Cuemix Fx; Cuemix Monitoring Benefits; Cuemix Fx Installation; Cuemix Fx Basic Operation - MOTU V4HD User Manual

CUEMIX MONITORING BENEFITS
CueMix FX provides several major benefits to your
video post-production workflow:
CueMix has no buffer latency. Thanks to the
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V4HD's hardware-based mixing, CueMix provides
the same throughput performance as a digital
mixer, so you can monitor audio as well as video
during log and capture.
CueMix imposes absolutely no processor drain
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on the computer's CPU.
CueMix routing can be maintained
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independently of individual software applications
or projects. So you can use it even when you are not
working in Final Cut Pro.

CUEMIX FX INSTALLATION

CueMix FX is installed with the rest of your V4HD
software.

CUEMIX FX BASIC OPERATION

The CueMix FX is simple to operate, once you
know these basic concepts.
A separate mix for each output pair
CueMix provides a separate mix bus for every
physical audio output pair on the V4HD — a total
of 16 stereo buses (or 4 stereo busses at 176.4 or 192
kHz). Each mix can have any number of inputs
mixed down to the output pair. For example, you
could send your camera's stereo audio output to the
V4HD headphones while mixing eight digital
inputs to analog outputs 1-2 for monitoring on
speakers.
Many inputs to one output pair
It might be useful to think of each mix as some
number of inputs all mixed down to a stereo output
pair. CueMix FX lets you choose which inputs to
include in the mix, and it lets you specify the level
and pan for each input being fed into the mix.
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Viewing one mix at a time
CueMix FX displays one mix at a time. To select
which mix you are viewing, choose the desired mix
bus from the Mix bus menu (Figure 9-1). Double-
click the name to change it.
Each mix is completely independent
Each mix has its own settings. Settings in one mix
will not affect another. For example, if an input is
used in one mix, it will still be available in other
mixes. In addition, inputs can have a different
volume, pan, mute and solo setting in each mix.
Widening the CueMix FX window
To view more input faders at once, drag the grow
box (Figure 9-1) to the right.

WORKING WITH A MIX

Each mix has the following components:
A stereo output with master fader
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Name
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Master mute (to enable/disable the entire mix)
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Any number of mono or stereo inputs
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Pan, volume, mute and solo for each input
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Viewing a mix
To view a mix, choose it from the Mix bus menu
(Figure 9-1). The menu shows all mixes by name,
followed by the V4HD output pair that it
corresponds to.
Naming a mix
Click the mix name to edit its text.
Master fader
The master fader (Figure 9-1) controls the overall
level of the mix (its volume on its stereo output).
Use the individual input faders to the left to control
individual input levels.
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