Mackie Control Universal Pro £999
An overhall for the famed Mackie Control - but it's more of a refinement that a redesign
The MusicRadar Team, Wed 5 Dec 2007, 12:21 pm UTC
Manufacturer's description
ULTIMATE
CONTROL
FOR
A
COMPLETE
EXPERIENCEWithout
Mackie
Control
Universal
Pro,
your
music
production
software
just
isn’t
complete.
MCU
Pro
rounds
out
your
software’s
functionality
to
deliver
the
ultimate
in
hands-on
command.
In
fact,
your
software
was
designed
with
MCU
Pro
in
mind.
Developers
access
the
MCU
Pro
via
its
unique
communication
protocol
—
pioneered
by
Mackie
—
and
determine
precisely
how
MCU
Pro
works
for
you.
That
means
MCU
Pro
integrates
with
your
software
like
no
other
hardware
controller.
Say
goodbye
to
sub-par
responsiveness
to
your
mix
adjustments,
trying
to
remember
which
knobs
are
assigned
to
which
parameter,
and
the
tedious
process
of
MIDI
mapping.
With
MCU
Pro,
you
get
deep,
intuitive
control
of
mix
and
plug-in
parameters,
real-time
visual
feedback
and
set
up
is
plug
and
play
—
without
any
MIDI
mapping
whatsoever!And
MCU
Pro
goes
far
beyond
simple
faders
and
transport
controls
—
it
gives
you
the
most
comprehensive
feature
set
on
the
market.
With
nine
100mm
Penny
+
Giles
optical
touch-sensitive
faders,
a
full-sized
backlit
LCD
and
V-Pots
for
fast
tweaking,
MCU
Pro
is
the
only
desktop
control
surface
that
can
truly
make
your
music
production
experience
complete.With
optional
expandability
via
Mackie
Control
Extender
Pro
ender
Pro
and
Mackie
Control
C4
Pro,
MCU
Pro
is
also
the
only
software
control
surface
that
can
grow
with
your
studio.
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MusicRadar rating
Pros
Supremely well designed and built; truly comprehensive; DAW control; motorised faders; good connectivity.
Cons
Not really worth upgrading from original MC Universal.
Verdict
The Control Universal Pro represents a refinement of an already excellent design, rather than a needless reinvention of the (jog) wheel
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Specification Show
Control Universal Pro
- Price:
- £999
- Description:
- An expandable, modular hardware controller for your DAWs, plug-ins and even software control your old MIDI gear too
- Bundled Software:
- Traktion 2.1 Sequencer
- MIDI in/out:
- 1
- MIDI Inputs:
- 3
- MIDI Outputs:
- 3
- S/PDIF in/out:
- 0
- Supported DAWs:
- Cubase, Logic, Reason, Sonar
- Control/User Interface:
- Multi-function jog wheel
- LCD Screen:
- 0
- Software Editor:
- 0
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