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Chapter 3 Mackie Control 65
Channel Strip Controls
Directly below the main LCD display are eight sets of channel strip controls. You can
use these to control Logic Express channel strip parameters, plug-in parameters, and
other Logic Express functions. Each channel strip includes the following controls, which
are described in the following sections:
 V-Pot rotary encoder with button.
 Rec/Ready button and LED.
 Signal LED.
 Solo button and LED.
 Mute button and LED.
 Select button and LED.
 Touch-sensitive motorized fader.
Each channel strip on the Mackie Control and Mackie Control XT units is identical. The
following descriptions apply to both devices.
V-Pot
The V-Pot is a rotary encoder, with an integrated button (press down on the top of the
encoder). You can use the V-Pot to adjust the channel’s send level and pan/balance (in
Channel view), or to adjust effect or instrument plug-in parameters. The V-Pot can also
be used to scroll through, and choose, items such as; plug-ins, software instruments
and more from menus. It can also be used to determine send destinations. The faster
you turn the V-Pot, the quicker it changes values, scrolls through menus, and so on.
The top of each V-Pot has an integrated push button, which typically sets a default
parameter value (where a parameter has more than two possible values) or switches
between two parameter values (on/off ). The button can also be used to activate a
function you have selected with the V-Pot. As an example, you can turn the V-Pot to
scroll through a list of effect plug-ins for one of the channel Insert slots. Once the
desired effect is displayed in the main LCD, press the top of the V-Pot to select and
insert the effect, and open the plug-in window. The button is also sometimes used to
switch to a special assignment mode.
When a value or name (such as a plug-in) has been pre-selected, but not confirmed or
instantiated, the value (or name) flashes on the main LCD—until you press the V-Pot
button.
The current value of the parameter you are adjusting with the V-Pot is displayed on the
main LCD (dependent on the Name/Value setting), and is also indicated by the ring of
LEDs encircling the V-Pot. The way that parameter values are displayed on the LED ring
varies—depending on the type of parameter being displayed.