Hi. I need to use a Behringer X32 (Mackie MCU) to control faders in Pro Tools (HUI). How do I setup a translator to do that? Here is what I get from X32 fader 1, from infinite negative til +10db position: B0 00 01 B0 00 02 B0 00 04 B0 00 05 B0 00 07 B0 00 0A B0 00 0D B0 00 10 B0 00 13 B0 00 16 B0 00 1A B0 00 1E B0 00 22 B0 00 26 B0 00 2B B0 00 30 B0 00 35 B0 00 3A B0 00 3F B0 00 43 B0 00 48 B0 00 4D B0 00 51 B0 00 56 B0 00 5A B0 00 5F B0 00 63 B0 00 67 B0 00 6A B0 00 6D B0 00 70 B0 00 73 B0 00 75 B0 00 77 B0 00 79 B0 00 7B B0 00 7D B0 00 7E B0 00 7F It is not a sensitive fader, so it dont send any trigger information for automation and sutch. I dont realy need any of that. I need only control fader to mix something. Here is what I get from Pro Tools when I move it`s fader 1, from infinity til + 12db: (it returns 174 + ping lines that have 90 00 00 message. So here are the first 20 lines + line 174) B0 00 00 B0 20 40 B0 00 02 B0 20 00 B0 00 02 B0 20 40 B0 00 03 B0 20 60 B0 00 06 B0 20 40 B0 00 07 B0 20 60 90 00 00 B0 00 09 B0 20 00 B0 00 09 B0 20 60 B0 00 0B… …B0 20 60 My MIDI interface is a USB UNO MIDI, connected via conventional midi ports on X32 and via USB on my PC. I know that X32 have a DAW control function that works with HUI, but to this project I can`t use it. How can I start this?

Sorry for the delay… I was in another job today. I will try these changes now. About X32 and HUI protocol, yes it has support for HUI, but the function DAW Remote gives me only 8 faders to work (and other buttons, etc). Our problem is that we have normally about 64 input channels to mix for livestreaming, in some cases about 96 input channels to mix. With only 8 faders is extremelly complicated to navigate the entire session, having to deal with a mix in a live situation. So the main goal is to have at least all the 24 fader of X32 to mix. But to do this, we can only use Mackie MCU, because DAW Remote only uses a specific bank of faders for the job.

I changed the lines, but yet only one way (Pro Tools controlling X32 only).

[image] Marcelo.Romano: About X32 and HUI protocol, yes it has support for HUI, but the function DAW Remote gives me only 8 faders to work (and other buttons, etc). Our problem is that we have normally about 64 inoute channels to mix for livestreaming, in some cases about 96 input channels to mix. With only 8 faders is extremelly complicated to navigate the entire session, having to deal with a mix in a live situation. So the main idea is to have at least all the 24 fader of X32 to mix. But to do this, we can only use Mackie MCU, because DAW Remote only uses a specific bank of faders for the job. The DAW remote doesn’t support Banking or sending to alternate MIDI devices. In Pro-Tools you can do this without banking by using different MIDI ports for each of your banks. IE BMT 1 for faders 1-8, BMT 2 for faders 9-16 etc. The messages are the same for each bank but simply come into Pro-Tools on a different MIDI port. Maybe you can set up your X32 to send to different MIDI ports depending on the faders that you use. Does it not allow for this? In HUI mode, what does your X32 send for faders beyond the first eight? Try this version. Make sure you have Pro Tools set up for BMT 1 for both input and output. I changed the strategy for touch and release. Instead of quickly sending a release right after moving a fader, I send the touch message separately and then set a watchdog timer set for 100ms to send the release message. See translators 0.3 through 0.5. Hopefully with these separate touch/release messages, the fader information coming back from Pro Tools will not ‘fight’ with the fader information received from your controller. I commented out the touch and release messages in the actual fader translators 0.0 and 0.1. I also went back to original outgoing message strategy to not do scaling. I just jumped around the code that did the scaling in translators 0.0 and 0.1. That way it is easier if we need to bring it back again. If you are not getting anything from your controller, make sure it is disabled in Pro Tools and use only BMT 1. HUI-2Faders-example-2023-05-26.bmtp (5.0 KB) Steve Caldwell Bome Customer Care Also available for paid consulting services: bome@sniz.biz

In fact X32 does support banking in DAW Remote, we use it here. But it is necessary to do some setup to assign the function to a specific area of the X32. It even has V-pots for panning in that specific area. But anyway, we need to find another way to mix with more faders, and this is the best (I think). What you describe is exactly what I’m doing, using more than one virtual midi port. This way Pro Tools doesn’t know that I’m using one X32 to control more than 8 faders. I hope this version will work, lets try it!

[quote=‘SteveC, post:10, topic:5197, full:true’] [image] Marcelo.Romano: … Try this version. Make sure you have Pro Tools set up for BMT 1 for both input and output. I changed the strategy for touch and release. Instead of quickly sending a release right after moving a fader, I send the touch message separately and then set a watchdog timer set for 100ms to send the release message. See translators 0.3 through 0.5. Hopefully with these separate touch/release messages, the fader information coming back from Pro Tools will not ‘fight’ with the fader information received from your controller. I commented out the touch and release messages in the actual fader translators 0.0 and 0.1. I also went back to original outgoing message strategy to not do scaling. I just jumped around the code that did the scaling in translators 0.0 and 0.1. That way it is easier if we need to bring it back again. If you are not getting anything from your controller, make sure it is disabled in Pro Tools and use only BMT 1. HUI-2Faders-example-2023-05-26.bmtp (5.0 KB) Steve Caldwell Bome Customer Care Also available for paid consulting services: bome@sniz.biz No change. Only Pro Tools controlling X32.

Could you open the log window, check all boxes and the try using your faders? I’d like to see why it is not working as it works fine for me. Did you make sure you had your controller unchecked for MIDI IN within Pro Tools. If Pro Tools has that port open, then MT Pro will not be able to open it. Steve Caldwell Bome Customer Care Also available for paid consulting services: bome@sniz.biz

MT_Pro_LOG.txt (826.5 KB) [MIDI-Ports] [Peripherals] Sending you the log file and print screens from Pro Tools.

Ah, it looks like I was sending the touch message after the move message. I moved touch and release message translators to the top to prevent this. I guess Cubase is not as critical of touch/release messages as Pro Tools. HUI-2Faders-example-2023-05-26a.bmtp (5.0 KB) Steve Caldwell Bome Customer Care Also available for paid consulting services: bome@sniz.biz

Same thing. Nothing change :confused: I will reinstall all the applications and try again. This is too weird… But I can’t do it right now, we are starting a livestreaming. Steve, thank you so much for the support til now! Tomorrow I come back with results.

I think sometimes Pro Tools gets confused about MIDI ports. I think there may be something you need to do there to reset it. You might need to look at their web site or use a different virtual MIDI port in the meantime.

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