Harrison Labs V2.0.2 manual How do I route audio from another application into Mixbus?

31.0 Appendix A: FAQ

Does Mixbus have a video player window? How do you sync to picture?

On Linux, there are several applications that have JACK synchronization, including xjadeo, openmoviestudio, and Blender. These products are not supported by Harrison but are believed to work.

On OSX, there is a free, useful video player called Jadeo which is available here: http://mir.dnsalias.com/oss/xjadeo/osxjadeo

We do not support this product, but users have reported success syncing a QT movie with Mixbus using Jadeo.

For larger-scale video sync, we have the Xdubber hardware which provides Sony 9pin, video sync, etc. This is a much more expensive solution, of course.

How do I route audio from another application into Mixbus?

NOTE: using JACK, it is possible to route between _any_ CoreAudio applications. The ability to route audio directly into Mixbus is a powerful feature but it is not the intended operation of Mixbus. When routing directly into Mixbus, please keep these caveats in mind (these also apply if you are using JACK to route between any 2 other DAWs as well): Firstly, your system resources such as CPUs, memory, and hardware-powered plug-ins are being shared between 2 DAWs so your performance will diminish. And secondly, Mixbus "slips" the playback tracks to provide plug-in delay compensation on the tracks. If you are playing from another workstation into Mixbus, and using plug-ins on the input tracks, they will not be delay compensated (the built-in track pulgins, and any AU plug-ins on the Mix buses or Master, WILL be compensated).

This example uses Apple Logic, but the method is the same for other apps:

1.Start the "Jack Pilot" app.

2.Go to preferences and select sample rate and the amount of channels you wish to route.

3.Hit "Start" on the JackPilot Window

4.Boot up Logic

5.In Preferences/Audio, select Jack Router in place of Core Audio

6.Hit "Apply"

7.(Not sure if necessary but do it any way) Quit Logic and restart.

8.Open your Logic session and route your tracks to the outputs 1 - 32 or 64 or however many you've selected in Jack

9.Boot up Mixbus

10.Start a new session

11.Create a track or bus for each input that you want to input to Mixbus

12.Select from top menu - Window/Track Buss selector

13.In the window you'll see all your tracks and you'll be able to select their inputs

Why is there no "Save As"?

The "Save As" feature was added in version 1.2

What is the difference between "Snapshot" and "Save As"?

All Mixbus session files are technically "snapshots". When you choose a session file, you are opening a snapshot. When a new session is created, a default snapshot (with the name of the session) is created. When you click "Save" you are overwriting the currently-opened snapshot with the current session settings. The "Snapshot" function will save a copy of the current session into a separate file, but future "Save" operations will continue to operate on the currently opened snapshot. The "Save As" function will save a copy of the current session settings into a separate file, and then open that snapshot, so that all future "Save" operations will go into the newly-created snapshot file.

I saved a couple of templates but I can't find them. Where did they go?

These are under ~/.ardour2/templates, and the "templates" link should be available in the list on the left as you open a new project in MB. For those who are not familiar with Unix terminology, ~ means "your home folder". And the "." at the front of .ardour2 means it is a hidden file. Hidden files are not visible in the Finder by default.

Section 31.0 - Appendix A: FAQ 77 Mixbus User Guide