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Select Button
Pressing a channel Select button selects the channel for channel-based editing or
assignment commands. When a channel is selected, “Sel” is lit on the button.
Note: If the Track Info button is illuminated, the Select buttons behave differently. See
Track Info Button for details.
Record Enable Button
Pressing a channel Record Enable button (denoted by a centered white dot) arms the
associated channel strip for recording. When a channel is armed for recording, the dot is
lit. Pressing the Record Enable button a second time disables recording for the channel.
To disarm all channel strips, hold down the Option button while pressing the Record
Enable button of any channel.
Mute Button
Pressing a channel strip Mute button (denoted by a speaker icon) mutes the channel.
The speaker icon is lit when the channel strip is muted. Pressing the Mute button a second
time unmutes the channel strip.
To unmute all channel strips, hold down the Option button and press the Mute button
of any channel.
Solo Button
Pressing a channel strip Solo button (denoted by a headphone icon) solos the associated
channel strip in the application. The headphone icon is lit when the channel strip is soloed.
Pressing the Solo button a second time exits Solo mode for the channel strip.
To hear (unsolo) all channel strips, hold down the Option button and press the Solo
button of any channel.
Rotary Encoder
Each channel features a rotary encoder, located to the right of the Solo button. The
function assigned to the encoders changes when different Assignment buttons are
pressed. See M-Audio iControl: Assignment Buttons.
Pressing the Option button while turning a rotary encoder—regardless of the active
assignment mode—switches between the parameter’s minimum, default, and maximum
values.
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