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MC Control User Guide

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Plug one end of the AC power cord into the power adapter and the other into a power outlet. Make sure the AC power cord is

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Connect the DC output cable from the power adapter to DC In on the left side of the rear panel.

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Plug one end of the Ethernet crossover cable into the Ethernet jack (labeled with) on the rear panel of the MC Control.

Connecting the power adapter

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Ethernet cable and rear panel jack

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Summary of Contents for MC Control

Page 1: ...MC Control User Guide...

Page 2: ...o MachineControl Maxim Mbox MC Color MC Mix MC Control MC Transport MC Pro MediaComposer MIDI I O MIX MultiShell Nitris OMF OMF Interchange PRE ProControl Pro Tools M Powered Pro Tools Pro Tools HD Pr...

Page 3: ...to Additional Units 6 Installing Software and Hardware 7 Chapter 3 Common Tasks 13 Fader Strip 14 Inserts 14 Chapter 4 Surface Controls 17 Power Switch 18 Shift Key 18 Fader Strips 18 Navigation Cont...

Page 4: ...s 39 Save 39 Revert 39 Restore 40 Section 40 Page 40 40 40 Soft Key Label 40 Layout 40 Icon 40 Font 40 Color 40 Command 41 Jog Wheel Commands 43 Chapter 8 Setting the IP Address 49 Environmental Compl...

Page 5: ...ic Pro and Nuendo directly support the EUCON protocol They provide the highest level of integration high resolution controls and high speed connectivity Non EUCON aware applications that support Macki...

Page 6: ...This Guide All of our guides use the following conventions to indicate menu choices and key commands The names of Commands Options and Settings that appear on screen are in a different font The follow...

Page 7: ...All cross references are active links Allow the hand cursor to hover over the reference until it turns into a finger and click to follow the reference Use the left and right arrow keys on the bottom b...

Page 8: ...MC Control User Guide 4...

Page 9: ...r riser brackets Since either method requires turning MC Control over it is easier to do this before attaching any cables Turn it over and place it on a soft surface Pull out all four of the small fol...

Page 10: ...ol can be physically attached to up to four MC Mixes and one MC Transport to form a larger stable control surface To join an MC Control to an MC Mix 1 On the MC Control use a 2 Phillips screwdriver to...

Page 11: ...er is uncompressed dmg on Mac or ZIP on Windows or Insert the Installer disc into your computer 2 Double click the EuControl installer application 3 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the i...

Page 12: ...way into the adapter 7 Connect the DC output cable from the power adapter to DC In on the left side of the rear panel 8 Plug one end of the Ethernet crossover cable into the Ethernet jack labeled wit...

Page 13: ...nsport or to connect units to a local area network 10 Turn on your router if applicable then turn on your computer and wait until it finishes starting up 11 Press and release the POWER switch on MC Co...

Page 14: ...ication Setup Guide that you downloaded at the be ginning of this section Controlling a Second Workstation MC Control can control applications running on a second computer referred to in this guide as...

Page 15: ...t Knobs access a hierarchical menu system The beginning of the menu system called the top level knob set lets you choose among eight functions to control with the Soft Knobs The Touchscreen has two ro...

Page 16: ...at the bottom left of MC Control 7 Press the BANK key to shift tracks over four at a time If tracks 1 4 were assigned to strips 1 4 tracks 5 8 are now assigned to strips 1 4 The NUDGE and BANK keys p...

Page 17: ...1 Use the PLAY STOP FF and REW buttons to navigate the timeline of the edit window of your application 2 Press the JOG key 3 Spin the Jog Wheel clockwise and counterclockwise to move forward and back...

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Page 19: ...2 Soft Knobs rotary encoders 3 Volume 4 Navigation 5 Power 6 SHIFT 7 Soft Key navigation 8 Soft Keys 9 Transport and Job Wheel Surface Controls CFG PAGE BANK HOME NUDGE MIXER END BANK CLOSE NUDGE WORK...

Page 20: ...wo SHIFT keys down simultaneously They can be on different devices Unlock the SHIFT key by pressing and releasing one quickly on any device See My Surfaces on page 32 for more information Fader Strips...

Page 21: ...l the desired automation mode displays on the Touchscreen Navigation Controls Scroll through tracks using the BANK and NUDGE keys HOME and END are shortcuts to the first and last banks respectively BA...

Page 22: ...Moves to the first bank with tracks 1 4 assigned to strips 1 4 END Moves to the last bank APPLICATION Press the APPLICATION key to toggle between the two most recently used open applications Hold dow...

Page 23: ...us can be more than one level deep this can be accomplished by pressing the BACK key repeatedly INSERTS Pressing the INSERTS key displays the inserts knob set for editing plug ins The first plug in is...

Page 24: ...to PAGE Press the PAGE key to scroll to the next page When on the last page pressing the PAGE key does nothing The PAGE key lights yellow when there is a next page to go to Configuration Pages CFG Ma...

Page 25: ...ing and other functions Surrounding it are keys that control Jog Wheel functions and transport keys Many EUCON applications control far more functions with the Jog Wheel such as trimming clip head and...

Page 26: ...released STOP Press STOP to stop all other functions PLAY Press PLAY to play the project REC Press REC begin recording at the present location All tracks armed for recording are punched into record CO...

Page 27: ...on and workstation name the primary and secondary time code displays or the attentioned track name Touch this area to switch between them 3 Channel Strip Displays Shows the tracks assigned to the chan...

Page 28: ...the track rectangle shows the track is soloed REC A red circle around the track number in the lower right shows the track is armed to record MUTE A dark grey button shows the track is muted SEL The t...

Page 29: ...nes of six each v Scrolls forward to the next page of Soft Keys unless on last page Scrolls back to the previous page of Soft Keys unless on page 1 Touch a Soft Key to execute its function See Chapter...

Page 30: ...control EUCON monitor sections if an application sup ports it Control Room Source Shows the possible sources to the control room volume control The v and arrow buttons scroll through sources if there...

Page 31: ...of Monitor A in Studio Monitor Express or the attached application if it supports a EUCON monitor section Monitor Source Lists the possible sources to the monitor volume control The up and down arrow...

Page 32: ...MC Control User Guide 30...

Page 33: ...em tray Windows and select EuControl Settings Unused icons are shown in the Hidden icons view Only one instance of EuControl can run on a workstation However multiple workstations on a single network...

Page 34: ...ectable My Surfaces My Surfaces shows the Artist media controllers connected to your instance of EuControl There can be one MC Control one MC Transport and up to four MC Mixes in the My Surfaces list...

Page 35: ...r at a time this avoids claiming another user s surfaces Update Firmware Each time a new version of EuControl is installed each MC Transport MC Control and MC Mix in your system may need its firmware...

Page 36: ...tions list that is already attached to another instance of EuControl running on another computer It cannot be attached here until it is unattached from the other instance of EuControl This was done to...

Page 37: ...My Workstations list If it is toggled ON after adding the workstation it will have no affect Only workstations added with the option checked will respond General This tab controls how the Artist media...

Page 38: ...itivity The sensitivity of the Jog Wheel and Shuttle Ring can be precisely adjusted using these sliders The top two sliders pertain to the MC Transport the bottom is the Jog Wheel for the MC Control T...

Page 39: ...d enabled tracks Pressing the footswitch again stops the record pass your DAW may or may not automatically take the track out of record on stop see the documentation for your application Status Shows...

Page 40: ...MC Transport s controls are locked when selected Monitor and Control Room Locks the Monitor and Control Room controls to the listed application Layouts Use the Layouts tab to store and recall assignm...

Page 41: ...namically as the focussed application changes you may see the Soft Keys assignments change in EuControl Switch the focus back to the de sired application and then switch back to EuControl to restore t...

Page 42: ...ft Key page to view and edit from the Page pop up or use the arrows beside the menu to increment decrement the page by one Click the Plus key to add a new page of Soft Keys after the last page There i...

Page 43: ...c Global Command is se lected in the right column Set Right Locator Key Key commands can execute menu commands other application specific commands that have key equivalents and even inject a specific...

Page 44: ...ontrol do not have EuCon commands The width of the three right columns can be changed by clicking and dragging at the bottom of the scroll area Page The Page command configures a Soft Key to jump to a...

Page 45: ...Jog Wheel Commands The Jog Wheel can be assigned different commands than the typical jog and shuttle functions using additional Wheel Commands It is important to note that there are two steps The des...

Page 46: ...inserts up and down arrows when the wheel is turned left and right respectively In most audio applications this scrolls through the displayed tracks To create a custom Jog command 1 Select Wheel from...

Page 47: ...lect the Key command type from the Add pop up menu 5 Select Down Arrow from the Insert Special pop up menu You have assigned the command for the Jog Wheel to turn right now assign it to turn left 6 Se...

Page 48: ...d type from the Add pop up menu 4 Select MC Control s Jog from the Wheel pop up menu Make sure to select MC Control s Jog bottom and not MC Transport s Jog top Icons beside their labels make this clea...

Page 49: ...t Keys window opens 2 Find a a blank Soft Key and double click it The Soft Key Command Editor opens 3 Select MC Control s Jog from the Wheel pop up menu Make sure to select MC Control s Jog bottom and...

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Page 51: ...MC Control is connected directly to a computer with an Ethernet cable Both of these methods of obtaining IP addresses can be overridden by supplying a static IP address which MC Control uses in all ca...

Page 52: ...4 Use this technique to adjust all values of the IP Address and the Subnet Mask fields Touch the Cancel button to cancel changes made to the IP address at any time 5 Touch the OK button to save this...

Page 53: ...24 Class B AS NZS CISPR 22 Class B CISPR 22 Class B FCC Compliance for United States Radio and Television Interference This product contains chemicals including lead known to the State of California t...

Page 54: ...d prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect power cords from being walked on or pin...

Page 55: ...ro Serra Boulevard Daly City CA 94014 3886 USA Technical Support USA Visit the Online Support Center at www avid com support Product Information For company and product information visit us on the web...

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