M-Audio iContro User Manual

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iControl

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Introduction

Congratulations  on  your  purchase  of  the  M-Audio  iControl  for  GarageBand,  a  control  interface 

designed  for  use  with  Apple’s  GarageBand  music  software.  With  iControl,  you  will  be  able  to 

control all the various aspects of GarageBand from an intuitive control surface, maximizing your 

working speed. While the operation of the iControl is very simple, we recommend that you read 

once through this manual to familiarize yourself with all of the controls and functions available to 

you.

What’s In the Box

Inside your iControl package, you will find:

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  The iControl controller

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  Printed Quick Start Guide

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  Six foot USB cable

Product Features

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  Eight endless rotary encoders

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  Master Volume slider

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  Six Transport buttons

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  Select, Mute, Solo, and Record Enable buttons

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  Jog wheel

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  Powered from USB bus

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  Fully configured—no additional setup is necessary

Minimum System Requirements

NOTE: The below requirements are necessary to obtain MIDI communication between iControl 

and  the  computer.  These  requirements  do  not  reflect  the  additional  or  higher  requirements  of 

GarageBand software.

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GarageBand 2.0.1 or later

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   Mac OS X 10.3.4 or higher

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   Available USB port

About This Manual

This manual is broken down into sections to cover the various aspects of iControl. Installation is 

covered first, followed by an overview of the controls. Last is an in-depth look at the operation of 

iControl. 

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