Mixer Window; Mixer Block Diagram; Pre Fader Or Post Fader - E-Mu 404 Owner's Manual

4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer
Overview of the Mixer

Mixer Window

The Mixer consists of four main sections.
Application Toolbar
Main Section
Mixer Strips
Effects Palette
A simplified diagram of the mixer is shown below.
Input Input
Post-Fader Strip Pre-Fader Strip
Insert Insert
Chain Chain
Panning
Fader
MUTE
Aux 1
Aux
Bus 1
Aux 2
Aux
Bus 2
Fader
MUTE
Main Bus

Pre Fader or Post Fader

When creating a new Mixer Strip, you have the option for the Aux Sends to be Post
Fader (both Aux Sends come after the channel fader) or Pre Fader (both Aux Sends
come before the channel fader). The Pre-fader option allows you to use either Aux Send
as another mix bus, which is unaffected by the channel fader.
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Lets you manage sessions and show/hide the various views.
Controls all the main levels, aux buses, and their inserts. This sec-
tion also has a "TV" which shows parameters for the currently
selected effect and the input/output patchbay. It also shows the
session' s current sample rate and whether the Digital Audio System
is set to internal or external clock.
This section is located to the left of the Main Section and shows all
the currently instantiated mixer strips. Mixer strips can represent
Physical analog/digital inputs, or Host inputs such as ASIO or
Direct Sound. Mixer strips can be added or deleted as necessary.
This section can be resized by dragging the left edge of the frame.
This popup window is invoked by pressing the FX button in the
toolbar. Iconic representations of all effects presets are shown here,
organized by category. From this window, you can drag and drop
effect presets into the insert slots available on the mixer strips and
main section aux buses and main inserts.
Aux
Send
Effects
Aux 1
Amount
Insert
Chain
Aux 2 Send
Amount
Insert
Chain

Mixer Block Diagram

Return
Amount
Return
Amount
Main Bus
Effects
Insert
Chain
More Information.
Meter
Monitor
Out
MUTE
Monitor
Level
Main
Main
Level
Out
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