E-MU 1212M PCIe - Manual (Page 30)

4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer
Overview of the Mixer
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Mixer Window
Application Toolbar Lets you manage sessions and show/hide the various views.
Main Section Controls all the main levels, aux buses, and their inserts. This section also has a “TV”
which shows parameters for the currently selected effect and the input/output
patching. It also shows the session’s current sample rate and whether it’s set to
internal or external clock.
Mixer Strips This section is located to the left of the Main Section and shows all the currently
instantiated mixer strips. Mixer strips can represent Physical analog/digital inputs, or
Host inputs such as ASIO or Direct Sound. Mixer strips can be added or deleted as
necessary. This section can be resized by dragging the left edge of the frame.
Effects Palette This popup window is invoked by pressing the FX button in the toolbar. Iconic
representations of all effects presets are shown here, organized by category. From
this window, you can drag and drop effect presets into the insert slots available on
the mixer strips and main section aux buses and main inserts.
The Mixer consists of four main sections.
A simplified diagram of the mixer is shown below.
IMPORTANT:
Study this diagram to understand how the PatchMix DSP Mixer works.
Pre Fader or Post Fader
When creating a new Mixer Strip, you have the option for the Aux Sends to be placed
Post Fader (both Aux Sends come after the channel fader) or Pre Fader (both Aux
Sends come before the channel fader). The Pre-fader option allows you to use either
Aux Send as another mix bus, which is unaffected by the channel fader.
More Information.
Aux
Bus 1
Aux 2
Aux 1
Aux 2
Aux
Effects
Insert
Section
Insert
Section
Insert
Section
Insert
Section
Input
Aux
Bus 2
Post-Fader Strip
Input
Pre-Fader Strip
Return
Amount
Output 1L/1R
& Headphones
Send
Amount
Return
Amount
Send
Amount
Aux 1
Fader
Fader
Panning
Main Bus
Main
Out
Monitor
Out
Main
Level
Monitor
Level
Meter
Main Bus
Effects
Insert
Section
MUTE
MUTE
MUTE
Mixer Block Diagram