User Manual

THE MAIN MIXER
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The section contains the following items:
Master Section Header
The Header is always visible at the bottom of the Master Section. It contains the following items:
Automating mixer parameters
Automating mixer parameters works in the same way as for other parameters. Automation is part of the audio track
or Mix channel track. See “Recording parameter automation”.
D A quick way to automate a parameter is to right-click (Win) or [Ctrl]-click (Mac) on the parameter and select
“Edit Automation” from the context menu.
This will create an automation lane (and track if needed) where you can record or draw automation.
• When you select a sequencer track, the “Record Enable Parameter Automation” button is automatically en-
abled, allowing for parameter automation to be recorded. However, when recording automation for Audio
Track channel strip parameters, you may want to disable the regular Record Enable button to avoid recording
audio by mistake.
Working with effects
Insert FX
By definition, insert effects are inserted in the signal chain and process the whole channel signal, as opposed to Send
effects (see “Send FX”) where the effect balance is adjustable. Typical insert effects are dynamics, distortion, chorus
etc., plus mastering effects for the Master Section.
As mentioned earlier in this chapter, the channel strips and Master Section strip have a “slot” dedicated to insert ef-
fects - the Insert FX section. In the Insert FX section, you can choose to load Effect Combi patches using the stan-
dard Patch browser. However, it’s also possible to manually create effect devices and use as insert effects.
q A very flexible way of using Insert FX is to have the effects in separate mixer channels and utilize parallel pro-
cessing, see “Parallel Channels”.
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Parameter
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Description
Control Room Out Level Adjusts the level of the Control Room bus. This parameter is what you use to change the overall monitor level.
Master/FX Send/FX Return
buttons
These buttons allow you to switch monitoring between the Master bus, the Send bus and the Return bus.
Control Room FX Select but-
tons
When monitoring Send/Return busses, you use these buttons to set which Send/Return bus to monitor. One bus
can be monitored at a time.
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Parameter
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Description
SEQ / RACK
buttons
The RACK and SEQ buttons allow you to switch to the Master Section rack device or automation track directly from
the mixer - see “Switching between channels, rack devices and tracks”.
Mute/Solo All Off This allows you to switch off all channel Mute or Solo buttons in one go.
DIM -20dB This simply dims the Master Out level -20dB. Use this to temporarily lower the output level when answering the
phone, etc.