Pro Tools - Focusrite RED4Pre 4C Dante - Surround Sound setup
Connect thunderbolt 2 to thunderbolt 3 adapter to the IMac
Focusrite Control version 2.3.4 is on software in the protools folder
NOTE DON'T GO TO THE WEBSITE AND INSTALL REDNET THAT WE DON'T NEED IT'S FOR DANTE STUFF!! GET THE INSTALLER OFF SOFTWARE WITH THE GREEN DOT
Install that application
Update the Firmware when you are prompted
The update will download and then power off the Focusrite 4 and reboot the device and start the upgrade. Be patient you will get a No Device Connected for a few seconds but don't touch anything. Upgrade will start on it's own in a moment.
Open Focusrite Control if you haven't already
You will be prompted with this dialog box
Note make sure that the Focusrite is synced to internal – Clock Source – Internal or else you won't hear anything coming out of the speakers 
Load Snapshot for Dante Located here but for some reason If you need to re-do it see below |
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Click on Output Routing
Scroll all the way down to Dante Outputs Change Dante 1-2 to Playback 1-2 Change Dante 3-4 to Playback 3-4 Change Dante 5-6 to Playback 5-6 Change Dante 7-8 to Playback 7-8 |
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Open audio midi setup and 
>Focusrite Thunderbolt and 5.1 surround config
Each speaker output should send a signal to this cable 
Next open protools ultimate to get 8 channels output
Set playback engine to 
Set to Focusrite Thunderbolt
| >Go to >Setup>Hardware |
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Set it to Focusrite Thunderbolt Click OK |
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Click on >Setup>I/O |
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Click on the 5.1 path order and make sure the L, R, C, LFE, Ls and Rs are selected NOTE IF YOU DON'T SEE 5.1 OPTIONS YOU ARE NOT IN PROTOOLS ULTIMATE CHECK ILOK TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A LICENSE ACTIVE |
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Select all the ouputs and delete them. |
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After all the outputs are selected click delete path |
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Click Delete |
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Click on "New Path" |
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Choose to create 1 new track 5.1 and path = Output |
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The channels will auto populate |
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Click OK to Apply |
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Go to >Track>New |
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Create a mono track and create some pink noise on the track to test |
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On the new track select a span of the clip to create the white noise on |
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Go to AudioSuite>Other>Signal Generator |
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Choose Pink Noise |
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Make sure the Output is Yellow and set to Output 5.1 output |
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Go To >Window> Mix or click "command =" |
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In the mix window on the track with the 5.1 output you will see the "Multi Channel" Panner window Drag the dot to each corner to test the output of the system should hear the correct panning for left, right LS and RS NOTE IF THE OUTPUTS ARE WHITE THEN THIS WONT WORK THE OUTPUTS HAVE TO BE YELLOW TO GET THE MULTI CHANNEL PANNER TO WORK |
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To see the Multichannel fader larger click on the mini fader |
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This will open the surround window |
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Note to check LFE |
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Go to Output> OutputLFE You will have to turn up the volume on the crestron to make sure you can hear the LFE on the test |
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