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Chapter 4 Mackie Control 58
Mackie Control channel strip buttons and LEDs
Each channel strip provides identical buttons and LEDs.
Channel strip buttons
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REC/RDY button: Press the REC/RDY button to arm the channel strip for recording. If the
channel is currently armed, pressing the REC/RDY button disarms it. Each REC/RDY button
features a red LED, which is illuminated when the channel is armed for recording.
Hold down the OPTION button while pressing the REC/RDY button of any channel strip to
disarm all channel strips.
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SOLO button: Press the SOLO button to hear the channel strip in isolation. Each SOLO button
has an amber LED that is lit when the channel strip is soloed. The Rude Solo LED on the right
edge is also lit whenever any channel is soloed.
Hold down the OPTION button while pressing any channel strip SOLO button to disable solo
for all channel strips.
In the Send Destination/Level view (see Mackie Control Send button overview on page 68),
the SOLO button controls the Pre/Post mode selection for both Mixer view and Channel view.
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MUTE button: Press the MUTE button to silence the channel. Each MUTE button has a red LED
that is lit when the channel is muted.
Hold down the OPTION button while pressing any channel strip MUTE button to unmute all
muted channel strips.
In the EQ Frequency/Gain and Send Destination/Level views, the MUTE button controls the EQ
bypass or Send Mute function. This aects both Mixer and Channel views.
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SELECT button: Press the SELECT button to choose and activate the channel for channel-based
editing or assignment commands. Each SELECT button has a green LED that is lit when the
channel is selected.
Hold down the SHIFT button while pressing a channel strip SELECT button to set the channel
volume to unity level (0 dB).
Note: While holding down the SHIFT button, the SELECT button LED indicates if the channel
volume is set to 0 dB.
Hold down the OPTION button while pressing the SELECT button of any channel strip to
create a new track—assigned to the same channel strip as the selected track.
Hold down the SHIFT and OPTION buttons while pressing a channel strip SELECT button to
create a new track with the next channel strip (the one following the selected track).
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Signal LED: Indicates the presence of an outgoing MIDI or audio signal. During recording, it
indicates the presence of an incoming signal.