ALESIS Studio Interface MasterControl - Manual (Page 3)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
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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