User guide

Tracktion 4 Reference Manual
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Using The Mackie C4
The Mackie C4 has 32 continuous rotary controllers, or V-pots, arranged as four rows of eight, and
a section of mode and utility buttons. A single row of the C4’s four available V-pot rows is shown in Fig-
ure 7.4.14. Each V-pot has an illuminating collar that shows the current rotary position of the V-pot, or the
state of a toggle button.
Four mode controls switch the C4 between plug-in mode, mix mode, aux mode, and edit mode. The
mode and utility buttons are shown in Figure 7.4.15.
Working through the button groups from left to right, there are:
Split: This button is currently reserved for future updates.
Function:
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Lock: This button keeps the C4 focused on the current lter even if you select another lter with-
in Tracktion. This allows you to keep the C4 armed for working with a specic plug-in, even when
performing other operations with the mouse and keyboard.
•
Bypass: This button toggles the enabled/disabled state of the selected lter. This is useful for
quickly comparing the original and effected version of a sound.
Mode:
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Plug-in: Select this button to switch the C4 to plug-in mode. When in plug-in mode, selecting a
lter in Tracktion will present you with a full control surface for that lter. The track name and lter
name are displayed on the C4’s scribble pad, and each of the lter’s parameters are assigned to
a V-pot. If there are more than 32 parameters, you can scroll through them using the page con-
trols.
You can also select a lter for editing by selecting a track and then selecting a plug-in from the C4
itself.
• Mix: Selecting the mix mode provides volume and pan controls for twelve tracks at a time. Each
track is represented as a pair of V-pots, one for volume and one for pan. In addition, the track’s
name, and a level meter is shown on the scribble pad. The page controls allow you to move
through your track list.
Figure 7.4.14
Figure 7.4.15