If you focus channel 64 on Cubase, you are going to have to press the bank button on the Mackie 8 times to get to channel 64.

You have to manually switch banks to see channel 10 in focus on the mackie. But then focus channel 10 on Cubase and the Mackie doesn’t switch banks to channel 10. But I could also give you several disadvantages of the X Touch not to mention lighter build, no adjustable scribble strip, and IMO way overly compact.Īlso, are you willing to live with a DAW controller that won’t auto-bank? This means focusing channel 1 on Cubase and channel 1 on your Mackie will focus. If someone suggests the Behringer, it does have better character read-out because the channel display is physically separated.

Users keep wishing…hoping…because everyones desires are a bit different. If you Google you will discover dozens of GS threads about this almost since the beginning of DAWs. Heres 8 pages about complaints and the so-called perfect controller…that really doesn’t exist because everyones wishes are different. There is no need to spend lots of research time if you are happy with just the basics.īut the issue usually becomes “I want it to do more than that.” They also come with a transport control, 8 programmable functions buttons and a jog wheel. If you want a simple DAW controller that has motorized faders, select, mute, solo, rec, and pan for 8 channels plus a master fader…then buy either one. With the X-touch, there is a physical space between the channels so this is not an issue…however you are still limited to I believe 7 characters.įor the rest of my comments, I’ll just copy/paste.This applies to any Mackie protocol controller:įirst, be comopletely honest with yourself, and think exactly why you want either of those. I always go into the Cubase editor and modify the characters to make them readable. But without modifying the low 7-count characters that all MCU controllers follow, the QconPro and even Mackie MCU is a total mess. I don’t have the X-Touch because I’m not cramped in a room for physical space and chose the QconPro which IMO has a heavier build, adjustable view scribble strip, and more space between channels which is closer to a real console. Cubase with X-Touch/Mackie MCU/ QconPro/QconProX/ and several others who all operate under Mackie Protocol will generally behave the same.

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