Tables of All Button Functions

The following tables describe all button, V-pot, and fader functions:

Channel Strip Controls (when in Track mode)

Button or control	By itself	With M1	M2	M3	M4
Faders 1-8	track volume (tracks mode); aux bus master send level (aux mode); virtual main bus volume (main mode)
Master fader	current virtual main volume
Select	select track or bus
Mute	mute	arm mute for automation	Archive		clear all mutes
Solo	solo				clear all solos
Rec/Rdy	arm for recording	arm track or bus for automation			disarms all armed tracks

V-pots

V-pot	By itself	With M1	M2	M3	M4
When you turn a V-pot	whatever parameter is displayed	fine adjustment	shortcut to control certain effect parameters; holding down M1 and M2 makes fine adjustments to the displayed parameter.	shortcut to control certain effect parameters; holding down M1 and M3 makes fine adjustments to the displayed parameter.	shortcut to control certain effect parameters; holding down M1 and M4 makes fine adjustments to the displayed parameter.
When you push a V-pot	sets parameter to default value or toggles an on/off switch	arms or disarms displayed parameter for automation	holding down M1 and M2 while you push arms the displayed parameter.	holding down M1 and M3 while you push arms the displayed parameter.	holding down M1 and M4 while you push arms the displayed parameter.

Assignment Buttons

Button or control	Pushed once (puts controls into Multi Channel mode)	Pushed twice (Single Channel mode)	Pushed three times
Tracks	assigns V-pots to any track/aux/main parameter	same, but puts controls into Single Channel mode
Pan	V-Pots control: in Track mode--Pan/balance Aux mode--Send Balance Main mode--Balance	same, but puts controls into Single Channel mode
Send	assigns V-pots to aux send parameter	same, but puts controls into Single Channel mode
Plug-ins	assigns V-pots to any Dx8 plug-in parameter	same, but puts controls into Single Channel mode
EQ	assigns V-pots to EQ parameter	same, but puts controls into Single Channel mode	assigns V-pots to EQ frequency and faders to EQ gain
Dyn	assigns V-pots to Compressor parameter	same, but puts controls into Single Channel mode

Fader Banks Buttons

Button or control	By itself	With M1	With Edit button	With M1 plus Edit	M4
Left or Right Bank	go to previous or next 8 tracks or buses	go to first or last track or bus	go to previous or next 8 parameters	go to first or last parameter
Left or Right Channel	go left or right by one channel	assign master fader to previous or next virtual main bus	go to previous or next parameter	go to previous or next plug-in
Flip	Push once to cause faders to duplicate the V-pot functions (red light blinks). Push twice to cause faders and knobs to exchange functions (red light stays on without blinking).	Changes LCD so that lower line becomes upper
Edit	allows Bank and Channel buttons to be used to assign parameters to V-pots	enables Numeric Input mode for Function keys

Display Section

Button or control	By itself	With M1	M2	M3	M4
Name/Value	Switches display between parameter name and value	toggle between track names and track numbers		toggle the disabling of LCD updates	forces an update of the current unit (the master)
SMPTE/Beats	View Big Time	opens BigTime view			forces an update of all units

Function Section

Button or control	By itself	With M1	M1 plus Edit (numeric input mode)
F1/Cut	Key binding assignment 1	Cut	Enters number 1 into text box
F2/Copy	Key binding assignment 2	Copy	Enters number 2 into text box
F3/Paste	Key binding assignment 3	Paste	Enters number 3 into text box
F4/Delete	Key binding assignment 4	Delete	Enters number 4 into text box
F5/Space	Key binding assignment 5	Space	Enters number 5 into text box
F6/Alt	Key binding assignment 6	Alt	Enters number 6 into text box
F7/Tab	Key binding assignment 7	Tab	Enters number 7 into text box
F8/Back	Key binding assignment 8	Backspace	Enters number 8 into text box

Tracks Section

Button or control	By itself	With M1	M2	M3	M4
New Audio	Insert audio track	Track-Clone	Track/Delete	Track/Wipe
New MIDI	insert MIDI track	Track-Clone	Track/Delete	Track/Wipe
Fit Tracks	fit tracks to window	show all tracks	show only selected tracks	show and fit selection	hide selected tracks
Fit Project	fit project to window

Dialog Section

Button or control	By itself	M1 plus Edit (Numeric input mode)	M2	M3	M4
OK/Enter	Enter	Enter
Cancel	Cancel	Cancel

Window Section

Button or control	By itself	M1	M2	M1 plus Edit (numeric input mode)	M1 while in numeric input mode
Next Win	Next window	Previous window	File-Info	Tab	Shift + Tab
Close Win	Close window	Backspace	Spacebar	Backspace	Spacebar

Modifiers Section

Button or control	With other buttons	M1	M2	M3	M4
M1	modifies other button functions
M2	modifies other button functions
M3	modifies other button functions
M4	modifies other button functions

Automation Section

Button or control	By itself	With M1	M2	M3	M4
Read/Off	enable/disable playback of automation	toggle faders on and off
Snapshot	automation snapshot
Disarm	disarm all automation controls	disarm all tracks (same as M4 + Rec/Rdy)
Offset	toggle between Offset and Envelope modes			Set all faders to defaults	Set all V-pots to defaults

Group Section

Button or control	By itself	With M1	M2	M3	M4
Track	assigns Mackie's faders and controls to tracks
Aux	assigns Mackie's faders and controls to aux buses
Main	assigns Mackie's faders and controls to virtual mains

Project Section

Button or control	By itself	With M1	M2	M3	M4
Save	Save	Save As
Undo	Undo	Edit-Undo History	undo zoom	reject loop take
Redo	Redo		redo zoom

Navigation Section

Button or control	By itself	With M1	M2	M3	M4
Marker	mutually exclusive	Insert-Marker	View-Markers
Loop	mutually exclusive	Transport-Loop/Auto Shuttle	Set Loop to Selection
Select	mutually exclusive	select current track	select (extend) current track	Edit-Select All	Edit-Select None
Punch	mutually exclusive	Transport-Record Options	Set Punch to Selection
Jog Parameter	allows Jog Wheel to be used for numeric input	sets jog resolution to measures	sets jog resolution to beats	sets jog resolution to ticks
Loop On/Off	toggle loop mode	Transport-Loop/Auto Shuttle
Home	Go to beginning	Go to end

Transport Section

Rewind Button

By itself	rewind
M1	go to beginning
When Marker button is depressed	Previous marker
When Loop button is depressed	go to loop start
When Punch button is depressed	go to punch in
When Select button is depressed	go to From
M1 plus Marker	insert marker
M1 plus Loop	set loop start marker to the Now time
M1 plus Select	Go to From
M1 plus Punch	Go to Punch In marker

Fast Forward

By itself	fast forward
M1	go to end
When Marker button is depressed	next marker
When Loop button is depressed	go to loop end
When Punch button is depressed	go to punch out
When Select button is depressed	go to Thru
M1 plus Marker	insert marker
M1 plus Loop	set loop end marker to the Now time
M1 plus Select	go to Thru
M1 plus Punch	go to Punch Out marker

Other Transport Buttons

Button or control	By itself	With M1	M2	M3	M4
Stop	stop	Reject Loop Take
Play	play	Transport-Run Audio
Record	record	Transport-Record Automation	Transport-Record Options

Cursor Section

Up Arrow Button

By itself	mimics computer Arrow key
M1	Page Up
M2	Home
With Zoom Button	zoom out vertically
M1 plus Zoom	scale waveforms in all tracks
M2 plus Zoom	scale waveforms in current track
M3 plus Zoom	zoom current track out vertically
M4 plus Zoom	fit tracks to window

Down Arrow Button

By itself	mimics computer Arrow key
M1	Page Down
M2	End
With Zoom Button	zoom in vertically
M1 plus Zoom	scale waveforms in all tracks
M2 plus Zoom	scale waveforms in current track
M3 plus Zoom	zoom current track in vertically
M4 plus Zoom	fit project to window

Other Cursor Buttons

Button or control	By itself	With M1	M2	With Zoom Button	M4 plus Zoom
Left Arrow	mimics computer Arrow keys	Shift + Tab	Backspace	zoom out horizontally
Right Arrow	mimics computer Arrow keys	Tab	Spacebar	zoom in horizontally	fit project to window
Zoom	When depressed, changes Arrow buttons into zoom buttons

Jog Wheel

By itself	moves the Now time; configurable in property page to measures, beats, or ticks
M1	jog in measures (minutes in SMPTE mode)
M2	jog in beats (seconds in SMPTE mode)
M3	jog in ticks (frames in SMPTE mode)
M4	set Balance of current virtual main
Scrub	scrubs audio or MIDI in current view (Track, Piano Roll, or Staff)
Jog Param	change value of current active control (as highlighted in Track view)