Avid Technology PRO TOOLS MIX 51 - Manual (Page 9)

Description and Use Of
Controls
The Surround Mixer user interface
provides master output control of the
three 5.1 busses and three quad-
send busses. Each bus has volume,
mute, and solo controls.
Surround Mixer Controls – Default
Settings
When the Surround Mixer plug-in is
opened, the controls default to unity
gain with no muting or soloing. You
can change the default settings by
using Pro Tools ability to save a user
preset and set it as the default
setting. Please consult the Pro Tools
Plug-Ins User Guide for more
information.
Volume
Each volume fader controls one of
the Mix 51 buses and has a taper
similar to the Pro Tools faders. This
allows you to copy/paste automation
moves to/from regular Pro Tools
volume faders using the “Paste
Special” “To Current Automation
Type” feature of Pro Tools. Use the
option-click (OS X) or alt-click
(WinXP) to reset the faders to unity
gain. Also, holding down the
command/apple key (OS X) or the
control key (WinXP) will allow for
fine-tuned adjustments.
Mute/Solo
Use the mute button for each bus to
silence the outputs for that bus. Use
the solo buttons to only pass the
audio for buses that are soloed.
CPU Usage Optimized
It is important to note that Mix 51 is
optimized to only perform mixing
operations when necessary – if you
do not connect the bus outputs from
Mix 51 into an aux track, then Mix 51
will not mix to those outputs (and you
will not see any meter activity in the
Mix 51 Master Outputs window for
that particular bus).