JLCooper MCS3 SP USB for OSX - Manual (Page 27)

Final Cut Pro™ Support
Final Cut Pro™ and Control Surfaces
With FCP version 5 some support for MIDI control surfaces was added. Unfortunately,
only audio parameters and transport functions are controllable via MIDI. Fortunately, the
MCS3 SP software not only emulates the supported control surfaces, it also can control
many other parameters in FCP.
The MCS3 SP has a large advantage over other control surfaces when used with Final
Cut Pro because it is not limited to just the functions included in Final Cutʼs MIDI control
surface support. With its built in functions and the ability to emulate the mouse and
keyboard coupled with FCPʼs control surface support, virtually every function in Final
Cut Pro can be controlled with the MCS3.
Final Cut Pro™ Shuttle
The FCP Built In Shuttle command works equally well in the Timeline, Canvas, Viewer
and Log and Capture windows.
Using the MCS3 SP with Final Cut Pro™
To use the MCS3 SP with FCP, first run the MCS3 SP USB application and import the
Final Cut keyset provided by JLCooper. Now run Final Cut and open the Control
Surfaces dialog from the Tools menu. Click on the “+” button to add a control surface
and choose Mackie Control. Then choose MCS3 SP USB - MCS3 SP for the input
connection and output connections. Click OK to exit the dialog.
Final Cut requires the Audio Mixer (Tools Menu) to be open in order for control surface
support to be active. You might want to save a window layout that has the Audio Mixer
open.
As mentioned earlier, in order for Mouse Emulation to work, the Accessibility System
Preferences most be set correctly. This is important to the FCP keyset since some of
the FCP Built In Commands use Mouse Emulation. Please see the section of this
manual entitled System and Software Setup if you are unsure about these settings.
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