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For V-Control Pro to connect Command 8 to supported applications, the Command 8 Windows driver must be installed. And the midi ports must be selected correctly in the V-Control Pro Setups window.
Verify Command 8 Midi Ports Are Available #
- Open the Windows Device Manager.
- Select the Software Devices section and open the list.
- Look for Command 8 Port 1, Port 2, and Port 3 in the list.
- If Command 8 is listed in step 3, then the driver is installed and you can go to the Add Surface To V-Control Pro Setups section.
- If Command 8 is not listed in step 3, continue to the Driver Installation section.
Driver Installation #
- Quit V-Control Pro.
- Download the Command 8 Windows driver.
- http://akmedia.digidesign.com/support/compressed/Command8_Driver_Pro_Tools%20v90_69592.zip
- Run the Command 8 driver installer until it is finished.
Add Surface To V-Control Pro Setups #
- Launch V-Control Pro.
- Open the V-Control Pro Setups window.
- If a Command 8 is already indicated in the left-bottom Controllers section, skip to step 5.
- Add A Command 8 Surface
- Click Add new… at the bottom left Controllers section.
- Select Command 8 and click OK. V-Control Pro will add Command 8 to the Controllers section.
- Configure The Midi Ports
- Select the Command 8 in the Controllers section.
- Click the Midi Input and Midi Output popups and select “Command 8” from the lists.