GarageBand Is In Your Hands with iControl!
M-Audio's iControl gives you total tactile control over GarageBand. You get dedicated transport buttons and jog wheel, eight rotary encoders for track functions like volume or pan, or effects parameters in GarageBand's EQ or any other AU plug-in. You also get dedicated mute, solo, and record-enable buttons. And all iControl commands are automatically recognized by GarageBand!
M-Audio iControl at a Glance:- A hardware control unit for GarageBand
- Special bank controls eight tracks at a time
- Control anything in a track with assignable rotary encoders
- Easy USB connection
A hardware control unit for GarageBand
iControl gives you total tactile control over GarageBand 2.0.1, melding the best of software and hardware. Dedicated transport buttons put all recording and playback functions at your fingertips: play, stop, record, fast-forward, rewind, rewind to start, and more. The iControl jog wheel also allows freely scrubbing the playback position. A master volume fader occupies a prominent position.
Control eight tracks at a time with special bank
Another important iControl feature is a bank of controls for eight tracks at a time. These include dedicated buttons for solo, mute, and record, as well as eight rotary encoders that you can easily assign to control volume and pan. Pressing the +/- buttons assigns the eight sets of track controls to higher or lower groupings of tracks.
Control anything in a track with assignable rotary encoders
With iControl, assigning rotary encoder functions is easy. You can set them for Volume or Pan mode in a one-per-channel configuration, for up to eight channels at a time. For other modes, when you select a track the rotary controllers will automatically assign themselves to be multiple controls of the selected mode. Selecting Generator, for example, instantly provides tactile control over eight parameters of the track's Generator instrument. Additional mode buttons allow assignments to channel strip, EQ, Effect 1, and Effect 2. When the assigned function has more than eight parameters, simply press the +/- buttons to shift through all the parameters. The iControl rotary controls also work in conjunction with any assigned AU plug-in.
Easy USB connection
iControl communicates with your Mac and GarageBand via a single USB connector. Users can also connect a traditional MIDI keyboard to iControl's 5-pin MIDI input to play any GarageBand instruments. iControl is also USB bus-powered, so you don't need an additional power supply. It's also class-compliant for driverless setup. And iControl is automatically recognized by GarageBand for extremely easy integration. An Option button provides for future expansion as GarageBand evolves.
If you're into GarageBand you should get into iControl! It keeps you in an uninterrupted creative flow with your GarageBand experience.
M-Audio iControl Features:- Works with any Apple computer with GarageBand 2.0.1
- 8 endless rotary encoders assignable to control volume, pan, aux bus sends, or effects
- 7 mode buttons assign encoders to control tracks or effects
- 8 sets of Mute, Solo, and Record-enable buttons
- +/- buttons assign the group of eight encoders to additional banks of eight tracks or effect parameters
- Master volume fader
- Dedicated transport buttons: Play, Stop, Record, Fast Forward, Rewind, Rewind to Start, and Project Cycle on/off
- Jog wheel for easy song positioning
- Option button for future enhancements
- USB bus-powered - no power adapter required
- Additional 5-pin MIDI input jack for control by external MIDI keyboard
- Class-compliant driver
- Automatically recognized by GarageBand for easy setup
