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Chapter 4 Mackie Control 70
Control Action
V-Pot 8 or F8 Switches to Destination/Level Channel view. You can
control all Send slots for the selected channel strip
in this mode. Each channel strip corresponds to the
(embossed) send number shown below the LCD.
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The mode display shows “dL.”
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Rotating a V-Pot preselects the corresponding send
destination.
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Pressing a V-Pot conrms a preselected send
destination.
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The Solo buttons edit send position—a lit Solo LED
indicates Pre Fader mode.
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The MUTE buttons set the send mute state.
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The faders edit the send gain.
If one or more sends are activated on multiple channels, you can switch between them while in
the Channel views by pressing the SELECT button of the channel.
Mackie Control Plug-in button
Mackie Control Plug-in button overview
A single press of the PLUG-IN button activates Plug-in Mixer view.
Press the PLUG-IN button repeatedly to switch between Plug-in Mixer view and Plug-in Channel
view.
Note: There is one exception to this behavior. If you are in Instrument Edit view, pressing the
PLUG-IN button switches to Plug-in edit view. For more information, see Instrument edit view on
page 74.
Plug-in Mixer view
In this view, you can edit the plug-ins associated with a particular Insert slot for all channels. The
mode display shows P1 to P9, or 10 to 16, indicating the selected Insert slot number.
Note: If a software instrument channel is selected, the display shows P1 to P9 and 10 to 15.
In Plug-in Mixer view:
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The upper row of the LCD shows channel strip names.
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The lower row of the LCD shows the currently selected plug-in for the active Insert slot. Muted
plug-ins are shown with an asterisk (*) that precedes the plug-in name.
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Rotating the V-Pots preselects a new plug-in. The plug-in name ashes until conrmed by
pressing the V-Pot button.
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Rotating another channel’s V-Pot cancels any earlier preselection, and starts preselection on
the newly selected channel strip.
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Pressing a V-Pot button:
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Conrms or activates the preselected plug-in (assuming that you’ve made your preselection
by rotating the V-Pot).
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Opens a plug-in window, if none is open. If a plug-in window is open and Link mode is
turned on, the selection of another plug-in replaces the existing plug-in window.
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Switches to Plug-in Edit view.