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SIGNAL Monitor Mono Help

One mono input monitored through one selected mono destination or stereo output pair.

Version-specific documentation prepared for the SIGNAL Monitor launch this Fall.

Latest published documentation One stable support page resolved from database revision history; current documented release: 1.0.3.

01 · Get started

Create and apply a profile

  1. Connect and power the intended audio devices before opening SIGNAL Monitor.
  2. Allow microphone access when macOS requests it.
  3. Create or edit a Profile and explicitly choose the intended input, output, sample rate, buffer, and channel routes.
  4. Confirm the displayed route is correct before selecting Start.
  5. Start remains muted. Unmute only after verifying the route cannot feed an output back into an input.

A restored Profile never starts or unmutes audio automatically. Start and Unmute are separate deliberate actions.

Choose Profile sheet with load, edit, rename, duplicate, reset, delete, and create controls
Open Profiles from the music-list button. Existing Profiles expose Load, Edit, Rename, Duplicate, Reset, and Delete; create a new Profile below the list. View full size →

02 · Controls

Monitor the route

Source fader

Adjusts the selected mono source before the Monitor stage.

Source Mute

Silences the source without changing its fader value.

Monitor fader

Adjusts actual post-processing output level.

Monitor / Global Mute

Two synchronized controls for the same final mute state.

Meters

Source and Monitor RMS/Peak meters display their actual processing stages in dBFS.

Edition feature summary

  • One explicitly selected mono hardware input channel
  • One selected mono output or adjacent stereo output pair
  • Centered mono monitoring across a stereo pair without a pan control
  • Source and Monitor gain, mute, RMS/Peak metering, and native Hard Gate
  • Named autosaved Profiles with create, duplicate, rename, reset, delete, import, and export
  • Exact-route recovery, diagnostics, latency reporting, and version-specific Help
  • One running Mono instance per logged-in user
SIGNAL Monitor Mono mixer showing the source and Monitor strips
The source strip is on the left and the post-processing Monitor strip is beside it. Each strip keeps its processor bypass, fader, meter, gain readout, and mute control together. View full size →

03 · Hard gate

Reduce unwanted noise

The native Hard Gate is bypassed by default. Its enable button is separate from the editor so bypass remains visible without opening controls.

  • Open threshold: Sets the level that opens the Gate.
  • Close threshold / hysteresis: Closes below the open point to reduce chatter.
  • Attack: Controls how quickly the Gate reaches its open state.
  • Hold: Keeps the Gate open briefly after the signal falls.
  • Release: Controls how quickly attenuation returns.
  • Range: Limits how much the closed Gate reduces the signal.

Gate controls update the live route without Apply. Bypass the Gate first when diagnosing a missing or unexpectedly quiet source.

Hard Gate editor showing Open and Close thresholds, Attack, Hold, Decay, Range, Reset Defaults, and Done
Select the GATE editor button on a strip to adjust thresholds, timing, and closed-state range. Changes apply live; the power button beside GATE controls bypass. View full size →

04 · Troubleshooting

Recover the exact route

No input level
Refresh Inputs, confirm microphone authorization, exact device/channel selection, cabling, interface gain, source mute, fader, and Gate state.
No monitored output
Refresh Outputs, confirm the exact destination, Monitor/global mute state, source and Monitor faders, interface routing, and speaker/headphone path.
Device disconnected
Reconnect the same device, refresh the appropriate device list, and use Retry Exact Route. SIGNAL does not silently substitute a different route.
Sample-rate conflict
Stop monitoring, reconcile the hardware and DAW sample rate, then restart explicitly.
Feedback or rapidly rising level
Mute all output immediately and remove the physical or software feedback path before retrying.
Quit
Press Command-Q from the mixer or any SIGNAL Monitor window or sheet.
Mono route and safety status displayed above the source and Monitor strips
Use the route and safety line above the strips to confirm the exact input, output, microphone authorization, requested rate and buffer, and mute state before retrying. View full size →

05 · Diagnostics

Capture useful evidence

Open Settings, then Diagnostics. Record the edition, version/build, selected route, active sample rate and buffers, latency components, counters, and any route or processor warning.

Copied diagnostics are designed to omit audio, Profile/channel names, hardware serials, credentials, and private paths. Review any attachment before sharing it.

For SIGNAL Monitor support, email support@maskedamedia.com.