User Manual-Mac

CUEMIX CONSOLE
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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
PCI-424 card’s DSP chip, CueMix provides the
same throughput performance as a digital mixer.
■ CueMix imposes absolutely no processor drain
on the computer’s CPU.
■ CueMix routing can be maintained
independently of individual software applications
or projects.
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 105).
CUEMIX CONSOLE INSTALLATION
CueMix Console is installed with the rest of your
PCI-424 software on the top level of your startup
hard drive.
CUEMIX CONSOLE BASIC OPERATION
The CueMix console is simple to operate, once you
understand these basic concepts.
One mix per stereo output pair
CueMix provides one mix for every physical stereo
output pair in your system. For example, if you
have a core 2408mk3 system with all three banks
enabled for 8-channel I/O (using any available
format), your system has 24 outputs. Therefore,
CueMix Console provides you with 12 mixes (12
stereo output pairs). Each mix is identified by its
stereo outputs (e.g. Analog 1-2).
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, choose it from
the Mix Selector menu above the master fader, as
shown in Figure 13-1. The mix name appears in the
tab at the bottom of the window. 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.
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
■ Name
■ Master mute (to enable/disable the entire mix)
■ Any number of mono or stereo inputs
■ Pan, volume, mute and solo for each input
These elements are visually grouped together in the
lightly shaded area in the lower half of the CueMix
Console window.