# Mackie protocol - please support track meters, possible bug - controlling FX sends **URL:** \ **Category:** Cubasis\ **Created:** [October 18, 2022, 4:53am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/mackie-protocol-please-support-track-meters-possible-bug-controlling-fx-sends/812334 "2022-10-18T04:53:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dovjgoldman](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/dovjgoldman/32/186466_2.png) [@dovjgoldman](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/dovjgoldman)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 4:53am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/mackie-protocol-please-support-track-meters-possible-bug-controlling-fx-sends/812334/1 "2022-10-18T04:53:39Z")
Also, it seems the support for controlling sends from Mackie has a bug. It is only possible to control the first FX send for each channel, rather than all of the FX sends of the selected track. ---
**Author:** ![LSlowak](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/lslowak/32/2_2.png) [@LSlowak](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/LSlowak)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/mackie-protocol-please-support-track-meters-possible-bug-controlling-fx-sends/812334/2 "2022-10-18T10:34:08Z")
Hi @dovjgoldman, Please let us have a short clip which shows the steps and issue. Thanks Lars ---
**Author:** ![dovjgoldman](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/dovjgoldman/32/186466_2.png) [@dovjgoldman](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/dovjgoldman)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/mackie-protocol-please-support-track-meters-possible-bug-controlling-fx-sends/812334/3 "2022-10-18T12:58:18Z")
@LSlowak Here’s a link to the video: > **[Cubasis - Mackie Send Bus Control Problem 2022-10-18.mp4](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_Pl_IoYRGSu4O61m1yrjlvoinHfxx9Xw/view?usp=drivesdk)** > > Google Drive file. It’s pretty straightforward. On the X Touch: 1. Click “Send” 2. Select a track (click “Select”) 3. Turn any encoder 4. Observe that the change is to the send level of the first FX send of the track the encoder is for. Encoder #3 adjusts FX send #1 for track 3. 5. Observe that the LCD display for track 3 displays the exact FX send level for FX send #1 for track 3. I would expect that after I click “Select,” encoder #3 would adjust FX send #3 for the selected track. Not so! It’s adjusting FX send #1 for track 3. For all intents and purposes, “Select” does nothing in this use case. There is no apparent way to adjust FX sends #2-8. By comparison, if I activate your native EQ for a given channel, after I click Select on a track, the encoders all control elements of the EQ for that track. Please advise. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![dovjgoldman](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/dovjgoldman/32/186466_2.png) [@dovjgoldman](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/dovjgoldman)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 8:25am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/mackie-protocol-please-support-track-meters-possible-bug-controlling-fx-sends/812334/4 "2022-10-19T08:25:07Z")
@LSlowak I contacted MusicTribe (Behringer) to ask if there is a way to select another “bank” of FX sends. Their answer was very clear and specific: contact Steinberg and ask for their MIDI implementation document. While I hoped for a different answer, I’m not the least bit surprised. I come back to you Lars. Is there a combination of keys somewhere that will give access to Sends 2-8? Or, is this something your programmers have to adjust to address what might have been a misunderstanding in how Mackie Protocol should be implemented in Cubasis in regards to controlling FX sends? Either way, here’s the ever-present “commercial” for the biggest missing item in your otherwise very helpful Mackie support: **Please support track meters!** Thanks, Dov ---
**Author:** ![LSlowak](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/lslowak/32/2_2.png) [@LSlowak](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/LSlowak)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/mackie-protocol-please-support-track-meters-possible-bug-controlling-fx-sends/812334/5 "2022-10-20T12:14:42Z")
Hi @dovjgoldman, Thanks for all your automation-related feedback, which has been shared with the team. Best, Lars ---
**Author:** ![dovjgoldman](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/dovjgoldman/32/186466_2.png) [@dovjgoldman](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/dovjgoldman)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2022, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/mackie-protocol-please-support-track-meters-possible-bug-controlling-fx-sends/812334/6 "2022-11-09T13:02:27Z")
@LSlowak are supporting track metering in Mackie control and correcting the bug relating to controlling track sends from Mackie also “still on the list” like PDC? @rad3d @SkullHQX if this is still important to you, please vote for this topic.