Hi! I would like to know if this control surface is great for DP8.
If not what sort are you using ? I have 400$ for a used item...
Thanks in advance!
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Mackie MCU
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Mackie MCU
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Re: Mackie MCU
I don't have a MCU, but I've tried a few emulators. Generally they work OK, but in DP, when you switch banks, DP changes the Mixer window display to show only the 8 tracks in the new bank (leaving out the Master track too). I find that really annoying, and could never get used to it. HUI emulators to this too. I'm assuming that DP will do the same thing with a real MCU
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TinenTech
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Re: Mackie MCU
I've really enjoyed using a MC with DP7, not only for the faders but for the rotary knobs (which can be assigned to several different functions) and dedicated buttons. MOTU supports it extensively. It lets you take the transport and mix windows off the screen.
Make sure when you're buying used that you get the DP Lexan overlay that labels the buttons on the right side.
If you have a MOTU interface, a bonus feature is that the MCU can control CueMix FX as well. During tracking sessions it helps a lot making latency-free headphone mixes, and (if you have it set up right) the controller will "flip" between CueMix and DP as needed.
Make sure when you're buying used that you get the DP Lexan overlay that labels the buttons on the right side.
If you have a MOTU interface, a bonus feature is that the MCU can control CueMix FX as well. During tracking sessions it helps a lot making latency-free headphone mixes, and (if you have it set up right) the controller will "flip" between CueMix and DP as needed.
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Mackie Controller and Extender (original MIDI)
Pro Tools 12
MOTU: DP 9.02, Traveler Mk 1, 896 MkIII Hybrid, MIDI Express XT
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SixStringGeek
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Re: Mackie MCU
I have an MCU and three extenders. I like faders. Great addition to DP.tillets wrote:Hi! I would like to know if this control surface is great for DP8.
If not what sort are you using ? I have 400$ for a used item...
Thanks in advance!
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Re: Mackie MCU
Love it in my studio. I have 2 of them . Older and a newer one. One is hooked up to DP 8 the other to CueMix
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TinenTech
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Re: Mackie MCU
That's a neat trick...I hadn't thought of that. The pause when the MCU switches between DP and CueMix is a little distracting, and sometimes it "gets lost" and I have to power-cycle the MC.apanacci wrote:Older and a newer one. One is hooked up to DP 8 the other to CueMix
MacBook Pro 9,1 (mid-2012 Core i7 2.3 GHz 4 GB RAM), OSX 10.11.3, Newertech Voyager SATA drive dock
MOTU: DP 9.02, Traveler Mk 1, 896 MkIII Hybrid, MIDI Express XT
Alesis AI3 optical interface, QS8, QS7, DM Pro, DM5, QSR
Mackie Controller and Extender (original MIDI)
Pro Tools 12
MOTU: DP 9.02, Traveler Mk 1, 896 MkIII Hybrid, MIDI Express XT
Alesis AI3 optical interface, QS8, QS7, DM Pro, DM5, QSR
Mackie Controller and Extender (original MIDI)
Pro Tools 12
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Dwetmaster
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Re: Mackie MCU
I've been using the Mackie for the past 10 years. Works great. I just wish MOTU would fix that jog wheel to something useful.
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896mk3, BLA Modded 896HD, BLA Microclock, MTP-AV, Yamaha KX-8, CME VX-7 Mackie Ctrl, megadrum, Presonus C-S,
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MacBook Pro 17" Unibody 2011 OSX10.8.3
896mk3, BLA Modded 896HD, BLA Microclock, MTP-AV, Yamaha KX-8, CME VX-7 Mackie Ctrl, megadrum, Presonus C-S,
DP8.04, Bidule, M5 3, Ethno 2, BPM 1.5 Kontakt4, BFD2, SD2, Omnisphere, Wave Arts P-S5, Altiverb7, PSP VW & OldTimer, VB3, Ivory 2 Grand, True Pianos, Ozone 5, Reason 4, AmpliTube3, Bla bla bla...
A few El & Ac basses & Guitars, Hammond A-100.
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Dwetmaster
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Re: Mackie MCU
On the MCU, this is a preference that can be disabled.bayswater wrote::::but in DP, when you switch banks, DP changes the Mixer window display to show only the 8 tracks in the new bank (leaving out the Master track too). I find that really annoying, and could never get used to it. HUI emulators to this too. I'm assuming that DP will do the same thing with a real MCU
MacPro 8Core 2.8GHZ 16GB RAM OSX10.8.3
MacBook Pro 17" Unibody 2011 OSX10.8.3
896mk3, BLA Modded 896HD, BLA Microclock, MTP-AV, Yamaha KX-8, CME VX-7 Mackie Ctrl, megadrum, Presonus C-S,
DP8.04, Bidule, M5 3, Ethno 2, BPM 1.5 Kontakt4, BFD2, SD2, Omnisphere, Wave Arts P-S5, Altiverb7, PSP VW & OldTimer, VB3, Ivory 2 Grand, True Pianos, Ozone 5, Reason 4, AmpliTube3, Bla bla bla...
A few El & Ac basses & Guitars, Hammond A-100.
MacBook Pro 17" Unibody 2011 OSX10.8.3
896mk3, BLA Modded 896HD, BLA Microclock, MTP-AV, Yamaha KX-8, CME VX-7 Mackie Ctrl, megadrum, Presonus C-S,
DP8.04, Bidule, M5 3, Ethno 2, BPM 1.5 Kontakt4, BFD2, SD2, Omnisphere, Wave Arts P-S5, Altiverb7, PSP VW & OldTimer, VB3, Ivory 2 Grand, True Pianos, Ozone 5, Reason 4, AmpliTube3, Bla bla bla...
A few El & Ac basses & Guitars, Hammond A-100.
Re: Mackie MCU
That's interesting. I wonder if there is a way to disable it on emulators? Perhaps some sort of custom console to edit bank change message? Maybe the message the MCU sends is different depending on whether the preference is on or off. But the emulators I've tried don't do this in Cubase or Logic.Dwetmaster wrote:On the MCU, this is a preference that can be disabled.bayswater wrote::::but in DP, when you switch banks, DP changes the Mixer window display to show only the 8 tracks in the new bank (leaving out the Master track too). I find that really annoying, and could never get used to it. HUI emulators to this too. I'm assuming that DP will do the same thing with a real MCU
2018 Mini i7 32G 10.14.6, DP 11.3, Mixbus 9, Logic 10.5, Scarlett 18i8
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darrell
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Re: Mackie MCU
Yeah, the jog wheel bugs the sh*t out of me. I have a shuttle pro and will go to that for jog wheel stuff. i have to extenders with my MCU, and on one of them the blue panel (showing tracks, etc) is very dim. any way to get that to brighten back up? other than that, i like my mackie mcu etc a lot.