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Macro parameters

Macros have four parameters:

Icon & Instrument List Checkbox

As usual, the checkbox next to the word Icon determines whether the macro appears

on the Arrange window’s Instrument List. If you use a macro as a (selected) track

instrument, events played on the track, or incoming MIDI events will be sent to the

macro’s input Object (see above).

If you place a macro on the Instrument List, you can choose any of the available icons

for it, via the usual pop-up menu.

Auto Fader

If you select a group of faders, and create a macro from them, checking this box will

make them behave as if they were cabled serially.

Show All

This checkbox determines which Objects remain visible when combined into a macro.

When checked, all Objects will be visible (assuming the macro is not resized to hide

some of them). When unchecked, only faders, monitors, ornaments, and keyboard

Objects will be visible. (You can toggle this checkbox at any time).

Special Macro Features

Unpacking

You can revert any macro back into its component Objects and cables, by double-

clicking in any empty (blank) section of the macro Object.

Size Limitations

Macros are limited in size—the limit is dependent on the memory usage of the

individual Objects within the macro. This limit is typically between 100 and 200 Objects.

Nesting Macros

You can nest macros—a macro can contain other macros as Objects.

Cables Leading Outside the Macro

If some of the Objects selected when creating a macro have cables leading to

unselected Objects, these cables will be deleted when the macro is created. A warning

dialog will notify you of this. In this situation, the macro is made from a copy of the

original selection of Objects, and the original collection of Objects remains unchanged.

If no cables lead to unselected Objects, the macro uses the original Objects.

Faders

Faders (see “Faders—Overview” on page 243) are used to send MIDI events by clicking

or click-dragging on them. Faders come in different forms (knobs, sliders, numerical,

and buttons). Fader Objects respond to incoming MIDI events.

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