When using the Euphonix devices with Logic Pro, the Mixer’s channel strip functions can be accessed and edited using knobsets. A knobset contains pages, each comprised of eight parameters. Knobsets are organized hierarchically.
The top-level knobset leads to the following knobsets:
This knobset allows you to:
Edit an effect plug-in (Inserts mode)
Change or insert an effect plug-in (Inserts Configuration mode)
Note: This knobset only relates to insert effects, and not to instrument plug-ins.
You edit effect plug-ins in Inserts mode, using the Inserts knobset.
Press the Inserts knob top, or key, to display all effect plug-ins inserted in the currently selected channel strip. This key is labeled “*” (asterisk) on the CM408T channel strip.
Note: If using the MC Mix, press the CHAN key to enter Channel mode.
The effect plug-in names are displayed on the Soft Keys, the touchscreen, or the display, depending on the system you are using.
If more than eight effect plug-ins are inserted, you can use the Page keys to display ensuing plug-ins.
Press the knob top that features the name of the effect plug-in you want to edit.
The parameters are displayed in the order shown in the Controls view of the effect.
Turn the respective knob to change the value.
Depending on the system you are using, for parameters with only two values, you can either press the On key, or turn the respective knob, to switch between the two values. The On key is lit when the value is 1 (or on) and unlit when the value is 0 (or off).
Pressing a knob top sets the controlled parameter to its default value.
If there are more than eight parameters, use the Page keys to navigate between them.
Press the Back key to return to the top-level knobset.
You change or insert effect plug-ins in Inserts Configuration mode, using the Inserts Configuration knobset.
Press the Inserts knob top or key. The key is labeled “*” (asterisk) on the CM408T channel strip.
Note: If using the MC Mix, press the CHAN key to enter Channel mode.
Press both Page keys simultaneously to display the Inserts Configuration knobset.
The first eight Insert slots of the selected channel strip are displayed.
If an Insert slot already contains an effect plug-in, the On key is lit (on the MC Professional and MC Mix devices). On the MC Control, it is indicated by a small green LED in the lower left of the knob image.
Select the Insert slot you want by pressing the respective knob top. Press the Page keys to display Insert slots 9 to 15.
The Logic Pro Effect Plug-in menu appears. Press the Page keys to display ensuing plug-ins and to move through the effect plug-in hierarchy.
Choose the effect plug-in you want:
Pressing the knob top enters a submenu or inserts a selected effect plug-in.
Pressing the Back key navigates up one level in the menu hierarchy.
This knobset behaves differently, depending on the channel strip type you are working with—audio or software instrument.
On audio channel strips, this knobset allows you to:
Set a channel strip’s input value (Input mode)
Set a channel strip’s input format (Input Configuration mode)
On instrument channel strips, this knobset allows you to:
Edit an instrument plug-in (Input mode)
Change or insert an instrument plug-in (Input Configuration mode)
You set an audio channel strip’s input value in Input mode, using the Input knobset.
Press the Input knob top, or key, to display all possible channel input values for the selected channel strip.
Note: If using the MC Mix, press the CHAN key to enter Channel mode.
The input values are displayed on the Soft Keys, the touchscreen, or the display, depending on the system you are using.
You can use the Page keys to display ensuing input values.
Press the knob top that features the name of the channel input value you want to set.
The currently active input value is indicated by a lit On key (on the MC Professional and MC Mix devices). On the MC Control, it is indicated by a small green LED in the lower left of the knob image.
You set an audio channel strip’s input format in Input Configuration mode, using the Input Configuration knobset.
Press the Input knob top or key.
Note: If using the MC Mix, press the CHAN key to enter Channel mode.
Press both Page keys simultaneously to switch to Input Configuration mode.
The selected channel strip’s input format values—Mono, Stereo, Left, Right, Surround—are displayed.
The currently active format value is indicated by a lit On key (on the MC Professional and MC Mix devices). On the MC Control, it is indicated by a small green LED in the lower left of the knob image.
Press the respective knob top to choose the input format you want.
You edit instrument plug-ins in Input mode, using the Input knobset.
Press the Input knob top, or key, to display the software instrument plug-in inserted in the currently selected channel strip.
The instrument plug-in name is displayed on the Soft Keys, the touchscreen, or the display, depending on the system you are using.
Press the knob top to display the instrument plug-in parameters in the order shown in the Controls view of the instrument.
Turn the respective knob to change the value.
Depending on the system you are using, for parameters with only two values, you can either press the On key, or turn the respective knob, to switch between the two values. The On key is lit when the value is 1 (or on) and unlit when the value is 0 (or off).
Pressing a knob top sets the controlled parameter to its default value.
If the instrument plug-in features more than eight parameters, use the Page keys to navigate between pages of parameters.
Press the Back key to return to the top-level knobset.
You change or insert instrument plug-ins in Input Configuration mode, using the Input Configuration knobset.
Press the Input knob top, or key.
Press both Page keys simultaneously to switch to Input Configuration mode.
The Logic Pro Instruments Plug-in menu appears. Press the Page keys to display ensuing plug-ins.
If an instrument plug-in is already inserted, the On key is lit (on the MC Professional and MC Mix devices). On the MC Control, it is indicated by a small green LED in the lower left of the knob image.
Choose the instrument you want:
Pressing the knob top activates a submenu or inserts a selected instrument plug-in.
Pressing the Back key navigates up one level in the menu hierarchy.
This knobset allows you to edit the first Channel or Linear Phase EQ inserted in the selected channel strip.
There are two pages, each showing four EQ bands on eight knobs:
One page contains the parameters of EQ bands 1, 2, 7, and 8.
One page contains the parameters of EQ bands 3, 4, 5, and 6.
When no Channel or Linear Phase EQ is present on the selected channel strip, pressing the knob top labeled AddChEQ inserts a Channel EQ.
Press the EQ knob top, or key, to display the EQ bands of the EQ plug-in inserted in the currently selected channel strip.
Note: The MC Mix automatically switches to Channel mode.
The EQ band parameters are displayed on the Soft Keys, the touchscreen, or the display, depending on the system you are using.
You can use the Page keys to display ensuing parameters.
Turn the respective knob to change the parameter value.
Pressing a knob top sets the controlled parameter to its default value.
Press the Back key to return to the top-level knobset.
This section outlines the addressing and control of EQ bands with the MC Professional and MC Mix devices.
The first knob of an EQ band (the upper or left knob of the pair) controls either Frequency or Q. To switch between Frequency and Q, use the Select/SEL key if working with the MC Professional devices or the MC Mix. If using the MC Control, press the Shift key while touching the knob’s image on the touchscreen. (When active, a small yellow LED lights on the upper left of the image.) Pressing the knob top sets the controlled parameter to its default value.
The second knob of an EQ band (the lower or right knob of the pair) controls Gain (or Slope). Pressing the knob top sets the controlled parameter to its default value.
If working with the MC Professional devices or the MC Mix, the On key switches the bypass state of the band. On the MC Control, press the knob’s touchscreen image.
The Aux or Sends (Configuration) knobset allows you to:
Edit a send destination (Aux or Sends mode)
Change or set a send destination (Aux or Sends Configuration mode)
The Select key (labeled SEL on the MC Mix) switches between Pre Fader (off—unlit) and Post Fader (on—lit) modes.
You edit send destinations in Aux/Sends mode, using the Aux/Sends knobset.
Press the Aux or Sends knob top, or key, to display all send options for the currently selected channel strip.
Note: If using the MC Mix, press the CHAN key to enter Channel mode.
The send options are displayed on the Soft Keys, the touchscreen, or the display, depending on the system you are using.
Turn the respective knob to change the send level.
Pressing a knob top sets the controlled parameter to its default level.
Press the Back key to return to the top-level knobset.
You change or set send destinations in Aux/Sends Configuration mode, using the Aux/Sends Configuration knobset.
Press the Aux or Sends knob top, or key.
Note: If using the MC Mix, press the CHAN key to enter Channel mode.
Press both Page keys simultaneously to switch to Send Configuration mode.
The eight Send slots of the currently selected channel strip are displayed.
Select the Send slot you want by pressing the respective knob top.
The first eight send destinations are displayed. You can use the Page keys to display further send destinations (busses).
Choose the send destination:
Pressing the knob top changes, or sets, a selected destination.
Pressing the Back key navigates up one level in the menu hierarchy.
This knobset allows you to adjust a channel strip’s Pan/Surround control. If the channel strip’s input format is set to Surround, the knobset displays the following parameters:
Surround Angle
Surround Diversity
LFE Level
Surround X (left/right)
Surround Y (front/back)
Spread
Center Level
Press the Pan/Surround knob top, or key, to display the Pan/Surround parameters for the currently selected channel strip.
Note: If using the MC Mix, press the CHAN key to enter Channel mode.
The parameter names are displayed on the Soft Keys, the touchscreen, or the display, depending on the system you are using.
Turn the respective knob to change the parameter value.
Pressing a knob top sets the controlled parameter to its default value.
Press the Back key to return to the top-level knobset.
This knobset allows you to edit a channel strip’s group membership.
Press the Group knob top, or key, to display the list of groups that the currently selected channel strip is assigned to. This key is labeled Grp on the CM408T channel strip.
Note: If using the MC Mix, press the CHAN key to enter Channel mode.
The groups names are displayed on the Soft Keys, the touchscreen, or the display, depending on the system you are using.
If a channel strip is associated with more than the first eight groups, you can use the Page keys to display ensuing groups.
Press the knob top that features the name of the group you want to associate the channel strip with.
When you choose an inactive group number, the Group Settings window opens automatically, with the channel strip being added to the group.
When you choose an active group number, the channel strip is added directly to the group.
Tip: The On key can also be used to switch between active/inactive group membership for the selected channel strip.
Press the Back key to return to the top-level knobset.
Press the Group knob top, or key, to display the list of groups that the currently selected channel strip is assigned to. This key is labeled Grp on the CM408T channel strip.
Note: If using the MC Mix, press the CHAN key to enter Channel mode.
Press the knob top that features the name of the Group you want to remove the channel strip from.
That particular channel is removed from the group.
Tip: The On key can also be used to switch between active/inactive group membership for the selected channel strip.
Press the Back key to return to the top-level knobset.
This knobset allows you to change the mix or output destination of a channel strip.
Press the Mix or Output knob top, or key, to display all possible mix or output values for the currently selected channel strip.
Note: If using the MC Mix, press the CHAN key to enter Channel mode.
The value names are displayed on the Soft Keys, the touchscreen, or the display, depending on the system you are using.
To select the output destination, do one of the following:
Press the knob top that features the name of the mix or output value.
Press the On key for the relevant mix or output value.
You can use the Page keys to display ensuing outputs.
The currently active output is indicated by a lit On key (on the MC Professional and MC Mix devices). On the MC Control, it is indicated by a small green LED in the lower left of the knob image.
Press the Back key to return to the top-level knobset.