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Modes
The
buttons
are always in one of three modes. Press
Button Mode
to switch between them,
distinguishable by the
Button Mode
button’s color.
MIDI Mode
In this mode, the
Button Mode
button will be lit
red
.
Pressing the
buttons
will send MIDI CC messages, which you can assign (described earlier in
Mackie Control
/
HUI Mode
In this mode, the
Button Mode
button will be lit
green
.
If your Code Series keyboard is set to use the
Mackie Control
protocol, pressing the
buttons
will
perform one of the following functions for each track, depending on its color:
Track Select
(green,
the default),
Record-Arm
(red),
Solo
(yellow), or
Mute
(blue).
The first
button
(
B1
, under the
master fader
) does not have a track-specific function.
Use the
Bank Right
/
Left
(
) buttons to move to another bank of tracks.
Important note if you are using Code 25:
In your DAW, it may look like you are controlling 8
tracks, but you can control only
4
tracks at a time. When you press one of the
Bank
Right
/
Left
(
) buttons, you will control only the next/previous
4
tracks.
To set the function of all buttons,
press and hold
Shift
, and then press the first
button
(
B1
,
under the
master fader
) to cycle through the four functions. The
display
will show the current
function:
TRACK
(track select),
RECORD
(record-arm),
SOLO
, or
MUTE
. This will set all
buttons
to the same function regardless of their current functions.
To set the function of one button only,
press and hold
Shift
, and then press the desired
button
to cycle that button only through the four functions. The
display
will show the current
function:
TRACK
(track select),
RECORD
(record-arm),
SOLO
, or
MUTE
.
HID Mode
In this mode, the
Button Mode
button will be lit
yellow
.
Pressing the
buttons
will send computer keystrokes as messages using the HID (human
interface device) protocol. You can assign each button’s color while in HID Mode, but each
button uses only one color.
Tip:
The HID (human interface device) protocol lets devices send typical computer keyboard
keystrokes. USB game controllers are an example of this, acting as an alternative to your
computer’s keyboard. Your Code Series keyboard’s assignable
buttons
can also use the HID
protocol, letting you configure certain buttons to send your most-often used keystrokes to
your software (for example,
Control
+
C
to copy).
Please see
Editing Assignments > Message > Keystrokes
to learn how to assign keystrokes
to the buttons.
