Digital X Bus

Mix Editor (Ctrl+7)

The MIX EDITOR window contains a graphic representation of automation data. Though automation data is primarily entered through the control surface knobs, buttons, and faders, it can also be altered graphically in the Mix Editor. Precise level and timing information is easily entered and adjusted here. The window supports various selectable views from 1 to 30 channels, or parameters, of data on the Y axis and any length of time region on the X axis (up to 24 hours). A vertical scroll bar allows for paging or incremental viewing of the channels or parameters, and the horizontal scroll bar allows for paging or scrolling time chunks, according to the current time resolution. Click and drag the edge of the scroll bar to increase and decrease the resolution in the horizontal or vertical direction (dupli- cates the function of the left/right and up/down arrows in the upper left corner).

The Mix Editor can view a single channel with all of its parameters or, by selecting the channel in the Show drop-down box, or you can view multiple channels of one parameter type by selecting All Channels and the parameter type in the second Show drop-down box.

Automation Event curves are displayed as dots (actually, small squares) that represent nodes, and lines that represent value ramping. The nodes represent editable points that are either created during the automation process in real time, or by the Pencil tool in the Mix Editor.

On/Off or radio button-type parameters (e.g., Mutes, EQ On/OFF, or Bus Assign) that aren’t of a ramping type are displayed as stepped values.

Event markers appear in the Mix Editor’s time bar, and can be dragged forward or backward.

Automation tracks may be cut, copied, and pasted in typical graphic editor fashion, using click and drag highlighting with mouse cursor and the I-Beam tool (highlighter). Single segment copy and multiple pasting may be performed easily with repeatable segments for a “groove” repetition approach. An entire time region across all parameters or channels (according to the current view) may be selected by clicking and dragging across a region with either a single channel or All Channels selected. Highlighted regions may be “nudged” up, down, left, or right for trim or offset needs, using the four nudge arrows.

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