User Guide

92 Chapter 3 Mackie Control
 Turning V-Pot 6 changes the left locator in beats (denominator steps).
 Pressing V-Pot 7 picks up the current playhead position for the right locator.
 Turning V-Pot 7 changes the right locator in bars.
 Turning V-Pot 8 changes the right locator in beats (denominator steps).
To return to a regular Assignment mode, press one of the Assignment buttons.
Drop
Activates/deactivates Autopunch mode.
To navigate between punch-in areas:
1 Press the MARKER button.
2 Press the DROP button, and when active, press the FAST FWD or REWIND buttons.
To set the punch in or punch out locator to the current playhead position:
m Hold down DROP and press FAST FWD or REWIND. This also enables Autopunch mode.
The fastest way to define a new punch in area is to:
1 Navigate to the desired punch in locator position with the Jog/Scrub Wheel.
2 Press DROP and REWIND.
3 Navigate to the desired punch out locator position with the Jog/Scrub Wheel.
4 Press DROP and FAST FWD.
Punch View
Pressing the SHIFT and DROP buttons activates Punch view:
 The mode display shows Pu.
 V-Pot 1 shows and edits the current Autopunch status (off or on); you can also use
the DROP button.
 V-Pot 3—Move—moves the current punch area by a bar with each click when
turning the V-Pot.
 The display shows the punch in and punch out locators above V-Pots 5 and 7.
 Pressing V-Pot 5 uses the current playhead position for the punch in locator.
 Turning V-Pot 5 changes the punch in locator in bars.
 Turning V-Pot 6 changes the left locator in beats (denominator steps).
 Pressing V-Pot 7 picks up the current playhead position for the punch out locator.
 Turning V-Pot 7 changes the punch out locator in bars.
 Turning V-Pot 8 changes the right locator in beats (denominator steps).
Changing a punch locator with the Mackie Control enables Autopunch mode.
To return to a regular Assignment mode, press one of the Assignment buttons.