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mikeysbistro wrote on 7/1/2004, 6:11 PM
Sweet article.
Question: Can you program the mackie to control the pan/crop window? I'd like to control it just like you would a video camera - to give it a more organic feel for coming up with zooms and pans.
Spot|DSE wrote on 7/1/2004, 6:17 PM
Hmmm....haven't tried that, and don't have my Mackie in the hotel room with me. I imagine you could program the Mackie to open Pan/Crop, and use the side/side/up/down arrows to manipulate, but I don't see how you could use it to modify the size of the image or Pan/Crop settings. If you can't do it on the keyboard, and there isn't a knob, slider, or button...you can't access it from the Mackie.
busterkeaton wrote on 7/1/2004, 6:21 PM
Now that you mention it, Pan/Crop sounds like a candidate for being manipulated by a joystick. That to me seems easier than the Mackie.
L25 wrote on 7/1/2004, 8:59 PM
For a small/compact work space it is a bit big IMO. It would be great if there was a version that was the same size as, say, a 1202 mixer. It looks great, wish I could afford one.

jeff
Spot|DSE wrote on 7/1/2004, 9:22 PM
It's less than 19" wide, standard rack space width. In fact, you can put it in a rack console if you want to. There are much smaller MIDI control devices, they just would require a lot of training for Vegas. JLCooper has one that's really tiny, but frankly, the size and 'feel' of the sliders is a big part of mixing. Might as well mix with a mouse if you want small surface.
L25 wrote on 7/1/2004, 10:16 PM
I was not implying I wanted a tiny surface, a mackie 1202 VLZ is 12"x11". That size works fine on a small desk. Some folks don't have a big spread or banks of rack mount gear. It would be great if the new Mackie control has good sales, maybe they would then consider a *slightly* smaller version analogous to the 1202?

For those with room to roam, the larger control surface is of course better, and if need be you can add control extenders to your hearts desire.