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8Control Surfaces Support Guide
Mackie Control
Overview of the Mackie Control in Logic Pro
You can control Logic Pro with a Mackie Control and can extend its functionality with
several expansion devices, such as the XT and C4 units.
The controls of the Mackie Control are physically grouped into different areas that
are clearly labeled and distinguished by different shades of gray on the device. The
Mackie Control features and functions described in the documentation are organized by
these groupings.
Any powered Mackie Control unit connected to your system is automatically detected
when you open Logic Pro. You can use the Mackie Control immediately—with the default
settings—or you can customize its settings.
Once set up, you can use the Mackie Control to control Logic Pro in the following ways, or
perhaps take an alternate approach that best meets your working preferences.
• With your project open in the Tracks window, select the channel strips you want to
control by pressing the fader bank buttons on the Mackie Control. See Mackie Control
Bank buttons in Logic Pro.
• Select the parameters you want to edit, and whether you want to edit multiple channels
(Mixer view) or a single channel (Channel view), using the Assignment buttons. See
Mackie Control Assignment buttons in Logic Pro.
• Start playback, and move the playhead to the position where you want to work, using
the Mackie Control transport buttons and Jog Wheel. See Mackie Control transport
buttons in Logic Pro and Mackie Control Jog/Scrub wheel in Logic Pro.
• Edit the project with the channel strip controls. See Overview of Mackie Control channel
strips in Logic Pro and Mackie Control V-Pots in Logic Pro.
Note: The term Mackie Control is used for the Mackie Control Universal, the original
Mackie Control, the Logic Control, and the Mackie (or Logic) Control Extender (XT)
throughout the documentation. It also applies to devices that offer a Mackie Control
emulation mode.