User Manual

Using Live Mix Mode
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Entering Live Mix Mode
To enter Live Mix mode:
1. Select Tools > Audio Mixer.
2. Do one of the following:
t Click and hold the Audio Mixer Mode button and select Live Mix Mode from the menu.
t Click the Audio Mixer Mode button and cycle through the Audio Mix mode settings to
the Live mode setting.
The Audio Mixer tool changes to Live Mix mode.
Using Live Mix Mode with an External Controller
To use a control surface in Live Mix mode:
1. Connect and configure the control surface.
For more information, see “Using the 002 and the Command|8” on page 865 or “Using Avid
Artist Series Controllers” on page 890.
2. Double-click Controller Settings in the Settings list and make sure that the Controller, Port,
and Gain Controller Port options identify the controller you are using.
The following illustration shows the controller settings for an Avid Artist Series controller.
3. Press the Mix button on your controller to open and put focus on the Audio Mixer tool.
4. Enter Live Mix mode in the Audio Mixer tool (see “Entering Live Mix Mode” on page 826).
5. Play and listen to the audio.
6. While the audio plays, you can adjust the faders or turn the pan knobs on the controller.
This temporarily adjusts the audio without changing the volume automation or pan settings.
7. (Option) Change to Volume and Pan Automation mode and play the audio.