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27Control Surfaces Support Guide
Mackie Control Instrument edit view in Logic Pro
In this view, you can edit instrument parameters.
Note: Mackie Control can edit all instruments that can be automated, regardless of the type
of plug-in you are using (Logic Pro native or Audio Units). Some third-party manufacturer
instruments do not 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.
In Instrument edit view:
• The mode display shows “In.”
• Depending on the state of the NAME/VALUE button, the LCD changes in the following
ways:
• Name: The upper LCD row shows the channel strip name, instrument name, current
parameter page, and total number of parameter pages. The lower LCD row shows
the name of the parameter that can be edited with the V-Pot directly below.
• Value: The upper LCD row shows the name of the parameter that can be edited with
the V-Pot below. The lower LCD row shows the current value of the parameter being
edited. If there is sufficient space on the LCD row, the unit type is shown after the
value; for example, Hz or dB.
• Rotating a V-Pot changes the corresponding parameter.
• Pressing a V-Pot button sets the parameter to its default value, except when the
parameter only has two values (on/off, for example). In this case, pressing the V-Pot
button switches between these values.
Mackie Control fader bank buttons
Mackie Control Bank buttons in Logic Pro
The Mackie Control provides eight sets of channel strip controls, allowing you to edit eight
corresponding channels. The BANK LEFT and BANK RIGHT buttons let you move between
“banks” of eight channel strips. For example, if you are editing channel strips 1–8, pressing
the BANK RIGHT button moves to channel strips 9–16. Pressing BANK RIGHT again moves
to channel strips 17–24. Pressing BANK LEFT returns to channel strips 9–16, then to 1–8
with one more button press.
If you are using a control surface group, the BANK LEFT and BANK RIGHT buttons shift
the active channel strips by the total number of channels in the control surface group. For
example, if you have a Mackie Control and two Mackie Control XT units, the view shifts by
24 channels—the total number of channels in the control surface group.
The BANK buttons always change channel strips in groups of eight, unless the last channel
strips do not make a complete group of eight. For example, if a project has 19 channel
strips, and the Mackie Control is controlling channel strips 1 to 8:
• Pressing the BANK RIGHT button shifts to channel strips 9 to 16.
• Pressing the BANK RIGHT button again shifts to channel strips 12 to 19.
• Pressing the BANK LEFT button shifts back to channel strips 9 to 16, not 4 to 11.