User's Manual

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When rst opening a blank project inAbleton Live, we are looking at the Session View.
Add tracks to your project here, and you will see the motor faders jump into position. Each
Icon control surface has one physical bank consisting of 8 channel strip controls. Each
channel strip corresponds to controls for one track in your DAW. The track name appears
on the display above each channel. Touch a fader and adjust the track’s volume. Change
a channel’s volume in Ableton Live and the corresponding motor fader will adjust itself. You
can balance the volume of multiple faders on the control surface simultaneously – already
a huge mixing advantage of using a control surface. Press the Bank up / down buttons to
scroll through further channels in the project in xed blocks of 8.The Channel up / down
buttons stepthe focus of the current bankone channel at a time.
The 9th fader on your control surface is the Master Faderand always commands the master
level, which engages after the output stage of the project, so after any plugins used on
the output sum.This is advantageous for several classic mixing techniques and effectively
regulates your monitor volume.
The Encoder Knobs edit parameters according to the current Assignment Mode. Turn them
recongure. For maximum stability, rst boot the control surface and select the DAW Mode,
then start your DAW software.
When your control surface is switched on, it will rst prompt for a DAW Mode selection.
Select the corresponding mode with the illuminated navigation buttons and conrm selection
with the highlighted DAW mode button. On Platform M+, the small channel indicator will light
to show the currently selected DAW Mode.If no buttons are pressed, the control surface will
select the previously used mode after a few seconds.
In the latest device Firmware version (may require Firmware update):
1: MCP General 2: Logic Pro 3: Pro Tools HUI 4: User Dened
In Ableton Live, advanced conguration needs to be enabled. Open Ableton Live ->
Preferences -> General -> Advanced, select Show Advanced Tools, and verify that all
additional options are checked. (Audio, Surround, MIDI, Score, Control Surface, Advanced
Edit)
To congure your Icon control surface, go to Ableton Live -> Control Surfaces -> Setup.
Delete previous Mackie Control congurations, then go to New -> Install, select Mackie
Control, and click Add. Finally choose your device name for both the Output Port and Input
Port, displayed under “Device: Mackie Control”.
Repeat this process for any expansion modules but us Mackie Control XT. You can now
use your Icon control surface for transport, mix, and extended control functions. Next up: An
overview ofthe fundamental elements for controlling Ableton Live.