If you are a beginner, perhaps, the prompt seems like a showstopper to you. It allows the smooth communications between your audio control surface and the DAW that you are using. With the exchange of MIDI signals, there is synchronicity of the states of the controls in your audio controller, like the sliders, wheels, buttons, and even the display. This lets you do mix automation — you can do it in your audio console, which can be seen in your DAW real-time. The complete error message goes as follows:.
Pro Tools is unable to communicate with HUI. Power-cycle HUI and check its connections. Note, if HUI is not in use, update the Peripherals dialog to prevent further warnings. You may try to power cycle, but even after doing so, the error still persists. You can try updating the firmware of your audio controller. Perhaps, this could be the culprit. If you are trying to launch Pro Tools for the first time and what welcomes you is this message, you need to ensure that you have admin rights when using Pro Tools.
There could be some compatibility issues when you need to run sessions that are created on another system. Simply Create a New Session, then import all the tracks.
This should allow you to execute the project without getting this issue. If you have an Android tablet lying around or and Android phone you can get the app and try it yourself — the only scenario in which I found it useful is when tracking or if you are handing the tablet to the artist who is recording so they can mix the headphone cue they are receiving themselves.
So, after all, it still seems a little complex, right? Pressing all those buttons to select a plug-in? It is a two second job with the mouse. All this menu layers can get quite confusing and get your attention away from your work. If you have the money, it might be worth it.
After you get used to working one of these I am sure that it can come in handy, especially for those working with post-production. However for most users out there, users like me, to spend thousands on a control surface that is so complex to use seems quite counterproductive. So, is there a better way? When people in the industry talk about where this control technology is going a recurring topic is brought up.
Instead of the classic console-like shape of the controller why not have a huge touch-screen and be able to touch Pro Tools directly without the need of another app to bridge the gap? Such products already exist and the most successful one is made by Slate Digital.
Their revolutionary product called the Raven comes in several shapes and sizes and prices but they all essentially provide a similar set of features.
In my opinion, as far as control surfaces go, this is the single most useful controller on the market. Because you are interfacing directly with Pro Tools and instead of having to remember button combinations to do things such as plug-in selection you get features such as on screen buttons for all sorts of multi-key actions that will have you working a lot faster.
Being able to work with the actual UI of the plug-ins you are used to instead of reading small text above an encoder that hints you to what you are modifying makes just so much more sense. It might be an overstatement, but I will let you decide on that.
One product that seems to fall exactly into that category is The Console 1 from Softube. Softube Console 1. PreSonus FaderPort series. Icon Pro Audio Control Surfaces. Anything using V-Control Pro from Neyrinck.
With regard to the Slate Raven, community member Simon Nakra has told us….
0コメント