Introduction, How to use this manual – Solid State Logic MX4 User Manual
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1. Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the MX4 audio card.
The SSL MX4 is designed to provide you with many years of reliable service and, in conjunction with the SSL XLogic Alpha-Link
converter series, the pristine audio quality you expect from any SSL product.
Should you ever need assistance in setting up or using your MX4, Solid State Logic’s worldwide customer support team is easy
to contact via the Support section of the SSL website and is always happy to help.
Please register your SSL audio card on our website. This will ensure that you receive notifications of future software upgrades
and other important information, and that your guarantee is registered. Registration will also make you eligible for technical
support. The Solid State Logic home page is at:
Solid State Logic is committed to the development and marketing of professional solutions for native PC and Mac based digital
audio recording systems.
The SSL MX4 PCIe card, used in combination with our XLogic Alpha-Link audio converter products, provide a flexible,
professional quality, high channel count audio solution for PC based audio recording and editing systems.
How to use this manual
The SSL product range has been designed from the ground up to be easy to use. If you are familiar with the Windows
environment, installing PCIe, and PCI cards and the basics of recording and playing back digital audio, you could probably just
set the system up and feel comfortable running a session within an hour.
However, the SSL Mixer offers a wealth of powerful and helpful features that you will only discover quickly by reading this
manual. It is therefore advisable, at some point, to read it from cover to cover.
For example, the Mixer is fully configurable, and while a few ready-made Mixers are provided, to really harness its power, read
the "Mixer" chapter as soon as you can. If you are new to digital audio recording, reading the manual first is highly
recommended.
Please make sure you understand the Master Clock and Sample Rate concepts and that you understand the Mixer software’s
routing possibilities. It is also a good idea to have the system switched on while you read the manual, so that you can
experiment with the features you read about.
We trust that you will soon feel confident creating and using your own mixer configurations. However, even when it has become
second nature, the comprehensive Table of Contents (located at the beginning) and the search function in your PDF reader
software will provide convenient ways to check specific information whenever you need it.
If possible:
Please do not print this manual.
NOTE: This Manual does not contain an Index. Please use your PDF Reader‘s build in search function to find the sections
containing specific words and topics.
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