I have discovered that if I switch off the Smart Grid and then select "Ticks" as my Snap selection, my Mackie custom function key set up works.  I don't see the grid labels as notes but I see them in Ticks.  480 ticks = 1/8 note, 960 = 1/4 note.  I can live with this but it would be nice if it was fixed.

I believe that in time the Smart Grid will negate my need for the custom function key set up on the Mackie but working with it will tell for sure.

so have they updated the Mackie .dll for the MCU?

Doesn't look like it.  I see no added functionality.  In fact, I had a little bit of trouble initially setting up my MCU and two extenders.  Had some confusing moments when the I/O settings didn't seem to want to stick.  I finally got it sorted.
 

Thanks ModBod for the answer.  Cannot understand why they didn't update this dll. Nothing but 3rd party plugins I can see at least 98%.

fitzj
Thanks ModBod for the answer.  Cannot understand why they didn't update this dll. Nothing but 3rd party plugins I can see at least 98%.

Yeah, a competing product made a substantial update to MCU support on a free point release just a month ago.

Mod Bod
Yeah, a competing product made a substantial update to MCU support on a free point release just a month ago.

pls don't hesitate to name it - reduces search time when looking for alternatives ...
 
i remember seeing a thread just yesterday (i searched again, but can't find it, there are too many new ones at the moment) where a cake representative said that there was no work done in X3 to either MCU nor VS700, but they did not remove anything on purpose and hence they believe everything should work as before ...
 
yeah right
 
strange post IMO but it shows that control surfaces are not of any interest to cakewalk. hence, i doubt they'll work the same as in x2a (something will have been broken somewhere but unless someone tests, we'll never know) ...
 
vs700 users are pretty disappointed for now being totally on their own with no support for an expensive system. i've actually started a thread polling interesting for open source extension of VS700 / MCU. i doubt that there will be many replies. there are just too few of us over there in the vs700 forum.
 
anyway, MCU is in the same boat. feel free to join (http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/2898815)