Shortcuts - MOTU V4HD User Manual

Master mute
The master mute button (Figure 9-1) temporarily
disables (silences) the mix.
Output level meter
The Output level meter (Figure 9-1) shows you the
output for the mix's physical output, which may
include audio from your host audio software. The
clip indicators clear themselves after a few seconds.
Input section
The channel strips to the left of the master fader
represent each input in your V4HD. Use the input
scroll bar (Figure 9-1) to view additional inputs.
Mono/stereo pairing
Click the Mono button (Figure 9-1) if you would
like an input to be treated as a mono channel. If you
would like to work with it as one channel of a
linked stereo pair, click the Stereo button. Inputs
are grouped in odd/even pairs (Analog 1-2, 3-4,
etc.) Stereo pairs appear as a single channel strip in
the CueMix FX mixer.
Naming an input
Click the input name at the top of the input channel
strip (Figure 9-1) to edit the name. Input names are
global across all mixes. This name also appears in
host audio software on the computer (if the
software supports channel names).
Input pan
The input pan knob (Figure 9-1) pans the input
across the bus stereo outputs. If the input itself is
grouped as a stereo pair, two forms of panning
control are provided:
Balance
Balance works like the balance knob on some
radios: turn it left and the right channel dims, turn
it right and left channel dims. But the left channel
always stays left and the right channel stays right.
C U E M I X F X
Width
Width spreads the left and right channels across the
stereo image, depending on the knob position.
Minimum value (turning the pan knob all the way
down) maintains the original stereo image: the left
channel goes entirely left and right goes entirely
right, without attenuation. The maximum value
(turning the knob all the way up) inverts the signal,
where the left channel goes all the way to the right
and vice versa. In between, the left out is a mixture
of the left input and some of the right input (and
vice-versa) with the effect of narrowing the field. At
zero, both the left and right outputs are an equal
mixture of left and right.
Input mute/solo
To add an input to a mix, or remove it, click its
MUTE button (Figure 9-1). To solo it, use its SOLO
button. To toggle these buttons for a stereo pair,
hold down the command key while clicking either
channel. The Solo indicator LED (Figure 9-1)
lights up when any input is soloed (including
inputs that may currently be scrolled off-screen).
Input fader
Use the input fader (Figure 9-1) to adjust the level
for the input in the mix. Note that an input can have
different level, pan, mute and solo settings for
different mixes. Input channel level meters are
post-fader.

SHORTCUTS

Hold down the following modifier keys as
shortcuts:
Shortcut Result
Shift key Applies your action to all inputs in the mix.
Shift-Option Applies your action to all inputs and mixes.
Command key Applies your action to the stereo input pair.
Option key Applies your action to all busses.
Double-click Returns the control to its default value (pan
center, unity gain, etc.)
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