Mackie Control support improvements

Thank You!

Using the .dll and.ini you linked to above, and running them using the AZ Controller plugin, I do have basic use of the MCU pro.  However, I am having difficulty with plugins.
Where is the list of what each button is supposed to do?
the Track/Bus button works
Send button does nothing
Pan button works
Plu-in button maps to only the first plugin in the fx bin.
EQ button allows control of the first 8 paramenters only
Compressor button reads, "ACT no mapping"
 
Am i missing anything?
thanks for your patience

With "MackieControl" chosen as controller type, there is no connection or functionality.
I'm sure I've missed something.  No I can't even choose the mcu's in and outputs for "mackieControl"
Is it possible I grabbed the wrong ini and dll from your site?

Not related to your original questions, but
 

BlixYZ
Send button does nothing
Plu-in button maps to only the first plugin in the fx bin.
EQ button allows control of the first 8 paramenters only

I can test with TouchDAW only (not with real hardware), and for me Plug-in switching is working (M1+Channel in Edit mode), Sends configuration is working. I have not really configured EQ except basing Freq/Gain mode, but parameter switching is working for me there.
 

Compressor button reads, "ACT no mapping"

That is right, it is for ACT mode. But there is no buttons configured to control the focus. When clicked on some plug-in, it should start control it.
 
I repeat, I do not recommend to use that at the moment. Probably I am going to make new configuration (for X-Touch, with accessibility), then it can be interesting.

superdan54
Thanks for your work on this! The Prochannel Compressor maps great now! The EQ also works somewhat. I can get the Q and Frequency parameters to work but not the Gain.

First of all, than you for the feedback.
 
If you have installed INI file, without mod keys the first 4 encoders should be for frequency and next for Q. If that is not the case, that INI file is somehow not in use, please check where you have copied it.
With my INI file, Gain should be controllable either from the "second page" or in the first page with M3 button engaged.
 
But there can be bugs since I do not have the device. If you are convinced correct INI file is in use but Gain is not working, I will recheck what can be wrong.

There are 2 problems with original plug-in and PC EQ, and only one you could not fix yourself:
1) if PC EQ is not in the first position, MackieControl operates whatever module is the first position instead of EQ. My mod suppose to solve exactly this problem (the same for Compressor)
2) the mapping for parameters was changes since original Filter EQ. The mapping is in .INI and in my version EQ and compressor are mapped correctly (also there are 6 strips in EQ3 mode for 6 bands, including HP/LP)
 
So, put PC EQ in the first position. Switch to EQ mode 2 or 3.
a) if you turn encoders, do the control SOME EQ parameters? If not, your BCF setup is somehow incorrect ("normal" MCU has the display for indication what is going on, with BCF there is no way to see that). It can be that EQ button on BCF is not really EQ button for Mackie or other hardware mapping issues
b) in mode 3, does the mapping looks reasonable? If not, most probably you are not using my INI file
c) if you move the EQ from the first position, does BCF still control it in EQ mode? if not, you most probably are not using my mod
 
Plug-ins inside FX chains can not be controlled by design of FX chains.
 
FX bin plug-ins was always (and still are) controllable, including EQs and Compressors in the corresponding modes. But you should map your plug-ins yourself in the INI file, delivered stock mapping (also my INI) has no definitions for up to date plug-ins delivered with Sonar.
 
So in general MackieControl plug-in with my mod has no known shortcomings. There can be problems with installation and/or hardware setups (especially with "compatible" devices like BCF), but such problems are user setup specific and can be solved case by case.

Hey AzSlow - I got the files copied into my newly installed copy of Sonar Platinum.  I think the issue was that I had not properly created the mackiecontrol.ini file in the folder or something.  At any rate, it seems to be working now as I'd expect it.
 
There is one difference from the way it used to work in EQ mode 3 and that is that the first channel on the BCF controls something different and the band gain/freq for the four active bands are controlled by channels 2-5 on the BCF.  The compressor on the ProChannel also worked, though I'm not sure if I'll use it.
 
The BCF rides again! :)
 
Thanks for your efforts.  Is there anything I can test about this for you on my end since you don't have a BCF hardware device to test with?

I case i missed something/to be shure (and for newbies when it come to controller set-up and Sonar): Where to put the .ini File? I have copied it in the same Dir as the .dll and it seems to work.....but ACT does nothing, so i´m not shure if i´m right.
 
Thanks in advance

azslow3
What you mean by "ACT does nothing"? .ini file is just affecting mapping for ProChannel EQ and ProChannel Compressors (standard). If the file is not correct, the mapping is wrong. The rest should work without it. But you was right, the file should be near MackieControl.dll.
 
Which device you try to use with this plug-in? If that is not Mackie original nor X-Touch, you will get "Connecting..." till you set "Disable handshake" in the options.
Which version of Sonar are you using? If that is not the latest, there is a change your Windows do not have MS Runtime 2015 (see the link in the first post).

I use Ableton Push together with Native Kontrol´s PTX General Script. The Script includes a Mackie Cotrol Emulation for the knobs of the Push. "Disablae Handshake" is checked in the prefs. Newest Platinum Release and The MS Runtime you metiones in your first Post.
 
(To avoid Confiosion: All Mode-Names that follow are Taken from the PTX General description/Manual for the Mackie Control integration)
Volume, Send, and Pan Modes work as they Should. "Plug-In" Mode, that should control ACT displays EQ Parameters, changes some EQ Parameters but does not change to the Highlighted Device (Absynth for Example), Act Learn don´t work as well.
 
"EQ" Mode displays and changes EQ Parameters. "Instr." Mode displays and Changes the Copmressor Parameters.
 
Hope it helps a bit (i´m at work atm). If you have anymore questions i can answer tham later when i´m at home and in front of my PC

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