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Mackie Control overview
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 dierent areas that are clearly
labeled and distinguished by dierent 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 that is 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, as described in Controller assignments overview on
page 34.
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.
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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.
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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 overview on page 60.
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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
overview on page 82 and Mackie Control Jog/Scrub wheel on page 89.
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Edit the project with the channel strip controls. See Mackie Control channel strips overview on
page 57 and Mackie Control V-Pots.
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.
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