If you want to make use of the app's 'fader touch' options, the 'Enable Auto Select' option in Cubase's Mackie Control setup needs to be off! Next, to make sure control data does not interfere with musical data, select 'MIDI Port Setup' from the left hand column and uncheck the remote-control port under 'In All MIDI' as shown below. When using multicast you would need to select 'ipMIDI Port 1' for input and 'ipMIDI Port 2' for output. The important thing is that both in- and output use the same port here when running over RTP. The port name will be different, depending on how you named it. In the screenshot 'Session 1' refers to the first RTP session created in rtpMIDI's control panel. Select it and assign MIDI in and out ports on the right hand side of the window. You will then get a new entry under 'Remote Devices'. In the left hand column select 'Mackie Control' from the 'Add Device' dropdown. The 'Cubase 7.5+' preset corresponds to Steinberg's new default implementation in versions >= 7.5.įrom the 'Studio' menu select 'Studio Setup', which will make the window shown below appear. The 'Cubase / Nuendo' preset is for older DAW versions or versions >= 7.5 in ' Compatibility' mode. There are two Cubase presets, because Steinberg changed their implementation in version 7.5 (and Cubase happens to be the sequencer I have been using since the Atari days). We assume that you know how to do that in the sequencer of your choice. are set up like you would do with any other (hardware) keyboard or controller. This refers to the DAW control part of the app only.

With ipMIDI, qmidinet and multimidicast in and outputs will have different names. Generally rtpMIDI, mnet & Apple MIDI Network ports are bidirectional, so both input and output should be assigned to 'the same' (ie: equally named) port. Please be aware that MIDI port names on your system will not necessarily be the same as those shown in the screenshots below. On the phone interface you will have to try which preset works best for you (Studio One & Mixbus are pretty generic and may again be the best choices) or consider switching to the tablet interface at Setup / Global / UI. On tablets you can then use a preset that leaves the buttons labelled as they are on the original hardware (Logic, Studio One, Mixbus) or create your own labelling by editing the 'M圜ustomDAW' xml profile. If you use a different program, please refer to what its manual has to say about 'Mackie Control'.

The following shows how to configure the sequencers that TouchDAW has presets for (Shortcuts on the menu image above). Important: Remote control ports are for remote control only! They should not be used anywhere else in your project! You then need to assign a remote control device in the DAW and configure it to use the correct MIDI ports for communication with the app. Go to Setup / DAW Controller / Sequencer and select your DAW in the pop-up menu.

Mackie midi controller