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Chapter 4 Mackie Control 57
Mackie Control channel strips
Mackie Control channel strips overview
Directly below the main LCD display are eight sets of channel strip controls. You can use these
to control Logic Pro channel strip parameters, plug-in parameters, and other functions. Each
channel strip of both the Mackie Control and XT units includes the controls described in the
linked sections:
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V-Pot rotary encoder with button. See Mackie Control V-Pots on page 57.
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REC/RDY button and LED. See Mackie Control channel strip buttons and LEDs on page 58.
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Touch-sensitive motorized fader. The Mackie Control also provides a dedicated Master fader.
See Mackie Control faders on page 59.
Mackie Control V-Pots
The V-Pot is a rotary encoder, with an integrated button (accessed by pressing down on the top
of the encoder). You can use the V-Pot to adjust the channel’s send level and pan/balance (in
Channel view) or to adjust eect or instrument plug-in parameters. The V-Pot can also be used to
scroll through and choose items such as plug-ins, software instruments, and more from menus,
and to determine send destinations. The faster you turn the V-Pot, the quicker it changes values,
scrolls through menus, and so on.
The top of each V-Pot has an integrated push button, which typically sets a default parameter
value (if a parameter has more than two possible values) or switches between two parameter
values (on/o). The button can also be used to activate a function you have selected with the
V-Pot. For example, you can turn the V-Pot to scroll through a list of eect plug-ins for one of the
channel Insert slots. Once the eect you want is displayed in the main LCD, press the top of the
V-Pot to select and insert the eect, and open the plug-in window. The button is also sometimes
used to switch to a special assignment mode.
When a value or name (such as a plug-in) has been preselected, but not conrmed or inserted,
the value (or name) ashes on the main LCD until you press the V-Pot button.
The current value of the parameter you are adjusting with the V-Pot is displayed on the main
LCD (depending on the Name/Value setting) and is also indicated by the ring of LEDs encircling
the V-Pot. The way that parameter values are displayed on the LED ring varies depending on the
type of parameter being displayed.
Hold down the CMD/ALT button to set V-Pots to high-resolution (ne) mode, for parameters
where this mode applies.
Hold down the OPTION button and turn a V-Pot to switch between the minimum, default, and
maximum values for the parameter.