Creative 0404 owner manual Insert Section, Working with Inserts

4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer

Mixer Strip Creation

Insert Section

The Insert Section is next in line. PatchMix DSP effects can be selected from the Effects Palette and dropped into the insert locations. See “The Effects Palette”. Any number of effects can be inserted in series.

The Inserts also have the unique ability to patch into ASIO/WAVE and external equipment. Special inserts, ASIO/WAVE Sends, External Sends and External Send/ Returns can be dropped into the insert section to route the signal anywhere you want.

The Insert/Patch Bay is incredibly flexible. Want to send the strip to your audio recorder? Simply insert an ASIO send into the insert section and select the ASIO pair you want. That’s it! That input is available in your ASIO software.

The following types of inserts can be selected.

Hardware Effect	Reverb, EQ, Compressor, Flanger, etc. using PatchMix DSP’s effects which
	do not load your CPU.
ASIO Send	Splits off the signal and sends to an ASIO host input such as a software
	audio recorder or anything that uses ASIO.
ASIO Direct	Sends the signal to a selected ASIO host input, then returns a selected
Monitor	ASIO host output to the chain. Use for recording with “Direct Monitoring”
Ext. Send/Return	Sends the signal to a selected external output, then returns it to the chain
	via a physical input.
External Send	Sends the signal to an external output. See “To Add a Send Insert:”.
Peak Meter	Peak meters allow you to monitor the signal level anywhere in the
	chain. See “Meter Inserts”.
Trim Pot	You can insert a gain control with up to 30 dB of gain or attenuation. A
	peak level meter and phase inverter are also included.
	See “Trim Pot Insert”.
Test Tone	This special insert outputs a calibrated sine wave or noise source, which
	can be used to track down audio problems.
	See “Test Tone/Signal Generator Insert”.

fYou have to create an ASIO strip or ASIO Send in order to activate these ASIO channels in your software.

Working with Inserts

The Inserts are one of most powerful features of the PatchMix DSP system as they allow you to configure the mixer for a wide variety of applications.

To Add an Effect to an Insert Location:

1.Press the FX button. The effects palette appears.

2.The effects are organized into categories. Click on a folder to open it.

3.Select the effect you want, drag it over the insert section, then drop it into an insert location.

4.To rearrange the order of effects, simply drag and drop them into the desired order.

Note: The Physical Output & Input option is “grayed-out” when using the default Session

Reason: The 0404 Digital Audio System has only 4 physical inputs and 4 physical outputs. The Send/Return option is grayed-out because all the physical I/O resources available for send/return have been used in this Session. If S/PDIF I/O is not being used elsewhere, it becomes available in the Send/Return list.

Problem: You are not able to select analog return when using the Send/Return Inserts.

Reason: The 0404 Digital Audio System only supports Stereo I/O in the Send/Return Insert section. The analog inputs on the 0404 are mono.

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