Cuemix Fx; A 10-Bus Mixer With Eq And Compression; Cuemix Fx Versus Host Mixing - MOTU MicroBook User Manual

CueMix FX

CHAPTER 7
OVERVIEW
CueMix FX is a cross-platform software
application that provides graphic, on-
screen control for the MicroBook's
flexible CueMix FX on-board mixer and
effects processing.
For more information
For complete information about
CueMix FX, refer to the CueMix FX PDF
manual, which is placed on your hard
drive by the MicroBook installer.
A 10-bus mixer with EQ and compression . . 39
CueMix FX versus host mixing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
CueMix FX installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
CueMix FX basic operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
The Inputs tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
The Mixes tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
The Outputs tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
The Meters tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
The Signal Generator tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
USB routing to host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Scope Channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Audio analysis tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
A 10-BUS MIXER WITH EQ AND
COMPRESSION
All MicroBook inputs and outputs can be
mixed and controlled by the on-board
CueMix FX 10-bus (5 stereo bus) digital
mixer driven by hardware-based DSP.
The CueMix FX mixer allows you to
apply no-latency EQ and dynamics to
inputs and outputs directly in the
MicroBook hardware, independent of the
computer. Input signals to the computer
C U E M I X F X
can be recorded wet, dry, or dry with a
wet monitor mix (for musicians during
recording, for example).
Effects include:
7-band parametric EQ modeled after
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British analog console EQs
A standard compressor with
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conventional threshold, ratio, attack,
release, and gain controls
The MicroBook's flexible effects
architecture allows you to apply seven
bands of EQ and compression on every
input and output simultaneously.

CUEMIX FX VERSUS HOST MIXING

CueMix FX provides several major
advantages over mixing and processing
in your host audio software:
CueMix FX has no buffer latency.
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Thanks to the MicroBook's DSP chip,
CueMix FX provides the same
throughput performance as a digital
mixer.
CueMix FX mixing and effects
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processing imposes no processor drain
on the computer's CPU.
CueMix FX routing can be maintained
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independently of individual software
applications or projects.
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