Operation Of Mixer - PRESONUS FIREBOX User Manual

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FIREBOX Mixer Flowchart:
6 inputs from the FIREBOX go
directly to mixer and software
Mixer Output to one of six
stereo outputs on FIREBOX
To set up your Mixer application for zero latency recording (example):
1. Record enable your desired track – turn off input monitoring function (or
mute the track) in your software.
2. Select playback channels of the main output of your audio software in the
SOFTWARE PLAYBACK channel of the FIREBOX mixer. The input on this
channel will be the output of your software.
3. Connect your microphone to input 1 and turn on phantom power if needed.
4. You can now adjust the levels of your microphone and your software
playback to your desired levels for recording (monitoring only).
5. If using headphones select "Mix" under Mix to Phones. – this will send the
output of the Mixer to the headphone output.
6. In the MIXER OUTPUT section of the FIREBOX Mixer, select the pair of
outputs to send out of the FIREBOX (for example studio monitors connected
to outputs 1/2).
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Input (software playback channel) – This is the audio return
from your audio software. The same functions are available as
the other inputs including PAN (balance between left and right
channels), LEVEL, SOLO and MUTE. This is a stereo channel.
This channel picks up the audio stream that is sent from your
software and enables you to mix it with the direct input of your
FIREBOX.
PLAYBACK – Indicates the stereo stream output channels from
your software.
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The silver tracks represent the six possible inputs from the FIREBOX as well as
the software playback. The blue section contains information on the output of the
Playback from
Software mixer.
Each input has the following functions:
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Pan (green vertical line.) You can click-drag the pan (stereo
image) of each input by moving the green vertical line to the
left or right. Double clicking on the green line will reset the
pan to the center. Holding down ALT or CTRL, or SHIFT
while dragging PAN, puts PAN into fine mode for more
accurate adjustment of PAN.
Level (fader) – Adjusts the input level of each input. Double
clicking on the blue fader automatically sets the fader to full
gain.
Solo – by pressing Solo, all other input channels are muted.
Mute – Mutes input channel.
Link – links the input gain of adjacent channels.
If the two channels do not have the same level
when the link button is pressed, clicking on one
of the faders will send the other input level to the
same level as the channel that was clicked on.
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OUTPUT SECTION
Output Level (fader) – Adjusts the output level
of the mixer.
Global Solo Clear – Clears (ON) or restores (off)
solo's that have been selected in input channels.
Global Mute Clear – Clears (ON) or restores (off)
mute's that have been selected in input channels.
Playback to Phones – selects the audio stream
output coming from your software.
Mix to Phones – Pressing this button sends the
Mixer's zero latency output to the headphones.
Mixer Output – sends the output of the mixer to
the selected pair of outputs on the FIREBOX.
Save – enables you to save your mixer setups.
Load – loads your mixer setups. (note that you
must first save a mixer setup before you load one.
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