4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer

Mixer Strip Creation

Mixer Strip Creation

PatchMix DSP is a dynamically configurable mixer. Each mixer session can contain an arbitrary number of channel strips up to a limit set by the number of available input sources and available DSP resources.

To Add a New Strip:

1.Click on the New Mixer Strip button. See Overview of the Mixer

2.The Assign Mixer Strip Input Dialog appears:

3.Select the desired input to the mixer strip from the following choices:

•Physical Source:Stereo analog or digital card input (Analog or S/PDIF)

•Host - ASIO Source input Streaming audio from an ASIO software application.

• Host - WAVE input

Window sound sources—WAVE, Direct Sound, WDM, CD

 

 

Mixer Strip Type

Function

 

 

Physical: PCI Card Analog

24-bit monophonic analog input.

 

 

Physical: PCI Card S/PDIF

2 channel digital audio from the S/PDIF input.

 

 

HOST SOURCE

Function

 

 

Host ASIO Output Source

2 channel digital audio from an ASIO source (software app).

From software application

ASIO: 1/2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8, 9/10, 11/12, 13/14, 15/16 … 31/32

 

 

Host Windows Source

Direct Sound, WDM, Windows Media

From Windows

(Sound generated or handled by Windows.)

 

WAVE 1/2 - Default stereo source such as game sound, CD

 

player, beep sounds, etc.

 

WAVE 3/4 - Additional WDM channels

 

 

4.Select Pre-Fader Aux Sends or leave the box unchecked for Post-Fader Aux Sends.

5.Click OK to create a new strip or Cancel to cancel the operation.

To Delete a Mixer Strip:

1.Click the top of the mixer strip you wish to delete. A red border appears around the strip, indicating that it is selected.

2.Click on the Delete Mixer Strip button or right-click and choose Delete, or use the Delete key on the PC keyboard. See Overview of the Mixer

fCDs & MP3s: The WAVE 1/2 strip is used to playback CDs, Windows Media Player, and Direct Sound.

E2 channels of WAVE recording and 4 channels of multichannel WAVE playback are supported.

•Classic MME

•DirectSound

•Direct WDM /

Kernel Streaming (KS)

192kHz/96kHz DVD- Audio disks are protected against digital copying. Most DVD- Audio disks contain duplicate 48kHz audio tracks which will play back on the 0404.

E-MU Digital Audio System

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0404 specifications

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