Main Features

All audio switching performed within the DAW

Solo Using Mute option for 'Solo in Place'

Track and Stem names, Read from the DAW are displayed

Automatic Stem/Track assignment from track names

Eight Global set-ups, 16 Stems, 64 tracks

Multiple PD-1 panels may be daisy chained for multi-user operation

Custom low depth, light action paddle switches

Integrates with CB machine control for multi-user and/or multi machine systems

Interfaced with Pro-Tools version 7.2, Pyramix version ? ?(via Sony 9 pin)

Interfacing to other DAW's (Nuendo, Sequoia, Sadie.. .) under discussion.

Sony 9-Pin or Midi MMC control

The PD-1 provides a new way to implement the 'Pec/Direct' panel concept.
The solo, mute and source/playback switching are implemented within the DAW.
The audio is then mixed within the workstation to generate the individual monitor feeds (LCRS...).
Monitoring within the workstation reduces both cost and complexity
by eliminating interconnections and hardware,
for example a 48 track Pec/Direct unit would normally require a monitor mixer with 96 audio inputs!

Solo/Solo In Place

Implementing Solo with Mute allows the output groups to be Solo Safe so that Solo In Place may be used within a single DAW without losing Solo on the output groups.

Stem-Track Names

The track names are read directly from the DAW, then split into stem (output group) and channel name. The first four Characters of the channel name is displayed above each channel in the bottom line of the LCD for example the sound effect stem track names could be Fx L, Fx R, Fx C, Fx Sub, Fx Sl and Fx Sr. The Stem names is displayed in the top line of the display, sixteen stems, each with up to eight tracks may be defined within the PD-1. Alternatively logical Stem and Track names may be used (St01..ST16). When Stem names are read from the DAW the track grouping and stems for ‘Global 1’ can be automatically generated.

Stems

Stem names are displayed in the top line of the display, sixteen stems, each with up to eight tracks may be defined within the PD-1. The stem names may be read from the DAW or Logical (St01..ST16). When Stem names are read from the DAW the track grouping and stems for 'Global 1' can be automatically generated.

Controlling Multiple Stems

The user may configure 8 'Global set-ups' which may contain a either tracks or Stems. The Stem key allows direct access to any stem defined in a Global Group allowing control over individual output channels, Output Groups(stems) and multiple stems (Global).

RS422

Each unit has one input and one output so that units may be Daisy chained allowing multiple operators to control a single multi-track recorder. This protocol is implemented in the forthcoming release of Protools 7.2 and Pyramix 5.XX.XSP2.

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