The right side of the iControl features eight rows of controls that you can use to edit channel strips. Each row includes Select, Record Enable, Mute, and Solo buttons plus a rotary encoder.
Pressing a channel Select button selects the channel for channel-based editing or assignment commands. When a channel is selected, “Sel” is lit on the button.
Note: If the Track Info button is illuminated, the Select buttons behave differently. See Track Info Button for details.
Pressing a channel Record Enable button (denoted by a centered white dot) arms the associated channel strip for recording. When a channel is armed for recording, the dot is lit. Pressing the Record Enable button a second time disables recording for the channel.
To disarm all channel strips, hold down the Option button while pressing the Record Enable button of any channel.
Pressing a channel strip Mute button (denoted by a speaker icon) mutes the channel. The speaker icon is lit when the channel strip is muted. Pressing the Mute button a second time unmutes the channel strip.
To unmute all channel strips, hold down the Option button and press the Mute button of any channel.
Pressing a channel strip Solo button (denoted by a headphone icon) solos the associated channel strip in the application. The headphone icon is lit when the channel strip is soloed. Pressing the Solo button a second time exits Solo mode for the channel strip.
To hear (unsolo) all channel strips, hold down the Option button and press the Solo button of any channel.
Each channel features a rotary encoder, located to the right of the Solo button. The function assigned to the encoders changes when different Assignment buttons are pressed. See M-Audio iControl: Assignment Buttons.
Pressing the Option button while turning a rotary encoder—regardless of the active assignment mode—switches between the parameter’s minimum, default, and maximum values.