With Your Daw Only; With External Midi Equipment (Without A Computer); Display And Navigation - M-Audio CTRL49 Quick Start Manual

With Your DAW Only

You can use CTRL49 as a standard USB MIDI controller for your music creation software. We've
created presets for several popular DAWs so you can use CTRL49 with your projects in the most
logical and intuitive way possible. You can use CTRL49's MIDI Mode and the Mackie Control
faders, fader buttons, and transport controls to control your DAW (see the
more information).
Tip: To set up Mackie Control
Port 4 (Mackie/HUI) is enabled in your DAW's Preferences, Options, or Device Setup menu.
Then, use MIDI Edit Mode to set the faders and fader buttons to a preset that corresponds to
your DAW. You can also set the transport control buttons to match the message format that the
Faders are currently set to (Mackie Control
more information).

With External MIDI Equipment (Without a Computer)

You can connect an external MIDI device (synth, drum machine, etc.) to CTRL49's MIDI Out,
letting you use CTRL49 to control it, whether or not you're connected to a computer.

Display and Navigation

CTRL49's display
about its current mode and operations.
You can navigate its different modes,
pages, etc. by using the following
controls:
1. Data Dial: Use this dial to change a
selected parameter values, settings,
etc. in the display. Press the dial to
enter or confirm a command or
setting.
2. Cursors: Use
navigate through the menus and
options in the current page in the
display.
3. Page Left/Right: Use these buttons to move between the available pages in the display. When
there is a page available to the left or right of the current one, the corresponding button will
light up.
4. Mode Buttons: Press one of these buttons to enter its corresponding mode.
The display contains the essential information you'll need during performance, recording, or
production. When using VIP, though, the VIP software window on your computer may contain
additional information, depending on the current mode. Keep this in mind while exploring the
different modes in VIP (see the following
10
® ®
/HUI communication with your DAW, first make sure CTRL49 MIDI
shows information
these buttons to
Modes
® ®
or HUI ) in Global Mode (see the
MIDI Mode
Workstation (DAW)
2
3
1
4
2
section for more information).
Modes
Modes
Digital Audio
4
3
4
® ®
/HUI
section for
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