X

Chapter 5 M-Audio iControl 105
iControl Assignment buttons
You can use the buttons along the left side of the iControl, in the areas labeled All Tracks and
Selected Track, to select dierent 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.
Assignment buttons
•
Volume button: Press the Volume button to assign 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 iControl channel strip controls on
page 107.
•
Pan button: Press the Pan button to assign 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: Press the Track Info button to activate Channel view. In this view, you can use
the Select (Sel) buttons and rotary encoders to edit 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 state of the rst ve Insert slots.
•
Sel button 6 and 7: Switches the bypass state of the rst and second Send slots.
•
Sel button 8: Not assigned
In 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 eect, 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 eect, 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 eect inserted.
•
Encoder 3: Not assigned
•
Encoder 4: Not assigned
•
Encoder 5: Controls the Pan knob of the channel.
•
Encoder 6: Controls the send level for the rst send of the channel.
•
Encoder 7: Controls the send level for the second send of the channel.
•
Encoder 8: Controls the Volume fader of the channel.
•
Generator button: If the selected channel strip is a software instrument channel strip, pressing
the Generator button assigns the rotary encoders to edit the sound generation parameters of
the instrument. These assignments are in groups of eight parameters. The Arrow Up and Arrow
Down buttons switch to the previous or next page of eight parameters. Use of the Generator
button has no eect if the selected channel strip is not a software instrument channel strip.
•
Eect 1 and Eect 2 buttons: Press Eect 1 to assign the rotary encoders to edit the parameters
of the third Insert slot of the selected channel strip. Press Eect 2 to assign the rotary encoders
to edit the parameters of the fourth Insert slot (if a fourth Insert slot exists). The Arrow Up and
Arrow Down buttons switch to the previous or next page of parameters.
Hold down Option while pressing the Eect 1 or Eect 2 button to switch the bypass state of
Insert slots 3 and 4, respectively.