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Using the Mackie Control Universal

The following sections describe the default control mapping for the Mackie Control Universal when used with Vegas Pro.

Channel section

The channel section includes V-Pots (knobs), buttons, and faders that you can use to edit your tracks and busses.

If you’re using Mackie Control Extender units, you can control eight additional channels with each Extender. For more information,

see Configuring channel mappings for Mackie Control Extenders on page 438.

Note:

The Mackie Control Universal can control either trim or automation settings. In order to control automation settings, the

Automation Settings 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.

Item Description

1 V-Pot Adjusts values for panning, volume (when Flip button is selected), video track opacity (when Flip button is

selected), video track fade-to-color, and effect parameter values.

• Audio track volume Adjusts track volume when the Pan or Sends button is selected and the Flip button is

selected.

• Audio track panning Adjusts audio track panning when the Pan button is selected.

• Bus send levels Adjusts bus send levels when the Sends button is selected.

• Video track opacity Adjusts video track opacity when the Video and Flip buttons are selected.

• Video track fade to color Adjusts video track fade-to-color envelope when the Video button is selected, the

Automation button in the Audio/Video section is selected, and the track is in Automation Write (Touch) or

Automation Write (Latch) mode.

• Compositing mode Adjusts the track compositing mode when the Video button is selected and you press

the Output/Compositing button twice to change the track assignment to CO.

• Effect parameters Adjusts effect parameters when the Inserts button is selected.

The V-Pot is velocity sensitive, so rotating quickly changes values quickly, and you can press the button to

choose a selection.

When the Pan or Sends button is selected, press the V-Pot to edit the track or bus chain.

2 Rec/Ready

Button

Arms audio tracks for recording.