2008 TEC Award Winner
MC Mix brings the unparalleled audio mixing speed, resolution
and DAW integration of Euphonix's high-end professional consoles to the personal
studio. The faders and rotary encoders enable fast access to pan, EQ and plug-ins
with clear metering and info displays. Add MC Control and/or extra MC Mix units
for larger systems.
Features
- 8 touch-sensitive motorized faders
- 8 touch-sensitive rotary encoders
- 8 displays for surround metering, parameter and track
names
- Link up to four MC Mix units and/or an MC Control for
up to
- 36 faders
- Control multiple applications & workstations via
Ethernet
- 250X faster and 8X the resolution of MIDI
- Supports HUI and Mackie Control protocols
- Slim-line design for easy studio integration and portability
MC Mix offers a host of power features to speed up and
enhance your creativity with any DAW that supports EuCon, HUI or Mackie Control
protocols.
MC Mix can work on its own, or be expanded with up to
three additional MC Mix units and/or an MC Control.
Effortlessly switch between multiple applications and
workstations at the touch of a button - the faders and high-resolution OLED
displays and other controls instantly snap to the selected application to put
multi-format metering, plug-in parameters, EQ curves and much more at your fingertips.
Most importantly, software developers like Apple, Steinberg,
MOTU and others have worked closely to integrate native support for Euphonix'
EuCon control protocol into their DAWs to deliver an unmatched editing and mixing
experience.
EuCon - High Speed Connectivity - Any Application
EuCon is a high speed Ethernet control protocol developed
by Euphonix that allows the MC Mix to connect to any Mac OS X application. EuCon
carries control information for faders, knobs, displays and more between the
MC Mix and whatever application is in focus on your computer.
EuCon is MIDI on steroids and is the next generation control
protocol for working with music and video applications.
The EuControl application manages the MC Mix’s connection
to the Mac, and the MC Client application connects the EuCon control data to
all the applications. The MC Mix can connect to any application, but for fader
and knob control, the application must be able to support either EuCon, HUI,
or Mackie Control protocol.
8 Motorized Touch-Sensitive Faders
MC Mix includes eight high-quality 100mm long throw faders
for accurate and smooth mixing.
Touching a fader will automatically select and control
the corresponding track within any application that supports EuCon, HUI or Mackie
Control protocols as soon as the application is brought up front, or in focus.
Fader meters and track designations are displayed by the corresponding OLED
above each fader strip.
The Record/Automation keys to left of each fader offer
direct arming of tracks for recording and/or selection of the track's automation
mode, while the Select/Assign keys lock the selected track to a dedicated fader
while allowing you to bank through tracks with the remaining faders - perfect
for master fader and sub-mix applications.
8 Touch-Sensitive Rotary Encoders with OLED Displays
These eight rotary controllers offer direct control over
everything from panning and gain to editing your most powerful plug-ins and
EQ and depict instant positional feedback via the OLED displays above each knob.
The knobs can also be pressed to instantiate and navigate through parameters.
The Knob Set Selector Keys found along the left side of
the MC Mix let you quickly assign the rotary encoders to control plug-ins, EQs,
panning, signal routing and much more. You can choose to control the same parameter
across all tracks (e.g. pans) or assign all knobs to one track for simultaneous
editing of multiple parameters at once - perfect for plug-ins.
The high-resolution 128 x 64 pixel OLED displays provide
track name/number, detailed metering (from mono to 5.1 surround data), parameter
name/value currently being modified by its corresponding rotary encoder, current
automation mode and more.
Artist Systems
The MC Mix is designed to work with up to three additional
MC Mix units and/or an MC Control for complete audio mixing control with up
to 36 faders.
Adding an MC Control unit brings additional control features
to the MC Mix. As well as adding all the power of 12 hardware soft keys, the
track screen, the softkey screen and setup, MC Control also includes Studio
Monitor Express for monitoring.
With EuCon applications, the MC Control can also be used
to assign any track to any fader and have these assignments saved for easy recall
from the screen. Save a Layout for Drums, one for Keyboards, another for Guitars,
and so on, to make mixing with large number of tracks a breeze.
MC Control and MC Mix units clip together or can be situated
anywhere as each has its own Ethernet connection.
Specifications
- Dimensions: 16.8" x 9.5" x 1.2" (420mm
x 238mm x 30mm)
- Weight: 4.8 lbs (2.2kg)
- Line voltage: 100 - 240V AC
- Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz
System Requirements
Mac
- Apple Macintosh G4 with a 1.25GHz or faster PowerPC
G4 processor (PowerPC G5, Intel Core Duo, or Intel Xeon processor highly recommended)
- Apple Macintosh OS X v10.4 or later
- 1 available 10/100 Base-T Ethernet port**
- 1GB System RAM
- 100MB of free hard disk space for full installation
- CD-ROM/CD-RW or DVD-ROM drive required for software
installation
- Display with 1024-by-768 resolution or higher
- ** Ethernet hub or switch required to connect additional
MC Mix unit(s) or connect to a network
