E-MU 1212M PCIe - Manual (Page 39)

4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer
Mixer Strip Creation
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Insert Section
The Insert Section is next in line. PatchMix DSP effects can be selected from the Effects
Palette and dropped into the insert locations.
See “The Effects Palette” . Any number of
effects can be inserted in series. The signal flows through the inserts from top to
bottom. If a Send is below a DSP effect, the effect will be applied to that Send. If the
Send is placed above the DSP effect, the Send will be Dry (without effects).
The Inserts are also used to patch your audio inputs into ASIO/WAVE and external
equipment. ASIO/WAVE Sends, External Sends and External Send/Returns can be
dropped into the insert section to route the signal anywhere you want.
You have to create an
ASIO strip or ASIO Send in
order to activate these
ASIO channels in your
software.
The Insert/Patch Bay is incredibly flexible. Want to send the input of the strip to your
software recording software? Just insert a HOST ASIO Send into the insert section of
the strip. That input is now available in your ASIO software.
Suppose you wanted to record a submix of several inputs. Simply place a HOST ASIO
SEND into the Aux Insert section and turn up the Aux sends on the input channels you
want in the mix (as shown in the Mixer Overview on
page 29 ). Note that Mic/Line A
and B are routed to Aux Send 1, which has a HOST ASIO SEND insert to the recording
application.
The following types of inserts can be selected.
Hardware Effect Reverb, EQ, Compressor, Flanger, etc. using PatchMix DSP’s effects
which do not load your CPU.
Host ASIO Send Splits off the signal and sends it to an ASIO host input such as a
software audio recorder or anything that uses ASIO.
ASIO Direct
Monitor Sends the signal to a selected ASIO host input, then returns a
selected ASIO host output to the chain.
Ext. Send/Return Sends signal to a selected external output, then returns it to the
chain via a external input.
External Send Sends the signal to an external output. See “To Add a Send Insert:” .
Peak Meter Peak meters allow you to monitor the signal level anywhere in the
chain.
See “Meter Inserts” .
Trim Pot You can insert a gain control with up to 30 dB of gain or attenu-
ation. A peak level meter and phase inverter are also included.
See “Trim Pot Insert” .
Test Tone This special insert outputs a calibrated sine wave or noise source,
which can be used to track down audio problems.
See “Test Tone/Signal Generator Insert” .
Working with Inserts
The Inserts are one of most powerful features of the PatchMix DSP system as they allow
you to configure the mixer for a wide variety of applications.
To Add an Effect to an Insert Location:
1.
Press the FX button. The effects palette appears.
2.
The effects are organized into categories. Click on a folder to open it.
3.
Select the effect you want, drag it over the insert section, then drop it into an insert
location. The signal flows from top to bottom in the inserts.
4.
The order of effects can completely change how the effects sound. To rearrange the
order of effects or inserts, simply drag and drop them into the desired order.