(E) Daw Control: Assignable Button Banks; (F) Monitoring / Control Room Features - Alesis Studio Interface MasterControl Reference Manual

(E) DAW CONTROL: ASSIGNABLE BUTTON BANKS

1. TEMPLATE OVERLAY
plasticized overlay (included) that matches your
currently selected DAW preset here.
2. ASSIGNABLE
perform functions in your DAW such as SAVE,
LOOP, etc. For most presets, you can re-assign
the buttons to various functions by pressing EDIT
at the upper right of the MasterControl.
3. BUTTONS A / B – Press this button to toggle
between the
BUTTONS. When this button is unlit, the
ASSIGNABLE BUTTONS are in Bank A. When
this button is lit, the ASSIGNABLE BUTTONS are in Bank B.
functions.

(F) MONITORING / CONTROL ROOM FEATURES

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1. DIRECT MONITOR - Press this button to put the MasterControl into DIRECT MONITOR mode. In
this mode, the channel strips on the control surface stop communicating with your DAW and,
instead, affect the volume and panning for your incoming audio signals. This hardware direct
monitoring allows you and your musicians to monitor your incoming audio with zero computer-
induced latency.
Use the BANK and TRACK buttons to navigate between the various analog and digital inputs. For
more information on this important feature, see the DIRECT MONITOR section later in this
manual.
- Place
BUTTONS – These
two banks of ASSIGNABLE
the short
buttons
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1
2
2
3
This provides control over 8 x 2
7
5 5 5
6
2
3
4
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