Hardware Controls & Monitoring

Monitoring

Output Mode

After startup, iD2+ enters Output Mode with the MAIN button illuminated. In this mode, the Control Wheel adjusts the level of the output currently in focus.

Turn the Control Wheel clockwise to increase the level or anti-clockwise to decrease it. The LED ring follows the current setting and the corresponding level is also shown in iD Control. If the hardware is currently in Input Mode, changing the monitor Output Volume in iD Control temporarily displays the adjusted monitor level on the Control Wheel LED ring.

In Output Mode, the hardware output meter ladder displays output metering. It is a fixed ladder of illuminated segments and does not change scale. The source being metered is indicated by the illuminated legend beneath the ladder.

Global Mute

Tap the Control Wheel to engage Global Mute, and tap it again to restore the muted outputs. This is separate from pressing and holding an individual output button to mute only that output. In iD Control, the Global Mute scope can be configured for the speaker outputs or all outputs.

Main and ALT Monitor Outputs

Main and ALT allow switching between two connected pairs of studio monitors without changing cables. Outputs 1–2 are used for the Main monitor output and Outputs 3–4 are used for the ALT monitor output.

MAIN is selected by default. Press ALT to switch monitoring to Outputs 3–4. The ALT button illuminates and iD Control reflects the change. Press MAIN to return monitoring to Outputs 1–2.

RoomTune Monitor Correction can be used with both the Main and ALT monitor outputs.

Headphone Monitoring

The 6.3 mm and 3.5 mm headphone sockets share one stereo headphone path, HP1. Press the headphone button to place HP1 in focus. The button illuminates and the Control Wheel adjusts its volume; turn clockwise to increase the level or anti-clockwise to reduce it. HP1 has its own level control, independent of the speaker monitor level. Press and hold the headphone button for one second to mute HP1; the button pulses while muted. Press and hold it again to restore the headphone output.

Muting the Active Monitor Output

Press and hold MAIN for one second to mute the active speaker output. The MAIN button pulses while the monitor output is muted and the state is also shown in iD Control.

If ALT monitoring is active, holding MAIN mutes the ALT output rather than the Main output.

Press and hold MAIN again to restore the active monitor output. If focus is moved away while an output is muted, that output remains muted until it is selected again and unmuted.

DIM

DIM temporarily reduces the active Monitor Output without changing its normal listening level. The amount of reduction is set in iD Control.

Press DIM to engage the reduction. The DIM button illuminates and the Monitor Output level is reduced. Press DIM again to return to the previous monitor level.

Dim Amount can be set from -12 dB to 0 dB and defaults to -10 dB.

Talkback

Talkback sends the selected input to the headphone mix for communication from the control position. iD2+ has a dedicated TALK button.

Talkback is a latching control. Press TALK once to enable it and again to disable it. The hardware button and Talkback state in iD Control stay in sync.

The Talkback source is configured in iD Control and uses one of the iD2+ input channels.

When Talkback is engaged, the talkback signal is sent to the headphone monitoring path and the monitor output is dimmed.

Function Button

The FN button provides hardware access to assignable monitoring functions. The hardware and software FN controls are linked, so changes made from either location are reflected in the other. Configure the assignment in the Function Button settings in iD Control, or using the FN control in the Monitor Panel. The selection is stored in the interface for Standalone Mode, allowing the hardware to use its saved assignment when iD Control is not actively controlling it.

The FN button defaults to Mute. You can assign another available monitoring function using iD Control.

The currently selected FN assignment is shown in the iD Control Monitor Panel.

Mono and M/S Mode

Use MONO to audition the mix without stereo separation. The Mono Mode setting in iD Control determines whether this uses the Left channel, the Centre sum of Left and Right, or the Right channel. The default Mono Mode is Left.

M/S Mode is a more advanced monitoring check that removes centre information using polarity inversion. It sums the signal to mono as part of this process. When M/S Mode is active, Mono is also shown as active.

Both Mono and M/S Mode can be controlled from iD Control and can be assigned to the FN button.

Inputs and Recording

Analogue Inputs

iD2+ provides two Audient Console Mic Preamps with combi-jack inputs.

A dedicated JFET instrument input is also available for guitar and bass. When the JFET input is in use, it takes precedence over analogue Input 1.

Select an analogue input to enter Input Mode. The selected input button illuminates and the Control Wheel adjusts that channel's input gain. Press MAIN to return to speaker Output Mode, or select a headphone output to adjust its level.

Turn the Control Wheel clockwise to increase the gain or anti-clockwise to reduce it. The LED ring follows the current gain setting and the corresponding gain control in iD Control updates at the same time.

Muting an Input

Press and hold the selected input-channel button to mute it. The input button pulses while the channel is muted. Press and hold the button again to restore the channel.

+48 V Phantom Power

Some microphones need +48 V phantom power to operate. If your microphone requires it, iD2+ can provide +48 V from the Mic/Line inputs. If you are unsure, check the microphone manufacturer's instructions before enabling phantom power.

Select the required Mic/Line input and press +48 V. The +48 V button illuminates red and the state is also shown on the corresponding channel in iD Control. If focus moves to an input where +48 V is not enabled, the hardware +48 V illumination clears; returning to a channel with +48 V enabled restores the illuminated state.

Press +48 V again to disable phantom power.

+48 V is disabled by default and is available on the rear Mic/Line inputs. When the front JFET instrument socket takes over Input 1, phantom power is unavailable on that instrument path.

If you attempt to enable +48 V while Input 1 is using the JFET instrument socket, the +48 V button flashes red twice and phantom power remains disabled.

PAD

Use PAD when a high-level source, such as a close-miked drum or a particularly strong line-level signal, needs additional input attenuation. Select the required analogue input and press PAD to apply a fixed -10 dB pad. The PAD button illuminates and iD Control shows the same state for that channel. Press PAD again to disable it. PAD is stored per channel and does not change the input-gain setting.

High-Pass Filter

Use HPF to switch the high-pass filter on or off for the selected analogue input. Press HPF to enable it; the HPF button illuminates and iD Control reflects the same on/off state. Press HPF again to disable it. The HPF cutoff frequency can also be adjusted rather than being fixed.

Checking Input Levels

Use the input meters in iD Control or the DAW to check recording levels; monitor output metering reflects the listening path.

GLOW and the Analogue Tone Suite

Press GLOW to enable HMX MOSFET Harmonic Saturation and LIFT High-Frequency Lift together on the selected input channel.

The GLOW button illuminates while both processes are active, and their status is also shown in iD Control.

GLOW follows the currently focused channel. Selecting a channel where GLOW is off clears the hardware illumination; returning to a channel where GLOW is enabled restores it. If either HMX or LIFT is disabled separately in software, GLOW is no longer active while the remaining process stays enabled.

Standalone Mode:

iD2+ can operate without a host computer connected. To prepare a standalone configuration, connect iD2+ to a computer running iD Control, set up the required routing and monitoring, then choose File > Save Standalone State.

This saves the device's internal audio routing, cue mixes and levels, FN button assignment and input DSP settings to its internal memory. The saved state is recalled when iD2+ is powered without iD Control, either from ALT POWER or when connected to a computer without iD Control installed.

For standalone operation without a computer, connect a 5 V / 3 A (15 W) USB-C power supply to ALT POWER using a USB-C to USB-C cable. ALT POWER supplies power only, not audio or control data.

Changes made in iD Control after saving do not automatically overwrite the stored standalone state. To use those changes in Standalone Mode, choose File > Save Standalone State again.

To reset the saved standalone configuration, choose File > Reset Standalone State in iD Control. This returns the standalone state to its factory defaults.