Item

Description

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.

 

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.

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 271.

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.

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Item

Description

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Output

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.

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Input

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.

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Pan

Press to adjust track panning using the V-Pot in the channel section.

 

 

In 5.1 surround projects, pressing the Pan button toggles left-to-right panning, front-to-rear panning, and

 

 

center-channel level adjustment using the V-Pot.

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Sends

Press to adjust bus and assignable effects send levels. Press the Sends button to scroll through the available

 

 

busses and assignable effects chains, and then turn the V-Pot to adjust the send level.

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