User guide

Chapter 5: Using the Driver Control Panel 37
Master
The Master section lets you control the main mixer
output. This output can be routed to any hardware
output. Each Stereo Mix includes a master section
with several controls:
Master Fader Adjusts the overall level of the stereo
mix.
Balance Knob Adjusts the left/right balance of the
stereo mix (double-click the knob to return it to
center).
Width Knob Adjusts the width of the stereo image,
where fully counter-clockwise is mono, and fully
clockwise is full stereo (double-click the knob to
return it to center).
Mute Buttons Mutes the left and/or right side of the
stereo mix.
Swap Button Swaps the stereo image, making the
left channel play out the Right output, and the right
channel play out the Left output.
Link Button Links the FX Returns section and the
mute buttons.
Master Meters Lets you have a visual representa-
tion of the audio signal being fed to the associated
hardware output pair.
Stereo Mix Copy Lets you copy the settings of the
current stereo mix to one of the other stereo mixes.
Mono Button The Mono button is available only
under the following circumstances:
• At least one output pair is assigned as a con-
trol room output pair.
• The currently displayed stereo mix is the ste-
reo mix used by the current control room out-
put pair.
Status Indicators
Along the bottom-left of the Driver Control Panel
are the following status indicators:
Hardware Connected
This tells you the status of the hardware; if a prop-
erly installed, powered-on Mbox Pro is connected
to the computer.
Streaming
This indicates if audio from a Digital Audio Work-
station or a media player (such as Pro Tools or
Windows Media Player) is currently streaming au-
dio to the Mbox Pro.
Master section of the Driver Control Panel
Master fader
Width knob
Stereo Mix Copy
Balance knob
Mute button (L)
Mute button (R)
Swap button
pull-down
Link button
Mono button
Channel Fader
FX Returns
section
Status indicators