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Note: It is possible that the first time you arm an audio channel strip (by pressing
the REC/RDY button for the channel), a Save dialog will appear on your computer
screen. Enter a filename (and a save location) in the dialog, then press Save. The
Mackie Control LCD display shows “There is a file select dialog on the screen.” The
Position/Time display shows “ALERT.” All LEDs are unlit. Once you enter the filename
(and press Save), all controls on the Mackie Control return to their previous state. After
the default audio filename has been entered, you can select and arm any audio channel
strip, then press the RECORD button. No alert messages and file save dialogs will
appear onscreen.
Tip: To minimize the appearance of the dialog, save your project with Assets before
you start recording. Saving your project this way bypasses the need to define filenames
and makes handling faster and easier when using Logic Pro with the Mackie Control.
Just above the transport buttons are seven small, circular buttons for different recording
and playback modes: Marker, Nudge, Cycle, Drop, Replace, Click, and Solo. You can use
these buttons independently or in conjunction with one another, to navigate and edit your
projects. Each button has a dedicated LED that indicates its current status.
Mackie Control Marker button
Mackie Control Marker button in Logic Pro
Press the MARKER button to activate one of three marker modes: Small Marker mode,
Large Marker mode, and Temporary Marker mode. You can use these modes to create or
delete markers and jump to markers in your project.
Note: The Marker and Nudge modes are mutually exclusive; activating one deactivates the
other.
• Small Marker mode: Press the MARKER button to activate Small Marker mode. Small
Marker mode is useful if you want to jump to markers while using the V-Pots for other
purposes. In this mode, pressing the FAST FWD or REWIND button moves the playhead
to the next or previous marker. Pressing the MARKER button again reverts to the default
behavior of the FAST FWD and REWIND buttons. (See Mackie Control transport buttons
in Logic Pro.)
• Large Marker mode: Hold down the SHIFT button, then press the MARKER button to
show three create options on the LCD, assigned to the three rightmost V-Pot buttons.
(See Mackie Control Large Marker mode in Logic Pro.)
• Temporary Marker mode: Hold down the MARKER button if you want to enter Marker
mode temporarily to quickly perform a few marker functions. Press one (or more) of the
V-Pot buttons to execute the marker function and then leave Marker mode by releasing
the MARKER button.
• Press function keys F1 to F8 to move the playhead to the first eight markers (if
created). For example, to navigate to marker 3, hold down the MARKER button and
press F3.
• To jump between markers, with (or without) the MARKER button held down, press the
FAST FWD or REWIND button.