Mackie Baby HUI Compact Touch-Fader Master Controller

Baby HUI is the newest member to Mackie's ever-growing control surface family of products, and is the first sibling of its older brother. Baby HUI gets its name from the original HUI (Human User Interface, released by Mackie in 1997), which was one of the audio industry's first totally integrated control surfaces for digital audio workstations. With unique features such as a full LED meter bridge, 6x6 analog control room matrix, a VFD Fat Channel for DSP control, dual mic pres with inserts, and integrated support with Digidesign ProTools software, the original HUI rapidly became the controller of choice for digital audio workstation enthusiasts. And now Mackie is proud to offer its younger brother -- Baby HUI.

What It Does
Baby HUI is an 8-fader MIDI controller that provides in-depth mixing, automation, and navigational control for any digital audio workstation that supports the HUI MIDI mapping protocol. Designed as a smaller, scaled-down version of its predecessor, Baby HUI supports all the major features found on the original HUI - only in a smaller footprint and at a more affordable price point. Perfect fit for those DAW enthusiasts on a budget, or space-conscious engineers who have a very small area to use with a controller.

Baby HUI has 8 channel strips that include a 60 mm touch-sensitive motorized fader, mute button, solo button, and a Signal LED. Each channel strip also has a multi-functional rotary encoder that can be used for pan or send level control, or can be… read more pushed in (like a button) to provide Channel Select, Record Arming, or Automation Arming functions. Baby HUI supports a full automation assignment section, display buttons, and Undo button and a Shift Modifier to double up certain controls. Basic navigational control can be achieved by using the tape-style transport and the RTZ/END buttons, and any channel can be accessed with the Bank/Channel Select buttons.

One of the key features of Baby HUI is the extensive software support that already exists among the various DAW platforms - today! Baby HUI will operate and interact with any software that supports the HUI MIDI Mapping protocol. This is a HUGE advantage over generic MIDI controllers that require the user to map every single control with every software parameter - a process that can take hours away from being creative and enjoying the product. For any HUI-supported system, the user simply plugs Baby HUI into their computer's MIDI interface, accesses the control surface or console manager within the software, and activates HUI as a controller. As long as the MIDI connections and software interfacing is correct, Baby HUI will "wake up" and allow itself to be used.

Features
Eight 60mm Touch-Sensitive Faders

Channel Mute, Solo, Pan, Send Level, and Rec. Arm Functions

Multi-functional Rotary Encoders

Automation Mode and Arming Functions

Software Window Open/Close Buttons

Single Undo/Redo Button

Shift Modifier for Dual Function Commands

Tape-Style Transport with RTZ/END Jump Buttons

IN/OUT Buttons for Location Point Insertion on the fly

Easy to Use MIDI In/Out Connections

Supports HUI MIDI Mapping Protocol

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