Owner's Manual

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Recording Directory Structure
When you create a new Session, TouchMix creates a new folder on the USB drive named for the Session. Within the folder there is a folder for each
channel. When you begin recording, the .wav fi les are written from the channels to their folders. If you start, stop and resume recording, additional
.wav fi les are written in the folders each time you resume recording. If you don't arm a channel for recording, nothing is placed in that folder.
IMPORTANT: Do not unplug your TouchMix until you have
stopped recording! If you do, your recorded tracks will not be usable.
You must end the Session by touching the STOP button on the
transport control. Doing so writes a header fi le that is needed in order
to play back the recording or import it into a DAW.
You'll notice that in — Figure 7 Track1 contains sequential wave fi les named
Region-1, Region-2, and so on. Each time a session is paused and resumed a new
set of wave fi les is recorded. So, if you played 3 sets, stopping the recorder after
each, you would fi nd 3 wave fi les in each Track folder. These wave fi les can be
imported into most DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) software. See your DAW’s
documentation.
IMPORTANT: If you plan to edit the fi les/folders in any way (even just opening and saving a fi le), make sure you make a copy of the
fi les and use the copy for editing. If you change anything, the entire session cannot be used on the TouchMix for more recording or
for playback.
Playback
Tracks that you have recorded on the TouchMix may be played back and mixed down on your TouchMix. The fi rst step is to load the Session you wish
to play back.
To load a recorded Session:
The next step is to select “Track” as the source for the mixer’s input channels.
To select Track as the input source:
Mix Down
There are three ways to mix down your multi-track recording.
• Import the multi-track waves into a DAW (digital audio workstation). See your DAW’s documentation for instructions on importing fi les.
• Record the mixer’s analog output to an external 2-track recorder. Simply connect the TouchMix Main R/L outputs to the inputs of your 2-track
device.
• Internal mix down to 2-track. The TouchMix-16 can record all 20 inputs plus one stereo mix. So here’s how to proceed.
To mix down to 2-track:
1. Recall the session and set up the mixer for Playback as described above.
2. From the Record/Play Screen:
3. To begin recording:
4. Operate the transport normally.
The .wav fi les for the 2-track recording can be found in the session folders Track21 and Track22.
— Figure 7 —
USB Hard Drive
Region-2.wav (resumed recording channel)
Region-1.wav (rst time channel is recorded)
NewSession.tmRecord (Session name +tm.Record)
Track1 (Channel 1 recordings)
Track2
Region-2.wav
Region-1.wav
NewSession.tmRecordhdr
Record/
Play
Default
New / Recall Session:
Select a USB Session
Recall Session
Record/
Play
Inputs 1-8
Track
Repeat for all channels you wish to play back.
Stereo In / 2 Trk
2-Trk Rec
Main
Pre
Post
Pre/Post Fader
Arm
Record/
Play
Make sure that no other channels
are armed for recording.