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X-TOUCH ONE
X-TOUCH ONE Getting started
Step 3: Getting
(EN)
started
OVERVIEW
This Getting Started guide will help
you set up the X-TOUCH ONE and
briefly introduce its capabilities.
The X-TOUCH ONE allows you to
control your software DAW with the
accurate touch and feel of a high
quality controller. With 34 handy
illuminated buttons, a rotary
push-encoder, a large jog/shuttle
wheel, and a touch sensitive
motorized 100 mm fader, it can
operate a wide variety of DAWs in
various operation modes.
SOFTWARE SET-UP
The X-TOUCH ONE is a USB Class
Compliant MIDI device, and so no
driver installation is required for
Windows or Mac OS operation.
HARDWARE SETUP
Connect the X-TOUCH ONE
directly to an available USB port
on your computer using the
supplied USB cable. Make all
other connections in your system.
Apply AC power to the supplied
power supply adapter connected
to the X-TOUCH ONE, and it will
turn on. The current firmware
version number will be indicated
briefly (for example 1.02).
OPERATION MODES
The X-TOUCH ONE supports
Mackie Control, HUI, and MIDI
communication protocols
for seamless integration
with every compatible music
production software.
The text printed on the unit
corresponds to the standard Mackie
Control MC protocol. Other modes
have their own dedicated printed
overlays that fit over the front panel.
MC - there are eight MC modes, each
set up for a different popular DAW.
One of these is the standard Mackie
Control mode, which is the default
mode for the X-TOUCH ONE from
the factory. Another mode is the
"MC User" mode where individual
buttons can be assigned by the
user as desired.
HUI - there are two HUI modes:
one standard and one HUI PRO for
Pro Tools.
MIDI - there are four MIDI Controller
modes, where each element can
send fixed MIDI messages. Two are
modes where the buttons send out
Note messages, and two where they
send Control Change CC messages.
Each mode has the encoder either
absolute, or relative. The various
operation modes are shown in the
table on page 54.
CHANGING THE OPERATION MODE
1.
To change the operation mode of the
X-TOUCH ONE, press and hold down
the Encoder Knob while you turn on
power to the X-TOUCH ONE.
2.
Alternatively, if the unit is
already on, press and hold the
large STOP transport button and
then press the encoder knob to
enter the setup mode.
3.
Rotate the encoder knob until
the desired mode is shown in
the LCD display.
4.
Press the encoder knob again
and rotate it to adjust the LCD
display contrast.
5.
Press the encoder knob again and
rotate it to adjust the LED display
brightness.
6.
Press the encoder knob to save
the settings and return to normal
operation.
7.
Choose the appropriate overlay
template for your operation mode,
and lay it on top.
MC USER MODE
In MC User mode, you can assign a
function to any of the buttons from
the list of available MC functions
shown on page 57 (except for the
top five buttons in the Master/
Channel section). Please see the
diagram on page 56.
The assignment of the buttons
is done just after putting the
X-TOUCH ONE into MC User mode
(before adjusting the LCD contrast
and LED brightness).