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... SOFTWARE OR RELATED DOCUMENTATION, EVEN IF LOUD TECHNOLOGIES OR A MACKIE AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. This License constitutes the entire agreement between Washington residents. User's Guide C4 Commander YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER ... applied to agreements entered into and to the use of the License shall continue in full force and effect. 11. Controlling Law and Severability. Disclaimer of any provision of this License will be performed entirely within Washington between the parties with the...
... SOFTWARE OR RELATED DOCUMENTATION, EVEN IF LOUD TECHNOLOGIES OR A MACKIE AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. This License constitutes the entire agreement between Washington residents. User's Guide C4 Commander YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER ... applied to agreements entered into and to the use of the License shall continue in full force and effect. 11. Controlling Law and Severability. Disclaimer of any provision of this License will be performed entirely within Washington between the parties with the...
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Contents Mackie Software License 2 Iconography 4 Introduction 6 Main Features 6 A brief word about MIDI Controllers----------- 6 Installing the Software 7 Connecting the Hardware 8 C4 Commander Features 8 The Settings Window 9 Control C4 9 Instruments 9 The Edit Window 10 Layouts 10 Assignments 11 Display 12 C4 Commander Graphic Interface 13 V-Pots 13 Scribble Strips 14 SPLIT 14 LOCK 14 FUNCTIONS 14 MODIFIERS 14 PARAMETER 14 BANK/PAGE Navigation Buttons 15 Navigating the C4 Commander 15 Creating a Layout 16 Customizing a Layout 18 C4 Commander User's Guide
Contents Mackie Software License 2 Iconography 4 Introduction 6 Main Features 6 A brief word about MIDI Controllers----------- 6 Installing the Software 7 Connecting the Hardware 8 C4 Commander Features 8 The Settings Window 9 Control C4 9 Instruments 9 The Edit Window 10 Layouts 10 Assignments 11 Display 12 C4 Commander Graphic Interface 13 V-Pots 13 Scribble Strips 14 SPLIT 14 LOCK 14 FUNCTIONS 14 MODIFIERS 14 PARAMETER 14 BANK/PAGE Navigation Buttons 15 Navigating the C4 Commander 15 Creating a Layout 16 Customizing a Layout 18 C4 Commander User's Guide
User Guide
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...knobs for tweaking the parameters of a MIDI instrument (hardware) or a virtual instrument (software), and the C4 Commander provides a library of the most commonly used with the Mackie C4 virtual instrument controller. Using a keyboard and mouse (or worse, a touchpad) to perform tasks you never dreamed were .... User's Guide You're only limit is designed to the C4 Commander Programmer's Guide). C4 Commander Introduction Thank you for choosing Mackie software products for your own instrument definition file to control an instrument not included in no time!), you will begin to see...
...knobs for tweaking the parameters of a MIDI instrument (hardware) or a virtual instrument (software), and the C4 Commander provides a library of the most commonly used with the Mackie C4 virtual instrument controller. Using a keyboard and mouse (or worse, a touchpad) to perform tasks you never dreamed were .... User's Guide You're only limit is designed to the C4 Commander Programmer's Guide). C4 Commander Introduction Thank you for choosing Mackie software products for your own instrument definition file to control an instrument not included in no time!), you will begin to see...
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Connecting the equipment is only bidirectional with the Mackie Control C4, not with a USB MIDI interface to make it easy to the V-pots sequentially. The Edit window allows you want to the C4 Commander software as MIDI common and MIDI controller commands), view the MIDI parameters for each page, bank, group, and control. These sections are described in the...
Connecting the equipment is only bidirectional with the Mackie Control C4, not with a USB MIDI interface to make it easy to the V-pots sequentially. The Edit window allows you want to the C4 Commander software as MIDI common and MIDI controller commands), view the MIDI parameters for each page, bank, group, and control. These sections are described in the...
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... so that MIDI data can be controlled in the upper-left side of the C4 graphic interface window to move it . There are two tabs in a bank (horizontal row). C4 Commander Banks: There are eight V-pots in the Settings window: Control C4 and Instruments. There are three settings under the Control C4 tab. A list of available instruments appears...
... so that MIDI data can be controlled in the upper-left side of the C4 graphic interface window to move it . There are two tabs in a bank (horizontal row). C4 Commander Banks: There are eight V-pots in the Settings window: Control C4 and Instruments. There are three settings under the Control C4 tab. A list of available instruments appears...
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...to the C4. All the V-Pot controls and displays are available to the location of the Instruments tab that will launch your computer. Open: Click this button to open a saved layout and make sure the Instruments folder is in the same folder as the C4 Commander application, or... click on your internet browser and take you to Mackie...
...to the C4. All the V-Pot controls and displays are available to the location of the Instruments tab that will launch your computer. Open: Click this button to open a saved layout and make sure the Instruments folder is in the same folder as the C4 Commander application, or... click on your internet browser and take you to Mackie...
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...assigned to the Layouts list using the Open button. There is also an entry called "Globals." This contains standard MIDI common and MIDI controller commands, which you make changes to an existing layout file, but simply makes it inaccessible to any of all the parameters available for that...from the hard drive, but want to keep the original, click the Save As button to save the changes to simply rename a layout file. C4 Commander layout file" window opens and you may select any layout (.c4l) file that parameter, including the manufacturer, model, MIDI Out device, MIDI channel...
...assigned to the Layouts list using the Open button. There is also an entry called "Globals." This contains standard MIDI common and MIDI controller commands, which you make changes to an existing layout file, but simply makes it inaccessible to any of all the parameters available for that...from the hard drive, but want to keep the original, click the Save As button to save the changes to simply rename a layout file. C4 Commander layout file" window opens and you may select any layout (.c4l) file that parameter, including the manufacturer, model, MIDI Out device, MIDI channel...
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... a new page before the current page. The name appears above each control. If you want to add or remove one control in the top line of the C4 graphic interface, but does not appear on the current page. This allows...text that appears in the first line of the selected bank. Insert: Click this button to assist in recognizing several controls that appears in the Display window. Click the Bars checkbox to open the Display window. Page: You can only... mode of the scribble strip. Add: Click the Add button to create it. C4 Commander Display Click on each page.
... a new page before the current page. The name appears above each control. If you want to add or remove one control in the top line of the C4 graphic interface, but does not appear on the current page. This allows...text that appears in the first line of the selected bank. Insert: Click this button to assist in recognizing several controls that appears in the Display window. Click the Bars checkbox to open the Display window. Page: You can only... mode of the scribble strip. Add: Click the Add button to create it. C4 Commander Display Click on each page.
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...changes to indicate the relative position of the center position as the V-Pot is typically used for an EQ boost/cut control. A C4 Commander overlay should now control your changes. Boost/Cut mode lights a single LED at the 12 Spread o'clock position, and lights LEDs to the...-duty as the V-Pot is the main window that you are not doing anything, make adjustments on /off . C4 Commander Graphic Interface The C4 Commander graphic interface is rotated. Some of the button labels at the bottom of the scribble strip for availability and ordering information (www.mackie.
...changes to indicate the relative position of the center position as the V-Pot is typically used for an EQ boost/cut control. A C4 Commander overlay should now control your changes. Boost/Cut mode lights a single LED at the 12 Spread o'clock position, and lights LEDs to the...-duty as the V-Pot is the main window that you are not doing anything, make adjustments on /off . C4 Commander Graphic Interface The C4 Commander graphic interface is rotated. Some of the button labels at the bottom of the scribble strip for availability and ordering information (www.mackie.
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... selected bank's parameters (as they appear in the top line of all the controls in the FUNCTIONS section: VALUES and RUN/EDIT, and two buttons that two open layout. C4 Commander Scribble Strips The scribble strip displays a name describing the parameter. FUNCTIONS There are... four buttons in the scribble strip. SPLIT The SPLIT button toggles the controls on -screen highlighted controls). The LED above the button lights while...
... selected bank's parameters (as they appear in the top line of all the controls in the FUNCTIONS section: VALUES and RUN/EDIT, and two buttons that two open layout. C4 Commander Scribble Strips The scribble strip displays a name describing the parameter. FUNCTIONS There are... four buttons in the scribble strip. SPLIT The SPLIT button toggles the controls on -screen highlighted controls). The LED above the button lights while...
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...BANK/PAGE Navigation Buttons BANK UP/DOWN: Use these navigation controls is where the concept of the C4 to scroll among the pages and gain access to divide the C4 so that you can create seven pages in the C4 Commander to control different instruments. What if you want to have more than ... for a total of a book. We can use the BANK UP and BANK DOWN buttons to scroll between open layouts in the C4 Commander is turning the pages of 32 controls. You simply push the PAGE L and PAGE R buttons at the same time? A horizontal dotted line indicates the division between the...
...BANK/PAGE Navigation Buttons BANK UP/DOWN: Use these navigation controls is where the concept of the C4 to scroll among the pages and gain access to divide the C4 so that you can create seven pages in the C4 Commander to control different instruments. What if you want to have more than ... for a total of a book. We can use the BANK UP and BANK DOWN buttons to scroll between open layouts in the C4 Commander is turning the pages of 32 controls. You simply push the PAGE L and PAGE R buttons at the same time? A horizontal dotted line indicates the division between the...
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...instrument to the first VPot in the upper-left corner of the C4 graphic interface to create a new layout. Click and drag the Oberheim-Matrix 6/1000 from the Instrument list over to control; Open the C4 Commander software application. 2. Click the Settings button in the upper-left ...corner of the C4 graphic interface, and release the mouse button when the V-Pot is given the default name ...
...instrument to the first VPot in the upper-left corner of the C4 graphic interface to create a new layout. Click and drag the Oberheim-Matrix 6/1000 from the Instrument list over to control; Open the C4 Commander software application. 2. Click the Settings button in the upper-left ...corner of the C4 graphic interface, and release the mouse button when the V-Pot is given the default name ...
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Go ahead and experiment with the navigation buttons to see how the controls scroll up and down and side to the VPots on your hard drive. 8. All the parameters for the Oberheim-Matrix 6/1000 are automatically assigned to .... Click Save to save it to close the Edit window. 9. Click the Run button in the upper-right corner of the C4 graphic interface to the C4 Commander folder on the C4 sequentially. Click the Save As button next to the Layouts list and name the layout an appropriate name, such as Oberheim. You...
Go ahead and experiment with the navigation buttons to see how the controls scroll up and down and side to the VPots on your hard drive. 8. All the parameters for the Oberheim-Matrix 6/1000 are automatically assigned to .... Click Save to save it to close the Edit window. 9. Click the Run button in the upper-right corner of the C4 graphic interface to the C4 Commander folder on the C4 sequentially. Click the Save As button next to the Layouts list and name the layout an appropriate name, such as Oberheim. You...
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... • Click the Assignments tab and click the "+" in front of the C4 graphic interface and click the Display tab. • Click a V-Pot in the first bank to control with C4 Commander in Bank 4. We now have with the C4. Let's say you have an Akai DR16 Hard Disk Recorder and a Novation ...Bass Station keyboard that you want to select it DR16_BassStation.c4l). • On the DR16, you use the C4 to use frequently. After you...
... • Click the Assignments tab and click the "+" in front of the C4 graphic interface and click the Display tab. • Click a V-Pot in the first bank to control with C4 Commander in Bank 4. We now have with the C4. Let's say you have an Akai DR16 Hard Disk Recorder and a Novation ...Bass Station keyboard that you want to select it DR16_BassStation.c4l). • On the DR16, you use the C4 to use frequently. After you...
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User's Guide 19 C4 Commander CONTROL C4 MACKIE CONTROL C4 DSP PLUG-IN CONTROLLER VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT CONTROLLER MACKIE CONTROL PHATT CHANNEL FUNCTION 1/3 2/2 LOCK 3/1 ASSIGNMENT MARKER TRACK MODIFIERS SHIFT OPTION SPLIT SPOT ERASE CHAN STRIP FUNCTION CONTROL /ALT PARAMETER BANK SINGLE SLOT UP TRACK L TRACK R SLOT DOWN Need Help? Contact our Technical Support staff at techmail@mackie.com. After hours, please visit www.mackie.com and look under Support, or email us at 1-800-898-3211, Monday to Friday, from 7 am to 5 pm PST.
User's Guide 19 C4 Commander CONTROL C4 MACKIE CONTROL C4 DSP PLUG-IN CONTROLLER VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT CONTROLLER MACKIE CONTROL PHATT CHANNEL FUNCTION 1/3 2/2 LOCK 3/1 ASSIGNMENT MARKER TRACK MODIFIERS SHIFT OPTION SPLIT SPOT ERASE CHAN STRIP FUNCTION CONTROL /ALT PARAMETER BANK SINGLE SLOT UP TRACK L TRACK R SLOT DOWN Need Help? Contact our Technical Support staff at techmail@mackie.com. After hours, please visit www.mackie.com and look under Support, or email us at 1-800-898-3211, Monday to Friday, from 7 am to 5 pm PST.
Programming Manual
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.... C4 Commander C4 Commander Programmer's Guide Contents C4 Commander Programmer's Guide---------- 2 Introduction 2 C4 Commander Files 2 Instrument Definition Files (.c4i 2 New Instrument File Creation------- 3 Steps in creating a new Instrument file:----- 3 C4 Commander XML schema 3 Basics 3 Syntax 3 Creating a new Instrument Definition ---------- 4 Masks 4 ValueText 6 Parameters 7 Layout files (.c4l 10 Layout File Format 11 Console File (.c4s 12 C4 Commander Files C4 Commander deals with 2 types of the C4 Commander software...
.... C4 Commander C4 Commander Programmer's Guide Contents C4 Commander Programmer's Guide---------- 2 Introduction 2 C4 Commander Files 2 Instrument Definition Files (.c4i 2 New Instrument File Creation------- 3 Steps in creating a new Instrument file:----- 3 C4 Commander XML schema 3 Basics 3 Syntax 3 Creating a new Instrument Definition ---------- 4 Masks 4 ValueText 6 Parameters 7 Layout files (.c4l 10 Layout File Format 11 Console File (.c4s 12 C4 Commander Files C4 Commander deals with 2 types of the C4 Commander software...
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... are two options for System Exclusive. These are used by the instrument. • Write the instrument file in a SYSEX message. C4 Commander XML schema Each instrument controlled by the HEX number 3F). C4 Commander Some Useful Terminology SYSEX is that you already have programmming experience; The header includes the manufacturer's ID and the device ID...
... are two options for System Exclusive. These are used by the instrument. • Write the instrument file in a SYSEX message. C4 Commander XML schema Each instrument controlled by the HEX number 3F). C4 Commander Some Useful Terminology SYSEX is that you already have programmming experience; The header includes the manufacturer's ID and the device ID...
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... simplify and clarify the readouts for the parameter value n. If a value="n" attribute is present, the tag value will be substituted for the C4 controls. hall," etc., on /off ", "Layer on the C4's display. The Valuetext parameter is used , the tag value will be substituted in place of seeing 0 and 1 for a V-Pot value,.... British, 2x10, 1x12, Metal, Jazz • On/Off messages for compressor attack and release) • Keyboard modes - Instead of all value text lists defined. C4 Commander ValueText Valuetext are look-up tables that can be used for multiple parameters.
... simplify and clarify the readouts for the parameter value n. If a value="n" attribute is present, the tag value will be substituted for the C4 controls. hall," etc., on /off ", "Layer on the C4's display. The Valuetext parameter is used , the tag value will be substituted in place of seeing 0 and 1 for a V-Pot value,.... British, 2x10, 1x12, Metal, Jazz • On/Off messages for compressor attack and release) • Keyboard modes - Instead of all value text lists defined. C4 Commander ValueText Valuetext are look-up tables that can be used for multiple parameters.
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...attribute is limited to the instrument. It can control. Since the physical C4 is present, the appropriate substitution will automatically truncate this parameter as descriptive as the default name in the C4 commander. It is placed on the first C4 V-Pot slot when dragging te entire instrument ... function. The FunctionName is triggered. The ID associated to control that if one is possible (but not very efficient) to the parameter value displayed in the C4 Commander screen. The HEX message that the C4 can be contained withint the begininning and ending ParamTable tags....
...attribute is limited to the instrument. It can control. Since the physical C4 is present, the appropriate substitution will automatically truncate this parameter as descriptive as the default name in the C4 commander. It is placed on the first C4 V-Pot slot when dragging te entire instrument ... function. The FunctionName is triggered. The ID associated to control that if one is possible (but not very efficient) to the parameter value displayed in the C4 Commander screen. The HEX message that the C4 can be contained withint the begininning and ending ParamTable tags....
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... pickets - This element represents an individual mapping from one instrument parameter to a C4 V-Pot. C4 Commander Layout files (.c4l) A layout is defined as a mapping of all C4 virtual controls to a set of the C4 Commander. A single display group. Unique ID assigned to each saved layout file for... mapping instrument parameters to the C4. Layout files are created automatically when controls are 32 V-Pots per page (if there...
... pickets - This element represents an individual mapping from one instrument parameter to a C4 V-Pot. C4 Commander Layout files (.c4l) A layout is defined as a mapping of all C4 virtual controls to a set of the C4 Commander. A single display group. Unique ID assigned to each saved layout file for... mapping instrument parameters to the C4. Layout files are created automatically when controls are 32 V-Pots per page (if there...