# Only allow Mackie Control messages -OR- no rules just MIDI Router thru connections?

**URL:** <https://forum.bome.com/t/only-allow-mackie-control-messages-or-no-rules-just-midi-router-thru-connections/7167>\
**Category:** Bome Products\
**Tags:** midi-translator, daw\
**Created:** [April 17, 2025, 7:42am UTC](https://forum.bome.com/t/only-allow-mackie-control-messages-or-no-rules-just-midi-router-thru-connections/7167 "2025-04-17T07:42:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Regalix](https://forum.bome.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/97f17d/32.png) [@Regalix](https://forum.bome.com/u/Regalix)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2025, 7:42am UTC](https://forum.bome.com/t/only-allow-mackie-control-messages-or-no-rules-just-midi-router-thru-connections/7167/1 "2025-04-17T07:42:16Z")

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Hello,

I have several quite complicated BOME presets created for MIDI filtering and splitting MIDI controller areas to assign separate functions.

Currently, I’m a bit confused about the following setup: I have two different applications that both use the Mackie Control protocol.

Connecting the MIDI controller directly to them works great — all MC features function properly.

The problem is that the MIDI controller’s main MIDI input and output ports are assigned to other tasks directly within the DAW application.

So, I basically need a “loopback” or to create two new dedicated virtual ports that will handle only the MC protocol — acting as through ports.

I don’t think I need any filtering, although I can set BOME’s MCU virtual ports to handle only Mackie Control messages. However, in BOME’s ‘Raw MIDI / System Exclusive’ list, I can only select HUI.

Maybe I should use BOME’s MIDI Router instead of creating complicated filtering?

I already have one BOME preset in the template for this MIDI controller, so this preset will have to share the same hardware.

Any input would be appreciated.

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**Author:** ![SteveC](https://forum.bome.com/user_avatar/forum.bome.com/stevec/32/8250_2.png) [@SteveC](https://forum.bome.com/u/SteveC)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2025, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.bome.com/t/only-allow-mackie-control-messages-or-no-rules-just-midi-router-thru-connections/7167/2 "2025-04-17T14:24:21Z")

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Hi,

I assume you want to use the same MIDI controller to work with both Mackie MCU applications switching be them. Is this correct?

If so then you will need a way to tell Bome MIDI Translator Pro to switch routing on and off of a given application. Everything will need to go through Bome MIDI Translator Pro using virtual MIDI ports to each given application.

The following is an example.

I have enabled MIDI thru routes from each controller to each MCU application but I only use one at a time. I’m using a keystroke to enable and disable various routes. Upon project open I call perform ‘Init’ which in turn selects MCU-1. Then I use control-Left arrow to toggle the application ports to the single controller.

Here is how I have my aliases set up.

 ![image](https://forum.bome.com/uploads/default/original/2X/8/8ef91e68cce3bf392892fdf607781d8d10ff7074.png)

You can learn more about aliases from [this tutorial](https://youtu.be/CrE391VJL0s).

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Steve Caldwell  
Bome Customer Care

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