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Merge pull request #7 from alphonsom/macos-verified
Document the MCU cable's port name on all three platforms
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loopback pair, no OSC. Point the DAW's Mackie Control support straight at it,
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input and output, and leave the surface's own port disabled.
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The cable is named `Command8 MCU` on Linux and macOS. On Windows, WinMM names
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cables positionally and ignores the jack strings, so it appears as
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`MIDIIN4 (Command|8 Bridge)` / `MIDIOUT4 (Command|8 Bridge)` — the fourth port.
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Where to find the cable, verified on hardware on all three:
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Verified on hardware 2026-08-11: Reaper driving a Command|8 through the dongle
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on Windows with no host software running.
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| OS | Port name |
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|----|-----------|
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| Linux (ALSA) | `Command\|8 Bridge Command8 MCU` |
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| macOS (CoreMIDI) | `command8-cpp - Command\|8 Bridge - Command8 MCU` |
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| Windows (WinMM) | `MIDIIN4 (Command\|8 Bridge)` / `MIDIOUT4 (…)` |
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ALSA and CoreMIDI read the per-cable jack strings; WinMM ignores them and names
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cables positionally, so on Windows it is simply **the fourth port**.
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Verified 2026-08-11: Reaper driving a Command|8 through the dongle on Windows
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and on macOS, with no host software running on either.
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The translation is the same `src/mcu/c8_mcu.c` this repo unit-tests on the
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desktop; the firmware compiles that file directly rather than a copy.

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