User`s guide

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User’s Guide
User’s Guide
To set up a channel for auto-touch automation,
hold down the button in the automation section of
Mackie Control labeled TOUCH [30], and press the
V-Pot on the channel you want to automate. This
step can also apply to the other automation modes
(READ, WRITE, LATCH, TRIM, and OFF).
BANK
CHANNEL
F9 F10 F11 F12 F13 F14 F15
F
FA DER
BANKS
BANK
CHANNEL
READ TOUCH LATCH TRIM OFF AUTOWRITE
SEND A SEND C SEND D SEND E SHIFT SND MUTESEND B
Next, press the button in the AUTO ENABLE
section of Mackie Control corresponding to the type
of parameter you want to automate to enable it for
writing (i.e., if you want to automate faders, make
sure the LED above FADER [40] is lit; likewise for
the other functions).
AUTOMATION F
U
UNDO
SNAPSHOT REDOTOUCH
REC/RDYON
FADER MUTE PLUG-IN
PAN SEND SEND MUTE
AUTO ENABLE
Press PLAY to start Pro Tools’ transport, and
move the fader, V-Pot, knob, or button on the
channel that you want to automate. Press STOP
when you are finished. Rewind and play back the
section you made your changes to and watch the
faders and lights move to the values you just wrote.
For more information about the different automation
modes, consult your Pro Tools manual.
Becoming a Power User
It takes a little time to get to know your way
around ANY new mixer or control surface, so spend
some time mixing with your Mackie Control. You will
undoubtedly find yourself working much faster in
Pro Tools as a result of being free from using a
mouse. You may even find yourself doing things
creatively in your mix that you may not have thought
of previously as a direct result of working with the
Mackie Control.
In addition to the basic controls outlined here,
there are many more shortcuts and combos — too
numerous to cover here — that can be applied from
the Mackie Control to accomplish common tasks in
mixing, grouping, and editing. These can be found in
the HUI section of the Pro Tools MIDI Control
Surfaces Guide available from Digidesign’s website
(
www.digidesign.com). Although this document was
originally created as a reference for the original
Mackie HUI, all of the information it contains applies
just as much to HUI mode in Mackie Control, and can
indeed be a powerful guide to unlocking even more
potential of your Mackie Control with Pro Tools.
HUI MODE CONTROLS
Channel Strips
[1] REC
This button arms or disables the
corresponding Pro Tools track for
recording. The REC LED flashes when
engaged and in Record-Ready mode, and
lights continuously when Pro Tools
begins recording.
[2] SIGNAL LED
This LED illuminates when a signal is
present in the corresponding Pro Tools
channel.
[3] SOLO
Pushing a SOLO button isolates that
channel’s output signal to the mix bus in
Pro Tools. The selected channel’s SOLO
button LED lights and the MUTE buttons
on all the other channels lights.
[4] MUTE
The MUTE button turns off the
corresponding Pro Tools channel’s output
signal.
[5] SELECT
This button selects the corresponding
Pro Tools channel for channel-based
editing or assignment commands.
[6] V-Pot: Press
The V-Pots serve a dual function on the
Mackie Control, acting as a push-button
and a rotary control. When a V-Pot is
pressed, it displays the automation mode
on that channel. Its function can be
modified using the modifier buttons in
the assignment section.
[6] V-Pot: Rotate
The function of the V-Pots is assigned
in the VIEW section. Depending on its
function, the V-Pot is used to adjust a
channel’s pan, send level, or plug-in
parameters.
[7] Touch-Sensitive Faders
These 100 mm optical, touch-sensitive, motorized
faders are used to control the channel’s levels, aux
returns, MIDI tracks, and master fader levels. The
eight faders move relative to the activity of the
currently selected bank of on-screen faders. Pro
Tools highlights the eight channels currently being
controlled by the Mackie Control.
Note: The Master Fader on the Mackie Control is
not used in HUI Mode.
SIGNAL
1
1
+
0
–
10
5
U
5
10
20
30
40
50
60
dB
REC
SELECT
MUTE
SOLO