Multiple connections

With ONE Control you can work with multiple setups, thanks to multiple window support of iOS 13, or through the controller switcher on the toolbar. The problem arises when using multiple protocols on the same connection.

Let’s say that you have ONE Control connected to Logic with the following setups:

1. Mackie Control for the general control of your track

2. Launchpad controller for live loops

3. Few custom controllers for your plugins

If Mackie Control and Launchpad controller are connected to the same MIDI endpoint, they share many MIDI messages, and your DAW doesn’t know what to do with those messages.

So it could happen that by tapping a Mackie Control button (that is nothing more than a regular note on channel 1, the DAW would start to play a loop. That’s because even Launchpad uses regular MIDI notes on channel 1. Similarly, using a custom controller working on channel 1 will cause some weird behavior if you have a Mackie Control or Launchpad surface configured.

The solution

With ONE Control 1.2, we have made managing multiple connections easier and more efficient than ever, with automatic connection.
ONE Control now allows you to customise the connection’s parameters via multiple Network MIDI sessions and automatically connect to them.

In the global MIDI settings and in those of each Controller, it is possible to configure the connection parameters. Each time a controller is opened, the connection with the default session (or the specific controller), if defined, is automatically made.

Follow the Getting Started instructions in ONE Control regarding how to configure your connections.

Create a dedicated connection for your DAW

On your Mac or PC:

1. Add a new MIDI Network Session

2. Assign a recognizable name to the Session (you can name it after your DAW or simply call it “DAW”)

3. Assign a Bonjour name (you must use the same name)

4. Select “Everyone” in the pop up menu “Who may connect to me”

Take a look at this article on how to create network sessions for Mac and PC.

In ONE Control Pro:

1. Open your DAW Controller

2. Enter Edit mode and open Settings, MIDI

3. Select Automatic network connection

4. Select the Session created for your DAW

In your DAW:

1. Open the Control Surface configuration

2. Select Mackie Control (MCU)

3. Select the Session created for your DAW as Input and Output ports

You’re done! From now on, the dedicated session will be used every time you open you DAW Controller on ONE Control.