ProTools - Surround Sound Setup with Eucon for ProTools HD Suites

Go to >Apple> System Prefs

Choose EUCON

Choose the Network Interface Ethernet 2

Go ahead and Stop the EUCON application by clicking on Stop.
YOU WILL NEED ADMIN TO DO THIS! GO FIND TECH STAFF OR A PROCTOR

YOU WILL ONLY HAVE TO DO THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME YOU TRY TO USE THE CONTROL SURFACE. AFTER THAT YOUR LOG IN SHOULD RECOGNIZE IT

Once stopped Click Start to start the application

Once the application is running Choose the EUCON application and go to >Window>
EuControl Settings

The Surfaces control setting should look like this

Workstations Tab should see the computer that is connected

Go to >Setup>
Peripherals

Choose to Enable EUCON



Click OK

Lastly choose to lock the application to Protools by clicking on the checkboxes at the bottom of the Assign Tab

Open ProTools>Create Session or open existing session

Choose Create Blank Session and or Open an existing session

24 Bit 48Khz and use I/O Last Used

Click OK

ProTools will ask you where the Waves Plugins are. Go to Applications>
Waves>
Plugins V9


Click Open

Put in a link for opening a .aaf here

If you would like to import a .aaf file use this workflow wiki.

Title the session and choose a destination to save the session.
DO NOT USE THE DESKTOP TO SAVE!!!


CLICK Save

Go to >Session >Setup>and change the Clock Source to SYNC HD

SYNC Clock Reference is now Locked

Click OK

Next go to >Setup>Playback Engine

Choose HDX

256 Samples

Voices 256 all default settings


Click OK

Next go to >Setup>Hardware

Go to Main Tab

Input should be set to Analog 1-2

Can change this to whatever you have plugged into the snake

Output should be set to Analog 1-2
Analog 3-4
Analog 5-6
Analog 7-8

Analog In Tab should be set to this

Analog Out tab should be set to this>


Make sure the TRS Mirrors is set to Analog Out 1-2

Go to the Monitor Tab and make sure the MAIN AND ALT are set to "None" as shown here

Click OK

Mixer settings


Click OK

Next to to Setup > I/O

Click on Output Tab

Click on Import Settings

Navigate to the ProTools 4 or ProTools 5 Storage>
Templates>
Choose
UT_RTF_Default.pio

Yes to Delete existing unused paths?

Output will change to the default 5.1 surround settings as shown here


Click OK


You can delete the stereo A1 and A2 tracks if you still have them listed

Next Import the video into the project

Choose Import Video

Navigate to the video file that you want to view in the ProTools session

Choose New Track

Import Audio


Click OK

Choose to import at Session Start

Choose to enable the Video Engine

Click Yes here

If you would like to use the audio off the video file choose to save it to the default Audio Drive folder

Click OK when prompt

Video Engine will launch and you should be able to see the image on the projector automatically

Go to the "Edit Window View Selector" drop down





Choose I/O

Once the track is imported into the ProTools session change the format of the clip to 720p/23.976 so it plays out to the projector.

Next make sure the Video Track is Online and that the menu states that Video Hardware is Enabled. If Disable Video Hardware is showing it is okay

Next Go to the Output and set all the tracks to Main (5.1)>Main