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Compatibility
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
or values as text. In such cases, parameters are named and enumerated as “Control #1,”
“Control #2,” and so on, with values displayed as numbers ranging between 0 and 1000.
Contact the plug-in manufacturer to obtain a version that supports this feature.
Mackie Control: INSTRUMENT Button
Pressing the INSTRUMENT button activates Instrument Mixer view, unless the
Mackie Control is currently in Plug-in Edit view. In this case, pressing the INSTRUMENT
button switches to Instrument Edit view.
If you can’t see the software instrument channel strips, use the BANK or CHANNEL buttons
in the Fader Bank zone, or switch to All view by pressing the INSTRUMENT button. (This
assumes that you have created at least one or more software instrument tracks.)
Instrument Mixer View
In this mode, you can view and edit the Instrument slots of all channels.
• The mode display shows “In” (for instrument).
• The upper LCD row shows channel strip names.
• The lower LCD row shows the currently selected instrument. Muted instrument names
are preceded by an asterisk (*).
• Turning the V-Pots preselects a new instrument. The preselected instrument name
flashes until activated.
• Turning another channel’s V-Pot cancels any previous preselection, and starts
preselection on the newly chosen channel strip.
• Pressing a V-Pot button:
• Activates the preselected instrument plug-in (assuming that you’ve made your
preselection by turning the V-Pot).
• Opens a plug-in window, if none is opened. If a plug-in window is open, and Link
mode is turned on, the selection of another instrument plug-in replaces the existing
one.
• Switches to Instrument Edit view.
• Pressing a V-Pot or MUTE button while holding down the SHIFT button mutes/unmutes
the instrument.
To remove an instrument
1 Preselect the “--” value (by turning the V-Pot fully counterclockwise).
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