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You can exit Control Surface Group Settings mode by pressing NAME/VALUE, or by
entering one of the Marker or Nudge modes.
SMPTE/BEATS
Press the SMPTE/BEATS button, located just below the SMPTE/BEATS LEDs, to switch
between the two time formats (SMPTE time or beats). For more information, see
Mackie Control: Time Display.
Mackie Control: 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 of both the Mackie Control and XT units
includes the following controls, which are described in the following sections:
• V-Pot rotary encoder with button. See Mackie Control: V-Pot.
• REC/RDY button and LED. See Mackie Control: REC/RDY Button.
• Signal LED. See Mackie Control: Signal LED.
• SOLO button and LED. See Mackie Control: Solo LED.
• MUTE button and LED. See Mackie Control: MUTE Button.
• SELECT button and LED. See Mackie Control: SELECT Button.
• Touch-sensitive motorized fader. See Mackie Control: Touch-Sensitive Motorized Faders.
Mackie Control: V-Pot
The V-Pot is a rotary encoder, with an integrated button (accessed by pressing 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, and 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 (if 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. For 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 effect you want 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 preselected, but not confirmed or
instantiated, the value (or name) flashes on the main LCD until you press the V-Pot button.
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