Mackie Extender
This section describes using the Extender as a stand-alone control surface. If you
use it together with the Mackie Control (as a single unit), please use one of the
“Combo” control surface options, as described on the previous pages.
Requirements/Setting up:
To use the Mackie Extender with Reason, you need to select the "Mackie Control"
mode of operation: Hold down the SELECT buttons for Ch 1 and Ch 2 and turn
on the Extender - you are then asked which mode of operation to use. Select
"Mackie Ctrl" by pressing the corresponding V-Pot.
You must connect the Mackie Extender using two-way MIDI (both MIDI In and
Out should be connected).
Reason will automatically find the Mackie Extender if you click the Auto-detect
button on the Control Surfaces and Keyboards page in the Preferences.
About the default mapping:
Global functions
The Solo and Mute buttons for channel 8 moves the master keyboard input up or
down in the track list, respectively.
The mapping for the Extender makes use of global “Keyboard Shortcut
Variations” for many devices - this means that you can change variation by using
keyboard shortcuts in Reason. You can also use the Record buttons for channel
1 and 2 to select the previous or next keyboard shortcut varitation.
For devices with patches, the Record buttons for channel 7 and 8 select the
previous or next patch.
Mixer 14:2
The Extender can control seven mixer channels at a time - press Select button 8
to choose channel 1-7 or 8-14.
Fader 8 controls the master level.
The rotary encoders can control Pan, Treble, Bass, Aux Send 1 or Aux Send 2.
This is selected by using keyboard shortcut variations in Reason (See the note
above about using the Record 1-2 buttons to step through keyboard shortcut
variations).
Alternatively you can press the Select button for a channel - the rotaries will then
control all sends, EQ and pan for the selected channel only. The assignment
display shows the number of the selected channel. To return to normal mixer
mode, press the Select button again.
Line Mixer 6:2
The rotary encoders can control Pan or Aux Sends. You select this by using
keyboard shortcut variations.