Icon P1-Nano
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New in version 2.5.1.
Overview
The P1-Nano by Icon Pro Audio is similar to their larger controllers, but the 8 available faders have been combined into virtual faders that operate a single motorized physical fader.
Note
Device support was tested with the Icon P1-Nano, but may also work with the larger Icon P1-X/P1-M, or any device that supports the Mackie Control Protocol, but this has not been tested.
Parameter Knobs and Screens
The P1-Nano has 8 rotary encoders, each of which is mapped to a different parameter. The name, channel, and value of each parameter is shown on the screen below the encoders.
The top of the screen contains a value bar with a center indicator that will turn blue if the bar is centered, followed by the currently selected deck (if the parameter is tied to a specific deck) or “Main” if the parameter applies globally. Turning one of the rotary encoders toggles the on-device screen to show the parameter being adjusted.
To the right hand side of each screen is a vumeter that is unrelated to the parameter, it will be used to show the output of a particular deck.
Mixxx also supports using the external D-5 extension screens and displays additional information such as each decks beats per minute when they are used. If the D-5 is installed, the value of each parameter is shown on the screen above the encoder that controls that parameter (in addition to the on-device screen just as when the D-5 is not installed).
The text at the bottom of the screen is the selected Digital Audio Workstation (DAW). The default DAW is Bitwig and the name cannot be changed without using Icon’s proprietary configuration tool, however Mixxx will work fine with the default Bitwig configuration.
The following parameters are available:
Control |
Parameter |
VuMeter/BPM |
|---|---|---|
P1 |
Deck Pregain |
Deck 3 |
P2 |
Deck EQ High |
Deck 1 |
P3 |
Deck EQ Mid |
Deck 2 |
P4 |
Deck EQ Low |
Deck 4 |
P5 |
Deck Quick Effect |
— |
P6 |
Main Balance |
— |
P7 |
Main Headphone Gain |
— |
P8 |
Main Headphone Mix |
— |
P1–P8 (press) |
Reset parameter to default |
— |
P2–P8 (press, shift) |
EQ parameter button |
— |
Timecode Display
Underneath the rotary encoders is a timecode display comprising 10 individual 7-segment displays.
This displays the time elapsed, time remaining, or (with lesser resolution) both the elapsed and remaining time of the currently selected deck. The value displayed cannot be changed on the controller itself, but mirrors the time remaining display in the main Mixxx user interface which can be changed by clicking on it to cycle through the various modes.
The display does not mirror the format used by Mixxx and always uses MM.SS.ss format (minutes, seconds, and milliseconds separated by a dot) or MM.SS if both the elapsed and remaining times are visible at once.
Faders
The P1-Nano has 9 virtual faders that are mapped to a single physical fader on the left side of the controller. The first 8 virtual faders may be selected with the |< >| buttons. The 9th is a special fader that controls the main output. It can be selected with the Master button. The other 4 virtual faders are currently unused.
Transports
The transport buttons along the bottom affect only the currently selected deck, with the exception of “record” which toggles recording of the mix.
Function |
Name |
Description |
|---|---|---|
Rewind |
⏪ |
Beatjump backwards |
Fastforward |
⏩ |
Beatjump forwards |
Loop |
↩ |
Toggle the beatloop |
Cue |
⏹ |
If track is playing: stops the track and resets position to the main cue point If playback is stopped: sets the main cue point |
Cue |
⏹ (hold) |
Play the track from main cue point, release to stop playback and return to the main cue point. Playback must be initially stopped on the main cue point. |
Play/Pause |
⏵ |
Play/pause playback |
Record |
⏺ |
Toggle recording the mix |
Hint
The actual behavior of CUE and Play/Pause buttons depends on Mixxx settings. See Using Cue Modes for more info.