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The Fredenstein MixCube is only 16cm (6.5”) x 16cm x 16cm in size. The front panel includes a 11cm (4.3”) 480 x 272 pixel color TFT display to show settings. There are 3 rotary encoders and 3 buttons on the front panel.
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And this brings up another of the real benefits of the MixCube. You can insert any of your outboard gear between your DAC and the MixCube's inputs while still being able to control levels, pans, and mutes from the DAW post processing.
FADER BAR changing color to light blue or turquoise. If the MixCube is loaded with more than 8 channels, as you rotate past “8”, the numbers below the FADER BARS will change to indicate the next group of eight channels.
MIDI or USB invalid message which stays red for a few seconds, then turns grey to show there had been an invalid message. There is a green dot that blinks when the MixCube stores the current settings in local memory related to bringing back settings after powering down.
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Fredenstein MixCube Pictured below are some of the ways one can connect the MixCube with a Behringer X-Touch Compact and a computer. Just pick one of the ways. This requires the MixCube GUI and some setting up the DAW with the Controller.
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STEREO BUSS OUTPUTS COMPRESSOR INPUTS ADC INPUTS DIGITAL INTERFACE DAC OUTPUTS MONITOR CONTROLLER B INPUTS A INPUTS MONITOR OUTPUTS HEADPHONES TO POWERED SPEAKERS “Y” CABLES INPUTS 1-8 OUTPUTS 1-8 500 SERIES RACK Fredenstein Mixcube Manual V1.0 Feb 5, 2016 Page 8...
20 kOhms (2 x 10Kohms) Output Impedance 44 Ohms (2 x 22 Ohms) MIDI jacks on the MixCube are 3.5 mm Tip-Ring-Sleeve (TRS). Din Pin 2 = TRS Tip Din Pin 3 = TRS Sleeve Din Pin 4 = TRS Ring...
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Then as the Mute button is released the controller sends a Note Off (33) command, which triggers the MixCube to send the mute status of that channel to turn on or turn off the LED on the Fredenstein Mixcube Manual V1.0 Feb 5, 2016 Page 11...
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Remote controlled PAN; There are 19 PAN positions. MIDI controllers increment or decrement the current position. The MixCube will send CC messages to the controller mapped to the 1-127 range for the benefit of the ring-of LEDs. USB control is similar with 0 corresponding to hard left, 64 corresponding to center and 127 corresponding to hard right so that DAW based panning can be easily translated to the MixCube.
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