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SIGNAL Monitor Multi Help

Up to eight hardware input channels mixed to one selected mono or stereo Monitor route.

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.

Shared SIGNAL Monitor profile manager with profile actions and create controls
The Profile manager is shared across SIGNAL Monitor editions. Load or edit an existing Profile, or name and create a new one below the list. View full size →

02 · Controls

Monitor the route

Source fader

Adjusts one mono source or linked stereo source.

Pan / balance

Positions a mono source or balances a linked stereo source without collapsing it.

Mute / Solo

Silences sources or auditions one or more sources while preserving route and level state.

Templates

Save and restore reusable channel and processing layouts, with hardware scope only when explicitly included.

Mono Check

Temporarily folds a stereo Monitor route to dual mono without changing the saved route.

Monitor controls

Control and meter the actual post-mix output sent to the selected destination.

Edition feature summary

  • Everything shared with Mono that applies to a multi-source mixer
  • Up to eight occupied channels from one selected physical input device
  • Mono input sources and adjacent linked stereo input pairs
  • Per-source gain, pan for mono sources or balance for stereo sources, mute, multi-solo, metering, color, and identity
  • Reusable channel and processing Templates
  • One selected physical mono or stereo Monitor destination
  • Mono Check for temporary dual-mono compatibility listening
SIGNAL Monitor Multi mixer with multiple source strips and a Monitor strip
Multi places each source strip beside the final Monitor strip. Configure processing and level on the source, then confirm the post-mix result on Monitor. 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.

Shared Hard Gate editor showing threshold, timing, and range controls
Multi uses the same native Hard Gate editor on each source and on Monitor. Changes apply live; use the strip power button to bypass the processor. 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.
Multi route and safety status displayed above the mixer strips
Before retrying, verify the route and safety line above the mixer and confirm that the intended source and Monitor strips are not muted. 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.