The Mackie Control C4 has built-in support for Apple’s Logic Pro, is fully compatible with SONAR and will soon work with a number of additional applications. It has 32 V-Pots (knobs) and four giant scribble strip displays, so the unit can simultaneously access, display, and control up to 32 parameters at a time and even has a Channel Strip mode. Now Mackie has announced that the C4 Commander virtual MIDI and hardware control software is available as a free download to registered Control C4 users. It allows your Mac or PC to control vintage MIDI hardware from the convenience of your mix position. Over 180 of the most popular MIDI hardware devices come preloaded into C4 Commander, while custom layouts are easily constructed using an intuitive drag-and-drop visual interface. You can also control plug-ins and virtual instruments within Reason 3, Logic Pro 7, Logic Express 7, SONAR, and Tracktion 2 with more to come!
