Auxiliary Effects & Returns; Sidechain Diagram; Sync/Sample Rate Indicators - E-Mu 1616 Owner's Manual

4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer
Main Section
Auxiliary Effects & Returns
The section immediately below the TV Screen is where you assign the Auxiliary Effects.
In a traditional mixing console, auxiliary effects sends are used to send part of the signal
to outboard effect devices, then return the effected signal back into the mix using the
effect returns. This is called a sidechain routing because the aux signal takes a detour
through the effects before being summed back into the main mix.
Sidechain effects are usually effects that you might want applied to several channels,
such as reverb. Effects such as EQ and compressors are usually NOT used as sidechain
effects because they can cause unpredictable results when returned to the main bus.
Send
Amount
Sidechain
Effects
You can also use the Auxiliary Sends as two extra mix buses. By turning the Aux Return
amount all the way down and dropping an Insert Send into the chain, you can send the
Auxiliary bus to any output you wish. See

Sync/Sample Rate Indicators

The Sync/Sample rate Indicators show the current session's
sample rate and whether it is internal or slaving to an external
source. The display indicates which sample rate is currently in
effect. If an external source is being used, the Source display
reads "EXTERNAL".
When slaving to an external master source, the clock may drift
slightly or change dramatically (i.e. abrupt sample rate change
or unplugging of physical master source). PatchMix DSP is
tolerant to minor drifting within the supported rates of 44.1k,
48k, 88.2k, 96k, 176.4k and 192k, but if the sample rate drifts out of this range the
"LOCKED" LED will extinguish.
If the external clock source makes a radical sample rate change from the lower rates of
44.1k/48k to a higher rate or between any or the higher rates, the hardware automati-
cally switches to internal 48kHz clock until the proper external clock is restored. The
"LOCKED" LED will be off and the two units are NOT synchronized. Always check the
"LOCKED" LED when using an external clock source to make sure you are sample-
locked.
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Input Input
Return
Amount
Pan
Fader
Mute
Aux
Amt
"Insert Section"

Sidechain Diagram

(Post-Fader Aux Sends)
Aux
Amt
Send Return
Amount Amount
Side
Chain
Aux Bus
Main Bus
for more information.‚
f The Wet/Dry mix
setting in the effect
should normally be set to
100% when the effect is
inserted as a sidechain
effect. This is because the
Aux Return Amount will
control the wet/dry mix.
Output
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