Audio Signal; Signal Flow - Edirol M-16DX Getting Started

The M-16DX has a number of special features that allow it to do all of these
things and more, including its
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versatile input/output ("I/O") module—
inputs for all sorts of mics, instruments, and other audio devices.
The front and back of the M-16DX I/O module
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full-featured EQ—which allows you to shape the sonic characteristics of
sounds you bring into the M-16DX.
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RAC, or Room Acoustic Control—
any room you're working in and customize the
M-16DX's output to compensate for any acoustic
problems if discovers.
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built-in effects— for optimizing guitar and vocal sounds, and delays and
reverbs for enhancing mixes.
An insert effect
Before going into more detail in the other M-16DX Workshop booklets, this
booklet presents things you need to know to get the most out of the other
booklets and your M-16DX. We'll also help you get your M-16DX set up and
ready for listening so you can hear what you're doing as you go through the
other booklets.
To jump to the M-16DX setup instructions, click here.
To jump to the instructions for listening to the M-16DX, click here.
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A loop effect
If you plan on using the M-16DX
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with a DAW— check out the Using the M-16DX with a DAW Workshop
booklet to start with. From there, you can move onto the booklet that
provides details on working with your DAW.
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for mixing live sound— see the Live Mixing with the M-16DX booklet.
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for creating an submix onstage—
Submixer booklet.
Using the M-16DX in a broadcast or production environment mirrors the
basic scenario described in most of the M-16DX Workshop booklets.
Three Important Terms for the Mixing Newbie
If you're experienced with audio and mixing, you'll know these terms, so feel
free to skip ahead to the next page. But since we don't want to leave anyone
behind...

Audio Signal

When you sing into a mic, or play an instrument, the mic or instrument
produces and electrical signal that's sent to the M-16DX. For this reason,
when we talk about a sound in the M-16DX, we talk about an "audio signal. "

Signal Flow

We describe the journey that an audio signal takes traveling from its source
to its destination as its "signal flow. " We'll be using this term especially as we
discuss the M-16DX's internal architecture.
Bus
A bus is a pathway that can carry multiple signals to a common destination.
The M-16DX has a few different buses. The most important of these is the
main mix bus, which is a stereo bus that delivers signals to the M-16DX's
MAIN and CONTROL ROOM outputs, and to your ears. We'll touch on all of
these busses in this booklet, and get into their details in later booklets.
see the Using the M-16DX as an Onstage
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