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Chapter 4 Mackie Control 79
Mackie Control automation buttons
The automation buttons activate corresponding automation modes in Logic Pro. You use the
automation buttons in conjunction with the channel strip SELECT buttons.
Automation buttons
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READ/OFF: If no automation mode is active, pressing the READ/OFF button switches between
Read mode and O.
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Read: The fader reads (follows) any existing automation data but does not record any new
automation data.
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O: Automation is o. The fader neither sends nor receives automation data. Existing
automation data is not changed. The fader still adjusts the volume or pan position as usual
when moved.
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TOUCH: Writes new data when the fader is touched or the V-Pot is turned during playback. Any
existing automation data (of the current fader type) is replaced with new data for as long as
the control is active (while the fader is being touched or the V-Pot is being turned).
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LATCH: Similar to Touch mode, but the control remains active, even when the fader is no longer
being touched or the V-Pot is not being turned. When you release the fader, the current fader
value replaces all existing automation data for as long as the sequencer is in playback (or
record) mode. Press STOP to prevent existing automation data from being overwritten.
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WRITE: Overwrites all existing automation data, or creates new automation data if none exists.
Only use this option if you want to destroy all existing automation data.
Hold down the OPTION button, then press one of the Automation buttons to assign the selected
automation mode to all channels. When an automation mode has been assigned to all channels,
the corresponding automation mode button LED illuminates whenever you hold down the
OPTION button.
Important: This behavior is slightly dierent for the O automation mode. Holding down the
OPTION button and pressing READ/OFF dims the LEDs for the other Automation buttons, but
this does not necessarily indicate that all channel strips are in O mode—they could still be set
to other modes. To make sure that you have set all channel strips to O mode, press READ/OFF
twice while holding down the OPTION button. The READ/OFF button LED turns on, then o.
Set the automation mode for a channel
1 Press the SELECT button on the channel strip you want to automate.
2 Press the Automation mode button.
3 Do one of the following:
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Move the channel strip fader.
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Rotate the channel strip V-Pot.
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Press the Solo or Mute button.