Chapter 5: The Driver Control Panel
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Monitor Mixes
The monitor mixer allows you to create two dif-
ferent stereo mixes from 10 input sources con-
sisting of any of the hardware inputs (2 analog
and 2 digital inputs) and software returns (6
software returns). This allows you to set up near-
zero latency cue mixes in which the performers
hear a “customized” mix while recording.
It is important to note that any changes made to
the monitor mix will only affect what is audible
from the mixer’s outputs—the monitor mix
does not affect the signals that are sent to your
software for recording. For example, if you are
recording a vocalist and they tell you to turn up
the vocal track so they can hear themselves bet-
ter, you can increase the vocalist’s microphone
channel in the monitor mix. This will make the
vocal part louder in the vocalist’s headphones,
but it will still be recorded into your software at
the volume determined by the top panel Gain
Knob.
The monitor mixer is set up like a standard mix-
ing console: There are 4 input channels, each
with its own volume fader, pan and aux send
knobs, solo, and mute buttons, as well as a mas-
ter output section with its own fader.
A pair of channels can be linked together by
clicking the link icon between the two channels.
Linking channels allows you to adjust mute,
solo, and fader settings simultaneously by mod-
ifying parameters on either one of the linked
channels. However, linking two channels will
not have any effect on their Pan controls, which
are always made on a per-channel basis.
The monitor mixer features high-resolution me-
ters to show input channel levels (directly above
each channel) and main mixer output levels (at
the top right of the mixer). The pre/post fader
metering operation can be set from the Settings
Tab of the Control Panel. The clip indicators can
be reset by clicking on the meter itself.
Keep in mind that setting or adjusting a monitor
mixer will not affect the signal that is recorded
into your software. For example, you’ll still be
able to record a channel while its corresponding
stereo mix channel is muted. You won’t hear the
part through the monitor mixer as it is being re-
corded, but it will still record into your software
and play back properly.
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