Mackie XT as dedicated Bus controller

[azslow3]

Goal
Control buses using Mackie XT (Pro) unit, independent from other Mackie units working under Sonar standard Mackie Control plug-in.

Installation

• Install AZ Controller and attached preset using these instructions: http://www.azslow.com/index.php/topic,6.0.html Note: use AZ Controller version
• In Sonar Preferences/MIDI/Control surfaces add AZ Controller pointing to XT input and output. Remove "Mackie XT" pointed to the same unit, in case you have used it usual way
• In Utilities / "AZ Controller - 1" select "MXT-Bus" in the top left presets box

Functionality
That is untested alpha preset. I do not have XT nor any emulation of it to test that it really works. With current definitions, it should:

For 8 buses indicated by WAI (the region can be moved by mouse in Sonar, corresponding controls are not yet defined on XT):

• fader control volumes (touch sensitive, with motor feedback)
• encoders control pan (with ring feedback)
• mute and solo buttons control corresponding functions (with LED feedback)

Other controls and display are not defined yet.

[marcost]

Interesting, would this work with a BCF in Mackie mode? I have MCU pro and BCR connected already

Regards,

M

[azslow3]

When BCF imitate XT correctly, then yes, it should work as is. Some modifications can be required otherwise.