Harrison LiveTrax comes with integration for Allen & Heath consoles built in, which allows advanced operation features, such as automatic track naming and adding markers on scene recall.

Audio connections can be over USB for SQ, QU and CQ, or by Dante, Waves or MADI for dLive, Avantis or SQ.

If using USB, a driver will be required for Windows computers which can be found in the section of the Allen & Heath website for your mixer.

For network audio protocols, set up the drivers/software or external hardware for use as an audio interface. For example, installing Dante Virtual Soundcard or Waves SoundGrid Driver.

MIDI communication is required for the additional Allen & Heath integration. This can be achieved over USB for SQ, QU and CQ or by using network MIDI. For dLive and Avantis, network MIDI must be used.

The following table shows the connection types.

*via the Allen & Heath MIDI Control app

If using USB, simply connect your mixer to the computer using a USB cable for both audio and MIDI communication.

If using network MIDI, connect your mixer to your computer via the network port, or by turning on the Control Network Bridge if using a Dante card, using the correct connection method for the IP address setup of the mixer:

• If you have a static IP address on the console, choose a compatible IP address for your computer in the same subnet.
• If you have a dynamic (DHCP) IP address on the console, select DHCP mode on your computer and connect to the console; Make sure you have a DHCP server (such as a router) present on the network for this configuration.

A network MIDI port can then be opened using the Allen & Heath MIDI control app, this can be downloaded from

https://www.allen-heath.com/hardware/controllers/midi-control/resources/

Once Allen & Heath MIDI Control has been installed and loaded it will appear in the Menu Bar (Mac) or in the Taskbar (Windows). Click on the icon and choose 'Show Preferences'.

Choose the Mixer you have connected to, the protocol type you are using, the connection method, enter the IP address of the console you are connecting to if required, or select the required ports, and click on 'Connect' if using a TCP/IP connection.

(more information on setup of the Allen & Heath MIDI Control app can be found in the help documentation included in the download)

If using dLive you should select 'dLive MixRack' as the mixer and enter the IP address of the MixRack.

Now select 'MIDI Thru' for the Protocol, which allows all MIDI messages to pass between the mixer and the computer unchanged.

Examples for both TCP connection and USB connection are shown below.

You can check that MIDI is passing by moving a fader. If MIDI is being received, you will see the left of the two blocks at the bottom right light up.

Then make sure your audio interface is setup, connected and patched (e.g Dante VS, Waves Soundgrid, Direct USB etc.)

Next install and open Harrison LiveTrax.

https://store.harrisonaudio.com/all-products/livetrax

You will be asked to set your Audio/MIDI setup if you create an new layout or open a template.

If you open a previous session you can set your Audio/MIDI setup by choosing 'Audio/MIDI Setup' from the Window menu. The window will open with Advanced settings minimised, click on the arrow to expand it. Once you have your settings in place, press 'Start'.

Note :

Ensure you match the sample rate here to the sample rate set by the mixer (SQ/CQ using USB), or that you have set for the option card or interface (Dante/Waves/MADI).

After installing and opening the app with your desired soundcard settings and adding the number of tracks you wish to record to, you will see the following window. At the top right of this window is a cog icon, press this

This will then open a Preferences window, shown below.

Select 'Control surfaces' on the left, then check 'Allen & Heath' in the main window. If you then select 'Allen & Heath' it will highlight (as shown) and this will activate the 'Show Protocol Settings' button below the window. Press this button, to open the Control Protocol Settings window shown below.

• Set your incoming and outgoing MIDI to 'MIDI Control 1' which is the virtual port created by the Allen & Heath MIDI Control app.
• Set your Device Type to the Allen & Heath Mixer you are connecting to.
• Set your base MIDI channel to the lowest channel the mixer uses for dLive/Avantis or the mixer MIDI channel for SQ, QU and CQ (not the DAW Control channel)
• Check 'Accept Channel Names from Mixer' if required. This will allow any changes to input channel names on the mixer to be assigned to LiveTrax track names on a one-to-one basis (the name of mixer input channel 1 will be copied to LiveTrax track name 1).
• To rename all tracks at once (e.g. when first setting up), click the 'Request ALL channel names from mixer' button. Press this once, then wait a few seconds for all channel names to be requested and sent.

Note :

Channel names can only be assigned to unarmed tracks in LiveTrax. Once the track is armed, the name is fixed.

Now go to the Window menu, choose MIDI Connections and set routing as shown in the following two images to enable MIDI messages to be sent between LiveTrax and your console.

With 'LiveTrax Misc' selected on the left as the source and 'Hardware' selected at the bottom for destination, patch 'Allen+Heath (Send)' to 'MIDI Control 1'. This allows LiveTrax to request channel names.

Scrolling down will reveal a 'livetrax Scene out' source option. Patch this only if wanting to trigger scene changes on the mixer from previously recorded scene markers in LiveTrax. Otherwise, leave this unpatched as you could accidentally recall scenes on the mixer and lose settings you have not yet stored.

With 'Hardware' selected on the left as the source and 'LiveTrax Misc' selected at the bottom for destination, patch 'MIDI Control 1' to 'Allen+Heath (Receive)' to allow track names to be sent from the mixer to LiveTrax. Patch 'MIDI Control 1' to 'MMC' to enable transport control from the mixer, and patch 'MIDI Control 1' to 'Scene in' to allow scene changes on the mixer to be recorded as markers in LiveTrax.

Finally patch your audio to and from LiveTrax and your Allen & Heath mixer if needed, but by default all patching is one-to-one from the audio input device to each LiveTrax track.

Once your MIDI connections are in place LiveTrax can create a marker when you recall a mixer scene, jump to follow your scenes during virtual soundcheck, synchronize tracks names, and follow transport commands from your console.

For more assistance with Harrison LiveTrax software, visit https://support.harrisonaudio.com