Human User Interface Protocol
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The HUI MIDI mapping protocol is a proprietary communications protocol for interfacing between a hardware audio control surface and digital audio workstation (DAW) software. The protocol allows a DAW and a connected hardware control surface to exchange MIDI signals that synchronize the states of their sliders, buttons, wheels, and displays. The user can write console automation which can then be seen in the DAW.[1]
The HUI protocol was created jointly by Mackie and Digidesign in 1997 for Mackie's Human User Interface (HUI), the first hardware control surface for Digidesign’s Pro Tools. It is now used very widely. Many hardware controllers from manufacturers such as Solid State Logic, Yamaha, TASCAM, and Novation implement this protocol. By the time Mackie introduced the Baby HUI in August 2002, the protocol was also supported by a growing family of DAWs, including MOTU Digital Performer and Steinberg Nuendo, making them cross-compatible with HUI-compatible hardware controllers.[2]
References
- ^ Thompson, Daniel M. (1 August 2018). Understanding Audio: Getting the Most Out of Your Project or Professional Recording Studio (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Berklee Press. p. 280. ISBN 978-1-4950-2875-5. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ McGuire, Sam (17 December 2013). Modern MIDI: Sequencing and Performing Using Traditional and Mobile Tools. Abdingdon, Oxon: Focal Press. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-415-83927-3. Retrieved 3 January 2019.