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layout: default
title: Devices using Mackie/Logic Control Protocol
-menu_title: Mackie/Logic Control Devices
----
+menu_title: Mackie Control Configuring
+---
<p>
- This will walk you through the process of configuring and using
+ This will walk you through the process of configuring and using
a MIDI control surface with Ardour that uses the <dfn>Mackie Control
- protocol</dfn> (MCP) or <dfn>Logic Control protocol</dfn>. Devices that
- have been tested and are known to work include the SSL Nucleus, Mackie
- Control Pro (plus extenders), Behringer devices in Mackie/Logic mode,
+ protocol</dfn> (MCP) or <dfn>Logic Control protocol</dfn>. Devices that
+ have been tested and are known to work include the SSL Nucleus, Mackie
+ Control Pro (plus extenders), Behringer devices in Mackie/Logic mode,
and Steinberg CMC devices.
</p>
</p>
<img src="" alt="Mackie Control Setup Dialog" />
<p>
- From the selector at the top, choose the type of device you are using.
+ From the selector at the top, choose the type of device you are using.
(<a
href="/using-control-surfaces/devices-using-mackielogic-control-protocol/devices-not-listed/">
What to do if your device is not listed</a>).
</p>
<p>
- Once your setup is complete, click "OK" to close the dialog. Now click
+ Once your setup is complete, click "OK" to close the dialog. Now click
on the enable checkbox for "Mackie Control".
</p>
-
-<h2>Connecting control surface and Ardour MIDI ports</h2>
+<h2>Devices using ipMIDI</h2>
<p>
- If you are using a device that uses ipMIDI, such as the SSL Nucleus, no
- MIDI port connections are required — Ardour and your control
- surface will be able to talk to each other automatically.
+ If you are using a device that uses ipMIDI, such as the SSL Nucleus, no
+ MIDI port connections are required — Ardour and your control
+ surface will be able to talk to each other automatically so long as
+ your control surface and computer are both connected to the same network.
</p>
+<h2>Connecting control surface and Ardour MIDI ports</h2>
<p>
- If you are using a device that uses normal MIDI (via a standard MIDI or
- USB cable), you need to connect Ardour's Mackie Control in and out ports
+ Before attempting to use a Mackie Control device that communicates via
+ a standard MIDI cable or a USB cable, you should ensure that
+ <a href="/setting-up-your-system/setting-up-midi/midi-on-linux/">your Linux
+ MIDI environment is setup</a>.
+ If you are using a device that uses normal MIDI (via a standard MIDI or
+ USB cable), you need to connect Ardour's Mackie Control in and out ports
to the MIDI ports leading to and coming from the control surface.
</p>
<p>
- When you have made these connections once, Ardour will recreate them
+ When you have made these connections once, Ardour will recreate them
for you in the future, as long as you leave Mackie Control enabled.
</p>
<h2>Customizing your control surface</h2>
<p>
- Every possible Mackie Control button can be bound to any action present
- in Ardour's GUI. Please check your control surface page for suggestions.
+ Every possible global Mackie Control button can be bound to any <a
+ href="/appendix/menu-actions-list/">
+ action</a> present in Ardour's GUI. Please check your control surface
+ page for suggestions.
</p>
<h2>Preparing your device for use with Ardour</h2>
<p>
- Most interfaces will require some configuration to send and respond to
+ Most interfaces will require some configuration to send and respond to
MCP.
-</p>
+</p>
<p class="note">
When setting up the control surface, do <em>not</em> use "Pro Tools"
mode. Pro Tools is the only DAW that still requires HUI. The rest of
- world uses Mackie Control Protocol. Ardour does not support HUI.
+ world uses Mackie Control Protocol. Ardour does not support HUI at
+ this time.
</p>
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