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Waves eMotion LV1 User Guide | Chapter 1: Setup
Mixer Configuration
Mixing Engine Performance
The Mixer Configuration section sets the size of the mixer. The mixer can have 16, 32, or 64 channels,
with 8 stereo groups, 16 stereo aux channels, an L/R/C/M main buss, and an 8-channel stereo matrix
(depending on the selected configuration). The maximum mixer size is license dependent.
Refer to Appendix A of this manual for details concerning mixer licenses and configurations.
Mixer size is normally established when a session is created, but you can change the mixer
configuration of an existing session. Please note that if you reduce the number of channels in a
session, the parameters in channels that are no longer part of the session will be discarded. Save a
session under a revised name before you reduce its size. Mixer Layers without any channels are
unavailable and their buttons are grayed out.
The Mixing Engine Performance panel sets the mixer’s internal processing priority, which affects
DSP performance. In the Latency Optimized mode, a processing cycle must include all signal
processing paths, so there is no internal routing latency. However, processing in this mode can be
less DSP efficient with certain plugin processors.
In the DSP Optimized mode, processing can spread across several buffer cycles, regardless of signal path position. This parallel
processing provides greater DSP efficiency, with increased latency on certain signal paths.
Setting Maximum Latency
The network buffer is the amount of time it takes for audio to stream from the I/O to the server and
back. This determines the maximum latency for a processing route. Set the Server Network Buffer
size in the Server rack of the System Inventory page.
Internal Routing
0–32 samples
0–64 samples
up to 128 samples
Server Network Buffer
40–56 samples
80–112 Samples
160–224 samples