Mix - Alesis 2 Reference Manual

Chapter 4 - Making Your Own Patches

Mix

Once we have setup our EQ Block the way we want, we should then go to the Mix
function to adjust the Block's output level. This, however, is only necessary if all we
want to do is EQ our input signal. That would be fine, except we have 7 more Blocks
we can use to stack effects almost any way we want. In the next section we will see
how to route this EQ Block into other Blocks. Most of the time, EQ Blocks are used to
tailor the input signal before going into another Block or set of Blocks. However, they
can also be useful at the end of the effects chain just before the LR OUT (especially
when you use the parametric and graphic EQs.
However, since this is just a tutorial, let's look at just how we go about mixing the EQ'd
signal with the original input signal.
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Press the [MIX] button
The [MIX] button's LED will light.
If the display reads " DIRECT LEVEL FROM INPUT " you have not yet moved back to
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BLOCK 1. Press the [< BLOCK] button to move the pointer in the display to Block 1.
The display will now show you the first of three pages:
LEVEL TO L/R: EQ=100%
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Turn the [VALUE/ENTER] knob to adjust how much of the EQ's output is heard
at the LR OUT.
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Press the [PAGE >] button to advance to Mix Page 2.
The display will read:
DIRECT LEVEL FROM INPUT:
100%
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Turn the [VALUE/ENTER] knob to adjust how much of the direct input signal is
being routed to the LR OUT. (For an EQ, the level would normally be 0%)
By adjusting this parameter, you can create an ideal balance between the original
uneffected signal at the inputs, and the effected signal coming from the EQ
Block.
If the Global Direct Signal Mute function is turned on, the Direct Level From Input
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parameter will appear to have no effect. However, any changes you make will be
remembered if you store the edited Program. For more information on Global Direct
Signal Muting, see chapter 2.
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