avenue

Palo Alto, California 94304-1348, USA

650-842-7900

declare under our sole responsibility that the product

Digi 001

complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules.

Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this

device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device

must accept any interference received, including interference

that may cause undesired operation.

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply

with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15

of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide

reasonable protection against harmful interference in a

residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and

can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and

used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful

interference to radio communications. However, there is no

guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular

installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference

to radio or television reception, which can be determined by

turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try

and correct the interference by one or more of the following

measures:

• Reorient or locate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and

receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different

from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician

for help.

Any modifications to the unit, unless expressly approved by

Digidesign, could void the user's authority to operate the

equipment.

Canadian Compliance Statement:

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-

003

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme

NMB-003 du Canada

Australian Compliance

European Compliance

Contents

iii

contents

Chapter 1. Digi 001 Introduction

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

About Digi 001

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

System Requirements

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Digidesign Registration

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

About the Guides

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Chapter 2. Macintosh Configuration

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Installing the Digi 001 Hardware

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Installing the Pro Tools LE Software

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Installing and Configuring OMS

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Hard Drive Requirements

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Launching Pro Tools LE the First Time

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Chapter 3. Windows 98 Configuration

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

BIOS and System Modifications

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Installing the Digi 001 Hardware

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Installing the Windows 98 Wave Drivers

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Installing the Pro Tools LE Software

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Hard Drive Requirements

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Launching Pro Tools LE the First Time

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Digi 001 Quick Start Guide

Chapter 4. Connecting Your Studio

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Digi 001 I/O Box Inputs and Outputs

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Output Modes

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Making Signal Connections to Digi 001

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Connecting Audio Sources to Digi 001

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Studio Setup Diagrams

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Connecting an ADAT to Digi 001

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Using Monitor Mode

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

MIDI Connections

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Using External Effects Devices

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Chapter 5. Working with the Demo Session

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Playing the Demo Session

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Mixing the Demo Session Tutorial

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Plug-Ins

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Cool Mix Tricks: The Big Mute

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

MIDI

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Chapter 6. Recording

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Routing Audio to a Track

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Setting Digi 001 Input Levels

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Recording an Audio Track

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Recording MIDI

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Recording with a Footswitch

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Recording with an ADAT

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Index

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Chapter 1: Digi 001 Introduction

chapter 1

Digi 001 Introduction

About Digi 001

Thank you for purchasing Digi 001, a cross-platform solution for music, sound design, and

multimedia production. The Digi 001 package includes the following:

• Installer CD-ROM containing Pro Tools LE recording software, RTAS (Real-Time Audio

Suite) Plug-Ins, and online PDF guides

•

Digi 001 Quick Start Guide

, documents installation, conﬁguration, and basic tutorials for

Digi 001

• Digi 001 PCI card, connects to I/O Box and provides 8 channels of Optical I/O

• Digi 001 I/O Box with connections for analog audio, S/PDIF, and MIDI

• Rack ears, lets you install the I/O Box in a standard 19" rack

• I/O box connector cable, connects the Digi 001 PCI card to the I/O Box

• Optical cable, connects the Digi 001 to an ADAT or S/PDIF audio device

• Digidesign Registration card

Pro Tools LE Capabilities

The Pro Tools LE software provides the following capabilities:

• Record and play up to 24 audio tracks of digital audio (depending on the capabilities of

your computer)

• Record and play up to 128 MIDI tracks

• Use non-linear, random-access editing and mix automation

• Process audio with up to 5 RTAS Plug-Ins per track, limited only by the capabilities of

your computer

• Use up to 5 inserts and 5 sends per track

• Route up to 16 busses

• Work with16-bit or 24-bit sessions

Digi 001 Quick Start Guide

▲

Pro Tools LE uses your computer’s CPU to mix and process audio tracks (host

processing). Computers with faster clock speeds yield higher track counts and

more plug-in processing.

Digi 001 Capabilities

The Digi 001 provides the following inputs and outputs:

• 8 analog audio inputs, 2 with mic preamps

• Switchable 48V phantom power on mic preamps

• 8 analog outputs and stereo monitor output

• Stereo headphone output

• Optical input for 8 channels of ADAT input or 2 channels of S/PDIF input

• Optical output for 8 channels of ADAT output or 2 channels of S/PDIF output

• 2 RCA channels of S/PDIF digital I/O

• MIDI in and out, providing up to 16 channels of MIDI I/O

In addition, the Digi 001 includes a footswitch jack for punching in and out while

recording.

System Requirements

Digi 001 can be used on a Power Macintosh or Intel computer.

To use Pro Tools LE on a Macintosh, you need:

• A Digidesign-qualiﬁed Power Macintosh (G3/G4 recommended)

• Mac OS 8.6 or 9.0

• At least 128 MB RAM (192 MB recommended)

• CD-ROM drive for software install

• QuickTime 4.0 or higher (included with Pro Tools LE)

• OMS 2.3.8 or higher (included with Pro Tools LE)

To use Pro Tools LE on Windows 98, you need:

• A Digidesign-qualiﬁed Intel computer (PIII recommended)

• Windows 98, Second Edition

• At least 128 MB RAM (192 MB recommended)

• CD-ROM drive for software install

Chapter 1: Digi 001 Introduction

Compatibility Information

Digidesign can only assure compatibility and provide support for devices it has tested and

approved. For a list of Digidesign-qualiﬁed computers, SCSI accelerator cards, hard drives,

diskette drives, and serial port adapters, refer to the latest compatibility information on the

Digidesign Web site (www.digidesign.com):

Digidesign Registration

Make sure to complete and return the registration card included with Digi 001. Registered

users are entitled to one year of free technical support, and will receive periodic software

updates and upgrade notices.

About the Guides

This Quick Start Guide will get you started using Digi 001 to record, edit, and mix multiple

audio and MIDI tracks. For additional information, see the following online guides:

•

Pro Tools Reference Guide

, documents in detail Pro Tools LE software

•

DigiRack Plug-Ins Guide

, documents how to use the RTAS and AudioSuite Plug-Ins

included with Pro Tools LE

•

MIDI Controllers Guide

, documents how to use MIDI control surfaces like the Mackie HUI

with Pro Tools LE

•

Keyboard Shortcuts

(Macintosh and Windows), lists keyboard shortcuts for Pro Tools LE

PDF versions of these guides are installed automatically with Pro Tools LE, and can be

easily accessed from the Help menu in Pro Tools LE. To read the guides online, or print

them, you must install Acrobat Reader (included on the Pro Tools LE Installer CD).

Digi 001 Quick Start Guide

Conventions Used in This Guide

Digidesign guides use the following conventions to indicate menu choices and key

commands:

The following symbols are used to highlight important information:

✽

User Tips are helpful hints for getting the most from your system.

▲

Important Notices include information that could affect your data or the perfor-

mance of your system.

☞

Cross References point to related sections in other Digidesign guides.

Choose and Select

The words “choose” and “select” are often interchangeable in conversational english. In

this guide, however, there is a distinction between the two terms.

Select

When the guide instructs you to

select

something, it stays selected. This is the case

with dialog box options and menu items that enable or disable an option.

Choose

When the guide instructs you to

choose

something, a one-time action is performed.

This is the case with most menu commands; they perform their chosen action only once.

Convention Action

File > Save Session Choose Save Session from the File menu

Control+N While pressing the Control key, press the N key

Option-click While pressing the Option key, click the mouse button

Right-click (Windows) Click with the right mouse button

Chapter 2: Macintosh Conﬁguration

chapter 2

Macintosh Conﬁguration

Installing the Digi 001 Hardware

Before installing the Pro Tools LE software, ﬁrst install the Digi 001 card.

To install the Digi 001 card in your Macintosh:

Turn off your computer. Leave it plugged in so that it is grounded.

Open the computer case. If necessary, refer to the manufacturer’s instructions for details.

Remove the rear slot cover and screw of any available PCI expansion slot.

Before handling the Digi 001 card, discharge any static electricity by touching the outer

casing of the power supply.

Remove the Digi 001 card from its anti-static bag.

Hold the card gently by the top edges, and line up its PCI connector with the PCI slot

inside the computer.

PCI card installation for Macintosh Blue & White G3

Digi 001 Quick Start Guide

When the connector and slot are aligned, press the card into the slot using ﬁrm, even

pressure. The card should “pop” into place. Secure the card with the previously removed

screw. Make sure the card’s audio connectors are accessible through the rear slot of the

computer.

Close the computer case.

Connecting the Digi 001 I/O Box

▲

Your computer must be off when you connect or disconnect the I/O Box.

To connect the Digi 001 I/O box:

Locate the connector cable with the wide ends that came with your Digi 001.

Align a cable end with the connector on the Digi 001 PCI Card, and insert the cable into

the connector until it clicks into place.

Align the other cable end with the Computer connector on the Digi 001 I/O Box, and

insert the cable into the connector until it clicks into place.

Turn on your computer.

PCI card installation

Digi 001 PCI Card (outside computer view) showing cable connector

Available PCI slot

in your computer

Digi

00I card

Connect cable here

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