MC Mix editing plugins - question

[cburgett]

Hello -
I am wondering ... with multiple MC Mix (and/or MC Control) ... if you edit a plugin with more than 8 parameters ... does it extend the parameters across multiple control surfaces?

i.e
Say I have a Waves SSL Channel plugin on a track and I want to edit it ... would all available scribble strips on all controllers show plugin paramenter values?

Also - are you able to "re-order" your MC Mix and MC Control somehow in ProTools?

i.e. let's say I had 2 MC Mixes on the left and a MC Control far-right .... I wanted tracks 1-8 on leftmost MC Mix, tracks 9-16 center MC Mix, and tracks 17-20 on right MC Control. Is that something you can configure?

I am currently with PTHD9 and Mackie Control Universal + 2 Extenders. Looking to upgrade possibly to Euphonix.

Thanks.

[replicanto]

Originally Posted by cburgett

Hello -
I am wondering ... with multiple MC Mix (and/or MC Control) ... if you edit a plugin with more than 8 parameters ... does it extend the parameters across multiple control surfaces?

i.e
Say I have a Waves SSL Channel plugin on a track and I want to edit it ... would all available scribble strips on all controllers show plugin paramenter values?

You would probably use the MC Control for plug-in parameter editing.

Originally Posted by cburgett

Also - are you able to "re-order" your MC Mix and MC Control somehow in ProTools?

i.e. let's say I had 2 MC Mixes on the left and a MC Control far-right .... I wanted tracks 1-8 on leftmost MC Mix, tracks 9-16 center MC Mix, and tracks 17-20 on right MC Control. Is that something you can configure?

I am currently with PTHD9 and Mackie Control Universal + 2 Extenders. Looking to upgrade possibly to Euphonix.

Thanks.

You can configure it in the EuCon software.

[cburgett]

Thank you so much for the reply.

I'm still not "getting" it. So here's some scenarios:

2 x MC Mixes
I edit a plugin on the leftmost channel - do the parameters stretch across the 8 scribbles strips of the current MC Mix, OR, do they stretch out across all 16 scribble strips across both MC Mix units?

1 x MC Mix, 1 x MC Control
If I choose to edit a plugin on a track on the MC Mix it only goes onto the 8 scribble strips on that device. If I edit a plugin on a track on the MC Control it uses the touchscreen window - and also doesn't show any parameters on the MC Mix.

You can configure it in the EuCon software.

Awesome - I used to be able to configure a similar layout in Logic years ago. You could order the units however you wanted and put the "brain" wherever it suited you best.

With the Artist series ... can you have more than one MC Control running at a time?

[replicanto]

Originally Posted by cburgett

Thank you so much for the reply.

I'm still not "getting" it. So here's some scenarios:

2 x MC Mixes
I edit a plugin on the leftmost channel - do the parameters stretch across the 8 scribbles strips of the current MC Mix, OR, do they stretch out across all 16 scribble strips across both MC Mix units?

I'm sorry but I only have one MC Mix and one MC Control so I couldn't say (I would think it would stay on only one MC Mix, but someone with MC Mix'es better answer that :)

Originally Posted by cburgett

1 x MC Mix, 1 x MC Control
If I choose to edit a plugin on a track on the MC Mix it only goes onto the 8 scribble strips on that device. If I edit a plugin on a track on the MC Control it uses the touchscreen window - and also doesn't show any parameters on the MC Mix.

Nope you use the page button to get to the next set of eight parameters. I think plug-in editing is restricted to one controller, BUT you can edit one plug-in on the MC Control and another on the MC Mix as long as they're on the same track (if you get what I mean?). You can't edit a plug-in on channel 1 at the same time as you're editing one on channel 11. But you can edit insert 1 of channel 1 on the MC C and insert 5 of channel 1 on the MC M.

Originally Posted by cburgett

With the Artist series ... can you have more than one MC Control running at a time?

Definite NO, I believe the current restricion is 1 MC Control and 4 MC Mix'es.

[cburgett]

OK Thank you. Had you perchance ever used a Mackie Control? If so ... how does this system compare? Do you enjoy using the system in general?

Anyone who's used multiple MC Mixes have any useful information regarding plugin editing? Mainly do the parameters stretch across all screens of the MC Mix units ....

[sphereman]

I have 2 MC Mixes and 1 MC Control. The Channelstrip plug in DOES span across both of my MC Mixes. Although not all of the Channelstrip plug in parameters are available as there are more parameters than are available knobs on the 2 MC Mixes.