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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 mode, you can view and edit the Instrument slots of all channels.
• The mode display shows “In” (for instrument).
• The upper LCD row shows channel strip names.
• The lower LCD row shows the currently selected instrument. Muted instrument names
are preceded by an asterisk (*).
• Turning the V-Pots preselects a new instrument. The preselected instrument name
flashes until activated.
• Turning another channel’s V-Pot cancels any previous preselection, and starts
preselection on the newly chosen channel strip.
• Pressing a V-Pot button:
• Activates the preselected instrument plug-in (assuming that you’ve made your
preselection by turning the V-Pot).
• Opens a plug-in window, if none is opened. If a plug-in window is open, and Link
mode is turned on, the selection of another instrument plug-in replaces the existing
one.
• Switches to Instrument Edit view.
• Pressing a V-Pot or MUTE button while holding down the SHIFT button mutes/unmutes
the instrument.
To remove an instrument
1 Preselect the “--” value (by turning 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.
Instrument Edit View
You can view and edit instrument parameters in this mode.
• The mode display shows “In.”
• Depending on the state of the NAME/VALUE button, the LCD changes in the following
ways:
• Name: The upper LCD row shows the channel strip name, instrument name, current
parameter page, and total number of parameter pages. The lower LCD row shows
the name of the parameter that can be edited with the V-Pot directly below.
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