Steinberg Nuendo 4 Mackie Control Manual

Mackie Control and Nuendo 

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Table of Contents 

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Table of Contents
5Introduction
6About this chapter
6The Steinberg layout for Mackie Control
7About Mackie Control XT
8Basic mixing
9About this chapter
9Selecting which channels to control
9Using the faders
10Rec/Rdy
10Mute and Solo
10Using the Select buttons
11A note about automation
12Control strip assignment
13About this chapter
13Basic procedures
15About the symbols used in this chapter
16Selected Channel: EQ
16Selected Channel: FX Send
17Selected Channel: Inserts
18Selected Channel: Studio Sends...

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Introduction 

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Introduction
About this chapter
This chapter describes the Steinberg-specific layout for 
Mackie Control, and also provides information regarding 
the Mackie Control XT 8 channel extender unit.
The Steinberg layout for Mackie 
Control
An overlay is included with your Mackie Control that 
shows all Steinberg-specific key assignments for this de-
vice. The overlay can be placed over the top right part of 
Mackie Control, above the transport controls. These key 
assignments are used to remote control...

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Introduction
About the Shift button
In the Action Keys section, to the right in the second row 
of buttons, you will find the Shift button. The Shift button is 
always used in combination with another button to extend 
that button’s functionality. Pressing the Shift button alone 
has no effect.
About Mackie Control XT
Mackie Control XT 8 channel extender units are also sup-
ported. All faders and encoder/displays are combined into 
one continuous surface. The following applies:
•When the encoder...

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Basic mixing 

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Basic mixing
About this chapter
This chapter describes how to work with the faders and 
the rows of buttons above them (Solo, Mute, Select and 
Rec), and how to select which channels are affected by 
the fader settings.
Selecting which channels to control
Mackie Control’s fader section controls eight different 
channels in Nuendo (plus the master level, which has its 
own fader). You select which channels to control with the 
aid of the Fader Banks section of Mackie Control.
The Fader Banks section...

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Basic mixing
Rec/Rdy
The buttons directly underneath the row of V-Pots are 
used to arm a track for recording. The LEDs indicate the 
record arming state for a particular track.
The Signal LEDs underneath the Rec/Rdy buttons indi-
cate signal activity on the channels. The LED lights up as 
soon as the level meter for a channel shows any activity.
Mute and Solo
The two rows of buttons underneath the Rec/Rdy buttons 
allow you to mute or solo channels. The following rules 
apply:
You can mute or solo...