Insert Section; Working With Inserts - E-Mu 404 Owner's Manual

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.
effects can be inserted in series.
The Inserts also have the unique ability to patch into ASIO/WAVE and external
equipment. Special inserts, ASIO/WAVE Sends, External Sends and External Send/
Returns can be dropped into the insert section to route the signal anywhere you want.
The Insert/Patch Bay is incredibly flexible. Want to send the strip to your audio recorder?
Just insert an ASIO send into the insert section and select the ASIO pair you want. That's
it! That input is available in your ASIO software.
Suppose you wanted to record a submix of your voice mixed with a CD? 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. (This patch is actually shown in the Mixer Overview on
page 20.) Note that the WAVE L/R Strip and the I/O Card In L strip are routed to Aux
Send 2, 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.
ASIO Send Splits off the signal and sends to an ASIO host input such as a software
audio recorder or anything that uses ASIO.
ASIO Direct Sends the signal to a selected ASIO host input, then returns a selected
ASIO host output to the chain. Use for recording with
Monitor
Ext. Send/Return Sends the signal to a selected external output, then returns it to the chain
via a physical input.
External Send Sends the signal to an external output.
Peak Meter Peak meters allow you to monitor the signal level anywhere in the
chain.
Trim Pot You can insert a gain control with up to 30 dB of gain or attenuation. A
peak level meter and phase inverter are also included.
Test Tone This special insert outputs a calibrated sine wave or noise source, which
can be used to track down audio problems. See

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:
Press the FX button. The effects palette appears.
1.
The effects are organized into categories. Click on a folder to open it.
2.
Select the effect you want, drag it over the insert section, then drop it into an insert
3.
location.
To rearrange the order of effects, simply drag and drop them into the desired order.
4.
Note: The Physical Output & Input option is "grayed-out" when using the default
Session
Reason: The 0404 Digital Audio System has only 4 physical inputs and 4 physical
outputs. The Send/Return option is grayed-out because all the physical I/O resources
available for send/return have been used in this Session. If S/PDIF I/O is not being used
elsewhere, it becomes available in the Send/Return list.
E-MU Digital Audio System
See "The Effects
See "Meter Inserts".
Palette". Any number of
"Direct Monitoring"
See "To Add a Send Insert:" .
See page 35.
page 35.
4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer
Mixer Strip Creation
You have to create an
f
ASIO strip or ASIO Send in
order to activate these
ASIO channels in your
software.
Problem: You are not
able to select analog
return when using the
Send/Return Inserts.
Reason: The 0404
Digital Audio System only
supports Stereo I/O in
the Send/Return Insert
section. The analog
inputs on the 0404 are
mono.
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