ICON P1-M, User Manual

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In some DAWs, for some functions, when pressing a button a further action is
required. This would usually require the use of a mouse to select the subsequent
option. With the P1-M, however, you can use two buttons together.
You can program the first required function in - let's say the first row in the iMAP in
red mode. Let's call that the primary button.
If that primary button/function requires a further (secondary) action as eluded to
above, and this is available in the commands in the iMAP for that particular DAW,
you can place this second button on, say the second row in red mode.
Please note, that you cannot place two buttons that you intend to use together on
the same row.
If there are a number of possible secondary button options, you can place all of
these on the second row, (or whichever row you choose, just not the same row as
the primary button). You cannot use more than two buttons together at the same
time, but you can create a 'menu' of secondary commands to select from in that
second row, (or whichever row you choose).
So, let's take a generic example (and this does not relate to any specific DAW or
DAW command - it is simply to demonstrate the potential of this system);
The first button (the primary button) in this fictitious DAW is 'Add Track'. We're going
to place this on the first row of the iMAP in the red mode (or layer) of the iMAP. This
immediately appears on the device's touch screen as information is transmitted in
real time.
For the attendant secondary options (remembering this is a fictitious DAW), we're
going to place 'stereo audio track', 'mono audio track', 'instrument track', 'MIDI track'
on buttons in the second row. These are the secondary buttons and designed to be
used in conjunction with the primary button, remembering that only two buttons can
be used together at the same time. When allocating these in the iMAP, again, the
information will be transmitted immediately to the device's touch screen.
When working on a project, we can now select the primary button and then any of
the secondary buttons to create a track without the need for using the mouse.
To reiterate - the above example is in relation to a fictitious DAW - the options
available to you and your own DAW may be limited or many, depending on the
available commands of that particular DAW.
It's a great option to have available and one to remember for the future, as it could
be a really useful time saving device!
Using the Dual Button Function on the Touchscreen