Steinberg Nuendo 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 10Rec/Rdy 10Mute and Solo 11Using the Select buttons 11A note about automation 12Control strip assignment 13About this chapter 13Basic procedures 16About the symbols used in this chapter 17Selected Channel: EQ 18Selected Channel: FX Send 19Selected Channel: Inserts 20Fader Set: Pan 21Global: Send Effects 22Global: Master Effects 23Global: Instruments 24Transport control 25About this chapter 25The transport controls 26Working with markers 26Switching the time display 27Other functions 28About this chapter 28Project functions 28Edit functions 29Working with windows 30Function keys 30Cursor keys 30Showing level meters in the parameter display 31Index
- 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 Nuendo. 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 Nuendo (plus the master level, which has its own fader). You select which channels to control with the aid of the Fader Banks section of Mackie Control. The Fader Banks 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 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 Nuendo. 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 lev- els 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 Nuendo – all automation data saved in your project is played back as usual. Rec/Rdy The buttons directly underneath the row of V-Pots are used to arm a track for recording. The LEDs indicate the record arming state for a particular track. The Signal LEDs underneath the Rec/Rdy buttons indicate signal activity on the channels. The LED lights up as soon as the level meter for a channel shows any activity. Mute and Solo The two rows of buttons underneath the Rec/Rdy buttons allow you to mute or solo channels. The following rules apply: • You can mute or solo several channels at the same time. • The Mute and Solo buttons always show the status of the current set of eight channels! This means that if you mute a channel and then select another set of eight channels for fader control, the Mute indicator will go dark. If you have soloed a channel, this is indicated by the Rude Solo LED at the top right of the Mackie Control panel. You can un-solo or un-mute any channel or combination of channels by pressing (without or with Shift) the Solo Defeat button. See page 29.