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authorJohn Anderson <ardour@semiosix.com>2007-08-07 12:12:29 +0000
committerJohn Anderson <ardour@semiosix.com>2007-08-07 12:12:29 +0000
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+++ b/manual/xml/mackie.xml
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
<section id="sn-mackie">
<title>Using the Mackie driver for MCU and BCF2000</title>
<para>
- For Ardour 2, this will walk you through the process of configuring and using Mackie
- MCU, or a BCF2000 in
+ For Ardour 2, this will walk you through the process of configuring and
+ using Mackie MCU, or a BCF2000 in
<ulink url="http://www.behringerdownload.de/BCF2000/BCF2000_Emulation_modes.pdf">Logic
Control emulation mode</ulink>.
</para>
@@ -33,42 +33,48 @@
<para>
While ardour is not running, edit your
- <filename>.ardour2/ardour.rc</filename> (and for now <filename>etc/ardour2/ardour_system.rc</filename> and <filename>etc/ardour2/ardour.rc</filename>) and add at the top, with the
- other ports:
+ <filename>.ardour2/ardour.rc</filename> (and for now
+ <filename>etc/ardour2/ardour_system.rc</filename> and
+ <filename>etc/ardour2/ardour.rc</filename>) and add at the top, with
+ the other ports:
<programlisting>
&lt;MIDI-port tag="mcu" device="/dev/snd/midiC2D0" type="alsa/raw" mode="duplex"/&gt;
</programlisting>
</para>
-
- <para>
- Optionally, there is a way to get udev to assign an attached BCF2000 a consistent
- name under /dev/ however, by adding the following line to the udev rules. On some
- systems, these reside in <filename>/etc/udev/rules.d/</filename>:
+ <para>
+ Optionally, there is a way to get udev to assign an attached BCF2000 a
+ consistent name under /dev/ however, by adding the following line to
+ the udev rules. On some systems, these reside in
+ <filename>/etc/udev/rules.d/</filename>:
<programlisting>
KERNEL=="midiC[0-9]D0", ATTRS{product}=="BCF2000", SYMLINK+="midi-bcf2000"
</programlisting>
+ This will cause udev to create a
+ <filename>/dev/midi-bcf2000</filename> for any BCF attached to the
+ system, regardless of which alsa card number it gets assigned.
+ Obviously you'd use <filename>/dev/midi-bcf2000</filename> instead of
+ <filename>/dev/snd/midiC2D0</filename>.
+ </para>
- This will cause udev to create a <filename>/dev/midi-bcf2000</filename>
- for any BCF attached to the system, regardless of which alsa card number
- it gets assigned. Obviously you'd use <filename>/dev/midi-bcf2000</filename>
- instead of <filename>/dev/snd/midiC2D0</filename>.
- </para>
- <para>
- See also <ulink url="http://reactivated.net/writing_udev_rules.html">Writing udev rules</ulink>
- </para>
+ <para>
+ See also
+ <ulink url="http://reactivated.net/writing_udev_rules.html">Writing
+ udev rules</ulink>
+ </para>
</section>
- <section id="sn-mackie-extenders">
- <title>Extenders</title>
- <para>
- The Logic protocol allows the use of
- <ulink url="http://www.mackie.com/products/mcupro/index.html">extenders</ulink>
- or <ulink url="http://www.mackie.com/home/showimage.html?u=/products/mcupro/images/MCU-ExtPro-Top.jpg">Extender image</ulink>.
- Extenders are essentially banks of 8 faders without the jog wheel and buttons.
- Once the code is fixed, it will be possible to
- use either the mackie extenders, or BCF2000 units as extenders.
- </para>
+ <section id="sn-mackie-extenders">
+ <title>Extenders</title>
+ <para>
+ The Logic protocol allows the use of
+ <ulink url="http://www.mackie.com/products/mcupro/index.html">extenders</ulink>
+ or
+ <ulink url="http://www.mackie.com/home/showimage.html?u=/products/mcupro/images/MCU-ExtPro-Top.jpg">Extender
+ image</ulink>. Extenders are essentially banks of 8 faders without the
+ jog wheel and buttons. Once the code is fixed, it will be possible to
+ use either the mackie extenders, or BCF2000 units as extenders.
+ </para>
<!--
<para>
To do this, add the following lines to
@@ -81,7 +87,7 @@ KERNEL=="midiC[0-9]D0", ATTRS{product}=="BCF2000", SYMLINK+="midi-bcf2000"
extenders.
</para>
-->
- </section>
+ </section>
<section id="mackie-mackie-mode">
<title>Mackie Mode</title>
@@ -93,18 +99,18 @@ KERNEL=="midiC[0-9]D0", ATTRS{product}=="BCF2000", SYMLINK+="midi-bcf2000"
</programlisting>
</para>
- <note>
- <para>
- The Mackie must be in Logic Control mode, otherwise the LCD display
- does not work. To put the unit in Logic Control mode: press and hold
- channel 1+2 SELECT while turning the unit on and through calibration;
- and then press the VPOT under whichever mode you wish to use.
- </para>
- </note>
-
+ <note>
+ <para>
+ The Mackie must be in Logic Control mode, otherwise the LCD display
+ does not work. To put the unit in Logic Control mode: press and hold
+ channel 1+2 SELECT while turning the unit on and through
+ calibration; and then press the VPOT under whichever mode you wish
+ to use.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+
<para>
- In this mode, the original mappings are used.
- Note that many of the
+ In this mode, the original mappings are used. Note that many of the
buttons have not yet been implemented.
</para>
</section>
@@ -172,13 +178,23 @@ KERNEL=="midiC[0-9]D0", ATTRS{product}=="BCF2000", SYMLINK+="midi-bcf2000"
<tbody>
<row>
<entry>
- <para>vpot: pan</para>
- <para>button: solo</para>
+ <para>
+ vpot: pan
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ button: solo
+ </para>
</entry>
<entry>
- <para>vpot: jog wheel</para>
- <para>button: all solo</para>
+ <para>
+ vpot: jog wheel
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ button: all solo
+ </para>
</entry>
<entry namest="Buttons 1" nameend="Buttons 2">
@@ -235,7 +251,7 @@ KERNEL=="midiC[0-9]D0", ATTRS{product}=="BCF2000", SYMLINK+="midi-bcf2000"
<para>
shift 1: jog wheel scrub/shuttle/scroll
</para>
-
+
<para>
shift 2: punch out
</para>
@@ -256,11 +272,13 @@ KERNEL=="midiC[0-9]D0", ATTRS{product}=="BCF2000", SYMLINK+="midi-bcf2000"
</entry>
<entry>
- <para>ffwd</para>
+ <para>
+ ffwd
+ </para>
+
<para>
shift 1: jog wheel zoom
</para>
-
</entry>
</row>
@@ -323,12 +341,13 @@ KERNEL=="midiC[0-9]D0", ATTRS{product}=="BCF2000", SYMLINK+="midi-bcf2000"
<section id="mackie-connecting-to-ardour">
<title>Connecting to Ardour</title>
- <note>
- <para>
- Currently, support for the mackie using alsa/sequencer ports
- is borked. You're better off using alsa/raw as documented above.
- </para>
- </note>
+ <note>
+ <para>
+ Currently, support for the mackie using alsa/sequencer ports is
+ borked. You're better off using alsa/raw as documented above.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+
<para>
Start up ardour. Go to Options/Control Surfaces. You should see
"Mackie" as one of the menu items. Turn it on. The faders on the
@@ -340,70 +359,81 @@ KERNEL=="midiC[0-9]D0", ATTRS{product}=="BCF2000", SYMLINK+="midi-bcf2000"
<section id="mackie-usage">
<title>Usage</title>
<para>
- Strips (faders,pots,rec-enable,mute,solo) etc are fairly obvious.
+ Strips (faders,pots,rec-enable,mute,solo) etc are fairly obvious.
</para>
- <para>
- The Jog wheel has various modes:
+
+ <para>
+ The Jog wheel has various modes:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- Scroll mode. Part of the Scrub button cycle. The default. Scrolls the playhead. Displays "SC"
- in the 2 character LED.
+ Scroll mode. Part of the Scrub button cycle. The default.
+ Scrolls the playhead. Displays "SC" in the 2 character LED.
</para>
</listitem>
-
+
<listitem>
<para>
- Scrub mode. Part of the Scrub button cycle.
- Rate of rotation of the Jog wheel controls
- the direction and speed of the transport.
- Displays "Sb" in the 2 character LED.
+ Scrub mode. Part of the Scrub button cycle. Rate of rotation of
+ the Jog wheel controls the direction and speed of the transport.
+ Displays "Sb" in the 2 character LED.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Shuttle mode. Part of the Scrub button cycle.
- Jog wheel controls speed and direction of transport.
- Displays "Sh" in the 2 character LED.
+ Shuttle mode. Part of the Scrub button cycle. Jog wheel controls
+ speed and direction of transport. Displays "Sh" in the 2
+ character LED.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Zoom mode. Toggled by the Zoom button. Mutually exclusive
- with the Scrub cycle.
- Jog wheel controls zoom level.
- Displays "Zm" in the 2 character LED.
+ Zoom mode. Toggled by the Zoom button. Mutually exclusive with
+ the Scrub cycle. Jog wheel controls zoom level. Displays "Zm" in
+ the 2 character LED.
</para>
</listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </para>
-
- <para>
- When holding ffwd or rew, the Jog wheel will adjust the speed.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- frm_next and frm_prev will jump to next or previous markers. Markers
- can be set at the current playhead position with the marker button.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- The pot will pan single panners, and linked stereo panners. It won't
- pan unlinked stereo panners, or 3 or more channel panners.
- </para>
-
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ When holding ffwd or rew, the Jog wheel will adjust the speed.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ frm_next and frm_prev will jump to next or previous markers. Markers
+ can be set at the current playhead position with the marker button.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The pot will pan single panners, and linked stereo panners. It won't
+ pan unlinked stereo panners, or 3 or more channel panners.
+ </para>
</section>
-
- <section id="mackie-thanks">
- <title>Thanks</title>
- <para>Thomas Vecchione for help debugging the mackie LCD display, and functionality suggestions.</para>
- <para>Giso Grimm for help debugging various BCF issues, and functionality suggestions.</para>
- <para>Josh Parsons for the udev configuration and links.</para>
- <para>Various other people who provided good bug reports and suggestions and feedback.</para>
- </section>
+ <section id="mackie-thanks">
+ <title>Thanks</title>
+ <para>
+ Thomas Vecchione for help debugging the mackie LCD display, and
+ functionality suggestions.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Giso Grimm for help debugging various BCF issues, and functionality
+ suggestions.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Josh Parsons for the udev configuration and links.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Various other people who provided good bug reports and suggestions and
+ feedback.
+ </para>
+ </section>
<!--
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
href="Some_Subsection.xml" />