Specifications

Chapter 3: Mackie HUI Control Surface 31
Footswitch Control
There are two footswitch inputs on the HUI rear
panel for transport control.
Footswitch #1 performs the following functions:
◆ If Pro Tools is playing back, press Footswitch
#1 to stop.
◆ If Pro Tools is recording, press SHIFT/ADD
and Footswitch #1 to abort the recording.
◆ If Pro Tools is stopped, press Footswitch #1 to
start playback.
◆ Press SHIFT/ADD and Footswitch #1 to start
half-speed playback.
Footswitch #2 performs the following functions:
◆ Press Footswitch #2 to toggle the Pro Tools
record state on or off.
◆ Press CTRL/CLUTCH and Footswitch #2 to cy-
cle through available record modes (destructive
or nondestructive).
AUDITION, PRE/POST, and
IN/OUT Switches
The AUDITION switch is used with the
PRE/POST and IN/OUT switches to play cur-
rently selected audio. Playback continues until
AUDITION is pressed again or until another
transport button is pressed.
The PRE and POST switches activate pre-roll and
post-roll. These switches also work with the AU-
DITION switch to audition around various edit
areas.
The IN and OUT switches can be used to mark In
and Out edit points during playback. These
switches also work with the AUDITION switch
to audition In/Out edit points.
Setting Pre and Post Roll
To enter a pre-roll or post-roll time:
1 Press ALT/FINE+PRE or POST.
2 Enter values on the numeric keypad. This en-
ters a pre-roll or post-roll time according to the
Grid/Time Display value.
3 Press the Left and Right Arrows to cycle
through the numeric fields in the Pre-Roll or
Post-Roll counters in the Pro Tools Transport
window. Press the Up and Down Arrows to in-
crease or decrease the current numeric field
value. Press CLR to clear the counters.
4 To confirm the entered time value, press EN-
TER. To enter the same value for both pre-roll
and post-roll, press OPTION/ALL+ ENTER.
– or –
Press F8/ESC to abort numeric entry and leave
the times unchanged.
AUDITION
RTZ
PRE
END
IN
ON LINE
OUT
LOOP
POST
QUICKPUNCH
You can leave an audition mode at any
time, and go to any other audition mode or
transport command.