Mini Control 2

The Mini Control 2 is a versatile compact MIDI controller designed to work with Sound Devices eight-series recorders. It provides convenient control of channels not easily accessible from the recorder's front panel.

The MC2 operates through a three-way toggle switch and rotary encoder selections, which provide real-time visual feedback through LED color changes, flashes, and pulses in five main colors: red, green, blue, white and yellow.

The MC2 allows the user to control gain and fader level of a Sound Devices recorder with the following configuraions:

• Channels 7-8 can be controlled in 833 Configuration
• Channels 7-12 can be controlled in 833+4 Configuration
• Channels 9-16 can be controlled in 888 Configuration
• Channels 13-20 can be controlled in Scorpio Configuration

In addition to the above, MC2 also offers a number of additional controls and optional configurations:

• channel select
• channel PFL
• mappable MIDI control-change messages
• rolling channels on/off
• additional channels on/off
• strict controller configuration on/off
• free configuration on/off
• level metering on/off

Additional controller compatibility
The Mini Control 2 works without issue alongside MCU controllers, the Sound Devices CL-12 and additional MC2 units, provided the eight-series recorder is always set to “Individual" under Main Menu > Controllers > Third Party Controllers > Multiple Controllers.

Multiple MC2 units can be connected to an 8-series mixer/recorder through a USB hub and set to control different channels / parameters simultaneously.

Feature update
The MC2 will be updated from time to time at minicontrol.co.uk, New firmware can be flashed by either sending your unit back or remotely via the MacOS updater app.

Disclaimer
Mini Control has been tested with the latest Sound Devices firmware at time of writing (10.01); however, the MC2 is not officially supported by Sound Devices and could technically have its functionality affected by a future firmware update. This is doubtful as the MC2 is compliant with Sound Devices' open standards, but it is possible.