This firmware is designed specifically for use with Pro Tools. If you are using Cubase VST, Cakewalk Sonar, various virtual instruments, and so on, DO NOT load the V.102PT firmware into your EZbus. Doing so will disable all software control of non-Pro Tools programs.

Setting up Pro Tools LE for use with the EZbus as a Software Control Surface (Note: The EZbus CS-10 Emulation Profile documented below is not designed for use with the Pro Tools Free.)

Windows Millennium and Windows XP users have the ability to send/receive MIDI information via the EZbus/computer USB port. Users of other operating systems (Win 98 SE, Win 2000) will need an additional MIDI interface installed and configured within Pro Tools LE to send/receive MIDI data to and from EZbus/Pro Tools LE.

Download the EZbus firmware V.102PT / Pro Tools CS-10 Profile. Once downloaded, upzip the file to your desktop.

Copy the EZbus firmware V.102PT file to the following location on your hard drive: C:\Program Files\Event\EZbus.
Copy the CS10_PT.ebs file to the following location: C:\Program Files\Event\EZbus\Profiles.

Updating your EZbus Firmware
IMPORTANT: Prior to updating your EZbus, use the EZbus Mix Librarian (accessed via the EZbus Tray Menu) to save any custom mixes that you may have created. Note that all Mixes resident in the EZbus will be overwritten when you load new firmware into the EZbus. Once the new firmware is loaded, you can reload your Mixes into the EZbus from the Mix Librarian.

Turn off your monitors and/or remove your headphones. Significant noise may be present in the audio path while the firmware is downloading into the EZbus.

Connect a USB cable to the EZbus and to your Win Me or Win XP computer. Power on the EZbus.

Locate the EZbus Firmware Update V. 103 file that you placed in the C:\Program Files\Event\EZbus folder. Double-click on the file and follow the on-screen prompts to update your EZbus firmware.

While the firmware is updating, the EZbus LCD will read:

1. Programming serial eeprom
2. Programming flash memory
3. Powercycle to reset

After the last message, turn off your EZbus, wait a few moments, then turn your EZbus back on. Your EZbus will now contain the updated firmware.

Loading the CS10_PT profile into the EZbus

Click on the "EZ" icon located within your Windows System Tray. Scroll up and select Profile Editor.



Once the editor is open, go to FILE > OPEN. Look in: C:\PROGRAM FILES\EVENT\EZBUS\PROFILES. Select the CS-10 Profile.

Within the Profile Editor, go to View > Globals. Place a checkmark next to Enable CS-10 Emulation and Kludge CS-10 for Pro Tools.

Once the selected profile is opened within the Profile Editor, click the yellow download button. This will send the CS-10 Control Surface Profile to the EZbus via USB.

EZbus is now capable of controlling various Pro Tools LE parameters via MIDI. Next we'll set up Pro Tools to use the EZbus MIDI driver.

Open Pro Tools LE. Within Pro Tools, go to Setup > Peripherals. Under the MIDI controllers tab, select CS-10 for Type. Select EZbus to Receive From and Send To.

Within Pro Tools, go to File > New Track

Most of the functions within the Pro Tools Mixer can be controlled via the EZbus front panel. To view the Pro Tools Mixer, select Windows > Show Mix.

Consult the chart below to view the default EZbus/Pro Tools Control Surface mapping. Note that you can change the parameter mapping using the Profile Editor application.

Setting up Pro Tools Free for use with the EZbus as a USB Audio Interface

After following the EZbus installation instructions, you can set up Pro Tools Free to use the EZbus as your Playback/Recording Device. To do so, open Pro Tools, and go to Setup > Hardware. Select your preferred sample rate, buffer size, and CPU usage.

Next select Setup > I/O Labels. Place a check mark next to Inputs beneath the Display section of the Pro Tools I/O window. Click on input L within the right hand column to rename input L. Rename it EZbus Left. Click on input R within the right hand column to rename input R. Rename it EZbus Right.

Now place a check mark next to Outputs beneath the Display section of the Pro Tools I/O window. Click on output L within the right hand column to rename output L. Rename it EZbus Left. Click on output R within the right hand column to rename output R. Rename it EZbus Right.