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Mackie Control: PLAY Button
Pressing PLAY starts playback from the current playhead position. Pressing PLAY repeatedly
jumps to the beginning of the nearest cycle area, if Cycle mode is active.
Pressing SHIFT and PLAY simultaneously works as a Pause command.
Mackie Control: RECORD Button
Pressing RECORD activates recording on the selected MIDI, audio, or software instrument
channel strip (if it is armed for recording).
It is possible that the first time you arm an audio channel strip (by pressing the REC/RDY
button for the channel), a Save dialog will appear on your computer screen. Enter a
filename (and a save location) in the dialog, then press Save. The Mackie Control LCD
display shows “There is a file select dialog on the screen.” The Position/Time display shows
“ALERT.” All LEDs are unlit.
Once you enter the filename (and press Save), all controls on the Mackie Control return
to their previous state.
After the default audio filename has been entered, you can freely select and arm any
audio channel strip, and then press the RECORD button. No alert messages and file save
dialogs will appear onscreen.
Tip: To minimize the appearance of the dialog, save your project with Assets before you
start recording. Saving your project this way bypasses the need to define filenames, and
makes handling faster and easier when using Logic Express with the Mackie Control.
Mackie Control: Marker Button
Pressing the MARKER button activates one of the three marker modes: Small Marker
mode, Large Marker mode, and Temporary Marker mode. You can use these modes to
create or delete markers, and jump to markers in your project.
Note: The Marker and Nudge modes are mutually exclusive; activating one deactivates
the other.
Small Marker Mode
Pressing the MARKER button activates Small Marker mode. In this mode, pressing the
FAST FWD or REWIND button moves the playhead to the next or previous marker. Pressing
the MARKER button again reverts to the default behavior of the FAST FWD and REWIND
buttons. (See Mackie Control: REWIND Button and Mackie Control: FAST FWD Button.)
Small Marker mode is useful if you want to jump to markers while using the V-Pots for
other purposes.
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