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Chapter 4 Mackie Control 67
The Cursor Left and Cursor Right buttons switch to the next or previous EQ band. The LCD
displays two EQ bands. If you have one or more connected Mackie Control (XT) units, each XT
can display two EQ bands—up to a total of eight bands.
Note: Ensure that the ZOOM button isn’t active when using the cursor buttons.
Alternate EQ edit mode options
Hold down the EQ button to access the alternate EQ edit mode options submenu in the LCD. The
mode display shows E_ or E_., depending on whether you are in EQ Mixer or EQ Channel view.
Control Action
V-Pot 1 or F1 Switches to EQ Mixer view and selects frequency.
V-Pot 2 or F2 Switches to EQ Mixer view and selects gain.
V-Pot 3 or F3 Switches to EQ Mixer view and selects Q.
V-Pot 4 or F4 Switches to EQ Mixer view and selects bypass.
V-Pot 6 or F6 Switches to EQ Channel view.
V-Pot 7 or F7 Switches to Frequency/Gain Mixer view. In this mode,
you can edit the frequency and gain parameters of a
specic EQ band (1 to 8) for all channel strips.
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The mode display shows F1 to F8, indicating the
selected EQ band.
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The upper LCD row shows channel strip names.
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The lower LCD row shows the frequency of the
selected EQ band.
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Rotating a V-Pot changes EQ frequency.
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Pressing a V-Pot sets the EQ frequency to its default
value.
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Use the Mute buttons to bypass the EQ.
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Use the faders to adjust the EQ gain.
V-Pot 8 or F8 Switches to Frequency/Gain Channel view. In
this mode, you can edit the frequency and gain
parameters for all EQ bands of the selected channel
strip. Each pair of channel strips corresponds to one
EQ band.
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The mode display shows FG.
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V-Pots 1 to 8 control the frequency of EQ bands 1
to 8.
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Mute buttons 1 to 8 control the bypass of EQ bands
1 to 8.
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Faders 1 to 8 control the gain of EQ bands 1 to 8.
Note: The faders form a frequency response curve in this mode, if the EQ bands have ascending
frequency values.
Tip: You can edit another channel strip’s EQ without leaving this view by selecting the channel
strip in Logic Pro or by pressing the appropriate SELECT button on the Mackie Control.