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Chapter 14 Audio
The Audio Mixer
As a virtual mixing console, the Mixer is the core of the Audio Editor. You can use it to operate any num-
ber of fader units, each of which is responsible for one Timeline Track. You can also use it as an eight- or
twelve-channel mixer, as appropriate: In this case, each fader unit and its associated Timeline Track rep-
resents one “audio channel”.
Plugin audio effects (up to 16 per fader unit) are integrated here. The Mixer lets you precisely define vol-
ume and panning/balance for entire Tra c k s or individual clips. Send Busses (in the figure above, Send
FX1) for controlling separate audio effects are located to the right of the standard fader units, which are
highlighted in the software with different colors.
Each standard fader unit has the following functions described below.
In the default configuration (e.g. following initial installation of the software), only the most important
fader sections are visible. You can activate all the other sections described below on the Settings tab of the
Audio Editor.
The settings in the Audio Editor (such as active Fader segments and SendFX Busses) apply to the current
Sequence. If you create a new Sequence, the default settings are applied. If you open an existing Sequence,
you work with the existing Audio Editor settings for this Sequence.
Overview of the signal path page 826
Assigning timeline tracks (list box) page 828
Standard fader functions page 828
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Send bus faders page 834
Special faders for effect editing
Faders for logical output busses page 834
As of Version 6.0, the Audio Editor is no longer subject to clip limitations. Previously, for example, you
could raise or lower the volume of clips, but not of entire Timeline Tracks. An individual setting is now
available for this purpose.
Overview of the Signal Path
The figure below presents an example of the audio signal path of a Timeline stereo audio clip through the
Audio Editor to the output. One Send Bus is displayed in addition to the Fader Unit. The peak meters in
the Audio Mixer follow their respective faders
in the signal path.