Advantages Of Cuemix Monitoring; Cuemix Console Installation; Cuemix Console Basic Operation; Working With A Mix - MOTU 828mkII User Manual

ADVANTAGES OF CUEMIX MONITORING

CueMix Console provides several major
advantages over monitoring live inputs through
your host audio software:
CueMix has no buffer latency. Thanks to the
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828mkII's DSP chip, CueMix provides the same
throughput performance as a digital mixer.
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.
CueMix routing can operate without the
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computer, allowing the 828mkII to operate as a
portable, stand-alone mixer.
CueMix Console does not provide effects
processing. For information about using your
audio software's native plug-ins together with
CueMix, see chapter 12, "Reducing Monitoring
Latency" (page 89).

CUEMIX CONSOLE INSTALLATION

CueMix Console is installed with the rest of your
828mkII software.

CUEMIX CONSOLE BASIC OPERATION

The CueMix console is simple to operate, once you
understand these basic concepts.
Four mixes
CueMix provides four separate mixes: Mix1, Mix2,
Mix3 and Mix4. Each mix can have any number of
inputs mixed down to any 828mkII output pair
that you choose. For example, Mix1 could go to the
headphones, Mix2 could go to the main outs, Mix3
could go to a piece of outboard gear connected to
analog outputs 7-8, etc.
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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 Console 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.
Viewing one mix at a time
CueMix Console displays one mix at a time. To
select which mix you are viewing, click its tab at the
bottom of the window, as shown in Figure 13-1.
The mix name appears in the tab. 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.
Some channel settings apply across all mixes
The settings at the top of the CueMix Console
window (above the channel section) apply to all
mixes. These settings include the +4/-10dB
reference level and the +6dB software boost.
Widening the CueMix Console window
To view more input faders at once, drag the grow
box (Figure 13-1) 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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These elements are visually grouped together in the
lightly shaded area in the lower half of the CueMix
Console window.
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