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INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................. 2
FIRST THINGS FIRST: DRIVER INSTALLATION......................................................................... 3
WINDOWS ........................................................................................................................................3
MAC OS X.........................................................................................................................................3
INSTALLING THE OPTIONAL APPLICATIONS.............................................................................3
REAR PANEL FEATURES..................................................................................................................4
TOP PANEL FEATURES ....................................................................................................................6
(A) ANALOG INPUT SIGNAL INDICATORS.................................................................................... 6
(B) DAW CONTROL: CHANNELS...................................................................................................7
(C) DAW CONTROL: MULTI-FUNCTION KNOBS ..........................................................................8
(D) DAW CONTROL: TRANSPORT ................................................................................................8
(E) DAW CONTROL: ASSIGNABLE BUTTON BANKS.................................................................. 9
(F) MONITORING / CONTROL ROOM FEATURES .........................................................................9
(G) CONFIGURATION CONTROLS................................................................................................ 10
CONFIGURING YOUR DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION SOFTWARE FOR USE WITH
THE MASTERCONTROL.................................................................................................................. 12
SELECTING THE PROPER PRESET FOR YOUR DAW................................................................12
CUBASE AND NUENDO SETUP: SELECTING THE AUDIO DRIVER (WINDOWS ONLY)......... 13
CUBASE AND NUENDO SETUP: CONTROL SURFACE (MAC AND WINDOWS)......................14
ABLETON LIVE SETUP.................................................................................................................. 17
CAKEWALK SONAR SETUP......................................................................................................... 22
LOGIC PRO SETUP........................................................................................................................ 26
SAMPLITUDE SETUP.....................................................................................................................28
DIGITAL PERFORMER SETUP......................................................................................................28
PRO TOOLS SETUP....................................................................................................................... 28
REASON SETUP ............................................................................................................................ 28
SOUNDTRACK PRO SETUP..........................................................................................................28
AUDIO INPUTS AND OUTPUTS..................................................................................................... 29
WINDOWS AUDIO CONFIGURATION............................................................................................30
CHOOSING THE MASTERCONTROL AS YOUR DEFAULT AUDIO DEVICE............................... 30
DISABLING WINDOWS SYSTEM SOUNDS ..................................................................................31
ALESIS FIREWIRE CONTROL PANEL (WINDOWS)..................................................................... 32
MAC AUDIO CONFIGURATION...................................................................................................... 34
AUDIO MIDI SETUP........................................................................................................................34
ALESIS FIREWIRE CONTROL PANEL (MAC) ..............................................................................35
GLOBAL MENUS ...............................................................................................................................36
MONITORING & CONTROL ROOM FEATURES..........................................................................39
DIRECT MONITORING.....................................................................................................................40
CREATING A CUBASE LE PROJECT FOR RECORDING .........................................................41
IMPORTANT POINTS FOR USERS OF VARIOUS DAWS ..........................................................44
CUBASE / NUENDO....................................................................................................................... 44
ABLETON LIVE .............................................................................................................................. 44
CAKEWALK SONAR......................................................................................................................44
LOGIC PRO .................................................................................................................................... 45
SAMPLITUDE .................................................................................................................................45
DIGITAL PERFORMER................................................................................................................... 46
ALESIS HD24 / HD24XR................................................................................................................. 46
PRO TOOLS ...................................................................................................................................47
REASON......................................................................................................................................... 47
SOUNDTRACK PRO ...................................................................................................................... 47
PLUG-IN 1, 2................................................................................................................................... 48
SIGNAL FLOW DIAGRAM................................................................................................................49
SPECIFICATIONS..............................................................................................................................50
TRADEMARKS...................................................................................................................................51
CONTACT INFORMATION............................................................................................................... 51
DEMO MATERIALS...........................................................................................................................51