User Manual

The channels and the crossfader make up the core of the mixing scheme.
Signal Flow
As a rule of thumb: the signal coming from a Deck arrives at the top of the channel (GAIN en-
coder) and goes down to the bottom (channel fader). The only exception to that rule is the pair
of FX Assign buttons: although they are sitting right under the GAIN encoders, they actually
tap the signal after the EQ and FILTER knobs and before the channel fader.
GAIN Encoder
The GAIN encoder.
The GAIN encoder controls the input level of the signal coming from the corresponding Deck.
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Turn the GAIN encoder to adjust the channel input gain.
This notably affects the resulting level as shown by the channel meter at the bottom: If the
channel meter indicates that the signal is clipping, turn down the GAIN encoder. For more
info on how to set your levels correctly, see the tutorial in section ↑4.3, Adjusting Levels.
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Push the GAIN encoder to reset the channel input gain to 0 dB.
FX Assign Buttons
The FX Assign buttons.
The FX Assign buttons (labeled “1” and “2”) allow you to assign the channel and its corre-
sponding Deck both to the desired FX Units (normal layer) and to a particular side of the cross-
fader (Shift layer).
Hardware Reference
The Mixer
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