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Use the Mackie Control Drop button in Logic Pro

The DROP button turns Autopunch mode on or off.

Navigate between punch in areas

To use with Logic Pro:

Press the MARKER button.
Press the DROP button, and when active (as indicated by the lit LED), press the FAST FWD or REWIND button.

Set the punch in or punch out locator to the current playhead position

To use with Logic Pro:

Hold down the DROP button and press FAST FWD or REWIND.
This also activates Autopunch mode.

Quickly define a new punch in area

To use with Logic Pro:

Navigate to the target punch in locator position with the Jog/Scrub Wheel.
Press the DROP and REWIND buttons.
Navigate to the target punch out locator position with the Jog/Scrub Wheel.
Press the DROP and FAST FWD buttons.

Use Punch view

To use with Logic Pro:

To activate Punch view, press the SHIFT and DROP buttons.
The mode display shows “Pu.”
To return to a regular assignment mode, press one of the Assignment buttons.
Note: Changing a punch locator value with the Mackie Control automatically activates Autopunch mode in Logic Pro.

Control				Action
Rotate V-Pot 1				Shows and edits the current Autopunch state (off or on); you can also use the DROP button.
Rotate V-Pot 3				Move—moves the current punch area by a bar with each click of the V-Pot.
Press V-Pot 5				Picks up the current playhead position for the punch in locator.
Rotate V-Pot 5				Changes the punch in locator in bars.
Rotate V-Pot 6				Changes the punch in locator in beats (denominator steps).
Press V-Pot 7				Picks up the current playhead position for the punch out locator.
Rotate V-Pot 7				Changes the punch out locator in bars.
Rotate V-Pot 8				Changes the punch out locator in beats (denominator steps).

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