![]() Now we have analog output from Pro Tools, and we don’t need to switch sources on the Alphalink if we want to hear audio from the Mac. So I took channels 65-70 and routed them to outputs 1-6. This software allows you to route and mix MADI signals. OK, now how do we hear this? Well the RME card on the Mac includes software called Totalmix. The third column shows the I/O channel numbers as they appear in Pro Tools, the fourth column shows the I/O channel numbers in Cubase. Final mixes and stems are recorded in Pro Tools for delivery to a dub stage. All of these are bussed from Cubase subgroups to Pro Tools via MADI. Finally, I have returns for the Lexicon and Bricasti reverbs, as well as one for an DBX 120X-DS. I have percussion mid and low stereo stems, and they share a surround stem. ![]() I have stereo pairs for horns, brass/winds, piano/bell/harp, bass, solo/FX, choir, and strings. I had to get a bit creative on the channel mixes, and here is what I came up with: Source ![]() But since I don’t have $7,500 for an Avid MADI I/O and HDX Native card at the moment, this is working fine at 32 channels. (These are cheaper than RME on eBay and the performance is very similar.) Unfortunately Pro Tools HD limits you to 32 channels of I/O when using a non-Avid interface. The Pro Tools computer is running an SSL MADIxtreme PCI card. One of those goes to the SSL Alphalink, the other goes to a MADI card installed in the Pro Tools computer. I have an RME MADI FX PCI card in the Mac, which has three MADI I/O for 194 ins and outs. All of the hardware synths also get recorded into Cubase, via the SSL Alphalink converter. I have two hardware reverbs coming into Cubase, a Lexicon PCM96S and Bricasti M7. These are mostly stereo instrument families (horns, violins, etc) but include a rear set for Spitfire percussion samples (these play in 4.0 quad.) I do most of my mixing in Cubase groups, as this is saved with the project. I have 34 stereo pairs of instruments coming from VEP to Cubase. Vienna Ensemble runs as a plug-in on Cubase, and audio plays from the VEP computer over an ethernet connection. They have only recently made Pro Tools HD available for purchase again, the main reason you might need that is for channel count or to work in surround. The third computer is another Windows machine running Pro Tools HD. This does nothing but run VEP instances of Kontakt samples. The Vienna Ensemble Pro computer has an Intel i7 6950X 10-core processor and 128GB of RAM. The main computer is a Mac Pro (upgraded to a 5,1) running Cubase 9. If that doesn’t describe you, you will be bored very soon.) When I recently upgraded my Vienna Ensemble Pro sample computer, I used my old computer as a Pro Tools rig. This especially useful when working in 5.1 surround, because channel counts start to add up. Many composers, especially at Remote Control but also elsewhere, have been using a Pro Tools rig as their console and recording setup.
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