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Theuseofmultiplecontrolsurfacesexpandsonthenumberoftracks,parameters,and
soonthatcanbecontrolledwithindividualfaders,knobs,andswitches.Asan
example,theLogic/MackieControlXTunitsarebasicallyidenticaltothechannelstrip
section(fader,V-Pot,andLCD)ofthemainLogic/MackieControlunit.TheMackieC4
featuresanumberofV-Pots,butnofaders.YoumayaddasmanyXT,C4,orother
controlsurfaceunitsasyouwishtoyourLogicsystem,providedenoughMIDIinand
outportsareavailable.
ConnectingtheUnit(s)
Connectyour(MIDI)controlsurfacesasshowninthediagrambelow.
Asmentionedearlier,eachMIDIcontrolsurfacemusthaveadiscreteMIDIinandMIDI
outconnection.Donot“daisy-chain”otherMIDIdevicesviaMIDIthrutotheMIDIinor
outportsusedbycontrolsurfaces,asthismayresultindataerrors.
FireWireandUSBunitsareconnectedviaasinglecabletothecomputer.Itisgenerally
recommendedthatthisisadirectconnectionwiththeMacintosh,ratherthanviaa
FireWire/USBhub.Daisy-chainingortheuseofhubscanresultindataerrors.
OptionalFootswitchesandPedals
Ifyourcontrolsurfacefeaturessuitableconnectors,youmayuseoptionalfootswitches
toremotelycontrolstart/stopandotherfunctions.Thismaybeusefulwhenusing
guitarsorotherinstrumentsthatrequiretwo-handedplaying.
Computer
MIDIInterface
OptionalFootswitches
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