Yamaha DIGITAL MIXING STUDIO 01X - Manual (Page 45)

01X Owner’s Manual
Getting Started
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Before Using
Basics Section
Appendix
Getting Started
Reference
● Use Solo and Mute (page 51)
When several instruments are mixed, it can be difficult to
make individual judgments about them. Solo allows you
to listen to channels in isolation, while Mute (on/off) lets
you turn off channels you don’t want to hear.
● Apply effects (page 56)
There’s so much you can do right inside the 01X itself—
with the two built-in effects units—we won’t even scratch
the surface here. For example, apply reverb to add ambi-
ence, use a short delay to “double” an instrument or vocal,
use chorus to fatten a sound, or put distortion on a guitar
track. The sky’s the limit, and if you need more effects,
you can patch in your own external processors (page 60).
● Fader groups and Mute groups (page 64)
The four fader groups of the 01X allow you to control sev-
eral faders at the same time using just one fader. This can
be used to create submixes within the main mix—allowing
you to easily adjust all drum levels, keyboard levels, or
vocal levels. The 01X also has four mute groups as well,
letting you instantly turn several channels on or off
together.
● Scenes (page 65)
This powerful feature, sometimes called ‘snapshot automa-
tion,’ lets you save all settings in a mix and call them up
whenever you need them. Not only is it ideal for instantly
switching between different projects and songs, it allows
you to create mixing templates for different recording
applications, and even set up different trial mixes for a sin-
gle song and later choose the best one.
● Computer recording and sequencing
The 01X is especially versatile in a sequencing environ-
ment. With the digital output, you can record up to 24-bit/
96 kHz audio to your computer (page 72). With the maxi-
mum 24 inputs (28, including the aux stereo inputs),
you’ve got plenty of mixing space for your computer’s
audio outs, plus your MIDI instruments (page 67). And
with the comprehensive control surface (page 104), you
can control virtually all important operations on your
favorite sequencer—right from the 01X.
That just about covers mixing basics and some of the more
important features of the 01X. Although not a complete
guide to audio mixing, it should be enough to get you
started. For more information, check out the publications
in your local music bookstore, or try a good technical
bookstore. Best yet, search the Internet — you’ll find it a
wonderful resource for recording and mixing.
Now, go on and explore the rest of the Guided Tour,
including the page references given above.