This setup will allow you to use your Evolution X-Session as a Control Surface with Pro Tools. This Zip file contains an XML File "X-Session Pro Tools" that needs to be loaded into your X-Session using Enigma (www.m-audio.com/enigma).
Use Preset 1 in this XML file with Pro Tools. The remaining presets were copied from the X-Session factory defaults.
To setup an X-Session 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) that corresponds with your version of Pro Tools.
2. Install this file in:
(Mac) Macintosh HD > Applications > Digidesign > Pro Tools> Controllers
(Windows) C:\Program Files\Common Files\Digidesign\DAE\Controllers
3. In Pro Tools, open Peripherals from the Set Up drop down menu
4. Choose the third tab “MIDI controllers” and select CS-10 under Type.
5. Select X-Session Port 1 for both “Receive from” and “Send to”.
6. Select “8” for “# Ch’s” and Click OK.
HOW IT WORKS
Knobs:
The button row of knobs (Knobs C1-C8) will control volume for the currently selected bank of tracks. Buttons 7 and 8 will bank left and right (down and up) to access different groups of tracks. Press button 8 to bank right/up and control channels 9-16 (press again for 17-24 and so on). Press button 7 to bank left/down from controlling 9-16 to go back and control 1-8.
Buttons:
The Play, Stop, and Record buttons (1, 2, & 3 on the numeric keypad) function as expected. Button 4 is used for ReWind, and button 5 for Fast Forward. When button 6 is pressed, Play toggles loop playback on/off and Record cycles through the 4 record modes (Normal, Destructive, Loop, and Quick Punch). Pressing button 6 again will return the Play and Record buttons to their normal transport functions.
As mentioned above, buttons 7 and 8 can be used to bank left/right (down/up) to control different banks of faders (1-8, 9-16, etc).
NOTE:
* The only way to interface the X-Session (or any MIDI Controller) with Pro Tools is by using an old JL-Cooper CS-10 Control Surface file, and it's implementation/operation are not perfect.
* You must move the knobs on the X-Session 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.
* The top row of knobs (C9-C16), the Crossfader, and buttons 9 and 0 do not function in this preset.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.