Native Control Surface Support with Mackie Control
The Mackie Control protocol and hardware enjoys ubiquitous availability in the audio world, and MIO Console provides deep support for the Mackie Control protocol and hardware. MIO Console v.5.1 includes support for connecting up to 4 Mackie Control units to the computer (either MCU or MC Fader packs -- in any combination with automatic detection). Control Surface support includes nudging and banking across multiple units, as well as dynamic channel ordering, metering on the surface, and time code readout.
MIO Console also adds a unique feature that allows control of the mixer without the use of a master section — just Fader packs. This is accomplished by adding mappable key commands for the functions that are only present on the master section (including bank and nudge, and pan/preamp/send selection). This allows the use of key-commands or a mappable HID device such as a ShuttleXpress or ShuttlePro to provide complete control surface access.
“For me, the killer feature in 5.1 is Control Surface Support. Not just that it supports Mackie and EuCon, but the manner in which it can support them simulataneously. In particular, MIO channels can be mapped out logically to and controlled by whichever controllers are on the system. In my case, I'm using two MC Artist mix and one MC control, along with my older setup of a MCU with XT.
Having MIO Console just think for itself and assign the first 16 channels to the two MC artist, and the next 16 to the XT and MCU is such a timesaving convenience, I wish I had this in other audio software I use. Having 37 motor Faders and 32 Vpots assigned to the MIO console is an immensely powerful feature and brings so much of the fun and convenience of using a large console back into mixing!”
— Mark CahillOwner, Logic Users Group
By allowing full control with basic fader packs, MIO Console can reduce the overall cost of adding tactile control to the system, as well as reducing the weight and increasing the density of controls. This is especially useful for field recording and mixing systems.
The new MIO Console Control Surface support allows control of virtually all aspects of MIO Console and the v.5 Mix engine including:
- Mic Pre Input Gain
- Channel Phase
- Mix Fader Gain and Panning
- Mute and Solo
- Complete support for send busses
- Channel Strip selection
- Monitor Controller Source and Level selection
- Transport Control for the Record Panel
MIO Console’s native Mackie Control support also manages channel data readouts including:
- Channel Names
- Current Pan or Gain levels
- Channel metering
- Virtual knob readouts
- Transport state
- Transport time readout
- Selected Send bus number
- Dynamic Channel Ordering
- Support for Bank and Nudge across multiple control surface units
“Mixing with my familiar Mackie Control using MIO 5.1 is like having the best of both worlds. MIO 5.1 allows unbelievable flexibility in virtual console configuration while having the control surface reflect that, allowing hands on tweaking of parameters which can be saved for later recall.”
— Jack HaleProducer and Engineer
The Mackie Control master section’s transport controls provide direct access to the transport controls of MIO Console’s integrated recording software, and provide detailed status feedback including transport state and record/playback timecode.
MIO Console takes advantage of the metering, text and numeric readouts available on the Mackie Control, as well as the assignable command features of the Mackie Control surface to provide a high resolution control path for MIO Console.
From riding faders to riding the preamp gain, controlling your monitor level and starting and stopping the record panel transport, everything is at your fingertips with MIO Console’s new, integrated Mackie Control support!
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