Control Surface Support
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Enable Control Surface [MCP]
- When checked, MIOConsole3d will listen to Mackie Control protocol
messages on the specified MIDI Ports. Use the controller pop-ups to select the MIDI I/O for your
control surface. The default is for this to be unchecked.
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Primary Controller
- Select the MIDI ports for the primary (generally the master section) Mackie
Control surface. MIOConsole3d will treat this as the right-most controller in terms of fader layout.
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Fader Pack 1
- Select the MIDI ports for the first Mackie Control fader pack used in the system.
MIOConsole3d will place this fader pack to the left of the Primary Controller in terms of fader
layout.
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Fader Pack 2
- Select the MIDI ports for the second Mackie Control fader pack used in the system.
MIOConsole3d will place this fader pack to the left of Fader Pack 1 in terms of fader layout.
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Fader Pack 3
- Select the MIDI ports for the third Mackie Control fader pack used in the system.
MIOConsole3d will place this fader pack to the left of Fader Pack 2 in terms of fader layout.
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Use Control Surface while in background
- When checked, MIOConsole3d will continue to use
the Mackie Control units, even if it is not the active application on your computer. Uncheck this
if you will use the same control surface units in another host program too. This does not apply to
EuCon Control surfaces as EuCon manages application switching.
Once you have enabled support for the type of surface you want to use, and, in the case of Mackie Control
surfaces, have selected the relevant communication ports, MIOConsole3d will connect to the surfaces and
begin communication, including updating of the surface faders, scribble strip read-outs, and metering.
Details of EuCon Control Surface Support
The EuCon protocol supported by MIOConsole3d has been tested with the most common Avid control
surfaces including the Artist series (MC Control and MC Mix), Avid S1, Avid S3, Avid Dock, and Avid Control.
The EuCon protocol works by having the EuCon client application (MIOConsole3d in this case) build a
model to represent the controllable items in the client and their structure and organization. This model
is used by the EuCon system to map the controls over the available control surface hardware. Since the
mapping is done by EuCon, much of the details of interacting with the control surface are actually imple-
mented in EuCon and are consistent from application to application.
EuCon and EuControl provide facilities for locking strips to faders and locking the Control Room (Monitor
Controller) section and Transport Control sections to specific applications. All of these facilities can be
useful when working with MIOConsole3d, especially the Control Room locking if you are using the Monitor
Controller to control your source switching and monitor level. Please consult your EuCon documentation
and/or
Avid’s updated collection of EuCon support documents
for details on how to use these facilites
of EuCon.
Avid has released a free EuCon control surface application for the iPad, iPhone and Android devices called
Avid Control
. This application forms the display portion of the Avid Dock control surface and may be used
by itself or in concert with other EuCon-enabled surfaces.
Avid Control
implements many of the more advanced features of the EuCon control surfaces in an easy-
to-use application, and provides a great way to wirelessly control MIOConsole3d. In order to maximize
the value to our users, MIOConsole3d greatly enhances EuCon support to allow you to utilize a significant
fraction of the features of EuCon and the
Avid Control
application.
Please note:
Even with these enhancements, MIOConsole3d control surface support does not yet include
mappings for plugins; that will come in a future release.
