[bigdane1973]

Can someone tell me how to do this? What do i need to do this?

[Mike Rivers]

bigdane1973 wrote:
Can someone tell me how to do this?

For a price, yes.

What do i need to do this?

The d8b manual, the Digi002 manual, Version 5.1 software (highly
recommended), a few cables (including some TOSLink cables) and a nice
cup of tea.

[bigdane1973]

Thanks Mikes. What kind of money you talkin Mike


Mike Rivers wrote:
bigdane1973 wrote:
Can someone tell me how to do this?

For a price, yes.

What do i need to do this?

The d8b manual, the Digi002 manual, Version 5.1 software (highly
recommended), a few cables (including some TOSLink cables) and a nice
cup of tea.

[Mike Rivers]

bigdane1973 wrote:
Thanks Mikes. What kind of money you talkin Mike

$500/day plus travel expenses. Honestly I don't think it's a very
practical arrangement and I would discourage you from doing it (and
from hiring me).

What is it that you want to accomplish? Is the 002 a real 002, or an
002R that doesn't have the control surface? And why would you want to
use the d8b to control the 002R? Why not use the d8b to control the DAW
directly? I know that people are using HUI (which the d8b with Version
5 software emulates) to control ProTools.

Maybe you just asked the wrong question.

[WillStG]

Mike Rivers wrote:
bigdane1973 wrote:
Thanks Mikes. What kind of money you talkin Mike

$500/day plus travel expenses. Honestly I don't think it's a very
practical arrangement and I would discourage you from doing it (and
from hiring me).

What is it that you want to accomplish? Is the 002 a real 002, or an
002R that doesn't have the control surface? And why would you want to
use the d8b to control the 002R? Why not use the d8b to control the DAW
directly? I know that people are using HUI (which the d8b with Version
5 software emulates) to control ProTools.

Maybe you just asked the wrong question.

Probably he wants the HUI Controller mode, and to use the
converters to get into his 002 _Rack_ through lightpipe. I have
wondered myself if using an old d8b, which are relatively cheap these
days would be a cost effective alternative to a Procontrol (or
HUI/Command 8).

Will Miho
NY TV/Audio Post/Music/Live Sound Guy
"The large print giveth and the small print taketh away..." Tom Waits

[Mike Rivers]

WillStG wrote:

Probably he wants the HUI Controller mode, and to use the
converters to get into his 002 _Rack_ through lightpipe.

That's what I was thinking, and that's pretty easy. But it isn't what
he asked.

wondered myself if using an old d8b, which are relatively cheap these
days would be a cost effective alternative to a Procontrol (or
HUI/Command 8).

It would certainly cost less, but it would leave a lot of the console
unused for the amount of space it takes up. Version 5.1 of the d8b
software (which you might have to buy if you got one without it) does
have HUI emulation, but it's just like a real HUI - 8 physical faders
(though you can switch them in banks). So that's a lot of desk space if
you only use it as an 8-fader controller. The A/D converters and mic
preamps aren't too bad but its digital I/O is limited to 44.1/48 kHz
sample rate.

Mackie makes some controllers that cost less than a used d8b and are
probably more universal, and there are a few others.

[bigdane1973]

Yea I want to use the d8b like a HUI and you the converters on the d8b
as well.
Mike Rivers wrote:
WillStG wrote:

Probably he wants the HUI Controller mode, and to use the
converters to get into his 002 _Rack_ through lightpipe.

That's what I was thinking, and that's pretty easy. But it isn't what
he asked.

wondered myself if using an old d8b, which are relatively cheap these
days would be a cost effective alternative to a Procontrol (or
HUI/Command 8).

It would certainly cost less, but it would leave a lot of the console
unused for the amount of space it takes up. Version 5.1 of the d8b
software (which you might have to buy if you got one without it) does
have HUI emulation, but it's just like a real HUI - 8 physical faders
(though you can switch them in banks). So that's a lot of desk space if
you only use it as an 8-fader controller. The A/D converters and mic
preamps aren't too bad but its digital I/O is limited to 44.1/48 kHz
sample rate.

Mackie makes some controllers that cost less than a used d8b and are
probably more universal, and there are a few others.

[Mike Rivers]

bigdane1973 wrote:
Yea I want to use the d8b like a HUI and you the converters on the d8b
as well.

That's pretty easy. You'll need a couple of MIDI cables, at least one
ADAT I/O card in the d8b (preferably an OPT-8, but a DIO-8 will do in a
pinch). I'd suggest that you download the d8b Version 5 manual and give
it a read. (an 11 MB PDF)

http://www.mackie.com/pdf/d8bv5_om.pdf

[bigdane1973]

Mike Rivers wrote:
bigdane1973 wrote:
Yea I want to use the d8b like a HUI and you the converters on the d8b
as well.

That's pretty easy. You'll need a couple of MIDI cables, at least one
ADAT I/O card in the d8b (preferably an OPT-8, but a DIO-8 will do in a
pinch). I'd suggest that you download the d8b Version 5 manual and give
it a read. (an 11 MB PDF)

http://www.mackie.com/pdf/d8bv5_om.pdf

Thanks!