Creative 0404 Mixer Window, Monitor, Pre Fader or Post Fader, Meter, Level, Main Bus, Input

4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer

Overview of the Mixer

Mixer Window

The Mixer consists of four main sections.

Application Toolbar Lets you manage sessions and show/hide the various views.

Main Section	Controls all the main levels, aux buses, and their inserts. This sec-
	tion also has a “TV” which shows parameters for the currently
	selected effect and the input/output patchbay. It also shows the
	session’s current sample rate and whether the Digital Audio System
	is set to internal or external clock.
Mixer Strips	This section is located to the left of the Main Section and shows all
	the currently instantiated mixer strips. Mixer strips can represent
	Physical analog/digital inputs, or Host inputs such as ASIO or
	Direct Sound. Mixer strips can be added or deleted as necessary.
	This section can be resized by dragging the left edge of the frame.
Effects Palette	This popup window is invoked by pressing the FX button in the
	toolbar. Iconic representations of all effects presets are shown here,
	organized by category. From this window, you can drag and drop
	effect presets into the insert slots available on the mixer strips and
	main section aux buses and main inserts.

A simplified diagram of the mixer is shown below.

Input	Input	Mixer Block Diagram
Post-Fader Strip	Pre-Fader Strip

Insert		Insert
Chain		Chain
Panning
Fader				Aux	Meter
MUTE			Send		Return
				Effects
Aux 1	Aux	Aux 1
			Amount		Amount
	Bus 1			Insert
				Chain		Monitor
Aux 2	Aux	Aux 2	Send		Return	Out
			Amount		Amount	MUTE
	Bus 2			Insert
	Fader			Chain	Main Bus
						Monitor
	MUTE				Effects
						Level
					Insert
Main Bus					Chain	Main
					Main
					Level	Out

Pre Fader or Post Fader

When creating a new Mixer Strip, you have the option for the Aux Sends to be Post Fader (both Aux Sends come after the channel fader) or Pre Fader (both Aux Sends come before the channel fader). The Pre-fader option allows you to use either Aux Send as another mix bus, which is unaffected by the channel fader. More Information.

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