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Global: Send Effects
 
Mackie Control can control the parameters of the effects that are loaded in the first insert of FX 
channels. To access these effects, press the Sends button in the Action Keys section. 
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When Page 01 is selected, V-Pot 1 selects which effect of the FX channels is currently being ed-
ited (see page 15).
If no effect is selected for the current slot, the display will show that ‘No Effect’ is selected. 
After a plug-in has been selected in Nuendo, the display will change to show the currently se-
lected plug-in this effect slot and the ‘number of pages’ indicator will be updated to show the 
amount of pages necessary to display all the plug-in’s declared parameters.
Here the Reverb32 plug-in has been selected.  
						

							 
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Global: Master Effects
 
Mackie Control can control the parameters of the effects that are loaded in the master effects sec-
tion of the main output. To access these effects, press the Master button in the Action Keys sec-
tion. 
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When Page 01 is selected, V-Pot 1 selects which of the master effect slots is currently being 
edited (see page 15).
If no effect is selected for the current master effect slot, the display will show that ‘No Effect’ is 
selected. 
After a plug-in has been selected in Nuendo, the display will change to show the currently se-
lected plug-in this effect slot and the ‘number of pages’ indicator will be updated to show the 
amount of pages necessary to display all the plug-in’s declared parameters.
Here the Symphonic plug-in has been selected.  
						

							 
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Global: Instruments
 
Mackie Control can control the parameters of the instruments that are loaded in the VST Instruments 
rack. To access these, push the Instruments button in the Action Keys section. 
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When Page 01 is selected, V-Pot 1 selects which of the VST Instrument slots is currently being 
edited (see page 15).
If no VST Instrument is selected for the current slot the display will read ‘No Effect’.
After an instrument plug-in has been selected in Nuendo, the display will change to show the cur-
rently selected instrument in this effect slot and the ‘number of pages’ indicator will be updated to 
show the amount of pages necessary to display all the plug-in’s declared parameters.  
						

							 
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4
 
Transport control 
						

							 
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About this chapter
 
This chapter describes how to control playback, recording, positioning and the time display in
Nuendo from Mackie Control.
The transport controls
The transport controls of Mackie Control are located in the lower right corner of the panel:
•Note that pressing Shift while pressing Rewind or Fast Forward will move the project cursor to the 
beginning or the end of the project.
About the jog wheel
The wheel is used for moving the project cursor position in Nuendo. The Scrub button above the 
jog wheel is reserved for future use.
Fast ForwardPlay
Stop Record Rewind
Jog Wheel
Cursor keys, 
see page 30.  
						

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Working with markers
You can use Mackie Control to move directly to particular positions defined in your project with the 
aid of markers. Also, you can place such a marker at the current position in the project. The most 
common use for this is probably to move to the L and R markers – the left and right locators.
Jumping to a marker
•In the Markers section (directly above the Transport Controls), press the Prev or Next button to jump 
from the current project cursor position to the previous or next marker position in your project.
Adding a marker
1.Navigate the project cursor to the position where you want to add a marker.
2.In the Markers section, press the Add button.
A marker is placed at the current cursor position in your project.
Switching the time display
When you press the SMPTE/Beats button in the Display section, the time display of Mackie Control 
will switch between “bars and beats” and the timecode format as selected in the project setup of 
Nuendo.
This change is also reflected on the Transport bar of Nuendo.
If you first change the time display on the Transport bar in Nuendo, this change is not reflected by 
Mackie Control. For the time display to be correct in Mackie Control, the Frame Rate and the Display 
Format in the Project Setup dialog in Nuendo should be identical.  
						

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5
Other functions 
						

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About this chapter
This chapter describes the remaining functions available on the Mackie Control panel.
Project functions
The Save and Revert buttons in the Action Keys section of the panel have the following functionality:
•Press the Save button to save the current project.
This is the same as selecting “Save” from the File menu in Nuendo.
•Hold Shift and press Save to save a backup copy of the current project.
This is the same as using the “Save New Version” command in Nuendo.
•Press the Revert button to go back to the last saved version of the current project.
This is the same as selecting “Revert” from the File menu in Nuendo.
Edit functions
The Undo and Redo buttons in the Action Keys section of the panel have the following functionality:
•Press Undo to undo the last operation in Nuendo.
•Pressing Shift and Undo simultaneously opens the Edit History dialog in Nuendo.
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Working with windows
The buttons above and to the left of the Markers section allow you to control project functions or 
to open and close windows in Nuendo.
•Press the Left button to set the project cursor to the position marked by the left locator.
•Hold down Shift and press the Left button to move the left locator to the current project cursor 
position.
•Press the Right button to set the project cursor to the position marked by the right locator.
•Hold down Shift and press the Right button to move the right locator to the current project cursor 
position.
•Press the Cycle button to switch Cycle mode on or off in Nuendo. This setting is reflected on the 
Transport bar in Nuendo.
•Press the Punch button to switch automatic punch in on or off in Nuendo. This setting is reflected 
on the Transport bar in Nuendo.
•Press the Project button to bring the current Project window to the front.
•Press the Mixer button to open or close the Mixer window.
•Press the Motors button to switch on or off the faders’ motors – see page 10.
•Press the Solo Defeat button to disable Solo for all channels.
•Hold down Shift and press the Solo Defeat button to disable Mute for all channels.
In the top right corner of Mackie Control, next to the display, you will find an LED labeled Rude 
Solo. This LED lights up as soon as any channel has been soloed.
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Function keys
You can use the function keys F1 to F8 and function key combinations with the Shift button to ac-
cess functions in Nuendo. Refer to the Nuendo operation manual for information about how to as-
sign program functions to remote controller function keys.
On the rear panel of Mackie Control you will find two input jacks for foot pedals, labeled User 
Switch A and B. 
The switches and inputs on the rear panel of Mackie Control
The procedure for assigning functions to these foot pedals is the same as for the function keys 
(see above).
Cursor keys
Pressing the cursor keys located to the left of the jog wheel is the same as pressing the arrow 
keys on your computer keyboard. Note that the Zoom button is not supported.
Showing level meters in the parameter display
You can show level meters for each channel in the parameter display. This is done by pressing 
Shift and the SMPTE/Beats button. Pressing the same buttons again reverts the display back to 
parameter mode.