Using MidiShare and OMS
Using Modularing with Protools Free
Learn how to use the ProTools playing with Modularing synth and
sequencers. To run this tutorial, you must have installed:
- Modularing with MidiShare 1.86
- ProTools FREE 5.0.1
+ SoundCheck Demo Session
- OMS 2.3.8 (Please refer the installation guide in this manual for
more information about using OMS and MidiShare).
Using MidiShare and OMS together
To connect MidiShare applications with OMS applications, you will
use the OMS IAC Busses (Inter Application Communication). With the
help of msDrivers, any of the 4 x IAC busses could be associated with
any of the 256 MidiShare communication ports.
Check the OMS Current Studio Setup
From OMS Setup application, open the current studio setup.
(optional) Open IAC Driver to gives an appropriate name to
the IAC bus #1 like:
Check MidiShare Setup
Enable the OMS Driver inside the "MidiShare folder"
(located into your system folder).
Check MidiShare with OMS communication
From OMS Setup application, open the current studio setup.
Launch msDrivers
Select a MidiShare port for communication with OMS. In this
example we choose the first one (port 0), by clicking on first matrix
led to activate recording. The square and window will turn red.
Under recording state, select IAC -1 as input and IAC -1 as
output for the selected MidiShare port.
Click on the port (0) again to deselect record mode (the
red goes off).
A blue mark will confirm a connection to this port.
To verify a connection, drag the mouse over the Input or
Output column. Each time a connection exist, a green led will flash
to the associated port in the matrix.
note: The MidiShare port number #240 is the default port for
receiving continuous controller message. The MidiShare port number
#255 will be reserved for modularing network controller (NET
CONTROLLER).
Launch PRO TOOLS - FREE
After Protool Free installation, launch the ProTools FREE
software.
Inside Pro tools, under the MIDI menu select the "MIDI Beat
Clock
" option
Enable MIDI Beat Clock and select the IAC bus.
In Pro tools MIX window, for any MIDI track select the
MidiShare Port/Channel destination
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In this figure, we are playing the "Pro Tools SoundCheck
8-Trk" session. For the "Virus MIDI" track, we selected the
IAC-1 bus, channel one, and we changed the track name for
"Modularing".
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Open Modularing
(1) download the demo
file now
After the download open the BACH demo session folder.
Drag & drop the file "BACH.mag" over Studio LAUNCHER
tool or double-click on it. Studio Launcher will construct and load
the modularing setup automatically.
Start Modularing and Protools together
Start playing Protools and Modularing from the Transport
window . If for any reason the modularing sequencer didn't play,
check the the MIDI clock option inside ProTools.