

When you mix a session using just a mouse and keyboard you generally have the power to adjust one thing at a time in your DAW such as setting a track’s fader level or pan position, what’s wrong with working this way? In this article, we look at the control surfaces suitable for your home studio. However, to get the work done efficiently, we do need access to a control surface. Large backlit LCD to display channel name, control values etc.With more and more of us working from home, a lot of us need a control surface, but we rarely have space or the budget to have a large format control surface or console.11-segment LED surrounding the encoders to indicate the rotating position.8 x dual function encoder knobs (Enter & rotate).1 touch-sensitive motorized fader for master channel.


CUBASE 9 PRO QCON PRO FULL
Turn your QCon Pro into a full 24-bit/192KHz DAW-based recording workstation with 8 analog XLR/TRS Mic/Inst/Line inputs with gain control and phantom power, 6 analog TRS outputs, plus S/P DIF in and out. Behind the display is an expansion port for the Icon UMIX1008 Satellite audio interface. The QCon Pro also has 8 assignable buttons and a Shift button for additional layers of control.Īn illuminated display with adjustable viewing angle is provided to give you real-time feedback of your session, including track names, parameter values and playback position in bars/beats and SMPTE time-code. Set the automation modes directly on the control surface and use the motorized faders, encoders and buttons to automate your mix. Select tracks, regions and clips, using the arrow buttons and use the jog wheel for fast scanning and scrubbing through the timeline. In addition to the channel strips, the QCon Pro offers control of navigation, playback, recording, automation, editing and more. Up to three QCon EX units can be connected with a QCon Pro. All of the channel controls on the QCon Pro will also affect the connected QCon EX units, including Track Shift, Bank Shift, Flip and automation. The QCon EX features eight channel strips identical to the QCon Pro. The Icon QCon Pro is expandable to up to 32 channels using Icon QCon EX extender units. A motorized fader is also provided for the master output channel. Activating the Flip feature sends plugin control to the motorized faders while the rotary encoders control the track levels essentially swapping channel fader and encoder functions for more precise control over plugin parameters. Above the channel strips are eight rotary encoders with LED rings and push-reset for dynamic control of sends, panning, EQ, effects and more. Each channel strip includes a mute, solo, select and record arm button, a 12-segment LED meter and a touch-sensitive motorized fader. The Track-Shift function shifts tracks one at a time, while Bank-Shift skips through banks of eight tracks. The Icon QCon Pro has eight channel strips, which can be set to control any track in your session, including audio tracks, MIDI tracks and return tracks. Rather than using a keyboard and mouse, the QCon Pro offers tactile control over the most essential functions of your DAW including navigation, transport, track level, plugin parameters, recording, editing, automation and more. Elevate your recordings with the Icon QCon Pro control surface with motorized faders.
