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 Value: The upper LCD row shows the name of the parameter being edited via the
corresponding V-Pot.
The lower LCD row shows the current value of the parameter. If there is sufficient
on screen space, the unit type will be added—Example: Hz or dB.
 Turning the V-Pots will change parameter values.
 Pressing a V-Pot button sets the parameter to its default value, except where the
parameter only has two values (on/off, for example). In this case, pressing the V-Pot
button switches between these values.
 The Cursor Left/Right buttons switch to the next or previous parameter page.
Note: Ensure that the ZOOM button isn’t active when using the cursor buttons.
When using the cursor buttons to switch between parameters, the parameters change
in groups of eight (unless the parameters on the last page do not make a complete
group of eight). As an example: if a plug-in has 19 parameters, and the Mackie Control
is controlling parameters 1 to 8:
 Pressing the Cursor Right button shifts to parameters 9 to 16.
 Pressing the Cursor Right button again shifts to parameters 12 to 19.
 Pressing the Cursor Left button shifts back to parameters 9 to 16, not 4 to 11.
This way, you always revert to the page positions you expect to find, and are
comfortable with.
 To switch by a single parameter, rather than by page, hold down the x/ALT key while
pressing the Cursor Left/Right button.
 The Cursor Up/Down buttons change the currently displayed Insert slot (1 to 15/16).
If you have a control surface group consisting of several Mackie Control and XT units,
the parameters are distributed across their displays. The number of parameters shown
is dependent on the Multiple Controls per Parameter settings in the Logic Express >
Preferences > Control Surfaces > Preferences—discussed in the Control Surface Setup
chapter.
Note: When you exit Plug-in Edit view, the plug-in window is closed.
Compatibility
The Mackie Control can edit all plug-ins that can be automated. The plug-in type
(Logic Express native, Audio Units) is irrelevant.
Some third-party manufacturer plug-ins unfortunately don’t provide parameter names
and/or values as text. In such cases, parameters are named/enumerated as “Control #1,”
“Control #2”, and so on, with values displayed as numbers ranging between 0 and 1000.
Please contact the plug-in manufacturer to obtain a version which supports this
feature.