User Guide
FLOW 8 Getting Started
Bluetooth Connection: Streaming and Control
To stream audio from a Bluetooth-enabled device, you will need a smartphone, tablet or computer with
basic Bluetooth audio connectivity.
The mixer can only be controlled and edited by Android or iOS control app. Only one Bluetooth device at a time may be used to control the
mixer via the control app.
Audio may be streamed from a separate Bluetooth device or from the same device running the control app, but a maximum of one audio
device and one device with the control app are allowed at the same time.
NOTE: FLOW 8 uses two types of Bluetooth simultaneously: Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) for the control app and regular Bluetooth Audio
for wireless audio streaming.
Bluetooth pairing for control app
To control FLOW 8 via app from your Bluetooth device, use the following procedure:
1. Download and install the free FLOW control app from the Apple Store or Google Play Store.
2. Enable Bluetooth on your smartphone or tablet.
3. Press the MENU button on the FLOW 8 mixer hardware and select the BT PAIRING menu by turning the SELECT/ADJUST push encoder.
Press the encoder to enter this sub-menu.
4. Select PAIR REMOTE with the SELECT/ADJUST push encoder, and then press the encoder to start the search for a Bluetooth device.
5. Start the FLOW control app on your Bluetooth device (within 60 seconds). The control app will automatically detect FLOW 8 and
connect. When connected, the Bluetooth icon in the control app will change color from gray (inactive) to blue (active), and the blue
APP LED on the mixer hardware will light consistently.
6. In case of unsuccessful connection, press the RETRY button on the app and follow the on-screen instructions.
Bluetooth pairing for audio streaming
To stream audio to your FLOW 8 mixer from your Bluetooth device, use the following procedure:
1. Enable Bluetooth on your smartphone or tablet (if not already done).
2. Press the MENU button on the FLOW 8 mixer hardware and select the BT PAIRING menu by turning the SELECT/ADJUST push encoder.
Press the encoder to enter this sub-menu.
3. Select PAIR AUDIO with the SELECT/ADJUST push encoder, and then press the encoder to start the search for a Bluetooth device.
4. Go to the Bluetooth menu of your smartphone or tablet.
5. Select “ FLOW 8 (Audio)” on your smartphone or tablet to pair.
NOTE: Select “FLOW 8 Audio (Unnamed)” on your smartphone or tablet to pair.
(The indicated name might be slightly dierent, depending on your system.)
6. When pairing is successful, the menu on your smartphone or tablet will indicate success, and the blue AUDIO LED on the
mixer hardware will light consistently.
7. Begin audio playback on your smartphone or tablet (e.g., a radio app or media player app). Audio will stream wirelessly in stereo to
your FLOW 8 mixer.
8. Make nal level adjustments. You can adjust the Bluetooth playback level by four dierent means:
• Level up/down hardware buttons on your smartphone or tablet
• Level control inside your audio playback app
• BT/USB level knob on the FLOW 8 mixer hardware
• Inside the FLOW control app at the BT/USB stereo channel on the mixer view
NOTE: Some smartphone or tablet apps, such as YouTube, will stop audio playback when you change screens (e.g., switching to the FLOW
control app screen). To stream audio without interruption, we recommend you use a “pure” audio app.
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United States and/or other countries.
Footswitch operation
By using a footswitch with the FOOTSW jack, you can mute eects, tap in a tempo for time-based eects,
or select next or previous snapshot:
• Footswitch Mode “FX” (default mode):
Switch 1 = MUTE (both FX engines), Switch 2 = TAP TEMPO (both FX engines)
• Footswitch Mode “SNAPSHOT”:
Switch 1 = Snapshot Up (next), Switch 2 = Snapshot Down (previous)
FX Menu Navigation
• When the FX1 or FX2 menu layer is selected on the mixer hardware, you will see the currently selected eect preset.
This preset can be changed by turning and pressing the SELECT/ADJUST push encoder.
• Pressing the MENU button while in the FX1 or FX2 layer opens the editable parameters (two per eect) for adjustment.
◊ Turning the SELECT/ADJUST push encoder allows you to change the value of the upper/rst parameter.
◊ Pressing the SELECT/ADJUST push encoder accesses the lower/second parameter,
which will allow you to toggle between 2 possible values/states.
• Pressing the MENU button again will return you to the preset select page.
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