Mixer Strip Creation - Creative E-MU Digital Audio System 1820M Owner's Manual

4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer

Mixer Strip Creation

Mixer Strip Creation
PatchMix DSP is a dynamically configurable mixer. Each mixer session can contain an
arbitrary number of strips up to a limit set by the number of available input sources and
available DSP resources.
To Add a New Strip:
Click on the "New Mixer Strip" button.
1.
The New Mixer Strip Input Dialog appears:
2.
Select the desired input to the mixer strip from the following choices:
3.
• Physical Source:
• Host - ASIO Source input
• Host - WAVE input
Mixer Strip Type
Physical: I/O Card In
Physical: Dock Mic/Line
Physical: Dock In
Physical: PCI Card S/
PDIF
Physical: PCI Card ADAT
HOST SOURCE
Host ASIO Output
Source
From software application
Host Windows Source
From Windows
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See Overview of the Mixer
Analog or digital input (Analog, ADAT, S/PDIF)
Streaming audio from an ASIO software application.
Window sound sources — WAVE, WDM, CD
Function
24-bit monophonic analog input from the 0202 Daughter Card.
24-bit monophonic analog input from the AudioDock.
24-bit stereo analog input from the AudioDock.
2 channel digital audio from the S/PDIF input on the E-MU 1010
card.
2 channel digital audio from the ADAT input on the E-MU 1010
card
Function
2 channel digital audio from an ASIO source (software app).
ASIO: 1/2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8, 9/10, 11/12, 13/14 ... 31/32
Direct Sound, WDM, Windows Media
(Sound generated or handled by Windows.)
WAVE 1/2 - Default stereo source such as game sound, CD player,
beep sounds, etc.
WAVE 3/4, WAVE 5/6, WAVE 7/8 - Additional WDM channels
Adding or deleting a
f
strip "defragments" the
effect/DSP resources. If
you have used all your
effects and need another,
try deleting an unused
strip.
f CDs & MP3s: The
WAVE 1/2 strip is used
to playback CDs,
Windows Media Player,
and Direct Sound.
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