M-Audio HyperControl [20/23] Instrument mode

HyperControl for Pro Tools

Axiom Pro

Instrument Mode

Axiom Pro can operate in two different modes when using HyperControl: Mixer Mode and Instrument Mode. The previous

sections of this User Guide have covered Mixer Mode. This section covers Instrument mode and describes how HyperControl

and Axiom Pro can be used to give you “hands-on” control over your virtual instrument plug-ins.

To use Instrument Mode, you must ﬁrst:

1. Create an Instrument Track within Pro Tools.

2. Load a virtual instrument into one of the instrument track’s insert slots.

3. Make sure that the track containing your virtual instrument is selected within Pro Tools (for example by using the F2 and

F3 ‘Track’ keys on Axiom Pro or by clicking the name of the track that contains your virtual instrument).

4. Finally, press the F1 “Mode” button to enter Instrument mode. (Pressing Mode again will return you to Mixer Mode).

If a virtual instrument has been loaded on the selected track, a page similar to the one shown below will be displayed on your

Axiom Pro. If the selected Pro Tools track does not contain a virtual instrument, pressing the Mode button will list “NoInstr” at the

top-right corner of the display and the center of the display will be blank.

The name of the currently selected

Pro Tools track is displayed at the

top-left of the screen.

The name of the virtual

instrument is displayed at the

top-right of the screen.

The center of the

screen displays the

various parameters

contained by the

virtual instrument.

The listed

parameters can be

modified by the

Encoder Knobs of

Axiom Pro.

The bottom row lists menus and options that can

be accessed using Soft-Keys 1-4. These options

are described in detail in the following section of

this guide.