User Manual

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Footswitches (not shown)
The Mackie Control has two switched inputs (labeled User Switch A and User Switch B) that you can use to connect footswitches.
By default, footswitch A toggles playback, and footswitch B starts and stops recording.
You can customize the footswitches in the Configure Mackie Control dialog. Double-click Mackie Control in the Active control
devices list on the External Control & Automation tab of the Preferences dialog to display the Configure Mackie Control dialog. For
more information, see Configuring or customizing control mappings on page 440.
Control buttons
The buttons in the Control section determine the operation of the V-Pots and faders in the channel section of your Mackie Control.
In every mode, the fader adjusts track volume, and the V-Pot adjusts the selected control mode. You can press the Flip button to
reverse the V-Pot and fader function.
3 Signal LED Indicates whether an audio track or bus is outputting a signal.
4 Solo Button Press to solo a track or remove it from the solo group.
5 Mute Button Press to mute or unmute a track.
6 Select
Button
Press to select a track.
7 Fader Adjusts the track or bus level (unless the Flip button is selected).
When the Automation button is selected, the fader adjusts the automation envelope if the track is in
Automation Write (Touch) or Automation Write (Latch) mode.
The fader can also adjust settings for the following items when you select other buttons in the Channel section.
• Audio track panning Adjusts audio track panning when the Pan and Flip buttons are selected.
• Bus send levels Adjusts bus send levels when the Sends and Flip buttons are selected.
• Video track opacity Adjusts video track opacity when the Video button is selected.
• Video track fade to color Adjusts video track fade-to-color settings when the Automation, Video, and Pan/
Fade to Color buttons are selected.
Adjusts video track fade-to-color envelope when the following conditions are met:
•The Video button is selected.
•The Automation button in the Audio/Video section is selected.
•The Pan/Fade to Color button is selected.
• The track is in Automation Write (Touch) or Automation Write (Latch) mode.
The fader is touch sensitive, so if you're recording automation parameters, recording will begin when you touch
the fader and stop when you release it. The current setting is displayed in the Mackie Control display.
Item Description
1 Output/
Compositing
Press the Output button to set the output device for each track or bus. Turn the V-Pot in the channel section to
choose an output device and press the V-Pot to select it.
When the Video button is selected, you can set the compositing mode for each track using the V-Pot.
2 Input/
Motion Blur
Press to set the recording input device for each track. Turn the V-Pot in the channel section to choose an input
device and press the V-Pot to select it.
When the Video button is selected, press the V-Pot to enable or bypass motion blur for each video track.
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