Mackie Mackie Control Universal Pro Quick Start Manual - Channel Strip
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Using the Mackie Control Universal Pro
Although the functions of the knobs and buttons
on the MCU Pro will vary depending on which soft-
ware application you are using it with, this section
provides an overview of the control surface and a
general explanation of what it can do.
Channel Strip
1. Touch-Sensitive Faders
These 100 mm optical, touch-sensitive, motor-
ized faders are used to control the channel’s levels,
aux returns, MIDI tracks, and master fader levels.
The eight faders move relative to the activity of
the currently selected bank of on-screen faders.
. SELECT
This button selects the corresponding channel
for channel-based editing or assignment com-
mands.
. MUTE
The MUTE button turns off the corresponding
channel’s output signal.
. SOLO
Pushing a SOLO button isolates that channel’s
output signal to the mix bus in the DAW application.
Note:
When one or more SOLO buttons are
active, the RUDE SOLO LED next to the Time
Display lights to let you know that one or more
channels are soloed.
. SIGNAL
This LED illuminates when a signal is present
in the corresponding channel.
. REC
This button arms or disables the corresponding
track for recording.
7. V-Pot
The V-Pots serve a dual function on the Mackie
Control, acting as a push-button and a rotary con-
trol. When a V-Pot is pressed, it may be used to
change modes of operation or to change what ap-
pears in the display above the channel strips.
When a V-Pot is rotated, depending on its
assigned function, it can be used to adjust a chan-
nel’s pan, send level, or plug-in parameters.
The collar surrounding the V-Pot lights up to in-
dicate the relative position of the rotation without
having to look at your computer.
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8. Scribble Strip
This backlit LCD above the channel strips dis-
plays track names, plug-in parameters, and other
information depending on the channel strips cur-
rent mode of operation.
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CHANNEL
SOLO
CYCLE
DROP
REPLACE
CLICK
SIGNAL
SIGNAL
SIGNAL
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FLIP
GLOBAL
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DISPLAY
MODIFIERS
AUTOMATION
UTILITIES
CONTROL
SHIFT
OPTION
READ/OFF
WRITE
TOUCH
LATCH
TRIM
CANCEL
SMPTE
BEATS
ENTER
SAVE
UNDO
/ALT
GLOBAL VIEW
FUNCTION SELECT
NAME
VALUE
MIDI
TRACKS
INPUTS
AUDIO
TRACKS
AUDIO
INSTRUMENT
AUX
BUSSES
OUTPUTS
USER
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F2
F3
F4
F5
F6
F7
F8
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MASTER
FADER BANKS
EQ
INSTRUMENT
PLUG-IN
TRACK
SEND
PAN/
SURROUND
VPOT ASSIGN
GROUP
MARKER
NUDGE
REC
REWIND
FAST FWD
PLAY
STOP
RECORD
ASSIGNMENT
TICKS
SUB DIVISION
BEATS
BARS
SMPTE
BEATS
HOURS
MINUTES
SECONDS
FRAMES
RUDE
SOLO
REWIND
FAST FWD
PLAY
STOP
RECORD
MACKIE CONTROL UNIVERSAL PRO
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