</p>
<p>
If using the MCP GUI to connect surfaces the top surface is the leftmost
- and the bottom is the rightmost. At the time of writing the top is always
- labeled as the main (master) surface even if the leftmost surface is an
- extender.
+ and the bottom is the rightmost. The GUI shows explicitly the position
+ of the main or master surface within the group of surfaces.
</p>
+<p><img alt="the Mackie Control Device Dialog"
+ src="/images/mcp-extender-position.png"></p>
<p>
- The <code>MasterPosition</code> value is the port number the master unit
- (with the master fader) is connected to. So if there are three surfaces,
- <code><MasterPosition value="1"/></code> will expect the master on
- the left, <code><MasterPosition value="2"/></code> would be master
- in the middle and <code><MasterPosition value="3"/></code> would be
- master on the right.
+ The <code>MasterPosition</code> value is the position the master unit
+ (with the master fader) is located at within the group of surfaces.
+ The surfaces are numbered from 1 at the left side and up. So if there
+ are three surfaces, <code><MasterPosition value="1"/></code> will
+ expect the master on the left, <code><MasterPosition value="2"/></code>
+ would be master in the middle and <code><MasterPosition value="3"/></code>
+ would be master on the right.
</p>
<p class="note">
The default value of <code><MasterPosition value="0"/></code> has
</p>
<p>
If the <code>MasterPosition</code> value does not properly match the
- physcal position and MIDI port, the master fader and global controls will
+ physical position and MIDI port, the master fader and global controls will
not work. The master unit will act like an extender.
</p>