Alesis
MasterControl
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Alesis MasterControl
Complete Studio Interface and Control SystemMasterControl eliminates your need for individual analog and digital audio interfaces, speaker switching and routing units, mixing and transport-control surfaces, hardware volume controls, and more. The only piece of gear you need to input all of your sources into your DAW; the only piece of gear you need to control recording and editing; and the only piece of gear you need to run professional tracking and mixing sessions is MasterControl.
- FireWire connectivity: one cable carries all audio and control data
- DICE II chip with JetPLL™ technology for stable clock sync
- Up to 192 kHz (highest available) recording / playback capability
- Eight analog inputs, expandable up to 24 simultaneous
- Nine Touch-Sensitive, 100mm, motorized, capacitive Alps faders
- Eight assignable knobs, three banks each
- Two banks of eight assignable buttons
- Dedicated transport controls with multifunction jog wheel
- Three pairs of independently assignable stereo outputs
- Dual, independently assignable stereo headphone outputs
- Flexible, direct monitor routing, assignable through any/all output pair(s)
- Dedicated talkback microphone with control surface or footswitch operation
- Preview button shows button parameters before sending them out to DAW
- Steinberg Cubase LE included
- Ableton Live Lite included
- HUI+ Control Surface
- Compatible with all popular DAWs, virtual instruments, and other audio software
Features & Specification
- 114dB, 24-bit, 192 kHz Stereo Analog-to-Digital Conversion
- 114dB, 24-bit, 192 kHz Multi-Channel Digital-to-Analog Conversion
INPUTS
- Two XLR (1/4" combo) with preamps, phantom, and channel inserts
- Eight TRS 1/4" line inputs (including the combo jacks)
- Optional input expansion: Dual ADAT Lightpipe, Coaxial, and selectable optical S/PDIF
OUTPUTS
- Six 1/4" TRS
- Two stereo headphone
MIDI
- 16-channel I/O
CONTROLS
- Nine Touch-Sensitive, 100mm, motorized, capacitive Alps faders
- Eight assignable knobs (three banks each)
- Two banks of eight assignable buttons (two banks each)
- Dedicated transport controls with multifunction jog wheel
MICROPHONE PREAMPLIFIER
- Gain range: +9.1dB to +59.2dB
- Impedance: 3.67K @ min gain; 3.33K @ max gain
LINE PREAMPLIFIER
- Gain range: -7dB to +43.1dB
MAX INPUT SIGNAL LEVELS BEFORE CLIPPING
Mic In to Line Out:
- At min gain: 9.6dBu in, 18.7dBu out (gain = 9.1dB)
- At max gain: -40.5dBu in, +18.7dBu out (gain = 59.2dB)
Line In 1-2 Max input signal level before clipping (at midband frequencies):
- At unity gain: 18.7 to 18.9dBu
- At min gain: 25.7 to 25.9dBu
- At max gain: -24.4 to -24.2dBu
Line In 3-6 Max input signal level before clipping: +17.8dBu typical
FREQUENCY RESPONSE
Line Inputs 1-6 (Measured to Line Output at Unity Gain):
- .25dB at 20KHz, otherwise within ±0.1dB
Mic Inputs 1-2:
- At min gain: +/- 0.1dB from 20Hz to 20kHz
- At gain= 30dB: +0dB, -0.25dB from 20Hz to 20kHz
- At max gain: Rolls off to -1.25dB at 20Hz, otherwise flat within 0.1dB
TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION + NOISE, SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO
Mic Input 1-2 to Line Out (measurement bandwidth 20-22K):
At min gain with +10dBu output:
- THD+N: 0.0022- 0.0025%
- SNR: 103.3dB
- THD+N: < 0.004%
- SNR: 102.7dB
Line Input 3-6 to Line Out (20 measurement bandwidth 20-22K):
At unity gain, +4 to +10dBu out:
- THD+N: < 0.004%
- SNR: 104.1dB
DIMENSIONS
MasterControl only (without power adapter, packaging):
- 19.125" (L) x 14.5" (W) x 3.75" (H)
- 486mm (L) x 368mm (W) x 95mm (H)
WEIGHT
- MasterControl only (without power adapter, packaging): 7 lbs., 12 oz. (3.5 kg)
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- Windows XP (32-bit) or Vista (32-bit)
- Pentium 4 3.0GHz or equivalent
- 512MB RAM (1GB or higher recommended)
- 5400RPM (or faster) hard drive recommended
- Firewire 400 (IEEE1394) port
MAC OS X
- OS 10.4 or higher
- G5 or Intel CPU
- 512MB RAM (1GB or higher recommended)
- Firewire 400 (IEEE1394) port
