Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Mackie Control Manual
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- 4 - 5Introduction 6About this chapter 6The Steinberg layout for Mackie Control 7About Mackie Control XT 8Basic mixing 9About this chapter 9Selecting which channels to control 10Using the faders 11Rec/Rdy 11Mute and Solo 12Using the Select buttons 12A note about automation 13Control strip assignment 14About this chapter 14Basic procedures 17About the symbols used in this chapter 18Selected Channel: EQ 19Selected Channel: FX Send 20Selected Channel: Inserts 21Fader Set: Pan 22Global: Send Effects 23Global: Master Effects 24Global: Instruments 25Transport control 26About this chapter 26The transport controls 27Working with markers 27Switching the time display 28Other functions 29About this chapter 29Project functions 29Edit functions 30Working with windows 31Function keys 31Cursor keys 31Showing level meters in the parameter display 32Index
- 6 - About this chapter This chapter describes the Steinberg-specific layout for Mackie Control, and also provides infor- mation regarding the Mackie Control XT 8 channel extender unit. The Steinberg layout for Mackie Control An overlay is included with your Mackie Control that shows all Steinberg-specific key assignments for this device. The overlay can be placed over the top right part of Mackie Control, above the transport controls. These key assignments are used to remote control Cubase SX/SL. You can also order this overlay from Mackie. Contact your hardware dealer for details. The following figure shows the Steinberg overlay for Mackie Control. Please note that we will refer to the key assignments of the Steinberg overlay throughout this manual, i.e. the original key labels replaced by this overlay are not used. About the Shift button In the Action Keys section, to the right in the second row of buttons, you will find the Shift button. The Shift button is always used in combination with another button to extend that button’s function- ality. Pressing the Shift button alone has no effect. Markers section Action Keys section Fader Groups section Function keys F1 to F8Display section The Shift button
- 7 - About Mackie Control XT Mackie Control XT 8 channel extender units are also supported. All faders and encoder/displays are combined into one continuous surface. The following applies: • When the encoder section is used to display the data for one channel (channel strip mode, or for plug-ins), the parameters are presented over the encoder section of all devices, from left to right. • Fader bank navigation and encoder section assignment is controlled by the Mackie Control unit. • For each Mackie Control and Mackie Control XT unit, a new device needs to be added in the De- vice Setup. For each device select the appropriate MIDI ports. • In the Device List, the top-most device represents the right-most channels, and vice versa. Please make sure that the used MIDI ports are deactivated in the “All MIDI Inputs” device.
- 9 - About this chapter This chapter describes how to work with the faders and the rows of buttons above them (Solo, Mute, Select and Rec), and how to select which channels are affected by the fader settings. Selecting which channels to control Mackie Control’s fader section controls eight different channels in Cubase SX/SL (plus the master level, which has its own fader). You select which channels to control with the aid of the Fader Banks section and the Fader Groups section of Mackie Control. The Fader Banks section The Fader Groups section Using the controls in the Fader Banks section In the Fader Banks section, press the left or right Bank button to switch from one set of eight chan- nels to the next. For example, if you are currently controlling Mixer channels 1 to 8, pressing the right Bank button will switch to the next eight channels, i.e. channels 9 to 16. To go back to the previous eight channels, press the left Bank button. • If you press the left or right Channel button in the Fader Banks section, the fader assignment will shift in steps of one channel instead. Let’s say the faders currently control audio channels 9-16. If you press the left Channel button, the faders will shift one step to the left and control audio channels 8-15. • Pressing the Flip button in the Fader Banks section switches the parameter assignment between the faders and the V-Pots, i.e. what was controlled with a fader is now controlled with the corresponding V-Pot and vice versa. • Press the Edit button in the Fader Banks section to open an editor for the current selection. • Hold down Shift and press Edit to close the currently active window. Selects the previous eight channels.Selects the next eight channels.
- 10 - Using the controls in the Fader Groups section In Cubase SX/SL, you can create so called channel view presets in your Mixer window, by selecting the channels to be displayed and clicking the symbol button at the bottom left of the Mixer window. Select the Add option, and in the dialog that appears, type in a name for this channel view and click OK. The Steinberg key assignments for Mackie Control make use of the channel views feature. In the Fader Groups section, the first channel view defined in Cubase SX/SL is assigned to button 1, the second channel view is assigned to button 2 and so on. In this way, you can switch between any of the first eight channel views of Cubase SX/SL by pressing one of the buttons in the Fader Groups section. Using the faders The faders of Mackie Control are used for hands-on level control and mixing, and allow precise ad- justments of the corresponding channel levels in Cubase SX/SL. Since the faders are motorized, they will move to reflect any level automation you have created in your projects. The faders will also move when you select a new set of eight channels to control, instantly jumping to reflect the current levels of the eight channels. • The faders are also touch sensitive, which means that as soon as you move a fader manually, the motors are “overridden”. In other words, if you have automated level changes, you can grab a fader at any time, overriding the automation – just as you can click and hold a moving fader on screen with the mouse. • Even though the faders are very quiet, there may be situations when you want absolute silence – e.g. when mixing an extremely soft and subtle piece of music. If that is the case, you can disable the motors by clicking the Motors button in the Action Keys section. When you are finished, click the Motors button again. The fader motors are enabled again, and the faders will instantly move to reflect the current levels. Turning the motors off does not affect the automation in Cubase SX/SL – all automation data saved in your project is played back as usual.