The EFFECTS RACK window is where you select the plug-ins you want to use in your session. The Digital X Bus comes with a variety of plug-ins, ready to use. In addition, you can install any VST plug-in, a first for any digital mixing console in this class.
You can select multiple plug-ins to use as internal effects processors for inserting into a channel’s pre or post insert point, or to drive with an Aux send (and return via an unused channel).
New Plugin•Click this drop-down box to select a plug-in to add to the Effects Rack.
•Each plug-in has a drop-down box to select an input source. If it’s a stereo effect, it has sepa- rate input source selection boxes for the left and right inputs.
•Each plug-in has an ON button, Memory A and B, and a Menu drop-down for cut, copy, paste, and saving and loading presets.
•Click the right-pointing arrow in the upper left corner of the plug-in to open the controls for the particular effect. Some plug-ins have a GUI but- ton to open a separate window with a custom- ized user-interface.
•The controls for the selected plug-in also ap- pear at the bottom of the EFFECTS RACK win- dow so you can use the corresponding V-Pots to adjust the parameters.
•You can select a particular plug-in more than once. For example, if you want to have a reverb effect on channel 1 and channel 2, select the Reverb plug-in twice in the New Plugin drop- down box. They will appear as Reverb 1 and Reverb 2.
•Click this drop-down box to select a plug-in to remove from the Effects Rack.
•Deleting a plug-in from the Effects Rack auto- matically removes it from its input source and output destination.
Running•Indicates that the system is operating smoothly with no overloading to the processor.
Usage•This indicator shows how much of the available processing power is being used by the plug-ins loaded into the Effects Rack. The more effects you load into the Effects Rack, the higher the usage indicator will go.
MIDI Map (Ctrl+9)
The MIDI Map window offers setup options for bidirectional MIDI control of practically the entire console’s parameter set. The MIDI Map provides complete parameter access to almost all channel functions, master fader, channel strip, and Aux master controls, and all plug-in parameters. In addi- tion, the Master section and Transport controls are assignable to MIDI messages.
MIDI continuous controller, polyphonic after- touch, and note on messages are assigned to the various parameters via the MIDI Map, in a linear approach of one controller type per parameter. Any variable controller may be a continuous control message or a poly aftertouch message, and any switch message (on/off assignment switches) can be assigned to a note on (or note off as note on of velocity 0) message.
Messaging may be bidirectional. This means you can control the console from a sequencer or control a sequencer from the console. Note that MIDI program changes may also be used to trigger Digital X Bus snapshots. Snapshot program change messages may occur simultaneously with MIDI Map control messaging.
