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Chapter 4 Mackie Control 73
Mackie Control Instrument button
Mackie Control Instrument button overview
Press the INSTRUMENT button to activate Instrument Mixer view, unless the Mackie Control
is currently in Plug-in edit view. In this case, pressing the INSTRUMENT button switches to
Instrument edit view.
If you can’t see the software instrument channel strips, use the BANK or CHANNEL buttons in the
Fader Bank zone, or switch to All view by pressing the INSTRUMENT button. (This assumes that
you have created at least one or more software instrument tracks.)
Instrument Mixer view
In this view, you can edit the Instrument slots of all channels.
In Instrument Mixer view:
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The mode display shows “In” (for instrument).
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The upper LCD row shows channel strip names.
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The lower LCD row shows the currently selected instrument. Muted instrument names are
preceded by an asterisk (*).
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Rotating the V-Pots preselects a new instrument. The preselected instrument name ashes
until activated.
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Rotating another channel’s V-Pot cancels any previous preselection and starts preselection on
the newly chosen channel strip.
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Pressing a V-Pot button:
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Activates the preselected instrument 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 instrument plug-in replaces the existing one.
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Switches to Instrument Edit view.
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Pressing a V-Pot or MUTE button while holding down the SHIFT button mutes/unmutes
the instrument.
Remove an instrument
1 Preselect the “--” value (by rotating the V-Pot fully counterclockwise).
2 Press the V-Pot button.
Mackie Control does not switch to Instrument Edit view, and no plug-in window opens. If a
plug-in window is open, it closes.