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If this does not work, then make sure your network cables are - properly connected, and that you are running the approprate ipMIDI + properly connected, and that you are running the appropriate ipMIDI driver and have configured it for 2 (or more) ports.

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Cons

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No Master Faster
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It is not possible to control the level of the Master bus or - Monitor section. Really don't know what SSL was thinking here.
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No dedicated rec-enable buttons
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You have to press the "Rec" button and convert the per-strip - "Select" buttons into rec-enables
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No dedicated automation buttons
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You have to press the "Auto" button and convert the first 4 + + + + + + + + + + + +
No Master FasterIt is not possible to control the level of the Master bus or + Monitor section. Really don't know what SSL was thinking here.
No dedicated rec-enable buttonsYou have to press the "Rec" button and convert the per-strip + "Select" buttons into rec-enables
No dedicated automation buttonsYou have to press the "Auto" button and convert the first 4 vpots into 4 automation-related buttons, losing your current view - of the session. -
No buttons with Mackie-defined "Marker" functionality
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Mackie's design intentions for the interoperation of the + of the session.
No buttons with Mackie-defined "Marker" functionalityMackie's design intentions for the interoperation of the Marker, rewind and ffwd buttons requires profile editing in order to function properly. - -
No "Dyn" button
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This is hard to assign in an edited profile. To be fair, other +
No "Dyn" buttonThis is hard to assign in an edited profile. To be fair, other Mackie Control devices also lack this button. - - +

Pros

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Single cable connectivity
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No need for multiple MIDI cables to get 16 faders
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Broadcast connectivity
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Connecting to multiple computers does not require recabling
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16 faders from a single box
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No need to figure out how to keep extenders together
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Meters separated from displays
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Contrast with the Mackie Control Universal Pro, where meters + + + + + + + + + + + +
Single cable connectivityNo need for multiple MIDI cables to get 16 faders
Broadcast connectivityConnecting to multiple computers does not require recabling
16 faders from a single boxNo need to figure out how to keep extenders together
Meters separated from displaysContrast with the Mackie Control Universal Pro, where meters interfere with the display - -
DAW profiles
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Easy to flip profiles for use by different DAWs.
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DAW profilesEasy to flip profiles for use by different DAWs.

Ambiguous

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Ability to make buttons generate USB keyboard events
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The extent to which this is useful reflects the target DAWs + + + + + + + +
Ability to make buttons generate USB keyboard eventsThe extent to which this is useful reflects the target DAWs inability to manage all of its functionality via Mackie Control - -
Sophisticated "profile" editing
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It is nice to be able to reassign the functionality of most +
Sophisticated "profile" editingIt is nice to be able to reassign the functionality of most buttons, but this is only necessary because of the relatively few global buttons on the surface. - -
Builtin analog signal path
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SSL clearly expects users to route audio back from their +
Builtin analog signal pathSSL clearly expects users to route audio back from their computer via the Nucleus' own 2 channel output path, and maybe even use the input path as well. They take up a significant amount of surface space with the controls for this signal path, space that @@ -211,6 +211,6 @@ Nucleus. There's nothing wrong with this feature for users that don't already have a working analog/digital signal path for their computers. But who is going to spend $5000 on a Nucleus that - doesn't have this already? - + doesn't have this already?