Soundscape Mixpander
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1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 5
How to use the manuals ............................................................................................................................................. 5
Reading conventions .................................................................................................................................................. 5
Key commands and key combinations ............................................................................................................... 5
Menus ...................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Screenshots .............................................................................................................................................................. 5
Disclaimer .................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Trademarks .................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Website ......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
2. Mixer ................................................................................................................................. 7
Mixer password ........................................................................................................................................................... 7
Loading and saving Mixers ....................................................................................................................................... 7
Mixer concepts ............................................................................................................................................................. 8
Virtual mixer columns and DSP processing power ............................................................................................... 8
DSP resources and Mixer Auto Routing ................................................................................................................ 10
Assigning a mixer column to a DSP .................................................................................................................. 10
Mixer Auto Routing ............................................................................................................................................. 11
Basic mixer column structure .................................................................................................................................. 12
Viewing the Mixer .................................................................................................................................................... 13
Mixer controls overview .......................................................................................................................................... 15
Output pan and balance controls ............................................................................................................................ 16
Fader and mute groups, output mute buttons, solo groups and solo buttons ................................................. 16
Faders ..................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Mute buttons ......................................................................................................................................................... 17
Solo buttons, solo groups and fader and mute groups ................................................................................... 17
Solo buttons and the [Ctrl] key ........................................................................................................................... 18
Naming a mixer column .......................................................................................................................................... 18
Input/Output identification ..................................................................................................................................... 18
Creating/Editing a Mixer ......................................................................................................................................... 19
DSP power limit ................................................................................................................................................... 22
Basic principles: mixer element inputs/outputs, connecting mixer elements ................................................... 23
Fixed inputs/outputs ............................................................................................................................................ 23
Assignable inputs/outputs .................................................................................................................................. 26
Recorder inputs/outputs ..................................................................................................................................... 27
Mixer column input/output configurations ...................................................................................................... 29
Mixer column input/output configurations using mono and stereo ...................................................... 29
4 in - stereo out mixer columns .................................................................................................................... 33
Mixer column input/output configurations for surround mixing .......................................................... 34
Mixer column input/output configurations for Dolby Encoding and Decoding .................................. 38
Other mixer column input/output configurations .................................................................................... 40
Input and output selection .................................................................................................................................. 40
Input and output availability ............................................................................................................................. 41
Understanding the signal path ........................................................................................................................... 42
Step by step mixer column .................................................................................................................................. 44