User`s guide

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Mackie Control HUI Mode
Mackie Control
Configuring Pro Tools
As stated earlier, Mackie Control HUI mode is a
hardware emulation of the original Mackie HUI, created
by Mackie Designs in 1997. As far as Pro Tools (or any
HUI-compatible software for that matter) is concerned,
the Mackie Control is a HUI, meaning that it is compatible
with every version of Pro Tools from version 4.1 on.
Set Up MIDI Controllers
In order for Pro Tools to connect with Mackie
Control, it must first be added as a MIDI Control
Surface in the Pro Tools Peripherals menu.
1. Turn on the POWER switch on the Mackie
Control, and make sure that HUI Mode is
active (see “Selecting HUI Mode” on page 7).
2. Start Pro Tools on your computer.
3. In Pro Tools, click the Setups drop-down
menu and select Peripherals.
4. In the Peripherals dialog box, click the tab
labeled MIDI Controllers.
5. In the row marked Controller 1, click the box
in the Type column (it should contain the text
“none”), and select HUI from the list.
6. In the same row, click the box in the Send To
column, and select the port that the Mackie
Control is connected to (in this example it’s
named HUI).
7. Click the box in the Receive From column,
and select the port that the Mackie Control is
connected to (in this example it’s named HUI).
8. The #Ch’s should be set to 8 (which is the
only option available).
9. Repeat steps 5-8 on the next row(s) for any
Mackie Control Extenders present.
10. Click OK to exit the window.
Set Up Input Devices
Once Mackie Control has been added as a MIDI
Control Surface in Pro Tools, it is important to make
sure that the MIDI port connected to the Mackie
Control is selected as an input port.
1. In the Pro Tools main view, click the MIDI
drop-down menu and select Input Devices.
2. In the Input Devices dialog, be sure that the
box next to the port that the Mackie Control
is connected to is checked (in this example
it’s named HUI), otherwise the Mackie
Control will not be able to communicate
properly with Pro Tools.
3. Check any ports with Mackie Control
Extenders connected as well.
4. Click OK to exit the window.
At this point, the Mackie Control should be
connected to and communicating with Pro Tools.
The decimal point LED on the lower-right of the
ASSIGNMENT display above the Master Fader
should be lit. This indicates that Mackie Control is
receiving communication from Pro Tools. If this is
not the case, check your connections and confirm
that the settings described above have all been made.
If Mackie Control is still not communicating with Pro
Tools, refer to the Troubleshooting section on page 7.