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Chapter 4 Mackie Control 71
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The Cursor Up/Cursor Down buttons change the currently displayed plug-in Insert slot (1 to
15).
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Pressing a V-Pot or MUTE button while the SHIFT button is held down mutes or unmutes the
plug-in.
Note: Ensure that the ZOOM button isn’t active when using the cursor buttons.
Remove a plug-in
m Preselect the “--” value (by rotating the V-Pot fully counterclockwise), then press the V-Pot button
of the appropriate Insert slot.
The Mackie Control does not switch to Plug-in Edit view, and no plug-in window opens when the
“--” value is chosen. If a plug-in window is open, it closes (if Link mode is inactive).
Plug-in Channel view
This view shows the plug-ins associated with all Insert slots for the selected channel.
In Plug-in Channel view:
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The mode display shows the text “PL.”
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The upper LCD row shows Ins1Pl through Ins8Pl.
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The lower LCD row shows the plug-in that is currently selected for this Insert slot. Muted plug-
ins are indicated by an asterisk (*), which precedes the plug-in name.
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Rotating the V-Pots preselects a new plug-in. The plug-in name ashes until activated.
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Rotating another channel’s V-Pot cancels any previous preselection and starts preselection on
the newly selected channel strip.
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Pressing a V-Pot button:
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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.)
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Switches to Plug-in Edit view.
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Pressing a V-Pot button while the SHIFT button is held down mutes/unmutes the plug-in.
Remove a plug-in
m Preselect the “--” value (by rotating the V-Pot fully counterclockwise), then press the V-Pot linked
to the appropriate Insert slot.
The Mackie Control does not switch to Plug-in Edit view, and no plug-in window opens. If one
was previously opened, it closes (if Link mode is inactive).