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Chapter 23 Ultrabeat 305
The Drum Mixer
The assignment section contains a mixer for the 25 sounds found in an Ultrabeat drum
kit. It allows you to adjust each sound’s volume and pan position, and also offers a
Mute and Solo button.
Volume
The individual volumes of all sounds are indicated by blue bars, providing a complete
overview of all levels within the kit. You can adjust the volume of the sound, in relation
to Ultrabeat’s total output level, by dragging the blue bar beneath the sound name.
The Master (Volume) control is found above the 25th drum voice and controls the total
output of the Ultrabeat kit at the main output.
Mute
You can mute individual sounds in a drum kit by pressing the Mute button (M) to the
right of the name.
Solo
You can listen to sounds in isolation by pressing the Solo button (S), found beside the
Mute button.
Pan
The rotary knob to the right of the Mute and Solo buttons controls the placement of
the signal in the stereo field (Panorama).
Individual Outputs
Ultrabeat features eight separate stereo outputs, and can be inserted as a multi-
channel instrument. In this situation, each drum voice can be independently routed to
individual outputs (or output pairs) by using the Out(put Selection) pull-down menu,
found beside the Panorama knob. The following routing assignments are
possible: Main, 3–4, 5–6, and so on through to 15–16. Drum voices that are routed to an
output pair other than Main are automatically removed from the main output(s).
Master Volume
The slider above the assignment section controls the levels of all drum voices in the kit.
Put another way, the overall mix level of all drum voices.