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Controlling Focusrite Control 2 via MIDI

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Focusrite Control 2's parameters have MIDI assignments enabling you to map MIDI controllers to Focusrite Control 2 for a hands-on experience.

This control enables you to use hardware MIDI controllers, or map software MIDI control to various parameters in Focusrite Control 2. The parameters available for you to control are listed in the following tables. The controls are mapped to both CC's and NRPN MIDI control.

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Enabling MIDI control in Focusrite Control 2

To enable MIDI control in Focusrite Control 2 you must complete the following steps:

  1. Connect your MIDI Controller to your computer. 

  2. Open Focusrite Control 2.

  3. Click More options A screenshot of Focusrite Control 2's more options button. and go to Preferences.

  4. Go to the Application tab.

  5. Under the MIDI Control dropdown, choose your MIDI device. 

  6. Under the MIDI Channel dropdown, choose All channels, if you're only your MIDI controller with Focusrite Control 2, or pick the MIDI channel you'd like to use (you can set this on your MIDI device). 

  7. Using the tables below, set each control on your MIDI controller to the MIDI CC or NRPN of the parameters in Focusrite Control 2 you'd like to control. For more information setting custom MIDI assignments on your MIDI controller, see your MIDI Controller's user guide.

Note

You must set each control on your MIDI controller to match the MIDI controls assigned to each parameter in Focusrite Control 2. There is no MIDI map functionality in Focusrite Control 2.

Focusrite Control 2's Input tab MIDI parameters list

The following tables contain the parameters you can control via MIDI in Focusrite Control 2's Inputs tab.

Note

Available controls depend on your interface model and MIDI controller.

Focusrite Control 2 parameter

CC/NRPN

Control number

Range

Notes

Gain

Gain, Analogue 1

CC

12

0 – 127

Gain, Analogue 2

CC

13

0 – 127

Gain, Analogue 3

CC

14

0 – 127

Gain, Analogue 4

CC

15

0 – 127

Gain, Analogue 5

CC

16

0 – 127

Gain, Analogue 6

CC

17

0 – 127

Gain, Analogue 7

CC

18

0 – 127

Gain, Analogue 8

CC

19

0 – 127

Focusrite Control 2 parameter

CC/NRPN

Control number

Range

Notes

Auto Gain

Start or cancel Auto Gain gain.

Auto Gain, Analogue 1

CC

117

Momentary (0 – off, 127 – on)

Auto Gain, Analogue 2

CC

118

Momentary (0 – off, 127 – on)

Auto Gain, Analogue 3

CC

119

Momentary (0 – off, 127 – on)

Auto Gain, Analogue 4

CC

120

Momentary (0 – off, 127 – on)

Auto Gain, Analogue 5

CC

121

Momentary (0 – off, 127 – on)

Auto Gain, Analogue 6

CC

122

Momentary (0 – off, 127 – on)

Auto Gain, Analogue 7

CC

123

Momentary (0 – off, 127 – on)

Auto Gain, Analogue 8

CC

124

Momentary (0 – off, 127 – on)

Focusrite Control 2 parameter

CC/NRPN

Control number

Range

Notes

48V

48V, Analogue 1

CC

101

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

48V, Analogue 2

CC

102

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

48V, Analogue 3

CC

103

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

48V, Analogue 4

CC

104

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

48V, Analogue 5

CC

105

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

48V, Analogue 6

CC

106

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

48V, Analogue 7

CC

107

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

48V, Analogue 8

CC

108

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Focusrite Control 2 parameter

CC/NRPN

Control number

Range

Notes

Air

Air (430), Analogue 1

CC

109

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Air (430), Analogue 2

CC

110

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Air, Analogue 3

CC

111

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Air, Analogue 4

CC

112

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Air, Analogue 5

CC

113

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Air, Analogue 6

CC

114

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Air, Analogue 7

CC

115

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Air, Analogue 8

CC

116

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Focusrite Control 2 parameter

CC/NRPN

Control number

Range

Notes

Air mode

MSB:LSB

Air mode, Analogue 1

NRPN

0:38

Cycling (Presence, Presence & Drive)

Air mode, Analogue 2

NRPN

1:38

Cycling (Presence, Presence & Drive)

Air mode, Analogue 3

NRPN

2:38

Cycling (Presence, Presence & Drive)

Air mode, Analogue 4

NRPN

3:38

Cycling (Presence, Presence & Drive)

Air mode, Analogue 5

NRPN

4:38

Cycling (Presence, Presence & Drive)

Air mode, Analogue 6

NRPN

5:38

Cycling (Presence, Presence & Drive)

Air mode, Analogue 7

NRPN

6:38

Cycling (Presence, Presence & Drive)

Air mode, Analogue 8

NRPN

7:38

Cycling (Presence, Presence & Drive)

Focusrite Control 2 parameter

CC/NRPN

Control number

Range

Notes

Inst

Inst, Analogue 1

CC

126

Cycling (mic, line, inst)

Inst, Analogue 2

CC

127

Cycling (mic, line, inst)

Focusrite Control 2 parameter

CC/NRPN

Control number

Range

Notes

Safe

MSB:LSB

Safe, Analogue 1

NRPN

0:32

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Safe, Analogue 2

NRPN

1:32

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Safe, Analogue 3

NRPN

2:32

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Safe, Analogue 4

NRPN

3:32

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Safe, Analogue 5

NRPN

4:32

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Safe, Analogue 6

NRPN

5:32

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Safe, Analogue 7

NRPN

6:32

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Safe, Analogue 8

NRPN

7:32

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Focusrite Control 2 parameter

CC/NRPN

Control number

Range

Notes

HPF

MSB:LSB

HPF, Analogue 1

NRPN

0:33

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

HPF, Analogue 2

NRPN

1:33

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

HPF, Analogue 3

NRPN

2:33

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

HPF, Analogue 4

NRPN

3:33

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

HPF, Analogue 5

NRPN

4:33

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

HPF, Analogue 6

NRPN

5:33

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

HPF, Analogue 7

NRPN

6:33

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

HPF, Analogue 8

NRPN

7:33

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Focusrite Control 2 parameter

CC/NRPN

Control number

Range

Notes

Console/Drive

MSB:LSB

Console/Drive, Analogue 1

NRPN

0:34

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Console/Drive, Analogue 2

NRPN

1:34

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Console/Drive, Analogue 3

NRPN

2:34

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Console/Drive, Analogue 4

NRPN

3:34

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Console/Drive, Analogue 5

NRPN

4:34

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Console/Drive, Analogue 6

NRPN

5:34

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Console/Drive, Analogue 7

NRPN

6:34

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Console/Drive, Analogue 8

NRPN

7:34

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Focusrite Control 2 parameter

CC/NRPN

Control number

Range

Notes

Console/Drive amount

MSB:LSB

Console/Drive amount, Analogue 1

NRPN

0:35

0 – 127

Console/Drive amount, Analogue 2

NRPN

1:35

0 – 127

Console/Drive amount, Analogue 3

NRPN

2:35

0 – 127

Console/Drive amount, Analogue 4

NRPN

3:35

0 – 127

Console/Drive amount, Analogue 5

NRPN

4:35

0 – 127

Console/Drive amount, Analogue 6

NRPN

5:35

0 – 127

Console/Drive amount, Analogue 7

NRPN

6:35

0 – 127

Console/Drive amount, Analogue 8

NRPN

7:35

0 – 127

Focusrite Control 2 parameter

CC/NRPN

Control number

Range

Notes

Insert

MSB:LSB

Insert, Analogue 1

NRPN

0:36

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Insert, Analogue 2

NRPN

1:36

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Insert, Analogue 3

NRPN

2:36

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Insert, Analogue 4

NRPN

3:36

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Insert, Analogue 5

NRPN

4:36

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Insert, Analogue 6

NRPN

5:36

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Insert, Analogue 7

NRPN

6:36

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Insert, Analogue 8

NRPN

7:36

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Focusrite Control 2 parameter

CC/NRPN

Control number

Range

Notes

Impedance

MSB:LSB

Impedance, Analogue 1

NRPN

0:37

Cycling (Low, 110, Medium, High)

Impedance, Analogue 2

NRPN

1:37

Cycling (Low, 110, Medium, High)

Impedance, Analogue 3

NRPN

2:37

Cycling (Low, 110, Medium, High)

Impedance, Analogue 4

NRPN

3:37

Cycling (Low, 110, Medium, High)

Impedance, Analogue 5

NRPN

4:37

Cycling (Low, 110, Medium, High)

Impedance, Analogue 6

NRPN

5:37

Cycling (Low, 110, Medium, High)

Impedance, Analogue 7

NRPN

6:37

Cycling (Low, 110, Medium, High)

Impedance, Analogue 8

NRPN

7:37

Cycling (Low, 110, Medium, High)

Focusrite Control 2's Mixer tab MIDI parameters list

The following tables contain the parameters you can control via MIDI in Focusrite Control 2's Mixer tab.

On some interfaces there is only one Mix, on others there are many Mixes (Mix A, Mix B, Mix C etc.). To simplify things for smaller interfaces we've provided the first Mix's parameters as CCs and NPRNs.

NRPNs are split into two parts, the Most Significant Byte (MSB) and Least Significant Byte (LSB). You set both values when you program your MIDI controller to send NRPNs.

To control channels in the Mixer, you must set the MSB based on the channel you want to control (see the MSB assignments table), and the LSB based on the parameter and mix you want to adjust it in (see the LSB assignments table).

  • The MSB specifies the Mixer channel you want to control. For example, an MSB of 34 specifies the channel, Playback 1.

  • The LSB specifies the control itself and in which Mix (e.g Mix A, or Mix B). For example, an LSB of 4 specifies the channel's level in Mix B

Therefore, if you set a control to NRPN 34:4 (MSB:LSB), this controls the Playback 1's level in Mix B.

If you are trying to control a stereo pair, for example Playback 1–2, you only need to set the MSB to one of the channels and the single MIDI assignment controls both channels. 

Note

Available controls depend on your interface model and MIDI controller.

Table 1. Mixer CC assignments

Focusrite Control 2parameter

CC/NRPN

Control number

Range

Notes

Level (Mix A), Analogue 1

CC

20

0 – 127

Level (Mix A), Analogue 2

CC

21

0 – 127

Level (Mix A), Analogue 3

CC

22

0 – 127

Level (Mix A), Analogue 4

CC

23

0 – 127

Level (Mix A), Analogue 5

CC

24

0 – 127

Level (Mix A), Analogue 6

CC

25

0 – 127

Level (Mix A), Analogue 7

CC

26

0 – 127

Level (Mix A), Analogue 8

CC

27

0 – 127

Level (Mix A), Playback 1

CC

28

0 – 127

Level (Mix A), Playback 2

CC

29

0 – 127

Pan (Mix A), Analogue 1

CC

30

0 – 127

Pan (Mix A), Analogue 2

CC

31

0 – 127

Pan (Mix A), Analogue 3

CC

32

0 – 127

Pan (Mix A), Analogue 4

CC

33

0 – 127

Pan (Mix A), Analogue 5

CC

34

0 – 127

Pan (Mix A), Analogue 6

CC

35

0 – 127

Pan (Mix A), Analogue 7

CC

36

0 – 127

Pan (Mix A), Analogue 8

CC

37

0 – 127

Pan (Mix A), Playback 1

CC

39

0 – 127

Pan (Mix A), Playback 2

CC

40

0 – 127

Mute (Mix A), Analogue 1

CC

41

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Mute (Mix A), Analogue 2

CC

42

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Mute (Mix A), Analogue 3

CC

43

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Mute (Mix A), Analogue 4

CC

44

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Mute (Mix A), Analogue 5

CC

45

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Mute (Mix A), Analogue 6

CC

46

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Mute (Mix A), Analogue 7

CC

47

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Mute (Mix A), Analogue 8

CC

48

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Mute (Mix A), Playback 1

CC

49

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Mute (Mix A), Playback 2

CC

50

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Solo (Mix A), Analogue 1

CC

51

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Solo (Mix A), Analogue 2

CC

52

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Solo (Mix A), Analogue 3

CC

53

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Solo (Mix A), Analogue 4

CC

54

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Solo (Mix A), Analogue 5

CC

55

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Solo (Mix A), Analogue 6

CC

56

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Solo (Mix A), Analogue 7

CC

57

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Solo (Mix A), Analogue 8

CC

58

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Solo (Mix A), Playback 1

CC

59

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Solo (Mix A), Playback 2

CC

60

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Mix bus level (Mix A)

CC

61

0 – 127

Mix bus mute (Mix A)

CC

62

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Table 2. Mixer NRPN assignments

Table 3. Mixer MSB assignments

MSB

Assignment

0

Analogue 1

1

Analogue 2

2

Analogue 3

3

Analogue 4

4

Analogue 5

5

Analogue 6

6

Analogue 7

7

Analogue 8

8

Analogue 9

9

Analogue 10

10

Analogue 11

11

Analogue 12

12

Analogue 13

13

Analogue 14

14

Analogue 15

15

Analogue 16

16

S/PDIF 1

17

S/PDIF 2

18

ADAT 1

19

ADAT 2

20

ADAT 3

21

ADAT 4

22

ADAT 5

23

ADAT 6

24

ADAT 7

25

ADAT 8

26

ADAT 9

27

ADAT 10

28

ADAT 11

29

ADAT 12

30

ADAT 13

31

ADAT 14

32

ADAT 15

33

ADAT 16

34

Playback 1

35

Playback 2

36

Playback 3

37

Playback 4

38

Playback 5

39

Playback 6

40

Playback 7

41

Playback 8

42

Playback 9

43

Playback 10

44

Playback 11

45

Playback 12

46

Playback 13

47

Playback 14

48

Playback 15

49

Playback 16

50

Playback 17

51

Playback 18

52

Playback 19

53

Playback 20

54

Playback 21

55

Playback 22

56

Playback 23

57

Playback 24

58

Mix bus

Table 4. Mixer LSB assignments

LSB

Assignment

Range

0

Level, Mix A

0 – 127

1

Pan, Mix A

0 – 127

2

Mute, Mix A

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

3

Solo, Mix A

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

4

Level, Mix B

0 – 127

5

Pan, Mix B

0 – 127

6

Mute, Mix B

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

7

Solo, Mix B

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

8

Level, Mix C

0 – 127

9

Pan, Mix C

0 – 127

10

Mute, Mix C

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

11

Solo, Mix C

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

12

Level, Mix D

0 – 127

13

Pan, Mix D

0 – 127

14

Mute, Mix D

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

15

Solo, Mix D

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

16

Level, Mix E

0 – 127

17

Pan, Mix E

0 – 127

18

Mute, Mix E

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

19

Solo, Mix E

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

20

Level, Mix F

0 – 127

21

Pan, Mix F

0 – 127

22

Mute, Mix F

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

23

Solo, Mix F

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

32

Safe (Input tab)

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

33

HPF (Input tab)

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

34

Console/Drive (Input tab)

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

35

Console/Drive amount (Input tab)

0 – 127

36

Insert (Input tab)

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

37

Impedance (Input tab)

Cycling (Low, 110, Medium, High)

38

Air mode

Cycling (Presence, Presence & Drive)


Focusrite Control 2's Outputs tab MIDI parameters list

The following tables contain the parameters you can control via MIDI in Focusrite Control 2's Inputs tab.

Note

Available controls depend on your interface model and MIDI controller.

Focusrite Control 2parameter

CC/NRPN

Control number

Range

Notes

Level, Monitors

CC

75

0 – 127

Level, Headphones 1

CC

76

0 – 127

Level, Headphones 2

CC

77

0 – 127

Mute, Monitors

CC

78

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Mute, Headphones 1

CC

79

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Mute, Headphones 2

CC

80

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Dim, Monitors

CC

81

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Mono, Monitors

CC

84

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

Main/Alt 1/Alt 2

CC

87

Cycling

Talkback

CC

88

Toggle (0 – off, 127 – on)

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