Specifications

MACKIE
MACKIE CONTROL
COMPUTER HARDWARE
842
ONE HOUR FREE PARKING
AT 349 W. 34th STREET (with purchase of
$
100 or more)
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Automated Touch-Sensitive Control Surface
Mackie Control 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. The Mackie Control adheres to a compact,
desktop-style design and offers a full range of
professional-grade features and controls.
Mackie Control has eight channel strips, each
of which includes a Penny and Giles 100mm
touch-sensitive motorized fader, mute, solo,
and record arming buttons, Signal LED, a
Channel Select button, and a V-Pot that can be used to control
panning, send levels, EQ, dynamics, and other DSP plug-in modules. The eight channels can be
bank-switched to control as many channels as the user-selected software supports. Various software parameters are displayed
on a back-lit LCD screen that provides channel metering and track naming in addition to DSP and dynamics parameters.
Mackie Control also supports a full automation assignment section, edit buttons, Undo, Redo, and Save buttons, and a Shift
Modifier that offers dual functionality for specific commands. Complete navigational control is provided in a tape-style
transport with Jog/Shuttle wheel, Loop In/Out points, and timeline quick jump buttons. All controls live within a small,
tabletop, analog-style control surface with a backlit LCD display that is comfortable and enjoyable to use.
Mission-specific software “hooks” (or specialized commands) have been written by MOTU, Steinberg, and Cakewalk to sup-
port the Mackie Control. DAW-specific Lexan overlays that fit right over the master section can be used to “personalize” the
Control for SONAR, Digital Performer, Nuendo or Cubase SX. Additional support and overlays will be available in the
future for applications like Syntrillium’s CoolEdit Pro.
What is a “Lexan Overlay”?
A Lexan overlay is a thin sheet of
polycarbonate that has DAW-specific
nomenclature on the front side and an
adhesive on the back.It is designed to be
placed over the master section of the
Mackie Control and associate the buttons
and controls with specific software
commands. Because the Mackie Control
is supported by a number of different
DAW applications, each DAW manufac-
turer has been given the opportunity to
design and implement their own overlay.
Using the overlay that corresponds with
your DAW software will give you a
personalized, mission-specific controller
with all the commands for your
particular platform at your fingertips
Slightly narrower than a full Mackie Control,the Mackie Control Extender has all the
channel strip features of the Mackie Control—only without the master section.
Multiple Extenders can be used with a single Mackie Control to emulate a large-scale
control surface with as many faders and pots as desired.
For those
who need more
than nine faders, the
Mackie Control Extender is
a channel extension add-on
option for the Mackie Control.
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