Apple Logic Pro 7.2 User Manual

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Chapter 1

Control Surface Setup

The reason for this structure is that you can place modeless assignments nearer to the
modal assignments they are associated with. As an example, where pressing and
releasing the Option button switches between two modes for the Function keys of an
assignment.

A Mode contains any number of assignments. Only the active Mode’s assignments are
processed for incoming MIDI and feedback. Assignments of inactive Modes are ignored.

A Zone’s active Mode can be switched by special Assignments (see below).

There can be multiple Zones. As examples, one for the encoders and a second one that
switches the F1 to F8 keys to different functions.

Zones and Modes can be defined across multiple control surfaces, to create Control
Surface Groups.

You can visualize the Control Surface System as a hierarchical list. As an example:

Zone 1
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Modal Assignment

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Modal Assignment

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Mode 2 (active)
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Mode 3
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Modal Assignment

Zone 2
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Mode 4 (active)
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Mode 5
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