8

Table Of Contents
Chapter 3 Mackie Control 59
You can switch between formats by pressing the SMPTE/BEATS button directly below
the display. You can also set the default format with the Clock Display parameter in the
Control Surface Setup window. Information on this (and other configuration options) is
found in “Configuring Your Control Surface Setup on page 22.
Solo LED
The Solo LED (labeled as Rude Solo on the Mackie Control), located at the right edge of
the display zone, is lit when a channel strip is set to solo, or Solo mode is enabled. It is a
helpful reminder in situations where you have soloed a channel strip, and then
switched the fader bank, resulting in the Solo LED (of the soloed channel strip) being
hidden on the control surface.
Display Buttons
These buttons, located just below the left edge of the Time display, affect what you see
in the main LCD and Time display.
Name/Value
Press the NAME/VALUE button to switch between the two parameter display formats
(either the parameter name or value is shown) on the main LCD.
Pressing the NAME/VALUE button while holding the SHIFT button cycles through three
level meter modes on the main LCD:
 Vertical: In this mode, the last character of each channel (in both LCD rows) is
overlaid by a vertical bar which shows the channel level. The text characters reappear
when the level meter is not visible.
 Horizontal with Peak Hold: In this mode, the lower row of the LCD is replaced by
horizontal channel level bars. Peak Hold appears as a hollow box, which disappears
after a few seconds. Signal overloads (clipping) are indicated by an asterisk—which
remains on LCD display until cleared (see below).
 Off: In this mode, no level meter bars are displayed in the main LCD.
In all three modes, the SIGNAL LEDs of the channel strips function as per usual,
indicating the presence of a signal.
Pressing the NAME/VALUE button while holding the CONTROL button clears any
overload (clipping) indicators in the Logic Pro Mixer, and in the LCD of the Mackie
Control (if the Horizontal with Peak Hold mode is active).