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| Alesis Mastercontrol |
The Alesis Mastercontrol ($1,299) is both a control surface and audio interface that offers low-latency 44.1–192kHz-recording capability via FireWire. Audio routing features include two XLR inputs with phantom power and channel inserts and six TRS line inputs; as many 26 simultaneous inputs are possible via optional S/PDIF and dual S/MUX ADAT Lightpipe inputs. Six analog outputs let you mix to 5.1 surround. Onboard speaker switching lets you dynamically select betweenmultiple monitors. The control surface, which sports nine motorized 100mm faders, a transport section, and eight assignable knobs, works with any HUI-compatible DAWs and external MIDI devices. Alesis.com