Mackie Control not working with Cubase? Have an RME card? This could solve it….
If you have a Mackie Control and it isn’t working, and you have tried everything, I may have a solution for you. Here are the conditions:
1. You already know your USB connection is fine because the Mackie Control “USB Device” (all 4 of them) are listed.
2. You have an RME card (I use an HDSPe, but I have seen this with other cards as well).
3. You are using Cubase or Nuendo 4.x or higher
4. You can create a Remote Control device in Cubase/Nuendo and select the input of the USB Device for the Machine, but you have no USB device listed for the OUTPUT
5. You do not see the OUTPUTS for the Mackie USB devices in the MIDI listing in the “Devices” area of Cubase/Nuendo
6. You are using Windows XP
If this sounds like your problem, look at the RME card settings and look for the “WDM Devices” number field. The default is 32 for HDSPe cards. Change the value to a lower number like 12 or 8. Here is an older card picture that has already had the value changed:
After you make this change, shut down and restart your computer. Then go back into your Remote Control settings for the Mackie and make sure you have both the INPUT and OUTPUT settings for the Macking Control set properly. Once you apply, the Mackie should come alive. Good luck. Thanks to MW for the solution to this (twice).
