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Chapter 4 Mackie Control 87
Use the Mackie Control Drop button
The DROP button turns Autopunch mode on or o.
Navigate between punch in areas
1 Press the MARKER button.
2 Press the DROP button, and when active (as indicated by the lit LED), press the FAST FWD or
REWIND button.
Set the punch in or punch out locator to the current playhead position
m Hold down the DROP button and press FAST FWD or REWIND.
This also activates Autopunch mode.
Quickly dene a new punch in area
1 Navigate to the target punch in locator position with the Jog/Scrub Wheel.
2 Press the DROP and REWIND buttons.
3 Navigate to the target punch out locator position with the Jog/Scrub Wheel.
4 Press the DROP and FAST FWD buttons.
Use Punch view
1 To activate Punch view, press the SHIFT and DROP buttons.
The mode display shows “Pu.”
2 To return to a regular assignment mode, press one of the Assignment buttons.
Note: Changing a punch locator value with the Mackie Control automatically activates
Autopunch mode in Logic Pro.
Control Action
Rotate V-Pot 1 Shows and edits the current Autopunch state (o or
on); you can also use the DROP button.
Rotate V-Pot 3 Move—moves the current punch area by a bar with
each click of the V-Pot.
Press V-Pot 5 Picks up the current playhead position for the punch
in locator.
Rotate V-Pot 5 Changes the punch in locator in bars.
Rotate V-Pot 6 Changes the punch in locator in beats (denominator
steps).
Press V-Pot 7 Picks up the current playhead position for the punch
out locator.
Rotate V-Pot 7 Changes the punch out locator in bars.
Rotate V-Pot 8 Changes the punch out locator in beats (denominator
steps).