Alesis Studio Interface MasterControl User manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FIRST THINGS FIRST: DRIVER INSTALLATION.
WINDOWS.
MAC OS X.
INSTALLING THE OPTIONAL APPLICATIONS.
(A) ANALOG INPUT SIGNAL INDICATORS.
(B) DAW CONTROL: CHANNELS.
(C) DAW CONTROL: MULTI-FUNCTION KNOBS
(D) DAW CONTROL: TRANSPORT.
(E) DAW CONTROL: ASSIGNABLE BUTTON BANKS.
(F) MONITORING / CONTROL ROOM FEATURES.
(G) CONFIGURATION CONTROLS.
CONFIGURING YOUR DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION SOFTWARE FOR USE WITH
THE MASTERCONTROL.
SELECTING THE PROPER PRESET FOR YOUR DAW.
CUBASE AND NUENDO SETUP: SELECTING THE AUDIO DRIVER (WINDOWS ONLY).
CUBASE AND NUENDO SETUP: CONTROL SURFACE (MAC AND WINDOWS).
ABLETON LIVE SETUP.
CAKEWALK SONAR SETUP.
LOGIC PRO SETUP.
SAMPLITUDE SETUP.
DIGITAL PERFORMER SETUP.
PRO TOOLS SETUP.
REASON SETUP.
SOUNDTRACK PRO SETUP.
AUDIO INPUTS AND OUTPUTS.
CHOOSING THE MASTERCONTROL AS YOUR DEFAULT AUDIO DEVICE
DISABLING WINDOWS SYSTEM SOUNDS.
ALESIS FIREWIRE CONTROL PANEL (WINDOWS).
CREATING A CUBASE LE PROJECT FOR Rl
IMPORTANT POINTS FOR USERS OF VARIC
CUBASE/NUENDO
ABLETON LIVE.
CAKEWALK SONAR
DIGITAL PERFORMER
ALESIS HD24/HD24XR .
PRO TOOLS
REASON.
SOUNDTRACK PRO
PLUG-IN 1,2.
SIGNAL FLOW DIAGRAM
SPECIFICATIONS.
TRADEMARKS.
CONTACT INFORMATION
DEMO MATERIALS

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Congratulations on your purchase of the Alesis MasterControl!
The MasterControl is Alesis’s most advanced computer recording product to date and designed to be
the centerpiece of your studio. Just consider this list of features:
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(A) Analog Input Signal Indicators
(B) DAW Control: Channels
(C) DAW Control: Multi-Function Knobs
(D) DAW Control: Transport
(E) DAW Control: Assignable Button Banks
(F) Monitoring / Control Room Features
(G) Configuration Controls
(A) ANALOG INPUT SIGNAL INDICATORS

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(C) DAW CONTROL: MULTI-FUNCTION KNOBS

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EDIT - In Edit Mode, you can change the assignments for
the A and B banks of the ASSIGNABLE buttons - a total of
16 assignable functions. Upon entering Edit Mode, the
DISPLAY will look like the image on the right and the
ASSIGNABLE BUTTONS will light up orange. First, press the button whose function you want to
assign (the other buttons will become unlit). Then, use the VALUE / ENTER encoder to scroll
multiple buttons.
GLOBAL - Press this to enter (or exit) the Global Mode where you can adjust the MasterControl’s
global configuration. Use the PAGE buttons to toggle through the available pages in the Global
Menus. Use VALUE / ENTER to scroll through the available options for any page; press it to save
your change for each menu. See the GLOBAL MENUS section for more information.
in the DISPLAY. P ( * ( ) P 9
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CONFIGURING YOUR DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION
SOFTWARE FOR USE WITH THE MASTERCONTROL
audio and control surface communication with your Digital’Audio Workstation (DAW)?
1) On the MasterControl, select the proper MasterControl preset for your DAW.
2) In your DAW, select the MasterControl as your audio input/output device.
3) Still in your DAW, select the MasterControl as a control surface:
a. Add a “Mackie Control” device as an available control surface (the MasterControl uses
the “Mackie ControlTMCU” protocol)*;
b. Choose the proper Alesis Firewire MIDI ports as the INPUT and OUTPUT ports for the
“Mackie Control” control surface.
The following pages show you how to set up the Master Control to work with your DAW. The
instructions are provided for Windows users in most of the following examples.
drivers within your DAW as well.
SELECTING THE PROPER PRESET FOR YOUR DAW
ie “Mackie Control” protocol. Otherwi
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CUBASE AND NUENDO SETUP: SELECTING THE AUDIO DRIVER
(WINDOWS ONLY)
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