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112 Chapter 4 M-Audio iControl
Assignment Buttons
You can use the buttons along the left side of the iControl—in the area labelled All
Tracks and Selected Track—to select different functions for the rotary encoders (located
along the right edge, in the channel strip area). In some cases, the channel strip area
controls can change the functionality of the Select buttons.
Volume Button
Pressing the Volume button assigns the rotary encoders (in the channel strip area) to
control volume for the eight active channels. The channel strip buttons—Select, Record
Enable, Mute, and Solo—work as described in “Channel Strip Controls” on page 114.
Pan Button
Pressing the Pan button assigns the rotary encoders to control the pan/balance of the
eight active channels. The channel strip button functionality is as per their defaults.
Track Info Button
Pressing the Track Info button activates Channel Strip Channel view. In this mode, you
can use the Select (Sel) buttons and rotary encoders to edit the global parameters of
the selected channel strip. The Record Enable, Mute, and Solo buttons retain their
default functions.
 Sel button 1 to 5: Switches the bypass status of the first five Insert slots.
 Sel button 6 and 7: Switches the bypass status of the first and second Send slots.
 Sel button 8: Not assigned.
In Channel Strip Channel view, each of the Select buttons is lit when the respective
Insert or Send slot is enabled, and unlit when the slot is bypassed.
 Encoder 1: If the selected channel is an audio channel strip with a Noise Gate effect,
controls the Threshold parameter of the Noise Gate (if inserted in the selected
channel strip).
 Encoder 2: If the selected channel is an audio channel strip with a Compressor effect,
controls the Compressor’s Ratio.
Note: The assignments for Encoder 1 and 2 are optimized for GarageBand Real
Instrument tracks, which have a default Noise Gate and Compressor effect inserted.
 Encoders 3 and 4 are not assigned.
 Encoder 5 controls the Pan knob of the channel.
 Encoder 6 controls the Send (amount) level for the first Send of the channel.
 Encoder 7 controls the Send (amount) level for the second Send of the channel.
 Encoder 8 controls the Volume fader of the channel.