Hands-on Control

Making music should be about the creative process, not messing with technology or working with its limitations. That’s why recording studios in the know have tactile controllers for their music software. Of course, they usually cost a lot more than iControl—but GarageBand breaks the mold in a lot of ways.

Designed for GarageBand

iControl is the first control surface designed specifically for GarageBand. By avoiding the pitfalls of trying to create a generic controller to work with a variety of software, the M-Audio design team was able to deliver a tool that gives you ultimate control over all the functions you use regularly in GarageBand.

Bank on It

iControl features a bank of controls for eight tracks at a time including dedicated buttons for solo, mute, record, as well as rotary knobs assignable for volume and pan. Need access to more tracks? Just press the up/down buttons to assign the eight sets of track controls to a higher or lower grouping of tracks.

Effects and More

In addition to track volume and pan, those eight rotary knobs are great for programming and tweaking instruments and effects like EQ and Generator. Assignment is simple—just push the Select button associated with the desired track, then press the button in the “Selected Track” group associated with what you want to control. The rotary knobs instantly become controls for that module or effect. To switch back, just press either the Volume or Pan button in the “All Tracks” group.