If you asked a musician or engineer to suggest the biggest problem with computer. Hold down the select buttons on channels 1 and 2 as you turn the power on. The mcu pro contains many enhancements, including an onboard usb midi interface, the. Ever wish you could control logic audio, pro tools, cubase, digital performer, sonar and other major audio software, all from a single, handson control surface with real knobs and automated faders. The same modules are available as before the control universal pro master. It was first created by mackie and digidesign in 1997 for use with pro tools, and is now part of the mackie control universal mcu protocol. Weve been committed users of mackies daw control surfaces ever since the original logic control. Mackie mcu pro setup and update with ableton live and. Mackie control universal changing modes mcu pro has three different modes of operation. Mackies mcu pro provides deep, intuitive control of mix and plugin. With optional expandability via mackie control extender pro ender pro and mackie control c4 pro, mcu pro is also the only software control surface that can grow with your studio.
Pro tools, logic pro, nuendo, cubase, sonar and more. Mackie control universal is much more than a way to balance levels. Now with the release of ios 8 and os x yosemite, its here. Expandable via optional mackie control extender pro and c4 pro modules. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. Apply the appropriate overlay to the master section of the mcu pro and youre done. You have to hold some button combinations down on power up to get the option forget which right now. Motorized fader controller for softwarebased recording systems daws 100.
The mcu will no longer properly follow banks when selecting a track of a different bank of 8 tracks in the arrange window. Without mackie control universal pro, your music production software just isnt complete. Setting up mackie mcu pro this section describes how to set up mackie mcu pro in. The mackie control universal pro control surface completes your music production software to give you ultimate handson control of your mix. Additional customized daw system integration is also possible through the midi map window for bidirectional midi access to console controls and plugin parameters. Some years after the initial release of the two parallel versions, a firmware upgrade was made available by mackie allowing the original logic control and mackie control to operate with logic and other daws. Once the mackie control is selected within your software s setup preferences, the units will be recognized automatically. Mackie have updated their popular control surface system. Mcu pro integrates with your software like no other hardware controller. Mackie 080 281 02 lcd assembly for control universal pro, 08028102 full compass. The ikeyboard nano uses mackie control and hui protocols for presets and automatic mapping, and can be configured for general midi values as well. If you think there is a problem, need to contact support, get the latest updates, or manage your licenses, youll want to register your mackie product first.
Modern daw software has given us virtually unlimited possibilities for manipulating. The included button overlays for all major brands of daw software is a very. But they also deliver the most complete feature set and software compatibility of any control surface available today. I have deleted my control surface preferences file, and also tried rebuild defaults and tried turning on the mackie universal pro while logic is running, in both mackie control and logic control modes.
Its classcompliant, so no drivers need to be installed under. The emagic logic control was still available and would only work with logic. The faders and pans and most of the transport works but some other things are a bit off. Still a high price to pay for a design defect but cheaper than getting it from mackie. Motorized, touchsensitive faders, vpots and master buttons let you tweak to your hearts content, with ultraprecise control enabled by the unique communication protocol. When first turning on the mcu pro, the display prompts you to select a. I selected mackie control in the list of control surfaces, but the mcu will either do nothing at all, or touching anything on it will cause logic to freak out screen flashing, command not available because the first track is already selected popup, uncontrollably scrolling through. Mackie are using the logic control front panel labelling by default for mackie control universal, and are supplying additional lexan overlays for digidesigns pro tools, motus digital performer, cakewalks sonar, syntrilliums cool edit pro, and steinbergs sx and nuendo, with additional lexan overlays available from mackie s web site as before. Easily expand your command with the mackie control extender pro. Mackie control universal promackie control extender pro units can function as a single.
You will be able to pick from mackie control, hui and logic control. Mackie control universal pro control surface mackie control. Select the desired mode of operation mackie control or logic control or hui, if the mackie control universal upgrade was purchased and installed. Imagine my frustration, when i wanted to map a couple of control pedals in for specific dp functions play and punch. View and download mackie mcu pro owners manual online. Mackie control universal pro lcd display dimming, still a. I use mine for mark of the unicorns digital performer mackie provided no midi implementation chart, or any other hints about remapping the controls. Hello everyone a problem began with the usually harmonious relationship between logic pro and the mackie control universal pro. It supports mackie control, hui, and logic control modes to allow it to communicate with various software applications. I just got a mackie control universal and am having a ton of difficulty getting it to work at all with logic. Hui use with avid pro tools, including hd, le, and m powered versions. Mackie control universal pro select the mackie control in the midi device setup section of your daw application. The mcu pro is great, i absolutely love it and would consider it one of the best pieces of equipment that i own. Assignment number is 0, and the display says mackie control universal pro by mackie designs, inc.
I hate having to stare at a screen and use a mouse to make big changes to my mix through levels or inserts so the mackie control universal pro seemed like an ideal piece of equipment to put the control of my mix sessions into my hands. Devices that have been tested and are known to work include the ssl nucleus, mackie control pro plus extenders, behringer devices in mackie logic mode, and steinberg cmc devices. Mackie control universal pro thomann united states. Mackie mcu pro and xt pro firmware update instructions. Mackie control universal pro problems apple ios os help. The mackie mcu pro is a 9fader eight channels plus one master usbmidi control surface that provides mixing, editing, automation, and navigational control for any supported digital audio workstation. Mackie mcu pro expandable usbmidi control surface mcu pro. In fact, your software was designed with mcu pro in mind. The mackie s onboard timecode display remains at 0 constantly.
Both include a layer that emulates the mackie control universal control surface with virtual overlays for any software daw. The mackie control universal pro is a control surface made to give you tactile control over all the parameters of your computer recording software. Im thinking of buying the mackie control universal pro for use with logic 9, does anyone use this setup and would recommend it. Mcu pro rounds out your software s functionality to deliver the ultimate in hands. Display for days a control surface isnt much good if you have to keep looking up at your computer monitor to see the parameters youre tweaking.
Mackie, wii u pro controller, pro tools, mackie powered pro audio speakers, macbook pro a1286 logic board, styluses for surface pro 2, keyboard folio cases for surface pro, etc stage lighting control consoles, daw software, macbook pro 15 logic board. Since it employs the proprietary mackie communication protocol, mackie control pro series controllers know just how to sweettalk your software, and your software knows just how to respond. The mackie control universal pro is the next generation of the mackie control universal. Problem with mackie control universal and logic pro x. On some firmware revisions of the mackie emagic units, you can pick between mcu and logic control mode i use mcu, and its always been better than the logic mode, other than a few times the controller assignments get confused i know not why. The mackie control pro is the latest in a range of top quality control surfaces from mackie, designed to work with a whole host of different software developers.
The original mackie control, which evolved from the earlier logic control, will be familiar to many daw users, but it has recently been replaced by a mkii version called the mackie control pro. Human user interface protocol commonly abbreviated to hui is a proprietary midi communications protocol for interfacing between a hardware audio control surface and digital audio workstation daw software. I had a hard time finding information about setting up and updating the firmware on the mackie control universal pro control surface so i decided to make a how to video on my own. I am the happy owner of a mackie control, control surface. Does anyone know how to get a mackie control universal working with reaper. For the complete manual on all functions within logic pro x, please refer to the guide from apple at the. A small demonstration of my mackie control universal pro. This is what mackie say about the control universal pro. Weve wanted to do a 16 channel ipad daw controller from the start, but the tech wasnt available to make it happen. Mackie control universal pro silver mcu pro w issue. I have updated cubase to the latest version, my mac is up to date and cubase has recognised the mackie as a usb controller. Press down the channel 4 vpot button to select hui mode. Mackie control universal pro tools logic daw controller surface for etc. Mcupro is compatibel met een keur aan software en systemen, zoals ableton live, bitwig studio, cubase, digital performer, flstudio, logic, nuendo, pro.
The unit has one issue, it has an audible 400hz pitch coming from the center of the console very soft, does not affect the performance of the unit. Mackie control universal pro toolslogic daw controller. Mackie control universal and mackie control extender provide the familiar feel of analogstyle mixing to your daw environment. The mackie control universal merged the mackie control, logic control and hui technologies into one professional control surface. The following section describes the setup settings for mackie mcu pro remote controllers in cubase and nuendo, the use of mackie mcu xt pro extender units, and the steinbergspecific layout for mackie mcu pro. The c4 will work equally well with logic pro 7 as a standalone controller, or as an addition to a mackie control universal logic control extender system. Problems setting up mackie control universal in logic pro. Press down the channel 1 or 2 vpot button to select mackie control mode. Logic control vs mackie control vs mackie control universal while the first releases of logic and mackie control including the xt units were basically the same hardware, the units differed in the way they communicated with the host software there was no way logic control could be used to control anything other than logic, and, similarly, there was no way mackie control.
Does anyone know of an alternative control surface to this and is maybe a little bit cheaper. I own a mackie control universal or logic control, which already provides pluginvirtual instrument control. Later, mackie control s firmware was revised to include compatibility with logic, combining together mackie control, logic control and human user interface hui into a single protocol. Plug in a usb cable, and youve got a control surface that works with every major digital audio workstation software package pro tools, logic, cubase, nuendo. Press down the channel 7 or 8 vpot button to select logic control mode. Every control on the ikeyboard nano can be custommapped to any midi application using the included imap software. There should be a sign that says, if you own logic, mackie mcu pro will be the.
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