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(More customer reviews)I hooked the iControl up to my iMac and without doing anything else it functioned perfectly (well almost, see below*). I tried it out on one mixdown and it made working with GarageBand much easier than using the mouse. Contrary to what some reviews in magazines have said, the "Option" button does function and is quite helpful, just read the instructions which are rather brief. However, the device is so intuitive that the instructions are good enough. I was able to access many more GB functions with the iControl than I thought possible. Based on all of the above I would have given it five stars....
*But, one of the eight rotary knobs broke the first time I tried to turn it. The knob was actually cracked. I returned the unit to Amazon for an exchange. Amazon's exchange policy is great and I am sending it back, at their expense. Meanwhile, they are sending me another before they receive the return which is good customer policy. I must say that I was hesitant to ask for an exchange rather than a refund, but I really liked the darn thing. So, I'm going to give M-Audio the benefit of doubt and hopefully I will not have any problem with the new unit. If it is not defective than I would definitely give it five stars. But, I'll have to reserve judgement until then. When I get the new one and try and it for a few days I'll update my review.
UPDATE - Rec'd second unit in exchange from Amazon and guess what, same problem. The top rotary potentiometer knob was loose out of the box and lasted almost an entire 2 minutes before it broke off. I am sending this back for a refund, no more exchanges for me. M-Audio has a design or manufacturing defect and with the experience I had (twice) I do not trust that the iControl would even make it through the warranty period. I have other mixers and gear by Mackie, Tascam etc. for years without any problems; and that equipment has been used at home and on the road. I am going to put my refund towards a USB or Firewire mixer since the second version of GB allows true multitrack recording. I will see what Mackie or Behrlinger have available. The mixer would be useful for recording. The iControl would have been useful for post-production editing, but for that I will stick with my wireless mouse. What a major disappointment.
BTW - I tried to change my rating to ONE STAR but apparently that cannot be done while editing one's review.
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