1. m-audio_axiomAIR61_win_x86_x64.zip Driver
2. Oxygen 61 Pro Tools info.txt File Contents

Oxygen 61 Pro Tools info.txt Driver File Contents (m-audio_axiomAIR61_win_x86_x64.zip)

This XLM file has 2 Presets for the Oxygen 61 to use w/ Pro Tools.  The remaining 8 presets were copied from the factory defaults.  **Be sure to recall Preset 1 in order for the new settings to take effect.**


To setup an Oxygen 61 as a control surface with Pro Tools:

1.  Go to http://www.digidesign.com/index.cfm?navid=54&langid=100&itemid=4796 and download the Legacy MIDI Controller file (CS-10).

2.  Install this file in: 
    Macintosh HD > Applications > Digidesign > Pro Tools> Controllers (Mac)
    C:\Program Files\Common Files\Digidesign\DAE\Controllers (PC) 

3.  Open Pro Tools Peripherals from Set Up drop down menu

4.  Choose third tab “MIDI controllers” and select CS-10 under type, then Oxygen 61 Port 1 for both “Receive from” and “Send to” as well as “8” for “# Ch’s”



How it Works:


Preset 1: Pro Tools Transport & Volume

Transport Control:
The transport buttons function as expected.  The loop button acts as a modifier for the functionality of the Play and Record buttons.  When the loop button is pressed, Play toggles loop playback on/off and Record cycles through the 4 record modes (Normal, Destructive, Loop, and Quick Punch).  Pressing the loop button again will return the Play and Record buttons to their normal transport functions.


Faders:
The 1st 8 faders will control volume for the currently selected bank of tracks.  The buttons below the first 2 faders (C20 & C21) will bank left and right (down and up) to access different groups of tracks.  Press button C21 to bank right/up and control channels 9-16 (press again for 17-24 and so on).  Press button C20 to bank left/down from controlling 9-16 to go back and control 1-8.

The 9th fader (F9) has been disabled.  The remaining buttons (C22-C28) have been disabled on this preset.


Knobs:
Knobs C14-C17, C10 & C11 are mapped to the global control knobs for the XPand! Instrument, and C12 & C13 are available to assign via MIDI Learn with Xpand! or any other plugin.




Preset 2: Pro Tools volume/pan/sends

Transport Control:
The transport controls function the same as iun Preset 1 except now Rewind and Fast FOrward (<< & >>) are mapped to bank down/up.


Sliders/Faders:
The 1st 8 sliders will control volume for the currently selected bank of tracks.  The Rewind (<<) and Fast Forward (>>) buttons will bank left and right (down and up) to access different groups of tracks.  Press Fast Foward (>>) to bank right/up and control channels 9-16 (press again for 17-24 and so on).  Press Rewind (<<) to bank left/down from controlling 9-16 to go back and control 1-8.

The 9th fader (F9) has been disabled.


Knobs:
Knob C14 (top left knob) controls Track Pan for the Currently Selected Channel Strip (see ButtonMode 5 below in the Buttons section).  Knobs C15-C17 control FX send's 1-3 (aka Sends A, B, & C), and Knobs C10 & C11 control FX send's 4-5 (aka Sends D & E) on the currently selected channel strip.

The other 2 knobs have been disabled.


Fader Buttons:
The last button C28 cycles through the 6 "modes" for the 1st 8 buttons (C20-C27).

These modes are:

1. Mute - Toggles Mute On/Off for tracks in the current bank (i.e. 1-8 or 9-16).  This is the default starting mode.

2. Memory Location - Jumps to the 1st 8 markers set in your song             

3. Track Select - Selects/Deselects tracks in the current bank (for grouping/editing)

4. Record - Toggles Record On/Off for tracks in the current bank

5. Channel Strip Select - Selects the track/channel strip to be controlled by the knobs (Pan and FX Send)

6. Solo -  Toggles Solo On/Off for tracks in the current bank





NOTES:


The only way to interface the Oxygen 61 (or any MIDI Controller) with Pro Tools is by using an old JL-Cooper CS-10 Control Surface file, and there are a few things to be aware of.


* You must move the sliders on the Oxygen 61 past the point of the fader on screen for it to "catch" and start controlling the volume fader in Pro Tools.  It may not "catch" every time.


* Knob C14 will not control pan until a plug-in window has been opened.  On new Sessions, insert a plug-in on a track, or for an existing session with plugins, click one of the plug-ins to open it's GUI.


* When turning a knob/encoder, the value on screen may "jump" to match the current position of the knob.  If this is a problem, you can engage the "mute" function on your Oxygen 61 and turn the knob to the approximate position of the control on screen, then disable "mute" and continue turning the knob to minimize any "jumping".