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96 Chapter 3 Mackie Control
Punch View
Pressing the SHIFT and DROP buttons activates Punch view:
 The mode display shows Pu.
 V-Pot 1 shows and edits the current Autopunch status (off or on); you can also use
the DROP button.
 V-Pot 3—Move—moves the current punch area by a bar with each click when
turning the V-Pot.
 The display shows the punch in and punch out locators above V-Pots 5 and 7.
 Pressing V-Pot 5 uses the current playhead position for the punch in locator.
 Turning V-Pot 5 changes the punch in locator in bars.
 Turning V-Pot 6 changes the left locator in beats (denominator steps).
 Pressing V-Pot 7 picks up the current playhead position for the punch out locator.
 Turning V-Pot 7 changes the punch out locator in bars.
 Turning V-Pot 8 changes the right locator in beats (denominator steps).
Changing a punch locator with the Mackie Control enables Autopunch mode.
To return to a regular Assignment mode, press one of the Assignment buttons.
Replace
Activates/deactivates Replace mode.
Click
Enables/Disables the (MIDI or Klopfgeist) metronome click. There are independent click
settings for play and record. The click settings are determined in File > Project Settings
> Metronome.
Pressing the SHIFT and CLICK buttons activates/deactivates both External Sync mode
and transmission of MMC.
Solo
The SOLO button behaves as per the Solo key command. Individual channels can be
soloed via the channel SOLO buttons of each channel strip. MIDI or audio regions can
be selected, and soloed, along with the selected channels. Each channel features an
independent SOLO LED, which is lit when a channel strip is soloed. The RUDE SOLO
LED—just to the right of the Position/Time display—is lit whenever any channel strip is
soloed.
Pressing the SHIFT and SOLO buttons enables Solo Lock mode.