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Chapter 4 Mackie Control 86
Use the Mackie Control Cycle button
The CYCLE button turns Cycle mode on or o. By default, the cycle area falls between the rst
two markers.
Subsequent markers can act as left and right boundaries for further cycle areas.
Jump between cycle areas dened by the markers
1 Press the MARKER button.
2 Press the CYCLE button, and when active (as indicated by the LED), press the REWIND or FAST
FWD button.
Set the left or right locator to the current playhead position
m Hold down the CYCLE button and press REWIND or FAST FWD.
This also activates Cycle mode.
Quickly dene a new cycle area
1 Navigate to the target left locator position with the Jog/Scrub Wheel.
2 Press the CYCLE and REWIND buttons.
3 Navigate to the right locator position with the Jog/Scrub Wheel.
4 Press the CYCLE and FAST FWD buttons.
Use Cycle view
1 To activate Cycle view, press the SHIFT and CYCLE buttons.
The mode display shows “Cy.”
2 To return to a regular assignment mode, press one of the Assignment buttons.
Control Action
Rotate V-Pot 1 Shows and edits the current cycle state (o or on); you
can also use the CYCLE button.
Rotate V-Pot 2 BySel—sets the current cycle area by the selection
made in the Tracks window (selected audio or MIDI
region).
Rotate V-Pot 3 Move—moves the current cycle by a bar with each
click of the V-Pot.
Press V-Pot 5 Picks up the current playhead position for the left
locator.
Rotate V-Pot 5 Changes the left locator in bars.
Rotate V-Pot 6 Changes the left locator in beats (denominator steps).
Press V-Pot 7 Picks up the current playhead position for the right
locator.
Rotate V-Pot 7 Changes the right locator in bars.
Rotate V-Pot 8 Changes the right locator in beats (denominator
steps).