From d2744347dd2b4118fea3ffdab1b5a9b35496b652 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Anderson Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 10:59:35 +0000 Subject: basic usage, now that the mackie code is Out There git-svn-id: svn://localhost/ardour2/trunk@1615 d708f5d6-7413-0410-9779-e7cbd77b26cf --- manual/xml/control_surfaces.xml | 2 + manual/xml/mackie.xml | 225 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 227 insertions(+) create mode 100644 manual/xml/mackie.xml (limited to 'manual') diff --git a/manual/xml/control_surfaces.xml b/manual/xml/control_surfaces.xml index 3d9bdd2069..fea5a7a97a 100644 --- a/manual/xml/control_surfaces.xml +++ b/manual/xml/control_surfaces.xml @@ -22,4 +22,6 @@ href="generic_midi_control_surface.xml" /> + diff --git a/manual/xml/mackie.xml b/manual/xml/mackie.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..6917b261c2 --- /dev/null +++ b/manual/xml/mackie.xml @@ -0,0 +1,225 @@ + + + + +
+ Using the Mackie driver for MCU and BCF2000 + + This will walk you through the process of configuring and using Mackie + MCU, or a BCF2000 in Logic Control emulation mode. + + +
+ Connecting Device + + Make sure your surface is connected and you know which /dev/snd/midi + entry belongs to the device. You can do this by saying + cat /proc/asound/cards + which should result in something like + + 0 [EWS88MT ]: ICE1712 - TerraTec EWS88MT + TerraTec EWS88MT at 0x1140, irq 21 + 1 [VirMIDI ]: VirMIDI - VirMIDI + Virtual MIDI Card 1 + 2 [BCF2000 ]: USB-Audio - BCF2000 + BEHRINGER BCF2000 at usb-0000:00:1a.1-1, full speed + + in this case the BCF2000 is on /dev/snd/midiC2D0. + + + While ardour is not running, edit your .ardour2/ardour.rc and add at the top, with + the other ports: + +<MIDI-port tag="mcu" device="/dev/snd/midiC2D0" type="alsa/raw" mode="duplex"/> + + If you have a BCF2000, and you'd like to use BCF mode, + you can also add under the <Config> tag: + +<Option name="mackie-emulation" value="bcf"/> + + + + + It is also possible to add MCU extenders, although this is untested + because nobody we know has access to one right now. To do this, add + the following lines to ~/.ardour2/ardour.rc + +<MIDI-port tag="mcu_xt_1" device="/dev/snd/midiC3D0" type="alsa/raw" mode="duplex"/> +<MIDI-port tag="mcu_xt_2" device="/dev/snd/midiC4D0" type="alsa/raw" mode="duplex"/> + + and so on, one for each of your extenders, up to a maximum of 9 extenders. + +
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+ Connecting to Ardour + + 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 surface should + jump to the correct positions. The mackie should work as normal, except + that any buttons not on the BCF won't work. + +
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+ BCF mode + + + + + 7 of the 8 sliders are used as route sliders, the + remaining right-hand one is used for the master slider + + + + + certain buttons have been remapped from the default Behringer + settings, which required either both hands, or one-handed contortions + to do simple things like rec-enable or mute a track. + + + + + The display shows the number of the first switched-in bank + or Ar if the first bank is in place. + + + + + + + BCF mode bindings + + BCF mode bindings + + + + + + + + + Strips 1-7 + + + Master Strip + + + Buttons + + + + + + + pan / solo if pressed + + + transport + + + Making a pot pretend to be a shuttle wheel doesn't work very well. + + + / nothing + + + LCD display + + + + + + mute + + + mute + + + shift 1 + + + loop + + + + + + rec + + + session rec + + + shift 2 + + + click + + + + + + slider + + + slider + + + punch in + + + punch out + + + + + + home + + + end + + + + + + previous bank + (shift 1 is previous route) + + + next bank + (shift 1 is next route) + + + + + + previous marker + + + next marker + + + + + + stop + + + play + + + + +
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