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Chapter 4 Mackie Control 66
Mackie Control EQ button
Mackie Control EQ button overview
Press the EQ button to activate EQ Mixer view.
Press the EQ button repeatedly to switch between EQ Mixer view and EQ Channel view.
Hold down the EQ button to access the Alternate EQ edit mode options submenu in the LCD.
Note: If no Channel or Linear Phase EQ is present on the selected channel strip, a Channel EQ is
inserted automatically when you enter EQ Channel view.
EQ Mixer view
EQ Mixer view allows you to edit one equalizer parameter for all channel strips: Frequency, Gain,
Q, or EQ bypass. The EQ band number, and parameter being edited, are displayed briey when
you switch to this mode.
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The mode display shows E1 to E8, indicating the selected EQ band.
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The upper LCD row shows channel strip names.
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Rotating the V-Pots changes the current EQ parameter.
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Pressing a V-Pot button sets the parameter to its default value.
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The Cursor Up/Cursor Down buttons switch to the next or previous EQ band.
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The Cursor Left/Cursor Right buttons switch to the next or previous EQ parameter. The
selected parameter is displayed briey in the upper LCD row.
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Pressing a MUTE button while holding down the SHIFT button switches the current EQ band’s
Bypass state.
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When Flip mode is turned on, the MUTE buttons display, and switch, the current EQ band’s
Bypass state.
Note: Ensure that the ZOOM button isn’t active when using the cursor buttons.
EQ Channel view
EQ Channel view allows you to edit all EQ parameters—in all bands—for the selected
channel strip.
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The mode display shows EQ (EQ channel strip).
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The upper row of the LCD shows the name of the channel strip, EQs, the page number, and
the total number of pages (for example: “Page 1/2”).
Control Action
V-Pot 1 Edits the frequency of odd-numbered EQ bands.
V-Pot 2 Edits the gain of odd-numbered EQ bands.
V-Pot 3 Edits the Q-factor of odd-numbered EQ bands.
V-Pot 4 Switches the bypass state of odd-numbered EQ
bands.
V-Pot 5 Edits the frequency of even-numbered EQ bands.
V-Pot 6 Edits the gain of even-numbered EQ bands.
V-Pot 7 Edits the Q-factor of even-numbered EQ bands.
V-Pot 8 Switches the bypass state of even-numbered EQ
bands.