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User’s Guide

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C4 Commander

Scribble Strips

The scribble strip displays a name describing 
the parameter. The name can be modified in the 
Edit window.

SPLIT

The SPLIT button toggles the controls on the 
C4 such that two open setups can be displayed 
on a single C4 page. Use the arrow keys to 
scroll through the currently selected bank's 
parameters (as shown by the C4C on-screen 
highlighted controls).

Press the SPLIT button once and the 1/3 mode 
is activated. Bank 1 controls the current layout, 
and banks 2-4 control the next consecutive open 
layout (as displayed in the Edit window).

Press the SPLIT button again, and the 2/2 
mode is activated, where banks 1 and 2 control 
the current layout, and banks 3 and 4 control 
the next open layout.

Press the SPLIT button again to activate the 
3/1 mode, where banks 1-3 control the current 
layout, and bank 4 controls the next open layout.

Press the SPLIT button again to turn off the 
SPLIT mode, and all four banks control the cur-
rently selected layout.

LOCK

When the SPLIT mode is enabled, you can lock 
the upper or lower layout so that it is not af-
fected by the PARAMETER or BANK/PAGE 
buttons. This allows you to retain frequently 
used controls in one layout while scrolling 
through another layout's controls.

FUNCTIONS

There are four buttons in the FUNCTIONS sec-
tion: VALUES and RUN/EDIT, and two buttons 
that are not used.

VALUES: Press this button to display the cur-
rent values of all the controls in the scribble 
strip. The LED above the button lights to indi-
cate that the VALUES button is active. Press 
again to return to displaying the parameters.

RUN/EDIT: Press this button to open the Edit 
window. It performs the same function as the 
Run/Edit button in the upper-right corner of the 
GUI. The LED above the button lights while in 
Edit mode.

MODIFIERS

There are four modifier buttons: SHIFT, LAY-
OUT, VALUES, and one button that isn’t used.

SHIFT: When this momentary button is pressed, 
turning a V-Pot will increment/decrement the val-
ue by the amount defined in the Settings window.

LAYOUT: Press this momentary button to dis-
play the current layout in the top line of the top 
scribble strip.

VALUES: Press this momentary button to dis-
play the current values of all the controls in the 
scribble strip. This works just like the VALUES 
button in the FUNCTIONS section, except it is 
momentary (the values appear only while the 
button is pressed).

PARAMETER

LAYOUT Left and Right: Use these buttons to 
scroll back and forth among the open layouts, 
as they appear in the Edit window. If there is an 
active split layout, these buttons scroll the ac-
tive bank of the split.

SPLIT, LOCK,  

FUNCTIONS, MODIFIERS

PARAMETER,  
BANK/PAGE

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Summary of Contents for C4 Commander

Page 1: ...U S E R S G U I D E C4Commander ExternalMIDIHardware ControlSoftware ForMackieControlC4...

Page 2: ...troying the Software and related docu mentation and all copies thereof This License will terminate immediately without notice from LOUD Technologies if you fail to comply with any provi sions of this...

Page 3: ...ES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS OR EARNINGS DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OR PERSON OR ATTORNEYS FEES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE OR RELATED DOCU MENTATION EVEN IF LOUD...

Page 4: ...hereby acknowledged Part No SW0297 Rev A 06 06 2006 LOUD Technologies Inc All Rights Reserved This icon will lead you to some further explanations of features and practical tips This icon marks infor...

Page 5: ...ting the Hardware 8 C4 Commander Features 8 The Settings Window 9 Control C4 9 Instruments 9 The Edit Window 10 Layouts 10 Assignments 11 Display 12 C4 Commander Graphic Interface 13 V Pots 13 Scribbl...

Page 6: ...lexibility to customize the C4 controller to whatever application you require You re only limit is your imagination so experiment and have fun Main Features Middleware control for C4 Easy drag and dro...

Page 7: ...www mackie com products C4Commander When you install the software a folder called C4 Commander is created on your hard drive that contains the C4 Commander application C4 Com mander exe on the PC and...

Page 8: ...bank group and control These sections are described in the next few pages But first we should define some terms that will help you understand the operation of the C4 Commander Controls Each V Pot is a...

Page 9: ...Settings button in the upper left cor ner of the C4 graphic interface window to open the Settings window There are two tabs in the Settings window Control C4 and Instruments Control C4 There are three...

Page 10: ...bottom of the Instruments tab that will launch your internet browser and take you to Mackie s website where you may find new or updated instrument definition files The Edit Window Click the Edit butto...

Page 11: ...using the Open button Assignments Each instrument that you have selected in the Settings window appears in the Instrument list under the Assignments tab Click on the sign in front of the instrument to...

Page 12: ...r example you could group the Cutoff Freq and Q controls for a filter and name the group Filter To create a group select two or more adjacent controls Shift click Enter a name for the group to create...

Page 13: ...indow Now you are in Run mode and the C4 V Pots and buttons should now control your MIDI de vice Try it out and see how the device responds when you make adjustments on the C4 Note The C4 controls are...

Page 14: ...yout s controls FUNCTIONS There are four buttons in the FUNCTIONS sec tion VALUES and RUN EDIT and two buttons that are not used VALUES Press this button to display the cur rent values of all the cont...

Page 15: ...ing the pages of a book We can create seven pages in the C4 Commander to control all 224 param PARAMETER BANK PAGE eters on the Emu Planet Phatt You simply push the PAGE L and PAGE R buttons at the bo...

Page 16: ...Select an instrument to control the Oberheim Matrix 6 1000 for example Click the right button to add it to the list of Con trolled instruments 4 Click OK to close the Settings window The Oberheim Mat...

Page 17: ...list and name the layout an appropriate name such as Oberheim Click Save to save it to the C4 Commander folder on your hard drive 8 Click the Run button in the upper right cor ner of the C4 graphic in...

Page 18: ...r and a Novation Bass Station keyboard that you want to control with the C4 After you select the Akai DR16 and the No vation BassStation from the Instrument list create a new layout let s call it DR16...

Page 19: ...w mackie com and look under Support or email us at techmail mackie com FUNCTION PARAMETER TRACK SHIFT OPTION MARKER SPLIT CONTROL LOCK SPOT ERASE MODIFIERS FUNCTION CHAN STRIP 2 2 TRACK L SLOT UP SLOT...

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