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How do I connect and configure a MIDI controller to the Monitor 8 to control its functions?
Connect your MIDI controller to the Monitor 8's MIDI In port. Within the Monitor 8's web app, navigate to the MIDI control settings to assign MIDI CC messages to specific parameters like volume, mute, or talkback, ensuring the MIDI controller and web app are configured to the same MIDI channel.
How do I save and recall Monitor 8 configurations, like monitor mixes and input routings, for different projects?
You can save up to 16 configurations as 'Presets' directly from the Monitor 8's web app. These presets can then be recalled at any time, allowing for quick switching between different monitoring setups.
What's the basic workflow for setting up a monitor mix using the Monitor 8's web app?
In the web app, select the output you want to create a mix for, then adjust the levels of each input channel feeding into that output using the intuitive level sliders and pan controls for each input channel to create your desired balance.
I'm not getting any audio output from my headphones connected to the Monitor 8. What are the most common troubleshooting steps?
First, verify that the headphone volume knob is turned up and the correct headphone output is selected in the web app; then, check the assigned output's routing matrix to ensure signals are being sent to that output.
How do the advanced routing options, like the flexible matrix routing, in the Monitor 8's web app, help optimize my monitoring setup?
The matrix routing allows you to send any input to any output, letting you create custom monitoring setups for different performers or even route audio between different outputs for unique headphone mixes; you can select/deselect intersections in the matrix to route accordingly.