4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer

Mixer Strip Creation

The Insert Menu

Right-Clicking over the insert section brings up a pop-up selection box containing various insert options to help you control and manage your inserts.

To Add a Send Insert:

This type of insert send splits the signal at the insert point and sends it out to the selected destination. (An “ASIO Send” becomes an input on your recording application, a “Physical Out” goes to a pair of output jacks. the signal also continues down the strip to the Aux Sends and main mixer outputs.)

1.Right-Click over the Insert section. A pop-up dialog box appears.

2.Select “Insert Send (to ASIO/WAVE or other)” from the list of options. The following dialog box appears.

 

Input

Insert

To ASIO, WAV or

Send

Physical Output

 

Panning

 

Fader

 

Aux 1 Bus

 

Aux 2 Bus

Main Output Bus

3.Choose one of the Send Outputs. Click on a destination to select it.

4.Click OK to select the output or Cancel to cancel the operation.

To Add a Send/Return Insert:

This type of insert send breaks the signal at the insert point and sends it out to the selected destination such as an external effect processor. A return source signal is also selected which returns the signal to the channel strip after processing.

1.Right-Click over the Insert section. A pop-up dialog box appears.

2.Select “Insert Send/Return” from the list of options. The following dialog box appears.

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Creative 0404 owner manual Insert Menu, To Add a Send Insert, To Add a Send/Return Insert, Input

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