G5 - Logic - Mackie Control Help! Options

[ZigZag007]

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I recently bought a new studio setup

Mac G5 (dual) running OSX 10.2.7
Logic Platinum 6.3.2
Motu 828mkII
midiman 8x8
Mackie Control Universal V2.1

Now my Xmas reading has been manuals so I haven't actually recorded anything on logic yet but looking forward to it. I do a lot of tv stuff until now on a VS1680 setup so this should be easier.

However, I can't seem to get the Mackie control to work with logic and wondered if anyone might be able to offer any suggestions.

I have it connected as follws:
828 firewired to G5
midiman USB to G5
Mackie (set to Logic control) midi'd to midiman

Now for some reason if I touch a button on the Mackie I get a synth note from Logic!
I got it to work for a brief moment then it died on me. I've tried Mackie tech support and they couldn't help really. Logic just can't seem to recognize the Mackie.

Can anyone help?

Thanks
Steve

[dmrkh]

Hey Steve,

What has happened with the frustrations, did they go away?
Sounds like a case of software driver conflict, but would I know.
I am interested in learning from your case history if ya don't mind sharing.

[ZigZag007]

Hi,

In all honesty, after several calls to Sweetwater, Mackie and Emagic none of whom were able to help, I still don't really know. I think it probably was some kind of driver issue though. It all works now and very well too.
I thought I had all the latest drivers as the system was brand new but I installed the drivers from the various manufaturer sites anyway and the problem seemed to solve itself.

Cheers
Steve

[dmrkh]

Something I've picked up.

I like to purchase my software "in the box", as opposed to just downloading it. However, just because I purchased "it" today, that doesn't mean that "it" hasn't been sitting on the shelves of that brick&mortar store a month/day; a new driver might have been released an hour ago.
Point?
I load the shipped driver, after I've checked "their" website.

Follow me?