# Controlling vista 3 with x touch console
**URL:** https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/controlling-vista-3-with-x-touch-console/3148
**Category:** How do I ...?
**Created:** [January 21, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/controlling-vista-3-with-x-touch-console/3148 "2024-01-21T15:51:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@Dogo1234](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/Dogo1234)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/controlling-vista-3-with-x-touch-console/3148/1 "2024-01-21T15:51:29Z")
Can I connect my x touch modos controller to vista 3 and have it work like a console for it? Like will the motorized faders work and led screen show the cue names and stuff. I’m also on Mac
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### Author:  [@jack.moorhouse](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/jack.moorhouse)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2024, 1:52pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/controlling-vista-3-with-x-touch-console/3148/2 "2024-01-22T13:52:45Z")
Vista currently supports triggering by Midi notes and MSC.
We hope to expand to supporting midi velocity in the near future, which is what I suspect the faders use on the XTouch.
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### Author:  [@Dogo1234](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/Dogo1234)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/controlling-vista-3-with-x-touch-console/3148/3 "2024-01-22T14:24:12Z")
So ik what triggering via midi notes is but what is MSC and what can i do with it?
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### Author:  [@jcpotter](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/jcpotter)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2024, 2:51pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/controlling-vista-3-with-x-touch-console/3148/4 "2024-01-22T14:51:40Z")
The X-Touch controllers use either MCU (Mackie Control Universal) protocol where fader value is represented by MIDI pitch bend data for fader resolution of 16384, or MIDI CC (control change) messages with a fader resolution of 128 steps.
Almost all DAWs (Digital Audio Workstation) support MCU for audio mixing. I believe the first affordable lighting control software to support MCU will have a huge competitive advantage.
Please let me know if I can help with further clarification.
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### Author:  [@Dogo1234](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/Dogo1234)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2024, 2:19am UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/controlling-vista-3-with-x-touch-console/3148/5 "2024-01-27T02:19:40Z")
so will my x touch be fully compatible with vista because its using MCU? Also will the led screens also change on my x touch to show the cue name and stuff
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### Author:  [@jcpotter](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/jcpotter)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2024, 3:56am UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/controlling-vista-3-with-x-touch-console/3148/6 "2024-01-27T03:56:27Z")
It doesn’t look like Vista currently supports MCU.
I was replying to jack.moorhouse and his comment about expanding Vista’s support for ‘MIDI velocity in the near future’ and let him know ‘what [he] suspect[s] the faders use’ will not work.
I have not found a lighting control package that supports MCU; if someone knows of one please let me know. I have found several lighting control packages that support DMX512 channel control through MIDI Control Change (CC) messages, but this limits the control resolution. CC messages range from 0…127 while DMX512 ranges from 0…255.
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### Author:  [@Dev\_Sch](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/Dev_Sch)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2026, 1:12am UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/controlling-vista-3-with-x-touch-console/3148/7 "2026-06-24T01:12:34Z")
Has there been any breakthrough on this? I am wanting to use a Stream Deck with dials to send MIDI velocity to control the fader intensity of certain cuelists.
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### Author:  [@jack.moorhouse](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/jack.moorhouse)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2026, 9:01am UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/controlling-vista-3-with-x-touch-console/3148/8 "2026-06-25T09:01:04Z")
Can you send OSC?
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### Author:  [@Dev\_Sch](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/Dev_Sch)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2026, 6:32pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/controlling-vista-3-with-x-touch-console/3148/9 "2026-06-25T18:32:52Z")
I would assume that companion has the capability of doing that from a stream deck with dials. I am unsure how to have Vista receive OSC. I have never seen it in any of the settings.
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### Author:  [@jack.moorhouse](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/jack.moorhouse)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2026, 10:25am UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/controlling-vista-3-with-x-touch-console/3148/10 "2026-06-26T10:25:19Z")
It’s in the R5.1 release notes.
Also, if you press Help \> external IO reference you can copy/paste the commands from there.
OSC does certainly work natively from Streamdeck / Companion.
Although I am yet to personally try it with a dial.. but its the same principle.