System information

3.
Click the Automation Settings button for each track you want to edit with the control surface
and choose Automation Write (Touch) or Automation Write (Latch) to enable automation
recording. For more information, see "Recording Track Envelope and Keyframe Automation" on
page 270.
To enable automation recording for audio busses or the main video output, use audio bus tracks or
the video bus track. For more information, see "Audio Bus Tracks" on page 246 and "Video Bus
Track" on page 248.
4. Use the functions on your control surface to edit your project.
Using a Mackie Control
The Mackie Control is fully supported by Vegas Pro. An overlay is available from Mackie that you can use
to label the Mackie Control buttons and controls with their mapped functions in Vegas
Pro:http://www.mackie.com/products/mcu/index.html.
You can download a full-size, printable version of the overlay from
http://download.sonycreativesoftware.com/current/extras/mackiecontroloverlay.pdf.
The overlay identifies the default control mapping. You can also customize the buttons and controls on the
Mackie control. When you use the default mapping, the Mackie Control is divided into several functional
areas. All functionality described in this topic refers to the default control mapping.
For information about your Mackie Control, please refer to the manufacturer's documentation.
For more information about setting up a control surface, see "Using a Control Surface" on page 529.
The Mackie Control Universal can control either trim or automation settings. In order to control
automation settings, the Automation button in the Audio/Video section must be selected, and the
track or bus you want to edit must be set to Automation Write (Touch) or Automation Write (Latch).
Hold the F1 button while turning the V-Pot (or use the Automation Settings button ) to change the
automation recording mode for each track and bus track.
Configuring channel mappings for Mackie Control Extenders
If you're using Mackie Control Extenders. you'll need to set up your channel mapping.
For example, if your Mackie Control Universal is on the left of your Mackie Control Extender, you could
configure the Mackie Control to adjust channels 1 through 8 and use the Mackie Control Extender to adjust
channels 9 through 16.
If you have a Mackie Control Universal positioned between two Mackie Control Extenders, you could adjust
channels 1 through 8 on the left Extender, adjust channels 9 through 16 on the Mackie Control Universal,
and adjust channels 17 through 24 on the right Extender.
1. From the Options menu, choose Preferences to display the Preferences dialog.
2. Select the External Control & Automation tab.
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