Introduction To The Software - Numark MixMeister Control Quick Start Manual

INTRODUCTION TO THE SOFTWARE

This section is intended to give you a brief overview of the MixMeister Fusion Live software interface and
features. If you do not have any prior experience with Fusion Live, we recommend reading this section. In
addition, the full software manual and tutorials can be accessed by clicking the HELP button in the
application; we encourage you to check these out.
1. LIBRARY PANEL – This is
where you can store and
organize all of your songs.
You can sort songs by Title,
Artist or other criteria.
search the Library panel,
you can use the search
toolbar on top. To load
additional songs or folders
into the Library, go to FILE |
ADD FILES TO LIBRARY
and select the file or folder
of files you would like to
add. You can browse the
contents of the Library panel
with the BROWSE knob on
the controller. In addidion,
you can click
variety of effects which you
can use on individual tracks or on the Master mix. MixMeister Fusion Live also supports VST effects,
which means that you can use your favorite third-party VST effect modules; please refer to the software
HELP for more information on using efffets.
2. PLAYLIST – A list of songs in the current mix. You can add songs by dragging and dropping them
from the Library, or by turning the BROWSE knob to select a song and pressing the knob down to load
it. You can change the order of the songs in the Playlist by dragging and dropping songs to the desired
position, or with the TRACK knob on the controller; simply hold down the knob to "pick up" the track,
rotate to select a new position in the playlist, and release the knob to "drop" the track in the desired
position. In addition, next to each song is a transition effect which will be used to mix into the next
song. By default, this transition effect is a Beatmix effect, but you can select among a variety of other
transition effects with the controller's TRANSITION knob.
3. TIMELINE – This is the "road map" for your mix. It shows the same songs as the Playlist, but with
much more detail. Each line on the timeline shows you a visual representation of how the song
sounds. The songs are mixed together where they overlap on the timeline.
TIMELINE SCROLL knob on the controller to move the display forward or backward. You can use the
slider above the timeline or the ZOOM knob on the controller to zoom in and out.
4. EQ AND VOLUME CONTROLS – These controls can be used to adjust audio levels and equalization
settings. These parameters are accessible directly from the MixMeister Control, for hands-on real-time
control.
5. PREVIEW TRANSPORT – These are the Preview playback controls. These controls include STOP,
PLAY/PAUSE and MIX NOW and are directly accessible from the Preview transport section on the
bottom right of the controller.
6. OVERLAY SAMPLE SLOTS – Drag and drop samples, loops or short musical phrases to these
sample slots. As you mix, you can use the OVERLAY TRIGGER buttons on the controller to trigger
these sounds over your mix. You can use this feature to add interest and variety to your mixing.
7. SONG SLICER – Once you've added your files to the Library, MixMeister Fusion Live processes them,
creating a music plot and marking out beats and measures. MixMeister Fusion Live does a great job
with house music that's heavy on the beats, but with other types of music—like freeform jazz, non-
western music, for example, you may find that the beats just aren't lining up right and the track doesn't
mix well. The Song Slicer is where you can edit and override the measures as detected by MixMeister
Fusion Live. You can mark out the beats yourself, to make just about any track mixable. Please refer
to the software HELP menus for more information on using this feature.
8. AUDIO METERS – These meters help you keep track of your Master audio level. Please keep an eye
on these meters as you mix; you do not want them going over 0 as this will result in distorted or
"clipped" signal.
To
to view a
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You can use the