Tracktion Software

trs · Post by **trs** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 12:20 pm

Does anyone know if Mackie Control Universal protocol implemented in T2 can actually control more than 8 channels?

Thx

Motion · Post by **Motion** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 12:38 pm

Hi trs...You can control all/any channels up to a max of 8 at any one time in realtime....ie as long as you switch banks/groups on the Mackie or scroll up down the track list in T2 the controller will set its self around the next immediate group of 8 since obviously there is the physical limitation of the controller.You are talking a couple of button presses or a point and click with mouse anywhere in T2 and the Mackie will immediately jump to and show those channel/track settings and you are good to go with that lot.If you think T2 is fast on it's own,it's blinding fast with the Mackie.

I'm presuming you don't have one and are considering one...you will not regret it.

ObiNeg · Post by **ObiNeg** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 12:40 pm

Motion wrote:...you will not regret it.

unless the faders f**k up a week after buying it.

Motion · Post by **Motion** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 12:47 pm

unless the faders f**k up a week after buying it.

Had mine here for years(since Logic 5,I have the Emagic job with the Mackie update)and no problems so far

ObiNeg · Post by **ObiNeg** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 12:59 pm

I think it was a bad batch after they moved the manufacturing to china about a year ago , I have 2 out of 8 faders that tend to "get stuck" , that happened after about a month after receiving a brand new one . . . On the mackie forums this problem seems to be not so rare , some people have went thru 3-4 units until getting one that works properly . . . .

Motion · Post by **Motion** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 1:11 pm

Bad news....I'll have a look and see where mine was made out of interest.

Motion · Post by **Motion** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 1:56 pm

Made in good ol' USA

trs · Post by **trs** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 7:04 pm

Motion wrote:
I'm presuming you don't have one and are considering one...you will not regret it.

You´re right. But I´m seriously considering the cheaper Behringer BCF2000 MCU emulation alternative too, although I´d prefer the real thing cause it´s got 8 +1 faders in total, instead the only 8 in the BCF.

By the way, can you control Pro tools LE or M-powered with your MCU as well?

Thx again ...