Mackie Control faders in Logic Pro

The motorized fader of each channel strip is generally used to control the channel level, just like a volume fader on a mixing console. You can, however, also assign the fader to control other parameters by using Flip mode.

Flip mode is activated by pressing the FLIP button, just above the MASTER fader. When Flip mode is activated, you can control the parameter that is currently assigned to the channel’s V-Pot with the fader. This allows more precise control of pans, aux returns, MIDI track parameters, EQs, effects, software instrument, or other channel parameters.

You can switch between channels being controlled with the eight faders by pressing one of the CHANNEL or FADER BANK buttons. See Mackie Control Channel buttons in Logic Pro and Mackie Control Bank buttons in Logic Pro.

The behavior of the faders changes in different modes, as outlined below:

In Flip mode: Duplicates or swaps parameters with the V-Pot on the same channel.
In Surround Angle/Diversity view: Adjusts surround diversity.
In EQ Frequency/Gain view: Adjusts the gain of the selected EQ band.
In Send Destination/Level Mixer view: Adjusts the send level of the selected send.
In Send Destination/Level Channel view: Adjusts the send level of the send on the selected channel strip.

The Mackie Control also provides a Master fader that controls the level of the primary master channel strip in the Logic Pro Mixer. This raises or lowers the level of all output channel strips, without changing their relative levels.

When no Master channel strip exists in the project, the Mackie Control Master fader is mapped to output channel strip 1–2.

If you use multiple audio systems simultaneously, the Master fader only controls the Master channel strip of the first device (matching the order shown in the Audio Preferences window).

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Mackie Control faders in Logic Pro