Modes; Midi Mode; Mackie Control/Hui Mode; Hid Mode - M-Audio code25 User Manual

Modes

The buttons are always in one of three modes. Press Button Mode to switch between them,
distinguishable by the Button Mode button's color.

MIDI Mode

In this mode, the Button Mode button will be lit red.
Pressing the buttons will send MIDI CC messages, which you can assign (described earlier in
Editing Assignments > Message).

Mackie Control/HUI Mode

In this mode, the Button Mode button will be lit green.
If your Code Series keyboard is set to use the Mackie Control protocol, pressing the buttons will
perform one of the following functions for each track, depending on its color: Track Select (green,
the default), Record-Arm (red), Solo (yellow), or Mute (blue).
The first button (B1, under the master fader) does not have a track-specific function.
Use the Bank Right/Left () buttons to move to another bank of tracks.
Important note if you are using Code 25: In your DAW, it may look like you are controlling 8
tracks, but you can control only 4 tracks at a time. When you press one of the Bank
Right/Left () buttons, you will control only the next/previous 4 tracks.
To set the function of all buttons, press and hold Shift, and then press the first button (B1,
under the master fader) to cycle through the four functions. The display will show the current
function: TRACK (track select), RECORD (record-arm), SOLO, or MUTE. This will set all
buttons to the same function regardless of their current functions.
To set the function of one button only, press and hold Shift, and then press the desired
button to cycle that button only through the four functions. The display will show the current
function: TRACK (track select), RECORD (record-arm), SOLO, or MUTE.

HID Mode

In this mode, the Button Mode button will be lit yellow.
Pressing the buttons will send computer keystrokes as messages using the HID (human
interface device) protocol. You can assign each button's color while in HID Mode, but each
button uses only one color.
Tip: The HID (human interface device) protocol lets devices send typical computer keyboard
keystrokes. USB game controllers are an example of this, acting as an alternative to your
computer's keyboard. Your Code Series keyboard's assignable buttons can also use the HID
protocol, letting you configure certain buttons to send your most-often used keystrokes to
your software (for example, Control + C to copy).
Please see Editing Assignments > Message > Keystrokes to learn how to assign keystrokes
to the buttons.
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