24.3 Elements of a Channel
A single channel consists of various elements:
Input channels and playback channels each have a mute and solo button.
Below there is the panpot, realized as indicator bar (L/R) in order to save space.
In the field below, the present level is displayed in RMS or Peak, being updated about every half a second. Overs (overload) are indicated here by an additional red dot.
Next is the fader with a level meter. The meter shows both peak values (zero attack, 1 sample is enough for a full scale display) by means of a yellow line, and mathematically correct RMS values by means of a green bar. The RMS display has a relatively slow time constant, so that it shows the average loudness quite well.
Below the fader, the current gain and panorama values are shown.
The white area shows the channel name. Selecting one or more channels is done by clicking on the white label which turns orange then. A right mouse click opens a dialog to type in a new name.
The black area (routing field) shows the current routing target. A mouse click opens the routing window to select a routing target. The list shows all currently activated routings by checkmarks in front of the routing targets.
24.4 Tour de TotalMix
This chapter is a practical guide and introduction on how to use TotalMix, and on how TotalMix works.
Starting up TotalMix the last settings are recalled automatically. When executing the application for the first time, a default file is loaded, sending all playback tracks 1:1 to the corresponding hardware outputs with 0 dB gain, and activating phones monitoring.
Hold down Ctrl and click on preset button 5 to make sure that factory preset 5 is loaded. The faders in the top row are set to maximum attenuation (called m.a. in the following), so there is no monitoring of the input channels. The Submix View is active, therefore for improved over- view all outputs except 63/64 are greyed out. Additionally all faders are set to the current routing target 63/64. All faders of the middle row are set to 0 dB, so no matter on which channels a playback happens, the audio will be audible via the Phones output. Just try it!
We will now create a submix on outputs 1+2. Please start a multitrack playback. In the third row, click on the channels of hardware output 1 or 2. The Submix View changes to 1/2. Both the fader settings and the output levels of all other channels are still visible, but greyed out for im- proved orientation.
As soon as 1/2 became active, all faders of the second row jumped to their bottom position – except those of playback channels 1/2. This is correct, because as mentioned above the factory preset includes a 1:1 routing. Click on 3/4 and the faders above are the only active ones, same for 5/6 and so on.
Back to 1/2. Now you can change all the faders of all inputs and playback channels just as you like, thus making any input and playback signals audible via the outputs 1/2. The panorama can be changed too. Click into the area above the fader and drag the green bar in order to set the panorama between left and right. The level meters of the third row display the level changes in
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