Nuendo 3 / DM1000 V2 Setup and Operation

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This document describes setup and operation for remote control of Nuendo from the DM1000 digital mixing console. These instructions apply to DM1000 V2.0 or higher and Nuendo V3.0.0 or higher. Driver Installation 1) Connect your PC or Macintosh computer The DM1000 should be connected to your computer by connecting the TO HOST USB port on the DM1000 to a USB port on your computer. Install Driver Once your computer is connected, you will need to install the USB-MIDI driver included on the DM1000 CD-ROM. It is recommended that you install the latest driver which can be downloaded from www.yamahaproaudio.com
Configuring DM1000 V2 1) 2) Press the [SETUP] display access key and select the MIDI/TO HOST screen. Set the DAW port assignment to USB 2-4 (this allows USB port 1 to be used for the DM1000 Studio Manager Editor software). Note: you must use USB ports 24 for DAW Control and USB port 1 for Studio Manager if you intend to use these two applications simultaneously. Press the [REMOTE] display access key and assign NUENDO as the Target for one of the Remote layers. (See About Remote Function in the DM1000 manual for more information.) Press the relevant [REMOTE] LAYER button to select the Nuendo Remote Control Layer. When the Nuendo Remote Control Layer is selected, the DM1000s control surface controls Nuendo rather than the internal mixing of the DM1000. In order to control the DM1000, you need to select an Input Channel Layer or the Master Layer. Audio mixing on the Input and Master Layers, and Automix continues while the Nuendo Layer is selected.
Configuring Nuendo V3.0.0 or higher 1) Click on the Devices menu and select Device Setup.

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2) Click on the + icon (Add Device), then click on Yamaha DM1000v2. This will cause Yamaha DM1000v2 to appear in the Devices column on the left side of this window. 3) In the right side of the Device Setup window, assign DM1000v2 to the correct MIDI Input and Output ports. For example, if you have chosen USB 2-4 on DM1000, choose YAMAHA USB 0-2 in Windows XP/2000 systems (choose YAMAHA DM1000 Port2 in Mac OS X). Then select the same port number for MIDI Output. This will cause USB ports 2 through 4 to be assigned for remote control of Nuendo from DM1000. 4) The grid below the MIDI port assignment, showing various F key commands can be ignored. The function of USER DEFINED keys on DM1000 V2 are assigned from the mixing console and they cannot be edited in this list. These functions are described later in this document. 5) After completing these assignments, click Apply towards the bottom of the Device Setup window. Then click OK to exit this window.

Controlling Nuendo

Input Channel Controls Faders 1-16 control the levels of Nuendo channels 1-16. (Refer to the User Defined Keys description below for information about accessing Nuendo channels beyond 1-16.) The first four characters of the names of the Nuendo channels appear in the LCD of DM1000 when the CHANNEL display is selected by the F3 display key. Also PAN position is displayed here and can be adjusted with each channels rotary encoder. For surround panning, pressing the PAN ENCODER MODE switch alternates the function of the encoder between Left-Right and Front-Back panning. Whenever PAN encoder mode is active, pushing the encoder activates the MONITOR switch in Nuendo. The DM1000 ON switches control each Nuendo channels MUTE, and the SOLO and SEL switches also control Nuendos corresponding functions. By changing the DM1000s ENCODER MODE to AUX, Nuendos SENDS can be controlled. Sends 1-8 can be selected with the DM1000s AUX SELECT switches. Then turning the channel rotary encoders will adjust the send level (this can be seen in the CHANNEL LCD display), and the send can be switched ON/OFF by pushing the encoder.

Nuendo 3 / DM1000 V2 Setup and Operation Selected Channel Functions

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Pressing the [ROUTING] display access key in the SELECTED CHANNEL section of DM1000 will cause the VST Audio Channel Settings window to open in Nuendo. This window can also be opened by pressing the [PAN/SURROUND] or [INSERT/DELAY] keys in the DISPLAY ACCESS section of DM1000. EQ The four bands of EQ GAIN, FREQUENCY and Q on DM1000 control the same functions on the selected Nuendo channel. To switch an EQ band On or Off, hold down the LOW/LOW-MID/HIGH-MID/HIGH switch for one second. The entire EQ section can be bypassed by pressing the [EQ] display access key in the SELECTED CHANNEL section of DM1000 for one second. PAN The JOYSTICK on DM1000 controls the surround panning of the selected Nuendo channel. Even if there is no surround panning enabled, the joystick can be used for LeftRight panning. FX Sends, Routing and Insert Editing Press the F2 key under the LCD to display FX Send, Routing and Plug-in information on the LCD of DM1000. FX SENDS Move the Cursor in the DM1000 LCD to the box labelled SEND on the left-side of the display, and click ENTER to show FX Send information. The virtual encoders in the screen can be used to edit various functions, by moving the cursor to them and using the DM1000s large PARAMETER WHEEL: Encoder 1 edits the send level. Encoder 2 edits the send On/Off status (by turning the PARAMETER wheel). Encoder 3 edits between Pre and Post Fader (by turning the PARAMETER wheel). Pressing ENTER on any of the 4 encoders will bypass all sends.
There are 8 sends spread over 8 pages. To access different sends, use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow buttons below the LCD.

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ROUTING Move the cursor over the ROUT box in the DM1000s LCD, and press ENTER to access Routing information in the LCD. There are two pages, accessed by pressing the LEFT and RIGHT arrow buttons below the LCD. The following functions can be edited: Page 1 Encoder 1 chooses the Output Bus for the selected channel Encoder 2 switches the Monitor On/Off (by pressing ENTER or turning the PARAMETER wheel) Encoder 3 selects the Input bus Encoder 4 shows the Input Gain (this parameter cannot currently be edited by DM1000) Page 2 Only Encoder 1 has a function. It is used to switch the Input Phase On/Off (by pressing ENTER or turning the PARAMETER wheel). INSERTS Move the cursor over the PLUGIN box in the DM1000s LCD, and press ENTER to access INSERT information in the LCD. Encoder 1 selects which insert is to be edited Encoder 2 switches the insert On/Off (by turning the PARAMETER wheel) Encoder 3 selects the type of effect to insert
Once an Effect has been selected, all the parameters can be edited by changing the page viewed on the LCD (by pressing the LEFT and RIGHT arrow buttons below the LCD). The number of pages available depends on the number of parameters used by the Effect. Note: in any of the above modes, the EFFECT DISPLAY switch toggles between showing the parameter names and the parameter values on the LCD. Transport, Automation & User Defined Keys By pressing the AUTO switch above the DM1000s STEREO Master Fader, the Channel SEL keys change function to control automation Read and Write modes. See DAW AUTO LATCH in the table below for more details. With DM1000 V2, the USER DEFINED KEYS can be assigned to DAW control functions, such as various transport and automation functions. To edit the USER DEFINED functions, you must first exit from the REMOTE layer. Then press the [USER DEFINED KEYS] display access key. USER DEFINED BANKS E and F are preset for the following functions:

Nuendo 3 / DM1000 V2 Setup and Operation Bank Key Function Name E 1 UDEF KEYS BANK F 2 DAW WIN MIX/EDIT 3 DAW BANK 12 F 11 12

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Nuendo control - (Changes the User Defined Keys to Bank F) Opens/Closes the Mixer Window
Moves the Fader Bank down by 8 channels, to edit lower numbered channels DAW BANK + Moves the Fader Bank up by 8 channels, to edit higher numbered channels DAW Channel Moves the Fader Bank down by one channel. DAW Channel + Moves the Fader Bank up by one channel. DAW SHUTTLE Transport Control: Shuttle (in conjunction with turning the PARAMETER wheel) DAW SCRUB Transport Control: Scrub (in conjunction with turning the PARAMETER wheel) DAW STOP Transport Control: Stop DAW PLAY Transport Control: Play DAW SHIFT/ADD DAW OPTION/ALL UDEF KEYS - (Changes to Bank E) BANK E DAW AUTO STATUS DAW BANK Moves the Fader Bank down by 8 channels, to edit lower numbered channels DAW BANK + Moves the Fader Bank up by 8 channels, to edit higher numbered channels DAW AUTO READ DAW AUTO TOUCH DAW AUTO Changes the AUTOMIX On/Off mode for the LATCH channel SEL keys between READ and WRITE. DAW AUTO Sets all channels to automation WRITE WRITE DAW AUTO TRIM DAW AUTO OFF DAW AUTO Sets all channels to automation READ SUSPEND DAW OPTION/ALL
Nuendo 3 / DM1000 V2 Setup and Operation Other User Defined Key functions

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The USER DEFINED keys on DM1000 can be programmed for a variety of other DAW control functions. Not all of the DM1000 DAW functions work with Nuendo, but the table below lists those which do. These functions can only be assigned to USER DEFINED KEYS when the console is not in a REMOTE layer, but they will work even when the REMOTE layer is not selected:
DM1000 Function DAW REC DAW FF DAW REW DAW IN DAW OUT DAW RTZ DAW END DAW ONLINE DAW LOOP DAW QUICKPUNCH DAW WIN TRANSPORT DAW WIN MEM-LOC DAW WIN STATUS DAW UNDO DAW SAVE DAW REC/RDY X Meters & Time Counter
Nuendo function Transport Control: Record Transport Control: Fast Forward Transport control: Rewind Locate to Left Marker Locate to Right Marker Locate to Zero Locate to End of Project Switch SYNC online/offline Transport Control: Loop playback Switch Punch In on/off. Brings Project Window to the front Show/hide Transport Window Show/hide Performance Window Undo last edit Save Project Record Enable for the chosen track number
By pressing the F4 key below the LCD of DM1000, the level meters and names for the channels being controlled by the faders are shown. The meters can also be shown on the MB1000 Meter Bridge. In the upper part of the LCD, the Time Counter is shown, with an indication of the scale (Time Code, Feet + Frames, Bars + Beats). If Samples is chosen as the scale, then no indication of scale is shown. Also in the upper part of the display is an indication of whether the Parameter Wheel of DM1000 is being used for SCRUB or for normal parameter adjustment.

In the Rotary section, use the Rotary dial to change the assignment of the four buttons below the dial (indicated in the ROTARY display): ROTARY: PA equaliz button: Fader Set mode Panning dynmics button: Fader Set mode Routing delay button: Selected Channel mode Panning special button: Selected Channel mode Routing
ROTARY: EQ equaliz button: Fader Set mode EQ Low (EQ1) dynmics button: Fader Set mode EQ Mid-Low (EQ2) delay button: Fader Set mode EQ Mid-High (EQ3) special button: Fader Set mode EQ High (EQ4)
ROTARY: S1 equaliz button: Fader Set mode Send 1 dynmics button: Fader Set mode Send 2 delay button: Fader Set mode Send 3 special button: Fader Set mode Send 4
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ROTARY: S2 equaliz button: Fader Set mode Send 5 dynmics button: Fader Set mode Send 6 delay button: Fader Set mode Send 7 special button: Fader Set mode Send 8
Fader Set mode Send1 to Send8 (e.g. Send1): Page 01 Send1 Level Page 02 Send1 Enable Page 03 Send1 Pre/Post Page 04 Send1 Bus Page 05 Bypass Sends Buttons below dials: bypass sends
Use the Bank Up button in the View section for page up.
Hold down Shift and press the Bank Up button to jump to the last page.
Use the Bank Down button in the View section for page down.
Hold down Shift and press the Bank Down button to jump to the first page.
F2 button: Selected Channel mode EQ: Page 1 Gain, Frequency, Q and Enable for the lo band, Gain, Frequency, Q and Enable for the lo mid band Page 2 Gain, Frequency, Q and Enable for the hi mid band, Gain, Frequency, Q and Enable for the hi band Buttons below dials: bypass EQs Holding down Shift and pressing the F2 button gives you a variation of Selected Channel mode EQ: Page 1 Gain and Frequency for all bands Page 2 Q and Enable for all bands Buttons below dials: bypass EQs F3 button: Selected Channel mode Sends Page 1 Level, Enable, Pre/Post and Bus for Send 1 and Send 2 Page 2 Level, Enable, Pre/Post and Bus for Send 3 and Send 4 Page 3 Level, Enable, Pre/Post and Bus for Send 5 and Send 6 Page 4 Level, Enable, Pre/Post and Bus for Send 7 and Send 8 Buttons below dials: bypass sends Holding down Shift and pressing the F3 button gives you a variation of Selected Channel mode Sends: Page 1 Level for Send 1 to Send 8 Page 2 Enable for Send 1 to Send 8 Page 3 Pre/Post for Send 1 to Send 8 Page 4 Bus for Send 1 to Send 8 Buttons below dials: bypass sends

If you hold down the function key Shift and then move a fader, the two indicators beside the fader will indicate whether the fader position is below or above the current fader level in the program.
If the upper indicator is lit, the fader position on the panel is above the fader level in the program and vice versa. When both indicators are dark, the fader positions are matched for that channel.
The CS-10 Play, Stop, Record, Rewind and Fast Forward transport controls control the equivalent functions in the program.
The CS-10 supports MIDI Feedback, allowing the mute, solo and selection status of channels in your application to be indicated on the panel. For this (and the fader position indication described above) to work, you need a two-way MIDI connection between the CS-10 and the program.
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JL Cooper MCS-3000

The MCS-3000 can control 32 mixer channels remotely (in groups of 8). The following MCS-3000 controls will remote control the following mixer parameter for each channel strip: Fader: volume Solo and Mute: solo and mute Sel: Select channel for editing
These parameters can be remote controlled for each selected channel using the dials on the MCS-3000 and switching between Pages 14:
Page 1 Dial 5 Page 3 Dial 5 Parameter EQ 2 Gain EQ 2 Freq EQ 2 Q EQ 2 Low Limit EQ 2 High Limit Parameter Pan Effect send 1 Effect send 2 Effect send 3 Effect send 4 Page 2 Dial 5 Page 4 Dial 5 Parameter EQ 3 Gain EQ 3 Freq EQ 3 Q EQ 3 Low Limit EQ 3 High Limit Parameter EQ 1 Gain EQ 1 Freq EQ 1 Q EQ 1 Low Limit EQ 1 High Limit
Mackie Control is an automated touch-sensitive control surface. It is a nine-fader (eight channels and master) MIDI controller that provides in-depth mixing, editing, automation and navigational control for any supported digital audio workstation. A special Lexan overlay that shows all Steinberg-specific key assignments for the Mackie Control device is available to customize the controller for your program. This is described in a separate chapter, see Mackie Control on page 17.

Mackie HUI

Mackie HUI can control any number of channels in groups of 8. Use the left and right Bank buttons to select channels 18, 916 etc. Use the left and right Channel buttons to shift the fader assignment in steps of one channel. The Fader button in the Auto Enable section is used to disable/enable the motors. The Mute, Pan, Send, Plug In and Send Mute buttons in the Auto Enable section are currently not supported. Use the Rec/Rdy buttons to arm a track for recording. Use the Select buttons to select a single track for detailed settings. With the Mute and Solo buttons you can mute or solo a track. Use the Default button to un-solo all tracks. Use the Assign button to un-mute all tracks. To the right of the time display, you find an LED labeled Rude Solo Light. This LED lights up as soon as any channel is soloed. Use the Insert buttons to bypass all inserts of one track. Pan button in the Select Assign section: Fader Set: panning left/right or panning front/rear. Press button repeatedly to cycle through the assignments (the eight V-Pots control the pan parameters). V-Sel button in the Select Assign section: monitor track.

The MCS-3000 bank keys 14 are used to select channels 132 in groups of 8.
Bank key 1 selects channels 18, bank key 2 selects channels 916, etc.
You can create markers by pressing the Set Locate key on the MCS-3000, typing in a marker ID and pressing [Return]. To locate to a marker, press Locate, type in a marker ID and press [Return]. The MCS-3000 Play, Stop, Record, Rewind and Fast Forward transport controls will have the equivalent functionality in your application.
The MCS-3000 supports MIDI Feedback, allowing fader settings and channel mute, solo and selection status to be indicated on the panel. For this to work, you need a two-way MIDI connection between the MCS-3000 and the program.
Send A to Send E buttons in the Select Assign section: Fader Set: Send 1 level to Send 8 level (Send A to Send D assigns Send 1 to Send 4, Send E assigns Send 5 to Send 8: press button repeatedly to cycle through the assignments). V-Sel button in the Select Assign section: send on/off switch (depending on selected Send). V-Sel button with Shift in the Select Assign section selected: pre/post fader switch (depending on selected Send). The SELECT ASSIGN four character display in the Select Assign section displays Send or Pan assignment for V-Pots and V-Sel buttons. The four character displays above the Select buttons display the assigned track names. The Bypass button in the Select Assign section is always selected to indicate the bypass function of the Insert buttons. The Mute, Rec/Rdy All, Input and Output buttons in the Select Assign section are currently not supported. Use the Auto buttons to control the status of the Read and Write buttons in the Mixer, depending on the Read/ Write status in the Auto Mode section. Use the Off button in the Auto Mode section to control the Read All or Write All button in the mixer, depending on the Read/Write status in the Auto Mode section. The Touch, Latch and Trim buttons in the Auto Mode section are currently not supported. Use the Transport button in the Window section to open or close the Transport panel. Use the Edit button in the Window section to bring the current Project window to the front. Use the Status button in the Window section to open or close the VST Performance window. Use the Mix button in the Window section to open or close the Mixer window. Use the Mem-Loc button in the Window section to open the Marker window. The Alt button in the Window section is used for userassigned functions.
The Undo button in the Keyboard Shortcuts section undoes the last performed operation.

Hold down the Shift button and press Undo to redo the last undone operation.
Press the Save button in the Keyboard Shortcuts section to save the current project.
Hold down the Shift button and press the Save button to save a backup copy of the current project.
The Edit Mode, Edit Tool, Option/All, Ctrl/Clutch and Alt/Fine buttons in the Keyboard Shortcuts section are currently not supported. The Cut, Copy, Paste and Delete buttons in the Edit section control the equivalent program functions. The Capture and Separate buttons in the Edit section are currently not supported. The buttons in the Status/Group section are currently not supported. Use the In and Out buttons above the transport controls to set the project cursor to the positions of the left or right locators.
Hold down the Shift button and press the In or Out button to move the left or right locator to the current project cursor position.
Use the RTZ and END buttons to set the project cursor to the beginning or the end of the project. Press the Quick Punch button to switch automatic punch in on or off.
Hold down the Shift button and press the Quick Punch button to switch automatic punch out on or off.
Press the Loop button to switch Cycle mode on or off. Press the On Line button to switch Synchronization on or off. The Audition, Pre and Post buttons are used for user assignable functions (see function keys F1 to F7). The Mackie HUI Play, Stop, Record, Rewind and Fast Forward transport controls control the equivalent functions in your application. The jog wheel is used for moving the project cursor position in your application. The Scrub and Shuttle buttons are currently not supported.
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Pressing the cursor keys located to the left of the jog wheel is the same as pressing the arrow keys on your computer keyboard.
When the Mode button is selected, pressing the cursor keys will control zooming in the Project window.
Use the Locate/Numerics buttons to set the project cursor position. Immediately after you enter a numeric character, the Mackie HUI time display will no longer show the project cursor position, but the new value. You dont have to enter decimal points, colons, or semicolons for a new value. Use the CLR button to delete the last character. Holding down Shift (in the Keyboard Shortcuts section) and pressing the CLR button will delete the new value. Press the Enter button to set the project cursor to the position according to the new value. Use the + and - buttons to shift the project cursor position forward or backward by the amount of time set with the new value. The three LEDs left of the time display indicate whether Bars+Beats (BEATS), a frame based timecode (TIME CODE), Feet+Frames (FEET) or Samples (all LEDs off) is selected. The following functions are available: F8 button: Selected channel: Instrument Page 1 Select instrument Page 2-n Instrument parameter

Control the status of the Control the status of the Read Write buttons in the mixer. buttons in the mixer.
Use the From and To buttons to set the project cursor to the position of the left or right locator.
Hold down Shift and press the From or To button to move the left or right locator to the current project cursor position. If you hold down Shift and press the << or >> buttons, the project cursor is set to the beginning or the end of the project
Press the Store Marker button to create a marker at the project cursor position.
Hold down Shift and press the Store Marker button to open the Marker window.
Use the Recall Marker button to move the project cursor to the closest marker to the right.
Hold down Shift and press the Recall Marker button to move the project cursor to the closest marker to the left.
The Play, Stop, Record, << and >> transport controls control the equivalent program functions. The jog wheel is used to move the project cursor position. The Scrub button is currently not supported. The status of the Num button (in the Software Navigation section) determines the assignment of the 1 to 0 and Enter buttons:
Pan button in the Mixer-Mode section: Fader Set mode Panning: Page 1 Pan left/right Page 2 Pan front/rear Pressing a V-Pot will toggle Monitor for that channel. High button: Fader Set mode EQ High: Page 1 Gain Page 2 Frequency Page 3 Q Page 4 Enable Pressing a V-Pot will bypass EQs for that channel.
For a description of the functionalities for the MIDI button: Selected Channel mode Inserts, Shift+Inserts/Sends button: Global mode Send Effects, Shift+Dynamics button: Global mode Master Effects, Shift+MIDI button: Global mode Instruments, see the chapter Mackie Control on page 17. The following functions are available: Instrument button: Selected channel mode Instrument: Page 1 Select instrument Page 2-n Instrument parameter
HiMid, LowMid, Low button: Fader Set mode EQ MidHigh, Mid-Low, Low (same functionality as above). Snd/Ins 1 button: Fader Set mode Send 1: Page 1 Level Page 2 Enable Page 3 Pre/Post Page 4 Bus Pressing a V-Pot will bypass sends for that channel.

Roland MCR-8

Before you can initiate remote control operation, the MCR-8 Mode switch must be set to 4.
Snd/Ins 2 to 4 buttons: Fader Set mode Send 2 to Send 4 (same functionality as above). Depending on the Snd/Ins button status (above Snd/Ins 1 button) Snd/Ins 1 to Snd/ Ins 4 buttons are assigned to Send 1 to Send 4 or Send 5 to Send 8. EQs button (Channel-Strips section): Selected Channel mode EQ: Page 1 Gain, Frequency, Q and Enable for the lo band, Gain, Frequency, Q and Enable for the lo mid band Page 2 Gain, Frequency, Q and Enable for the hi mid band, Gain, Frequency, Q and Enable for the hi band Pressing a V-Pot will bypass EQs. Inserts/Sends button: Selected Channel mode Sends: Page 1 Level for Send 1 to Send 8 Page 2 Enable for Send 1 to Send 8 Page 3 Pre/Post for Send 1 to Send 8 Page 4 Bus for Send 1 to Send 8 Pressing a V-Pot will bypass sends.

The Roland MCR-8 can control 16 mixer channels, plus transport control. The A/B switch is used to switch between controlling channels 18 and 916. The following MCR-8 parameters control the equivalent parameters for each channel strip: Fader level, mute, solo and pan. The following MCR-8 transport controls control the equivalent program functions: Play, Stop, Record, Rewind, Fast Forward.
The MCR-8 does not support MIDI feedback, that is, the current status of program parameters is not indicated on the MCR-8. Therefore, you only need a one-way MIDI connection between the MCR-8 and the program.
Dynamics button: Selected Channel mode Routing: Page 1 Output Bus, Monitor, Input Bus, Input Gain, Input Phase Pressing a V-Pot will toggle Monitor.
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Tascam US-428

Specifications
The US-428 can remote control up to 64 mixer channels. When the Tascam US-428 device is added in the Device Setup dialog, you can open the Remote Status window by selecting Tascam US-428 from the Devices menu.
This indicates which bank (group of eight channels in your application) is currently being controlled by the remote device. To select another bank, use the pop-up menu in the window or use the Bank Left/Right buttons on the remote device.

EQ-Freq

Controls the EQ frequency for each band selected with the Low, LoMid, HiMid and High buttons. These correspond to the four EQ bands in the program, starting from the leftmost band.
Controls the EQ Q for each band selected with the Low, LoMid, HiMid and High buttons. These correspond to the four EQ bands in the program, starting from the leftmost band.
Aux 1 to Aux 4 and shuttle wheel:
The effect send levels for sends 1 to 4.
The US-428 transport keys will have the equivalent functionality in the program. To set markers, hold down Set while pressing a locator key. If you hold down the function key [Null] and move a fader, the Select and Rec indicators above the fader will indicate whether the fader position is below or above the current fader level in the program.
If the upper indicator is lit, the fader position on the panel is above the fader level and vice versa. When both indicators are dark, fader positions are matched for that channel.
The shuttle wheel will act as position shuttle if no Aux send button is selected.
Press the activated button to deselect it.
Holding down the Asgn button and pressing the Low, LoMid, HiMid and High EQ buttons switches the corresponding EQ band On button status. Holding down the Asgn button and pressing the Aux1 to Aux4 buttons switches the corresponding Effect Send 14 On button status.

For each device select the appropriate MIDI ports.

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 channels 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.
Selects the previous eight channels. Selects the next eight channels.
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.
Basic mixing with Mackie Control
This section 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.
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.
Lets say the faders currently control audio channels 916. If you press the left Channel button, the faders will shift one step to the left and control audio channels 815.
Selecting which channels to control
Mackie Controls fader section controls eight different channels in your application (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.
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. Using the controls in the Fader Groups section In your application, 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. 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 your application is assigned to button 1, the second channel view is as-

This is because the channel is still selected, but its not shown in the current fader set.

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.

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A note about automation
The Read and Write buttons in the top row of the Action Keys section control the status of the Read and Write buttons in the program Mixer, allowing remote control of Mixer automation. Press the Read button to enable or disable the reading of automation data for the selected channel. Hold down the Shift button and press the Read button to enable or disable the reading of automation data for all channels. Press the Write button to enable or disable the recording of automation data for the selected channel. Hold down the Shift button and press the Write button to enable or disable the recording of automation data for all channels.

The Action Keys section

Control strip assignment
This section describes the assignment of the control strip to access all VST settings: EQ, effect sends, effect and VST Instrument parameters and so on. It also contains descriptions of the available parameter pages, as shown in the display of Mackie Control.

The Assignment section

Basic procedures
Selecting a parameter group To be able to view the settings of a parameter in the display and edit the values with the V-Pots, you need to select the corresponding parameter group. This is done by pressing one of the buttons in the Assignment and Action Keys sections of Mackie Control.

About the three modes

Mackie Control operates in one of three modes: Selected Channel, Fader Set or Global. Which mode is used depends on which parameter group is selected. For example, pushing the Pan button in the Assignment section puts Mackie Control in Fader Set mode. The functionality of the three modes is described on the following pages. Selected Channel mode This mode gives you access to up to eight different parameters at the same time for a single, selected channel. You can think of this as working with a single, vertical channel strip on a mixer desk, having access to pan, EQ, sends, etc. for a single channel.

The figure below shows the first page of the first parameter sub-group in the Master Effects group.
This indicates Master Effect slot 1. Use V-Pot 1 to select another parameter sub-group (i.e. another Master Effect slot).
This icon indicates the vertical Selected Channel mode.
This icon indicates the horizontal Fader Set mode.
This icon indicates Global mode.
When a group of parameters has more than one page of parameters in the Mackie Control display, this is indicated by the following symbol:
This corresponds to the I/O and Sends buttons in the Assignment section of Mackie Control. For example, in the picture below, you would use the I/O and Sends buttons to switch between the Level and the Enable parameter pages:

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Selected Channel: EQ
Accessing the EQ controls for the currently selected channel is achieved by pressing the EQ button in the Assignment section. If you press Shift + EQ one band per page will be shown for the selected channel. Please select a channel by pressing one of the Select buttons above the faders.
Selected Channel: FX Send
Accessing the FX Send (auxiliary) controls for the currently selected channel is done by pressing the DYN button in the Assignment section. Pressing Shift+ DYN will step through Fader Set mode FX Send 1 to FX Send 8. Please select a channel by pressing one of the Select buttons above the faders.
The controls for the equalizers are divided into 2 pages: Page 1
Frequency and Gain pairs for the four bands.
The controls for the sends are divided into 4 pages: Page 1
Send Levels for each of the 8 FX Sends.

Page 2

Enable and Q controls for the four bands.
Enable switches for each of the 8 FX Sends.

Page 3

Switches to change between pre/post fader mode.

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Controls to choose the destination of the FX send signal.
Selected Channel: Inserts
Accessing the Insert Effect controls for the currently selected channel is done by pressing the Plug-Ins button in the Assignment section. Please select a channel by pressing one of the Select buttons above the faders.
When Page 01 is selected, V-Pot 1 selects which of the insert slots is currently being edited (see About parameter sub-groups on page 23). If no effect is selected for the current insert slot, the display will show that No Effect is selected.

The Bus destinations control whether the FX send signal is sent directly to the internal effects, to the Group channels or to a physical bus output (if your sound card has additional outputs).
After a plug-in has been selected in your program, the display will change to show the selected plug-in in this effect slot and the number of pages indicator will be updated to show the amount of pages necessary to display all the plug-ins declared parameters. Here the Reverb32 plug-in has been selected.

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Selected Channel: Studio Sends
Accessing the Studio Sends controls for the currently selected channel is done by pressing the Sends and the Shift button in the Action Keys section. Please select a channel by pressing one of the Select buttons above the faders.
Selected Channel: Instruments
Accessing the Instrument controls for the currently selected channel is done by pressing the Instruments button in the Action Keys section. Please select a channel by pressing one of the Select buttons above the faders.
The controls for the Studio sends are divided into 4 pages: Page 1
Send Levels for each of the Studio Sends.
Enable switches for each of the Studio Sends.
Controls the left/right panning of the Studio send signal.

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Fader Set: Pan
Accessing the Pan controls for the current Fader Set is done by pressing the Pan button in the Assignment section.

Global: Send Effects

Mackie Control can control the parameters of the effects that are loaded in the first insert of FX channels. To access these effects, press the Sends button in the Action Keys section.
The left/right panning of a channel in the current Fader Set is controlled by the corresponding V-Pot. When Page 01 is selected, V-Pot 1 selects which effect of the FX channels is currently being edited (see About parameter sub-groups on page 23). If no effect is selected for the current slot, the display will show that No Effect is selected.
After a plug-in has been selected in your program, the display will change to show the currently selected plug-in this effect slot and the number of pages indicator will be updated to show the amount of pages necessary to display all the plug-ins declared parameters. Here the Reverb32 plug-in has been selected.

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Global: Master Effects
Mackie Control can control the parameters of the effects that are loaded in the master effects section of the main output. To access these effects, press the Master button in the Action Keys section.

Global: Instruments

Mackie Control can control the parameters of the instruments that are loaded in the VST Instruments rack. To access these, push the Instruments button in the Action Keys section and press Shift.
When Page 01 is selected, V-Pot 1 selects which of the master effect slots is currently being edited (see About parameter sub-groups on page 23). If no effect is selected for the current master effect slot, the display will show that No Effect is selected.
When Page 01 is selected, V-Pot 1 selects which of the VST Instrument slots is currently being edited (see About parameter sub-groups on page 23). If no VST Instrument is selected for the current slot the display will read No Effect.
After a plug-in has been selected in your program, the display will change to show the currently selected plug-in this effect slot and the number of pages indicator will be updated to show the amount of pages necessary to display all the plug-ins declared parameters. Here the Symphonic plug-in has been selected.
After an instrument plug-in has been selected in your program, the display will change to show the currently selected instrument in this effect slot and the number of pages indicator will be updated to show the amount of pages necessary to display all the plug-ins declared parameters.

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Transport control
This section describes how to control playback, recording, positioning and the time display in your application from Mackie Control.

Rewind Fast Forward

The transport controls
The transport controls of Mackie Control are located in the lower right corner of the panel:

Record

Cursor keys, see Cursor keys on page 31.

Jog Wheel

Note that pressing Shift while pressing Rewind or Fast Forward will move the project cursor to the beginning or the end of the project. About the jog wheel The jog wheel will only move the project cursor position in your program. If you press the Scrub button above the jog wheel, the jog function in your program will be used, i.e. you will hear playback.

Working with markers

You can use Mackie Control to move directly to particular positions defined in your project with the aid of markers. Also, you can place such a marker at the current position in the project. The most common use for this is probably to move to the L and R markers the left and right locators.

This is the same as selecting Revert from the File menu.
Press the Punch button to switch automatic punch in on or off in your program. This setting is reflected on the Transport bar. Press the Project button to bring the current Project window to the front. Press the Mixer button to open or close the Mixer window. Press the Motors button to switch on or off the faders motors see Using the faders on page 20. Press the Solo Defeat button to disable Solo for all channels. Hold down Shift and press the Solo Defeat button to disable Mute for all channels. In the top right corner of Mackie Control, next to the display, you will find an LED labeled Rude Solo. This LED lights up as soon as any channel has been soloed.
The procedure for assigning functions to these foot pedals is the same as for the function keys (see above).

Cursor keys

Pressing the cursor keys located to the left of the jog wheel is the same as pressing the arrow keys on your computer keyboard.
Showing level meters in the parameter display
You can show level meters for each channel in the parameter display. This is done by pressing Shift and the SMPTE/Beats button. Pressing the same buttons again reverts the display back to parameter mode.

The Rude Solo LED

Function keys
You can use the function keys F1 to F8 and function key combinations with the Shift button to access functions in your application. Refer to the Operation Manual for information about how to assign program functions to remote controller function keys. On the rear panel of Mackie Control you will find two input jacks for foot pedals, labeled User Switch A and B.
The switches and inputs on the rear panel of Mackie Control

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Apple Remote 6
JL Cooper CS-JL Cooper MCS-Jog wheel 29
Save button 30 Select buttons Selecting a channel for editing 20 Selected Channel mode 21 Send Effects 27 Sends Selected Channel mode 24 SMPTE/Beats button 30 Solo buttons 20

Bank buttons 19

Left button 30 Level meters 31
Channel buttons 19 CM Automation Motor Mix 6 Control strip 22 Cursor keys 31 Cycle button 30
Mackie Control 9 Mackie Control XT 19 Mackie HUI 9 Markers 29 Master Effects 28 Mixer button 31 Motors button 20 Mute buttons 20
Tascam US-Transport controls 29
Edit button 19 Effects Master Effects 28 Sends 27 EQ Selected Channel mode 24

Undo button 30

V-Pots 22 VST Instruments 28

Name/Value button 23

Fader Set mode 22 Faders 20 Flip button 19 FX Send Selected Channel mode 24

Overlay 18

Wheel 29 Write button 21
Page Up/Down buttons 22 Pan Fader Set mode 27 Parameter groups 21 Parameter sub-groups 23 Project button 31 Punch button 31
Yamaha 01V 15 Yamaha 01v96vYamaha 01x 16 Yamaha 02r96vYamaha DM1000vYamaha DM2000/DM2000v2 15

Global mode 22

Houston 8
Inserts Selected Channel mode 25 Instruments 28 Selected Channel mode 26
Radikal SAC-2k 12 Read button 21 Rec/Rdy buttons 20 Redo button 30 Revert button 30 Right button 30 Roland MCR-8 13

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