Just with setting everything up to be just like it is in my DAW (Logic Pro) I’m trying to set all the sliders to faders and knobs to pan and I am struggling with knowing how to in the app and what everything means 😂😅
Just try the Daw mode, it’s all set up for you. Check out the video, i talk about it. If you want your own settings, you can search for cc messages, and what they mean and do. There are websites for that. Cheers!
I can’t wait to receive mine. I finally got an interface that supports Mac and figured out how to midi my MPC 2000. This will be perfect for mixing down each track.
Can you use the USB cable to transmit midi data as well as power, instead of using the Bluetooth? I am thinking the USB cable would be a faster transmission and better response time than Bluetooth.
Hey! I bought one after watching your review but I noticed that the M S R buttons don't light up in Bluetooth mode even when they are engaged. Did I get a faulty unit?
Don’t know about Mac stuff as i don’t own one and about note messages, i think it can, but not sure. I would have to take a look. Maybe somebody here can answer. Cheers!
Thanks. There are only the the cc mode and the daw mode that you can switch on the fly. You can save as many presets for the cc mode as you want, but you must enter midi suite to change it.
Can shift b used to send additional cc messages from controls when held down or is it just for utility purposes? It would be nice if it worked to double up the ccs sent by the unit.
Hello. Thank you for your useful video. Looks like a neat device. I have a keyboard without pitch and mod wheel control. May I use a fader as a mod wheel one?
hi what is daw mode? can you customize the cc sent? it has some kind of "pages" so you can use multiple banks of faders?i want to use it with mixing station to control my digital mixer
Hi, I am struggling use this SMC Mixer to FL studio mobile on android. It connects but does not link the cc to each channel but to all. I was wondering if this midi device simply does not support FL studio mobile. Any idea?
Can this device work with a cable? or is it possible to connect to the mwave 5din midi receiver? I want to send a signal to midi in 5din in the instrument.
I guess you can set your faders in cc mode to control the sends and then switch between DAW and CC mode. That’s just off the top of my head. Let me know if it works :)
Iv not purchased it since this seems like a necessary button , if I used your suggested method I would only be able to control one send and not flick through all sends
Hi Marius, Thanks for your review! I would like to use this device not as a hardware mixer, but simply to use the faders as MIDI Continuous Controllers. In your experience, is it possible to assign a MIDI controller in a sample library (Kontakt or something similar) without having to use the VAVE editor? I'm not too interested in Bluetooth. A USB cable is fine: does this device behave correctly (transmit data) over the USB cable? Cheers, Giorgio from Italy
Hey. Well you have to use the editor and assign what midi messages it sends. Also, using midi cc 1 and 11 to control your modulation and vibrato in a strings sample library works just fine. Cheers!
It’s not too much of a video. You just select midi in and out to go on the mixer, and i can’t remeber if you also have to put the mackiecontrol on control surface, but you can try both ways. :)
if it sends MIDI info, then that's good news for me too. I'm on the fence to buy this thing for a long time now. I use a novation launchpad mini to control anything on my PC (drawing apps, IDE, browser, etc.). I personally use BOME Midi Translator Classic. Other people are using MidiKey2Key. You might want to check that out too.
Hi everyone, I hope someone can help me, I'm trying to install two mixers together but they conflict, let's say Cubase always sees one even if the two mixers are turned on, sometimes when I tried to configure, seeing two smc mixers inside Cubase, only one always worked one, do you know if there is a way to put two? Thanks
first of all thanks for the answer, I tried just as you say by configuring the controllers on Cubase I selected Mackie Control 1 and then I selected Mackie Control 2 again but as soon as I open Cubase one works and the other as if it doesn't read it, only once when Cubase started it turned on both but only moved two faders but both mixers
@@Marius_Tarceatu but I have a windows pc, idk the reason, I was thinking about my Bluetooth version I have Bluetooth 4. What Bluetooth version do you have?
Hi, I have two but I later discovered that the computer can only read one, they can't be paired but otherwise I recommend it!! If anyone who reads my comment has the solution to recognize multiple mixers, write to us
How did you get one where the LEDs worked? I, as well as many other people who purchased one are trying to work out how to make them work. Am I missing something you know about? Do you have friends in high places in the Chinese Communist Party? It works great but would be better if the LEDs came on.
Wrong Bro, I just worked it out before I was gonna smash it & get a Nano 2. The stupid Chineezy software doesn't allow any changes in DAW Mode, which is a Chinese kind of Retarded. Only the cc Mode allows changes so you have to Map the fuck out of it but eventually it works, including the LEDs. The MidiSuite software shows that the goons are controlling Ableton in the DAW Mode with, wait fot it, "Note" data, WTF? I was getting notes every time I pressed any of the Track Buttons, I tried to change it but the Software wouldn't allow me. Did someone order a Chinese Clown for the Birthday Party? His name is M-vave & he's fucked in the head. Still, bang for bucks, it does the job. If you get any other people with the same question, the answer is, lose the DAW Mode & map the fuck out of cc Mode. There are enough "Undefined" Midi cc available to do the job. Cya.
The whole testing gave me an euphoric feelings, so comfortable 😢
I’m glad you liked it :)
Can´t wait to receive mine :) Thanks! I´ve waited for this vídeo for weeks!!!
I waited a bit for mine, too. It’s a really usefull piece of gear :)
Just with setting everything up to be just like it is in my DAW (Logic Pro) I’m trying to set all the sliders to faders and knobs to pan and I am struggling with knowing how to in the app and what everything means 😂😅
Just try the Daw mode, it’s all set up for you. Check out the video, i talk about it. If you want your own settings, you can search for cc messages, and what they mean and do. There are websites for that. Cheers!
Everything is working but it’s being faders while also doing pitch bend 😂
@@howtobros6063 try setting up another one, not the first fader :)
I can’t wait to receive mine. I finally got an interface that supports Mac and figured out how to midi my MPC 2000. This will be perfect for mixing down each track.
That’s cool. Have fun 😁
Very nice demo brother. Cup of coffe on me. The subscription is a cup of coffee… alright.👍🏾✌🏾
Thanks 😁
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Great review Marius!
Thank you!
Good job. That flute sounds really good. What VST is it?
Thanks. It's the flute from Orchestral Essentials
This was so so helpful thank you very much.
You are welcome :)
I already have it but I watch reviews anyway 😂 it’s cool to see how people are using it.
Haha, sound good 😃
Good review!
Thank you! 😀
Great review! getting one
Nice :)
Can two be linked for 16 channels at once? I hate layered mixing.
I don’t have 2 controllers, but i think you can set one for 8 channels, and the second the next 8.
Hi. Do the faders move? Are they automated to follow the daw ?
Nope, they are not.
Can you use the USB cable to transmit midi data as well as power, instead of using the Bluetooth? I am thinking the USB cable would be a faster transmission and better response time than Bluetooth.
@@OdinTheTall yes
@@Marius_Tarceatu Good, thanks!
Hey! I bought one after watching your review but I noticed that the M S R buttons don't light up in Bluetooth mode even when they are engaged. Did I get a faulty unit?
Don’t know. They should light up even in bluetooth mode, but only in the Daw mode.
For Mac, It takes several seconds after connecting Bluetooth until it can be used. But I can accept it for the price.
Yeah, price is pretty good.
how did you connect it with your mac?
Using the blue tooth connection, could you outline your steps?
I have a Macbook pro 14 M1 and it just doesn’t see the SMC-Mixer and SMC-PAD devices, whereas the Android and Windows see the computer and connect it.
@@akibes192 so unless I use the cable with the MacBook?
Also, can the midi messages sent be edited? Is there a software editor (mac?) and can the buttons also send note messages I wonder?
Don’t know about Mac stuff as i don’t own one and about note messages, i think it can, but not sure. I would have to take a look. Maybe somebody here can answer. Cheers!
Excellent video, thanks for sharing. How many presets can we save?
Thanks. There are only the the cc mode and the daw mode that you can switch on the fly. You can save as many presets for the cc mode as you want, but you must enter midi suite to change it.
Can shift b used to send additional cc messages from controls when held down or is it just for utility purposes?
It would be nice if it worked to double up the ccs sent by the unit.
That would be nice and i thought of that, but from me experience it’s only for utility purposes.
Hi, would it work with OBS Studio for streaming? For controling mic, games and another stuff?
Don't really know. Haven't tried it.
@ could you try for me please? 🙏
Is there a Ableton preset (not just Mackie Control) ? Same question for the SMC pad.
I don’t know. Don’t think so!
6:34 when you enter build mode in the sims
😅
Hi, what is the length of the faders ? They look longer than the ones of the NanoKontrol 2 that are only 30mm
They are 50 mm 😃
Hello. Thank you for your useful video. Looks like a neat device. I have a keyboard without pitch and mod wheel control. May I use a fader as a mod wheel one?
You can, but only thru a computer, not directly connected to the keyboard.
@@Marius_Tarceatu Thank you!
hi what is daw mode? can you customize the cc sent? it has some kind of "pages" so you can use multiple banks of faders?i want to use it with mixing station to control my digital mixer
Daw mode is factory made preset to control your daw, and the other mode is fully customisable. You use the one you prefer.
Cool!
Thanks!
Hello! What mode you use on the controller to use it with ableton for live performance?
@@Dsosakeys It’s the DAW mode
Wow!!
Can u map the record enable to a button and get visual feedback ?When assigning in midi map mode (not as control surface)
I do not think so, but not 100% sure
How to use CC mode in ableton and how to Map it?
Hi, I am struggling use this SMC Mixer to FL studio mobile on android. It connects but does not link the cc to each channel but to all. I was wondering if this midi device simply does not support FL studio mobile. Any idea?
I don’t have an Android. You can ask on the m-vave facebook channel. It’s in my description.
Can tou connect more than one bluetooth vave device
Different kind of m-vave. For example, you can’t connect 2 mixers, but you can connect one mixer and one pad.
What happen if i have more of 8 channels , and i have set his volumes....if i change to the 2nds channels.... afecct their other volumes??
There is a button on the device to get you to the next 8 channels, and another to go back
@@Marius_Tarceatu and what happens with the previous volume? the new track adopt de volume of the previous canal??...thanks for reply
@engellopez541 nothing happens. It stays the same.
Can this device work with a cable? or is it possible to connect to the mwave 5din midi receiver? I want to send a signal to midi in 5din in the instrument.
It doesn't have a midi out, only USB midi
What keyboard are you playing in the video ?
It’s my yamaha moxf, but i use it only as a midi controller here.
Hi is there a way to easily switch the knobs between track panning and send A and send B? Thanks
I guess you can set your faders in cc mode to control the sends and then switch between DAW and CC mode. That’s just off the top of my head. Let me know if it works :)
Iv not purchased it since this seems like a necessary button , if I used your suggested method I would only be able to control one send and not flick through all sends
Can i use it on my ipad? My DAW is cubasis 2
It should work but i am not 100%
Hi Marius,
Thanks for your review!
I would like to use this device not as a hardware mixer, but simply to use the faders as MIDI Continuous Controllers. In your experience, is it possible to assign a MIDI controller in a sample library (Kontakt or something similar) without having to use the VAVE editor?
I'm not too interested in Bluetooth. A USB cable is fine: does this device behave correctly (transmit data) over the USB cable?
Cheers,
Giorgio from Italy
Hey. Well you have to use the editor and assign what midi messages it sends. Also, using midi cc 1 and 11 to control your modulation and vibrato in a strings sample library works just fine. Cheers!
@@Marius_Tarceatu thanks! The device works also just using the MIDI cable (without bluethoot), right?
@@solyarisoftware yes
Hello! Does anyone know if multiple of these products will work well if connected side-by-side to one computer at the same time?
@@gcyn they will work
@@Marius_Tarceatu Oh! Thank you. I'm glad you let me know and I'm also happy about the content itself.
Thanks 😃
Can you do a video on how to setup to your DAW no one has done it
It’s not too much of a video. You just select midi in and out to go on the mixer, and i can’t remeber if you also have to put the mackiecontrol on control surface, but you can try both ways. :)
How would I get rid of the pitch bend in the daw mode
I can't remember. i will have to get back at you after i figure it out.
Hi following this since posted. Any feedback?
how did you set it up in logic pro?
I didn’t in logic
Do you think it Can be used for streaming ? Like controling the sound of the pc
If your streaming app receives midi info, than yes, otherwise, no.
@@Marius_Tarceatu thanks, or maybe Connect to the Windows sounds, have you done that? Or just the things in the video ?
Mainly the video things.
if it sends MIDI info, then that's good news for me too. I'm on the fence to buy this thing for a long time now.
I use a novation launchpad mini to control anything on my PC (drawing apps, IDE, browser, etc.).
I personally use BOME Midi Translator Classic.
Other people are using MidiKey2Key. You might want to check that out too.
did u test on audio streaming?
can it control digital mixers like the Behringer XR18?
I don’t think so!
@@Marius_Tarceatu with mixing station app, yes
That’s nice +1 😃
Hi everyone, I hope someone can help me, I'm trying to install two mixers together but they conflict, let's say Cubase always sees one even if the two mixers are turned on, sometimes when I tried to configure, seeing two smc mixers inside Cubase, only one always worked one, do you know if there is a way to put two? Thanks
I don’t know, but try configuring them on 2 different ports from cubase options.
first of all thanks for the answer, I tried just as you say by configuring the controllers on Cubase I selected Mackie Control 1 and then I selected Mackie Control 2 again but as soon as I open Cubase one works and the other as if it doesn't read it, only once when Cubase started it turned on both but only moved two faders but both mixers
I heard it works with Voice meter Banana in windows.
Don’t know 😅
Does it only have 1 bank of eight faders?
You can switch to the next 8, and then the next, and so on, if that is what you are asking.
@@Marius_Tarceatu yes, How many desks does it have in total?
@raffoasus4086 i think 8 but i’m not sure now
bluetooth not connect on my macbook and this controller
I don’t have a Macbook so i can’t tell you :(
my bluetooth also not working, it doesnt showup in bluetooth list atal
Try setting your blutooth devices discovery to advanced.
it shows up and adds up later it shows not connected @@Marius_Tarceatu
@@Marius_Tarceatu it connects and immediately it gets disconnected and doesnt get connected
Check out my last video!
Does anyone know if it's possible to map it for VoiceMeeter? Thanks
If Voicemeeter receives midi info, than it should be possible!
I’m pretty sure you can but I’m not quite sure about the exact process
I’m struggling on setting it up and how to use it
You can be a bit more specific.
Never mind I got it!!!! Thanks
Last thing😂 how could I get rid of the pitch bend
@@howtobros6063 you need to use the cc mode, and go from there
Is this compatible with logic for ipad?
It should be, but don’t quote me on that as i can’t test it. It connects to my iphone.
How can you connect to your iphone? I’ve just got the mixer but it didnt show up when searching for bluetooth device @@
You have to get the app. There’s a QR code on the back of the device.
Thank u, It’s connected but I dont know how to map the buttons and the faders 😢 is there any instruction?
the bluetooth not connect on my pc, idk the reason, i have already install the drivers :(
Seems strange. Mine works without problems. Try and switch to daw mode like in the video.
bluetooth is just for android and ios only
@@tutorbagus4208 really? I don’t sure, because in the video he has connected in his pc, isn’t it?
Yeah, it works on PC. Seems it does not work if you have a mac.
@@Marius_Tarceatu but I have a windows pc, idk the reason, I was thinking about my Bluetooth version I have Bluetooth 4. What Bluetooth version do you have?
Serve pra controlar no kontakt?
You can set it up to control cc 1 and 11, if that is what you are asking.
Muito bom 🥰
Thank you! :)
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@@aleksnalim 😂😂😂
Hi, I have two but I later discovered that the computer can only read one, they can't be paired but otherwise I recommend it!! If anyone who reads my comment has the solution to recognize multiple mixers, write to us
Not COMPLETELY sure but I’ve seen like midi hubs so maybe one of those would work but I’m not sure but you can research to see if it would help you
Try to set it in the midi settings.
How did you get one where the LEDs worked? I, as well as many other people who purchased one are trying to work out how to make them work. Am I missing something you know about? Do you have friends in high places in the Chinese Communist Party? It works great but would be better if the LEDs came on.
Haha, good one. No i don’t. The leds only work on the DAW mode, so try that.
Wrong Bro, I just worked it out before I was gonna smash it & get a Nano 2. The stupid Chineezy software doesn't allow any changes in DAW Mode, which is a Chinese kind of Retarded. Only the cc Mode allows changes so you have to Map the fuck out of it but eventually it works, including the LEDs. The MidiSuite software shows that the goons are controlling Ableton in the DAW Mode with, wait fot it, "Note" data, WTF? I was getting notes every time I pressed any of the Track Buttons, I tried to change it but the Software wouldn't allow me. Did someone order a Chinese Clown for the Birthday Party? His name is M-vave & he's fucked in the head. Still, bang for bucks, it does the job. If you get any other people with the same question, the answer is, lose the DAW Mode & map the fuck out of cc Mode. There are enough "Undefined" Midi cc available to do the job. Cya.
This just undercut the novation launch control.
I think the novation has more controls, but this has bluetooth 😃
I already have it but I watch reviews anyway 😂 it’s cool to see how people are using it.
New ideas are always good :)