Hi folks,
happy new year to everyone, I hope you're all well and productive
New year - new gear. Today I though, it would maybe a great time to pass on to another DAW. I use mine (Samplitude) for nearly 20 years now, but there are many things I'm not so happy with.
Anyway: Reaper it is, and I downloaded it earlier this day.
first things first: if I can't use my good 'ol DM3200 - it's a showstopper right at the go! right now, I am trying to get along with Reaper in terms of making use of my faders and knobs, remote controlled by the DM.
Here is the problem:
I can make use of the fader groups 1-8, I can mute, pan and solo these channels, I can fully use the transport bar, and I can use the master fader for the master bus.
Adding a nineth channel leads to strange behaviour: Faders 1 and 9 on the DM move together, as if they were linked. Adding a tenth, faders 2 and 10 will move accordingly.
Here's how I set things up:
- opened options
- went to controls
- First, I added an instance of Mackie Control Universal
a) Midi in --> MIDIIN5
b) Midi out --> MIDIOUT5
- then, I added a Mackie Control Extender
a) Midi in --> MIDIIN6
b) Midi out --> MIDIOUT6
For Samplitude, the setting is Mackie Control, and Mackie Extender. Maybe Control Universal is a whole another protocol?
I played around with different combinations (two MCUs, two MCEs, first an MCE than MCU...), but it's not working as expected? Anyone here with more insight on this?
greetings
snafu
happy new year to everyone, I hope you're all well and productive

New year - new gear. Today I though, it would maybe a great time to pass on to another DAW. I use mine (Samplitude) for nearly 20 years now, but there are many things I'm not so happy with.
Anyway: Reaper it is, and I downloaded it earlier this day.
first things first: if I can't use my good 'ol DM3200 - it's a showstopper right at the go! right now, I am trying to get along with Reaper in terms of making use of my faders and knobs, remote controlled by the DM.
Here is the problem:
I can make use of the fader groups 1-8, I can mute, pan and solo these channels, I can fully use the transport bar, and I can use the master fader for the master bus.
Adding a nineth channel leads to strange behaviour: Faders 1 and 9 on the DM move together, as if they were linked. Adding a tenth, faders 2 and 10 will move accordingly.
Here's how I set things up:
- opened options
- went to controls
- First, I added an instance of Mackie Control Universal
a) Midi in --> MIDIIN5
b) Midi out --> MIDIOUT5
- then, I added a Mackie Control Extender
a) Midi in --> MIDIIN6
b) Midi out --> MIDIOUT6
For Samplitude, the setting is Mackie Control, and Mackie Extender. Maybe Control Universal is a whole another protocol?
I played around with different combinations (two MCUs, two MCEs, first an MCE than MCU...), but it's not working as expected? Anyone here with more insight on this?
greetings
snafu